Ashland police sergeant Michelle Tutor is a woman who has never been one to give in to adversity or a challenge. Perhaps that trait is one of the major reasons she was recently named “Woman Police Officer of the Year” by the Wisconsin Association […]
RCMP Mark 40 Years Of Women In The Force
“During that time I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, but I knew I wanted something different, something that wasn’t a desk job,” she said. With family members in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, she was able to see that there might be something […]
Clifton Gains First Female Police Sergeant
CLIFTON — Clifton’s Police Department gained its first ever female sergeant with the promotion of Police detective Wendy Juba on Tuesday. In the “most anticipated promotion ceremony,” Police Chief John Link welcomed two new sergeants to the department with the promotion of Juba and detective […]
Female OPP Officers Recognize 40 Years
Forty years ago, the Ontario Provincial Police welcomed the first female police officers into its ranks. The date was May 1974. After one year on the force, Pat Bromley, then 23, was involved in the 1975 capture of convicted murderer, Donald Kelly. “It was very […]
City Appoints First Female Superior Officers
HAVERHILL — Two veteran female police officers and lifelong city residents have broken the department’s glass ceiling to become the first permanent superior officers — fire or police — in Haverhill’s long history. Doreen Champagne, 38, and Meaghan Buckely, 36, were given their sergeants stripes […]
Female Police Officers Recognized At OWLE Awards
MISSISSAUGA — Sometimes more than just eye colour is hereditary. Just ask Colette Maurice, who proves that a job can run in the family, too. “My dad was a police officer, and ever since I was two years old, I knew that’s what I was going […]
Coon Rapids’ First Female Police Officer Retires
Des Toninato made history in 1992 when she became the first woman officer hired by the Coon Rapids Police Department. She retired from the department May 29 after 22 years on the job, six years as a police officer and the past 16 years as a […]
Seattle Swears in First Female Police Chief
Vowing to create a police force “second to none,” Kathleen O’Toole was sworn in as chief of the Seattle Police Department on Monday afternoon, shortly after the City Council voted 8-to-1 to confirm her for a job that will immediately test her ability to carry out […]
Female Cop Raped By Fellow Sub-Inspector
“Sadly this type of story knows no borders” – Jane Hall JAIPUR: Breaking her silence almost after a year, a 34-year-old woman sub-inspector accused another male sub-inspector of raping her. She is presently working as DCP (West) of the Jaipur police commissionerate and has further alleged that she […]
Cove Female Police Officers Help Change Stereotype
“Nice to have a good news story to balance things out” – Jane Hall Law enforcement is truly a family affair for Christina Dmytrus of the Copperas Cove Police Department. In the same week she was promoted to corporal last month, she married her husband, an officer […]