Hundreds of people lined the streets of Victoria today to watch police escort the body of RCMP Const. Sarah Beckett to the airport, following her death in a collision earlier this week. The escort — led by officers from the constable’s West Shore detachment — departed […]
Miami – Dade’s First Black Female Police – Thelma Harris Dies At 88
As a teenager new to her neighborhood, Thelma Gaitor Freeman Harris was enthralled in two passions: going to the library and participating in amateur shows with her sisters at the Harlem Square hotspot in Overtown. A chance meeting with seaman Walter Freeman in 1945 while she […]
Fort Hood Shooting 2014: Female Police Officer Hailed A Hero
“Salute to the female military police women of Fort Hood. This was the second time (2009 Fort Hood tragedy was the first) a gunman committed suicide when confronted by a female military police officer.” – Jane Hall A female military police officer hs been praised for her ‘heriThe officer, […]
First Female Police Officer In Redlands Still Going Strong At 84
“Salute to Shirley Harlan! This is the earliest documentation I have so far of a female police officer carrying a gun in her purse.” – Jane Shirley Harlan, 84, the city’s first female police officer, recently rafted the Colorado River and shows no sign she’s ready for the rocking […]
Incredible Story Of Flora Sandes: The Beer-Swilling Rector’s Daughter Who Was The Only Female On The Frontline In WWI And WWII
She was the daughter of a Suffolk rector but the young Flora Sandes used to dream of being a soldier, spending her childhood galloping through the countryside while pretending she was fighting in battle. Twenty years later, when war broke out for real across Europe, the […]
Female Cop Killed In Shoot-Out
“Very Sad” – Jane Cape Town – A female police officer was shot dead in a shoot-out with armed robbers near Kraaifontein in Cape Town, Western Cape police said on Friday. “The tragic incident happened on Thursday around 16:50 after Kraaifontein police received a complaint of a […]
Guelph Officer Killed In Crash Was Fulfilling ‘Childhood Dream’
“Taken too soon.” – Jane Hall A Guelph police officer who was killed in an early-morning crash is being remembered as a vibrant and dynamic woman, who was working her dream job in her hometown. Const. Jennifer Kovach became a police officer because she wanted to give back and […]
A Fortieth Anniversary of Women in the RCMP
“This is a nice tribute webpage to many RCMP female members have provided dedicated service to their communities.” – Jane Hall In the world of music, the first note of a diatonic scale is the keynote. The keynote is of such importance that it sets the tone or the mood for the […]
Powerful Women Who Became Victims Of The Deadly Mexican Drug War
“Salute to brave women of Mexico.” – Jane Hall Erika Gandara became police chief in Guadalupe when her predecessor was decapitated and no one else wanted the job, but the 28-year-old fell victim to a similar fate when she was dragged from her house by armed gunmen, killed and […]
Delphos’ First Female Police Officer To Retire After 33 Years Of Service
“Hats off to Bev Cross-McNea blazing a trail.” – Jane Hall DELPHOS — This week marks the last for Delphos’ first female police officer and most senior in the department. Bev Cross-McNeal has announced her retirement after 33 years of service. Police Chief Kyle Fittro said she will be greatly missed […]
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