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A Smarter Fight on Drugs

By Maurice Richards | February 21, 2022

MAURICE RICHARDS – FORMER CHIEF OF POLICE, MARTINSBURG WV Last year, 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses — almost 70,000 of those from opioids. Joe Biden and the Democrats are…

Maybe Firefighters Have Something Figured Out

By Ed Preston | January 19, 2021

As much as I like to rib firemen, and I can because I have been one before I started my Law Enforcement career, I do have to give them credit…

What Are the Realities of Defunding Law Enforcement?

By Ed Preston | January 7, 2021

Typically, eighty (80) to eighty-five (85) percent of a law enforcement agencies budget is non-discretionary. Non-Discretionary funding is usually associated with personnel costs, wages, insurance, retirement annuities. Discretionary funding is…

Podcast: Racist Police Shootings, Is It A Widespread Problem Or A Dangerous Myth?

By Maurice Richards | December 1, 2020

Former Chief of Police in Martinsburg, WV (2015-2020) and 24-year veteran and Lieutenant of the Chicago Police Department, Maurice Richards was recently interviewed by Law Enforcement Today Radio Show as…

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