This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight the efforts of the San Francisco Police Officers Association, Los Angeles Police Protective League, and the San Jose Police Officers Association who unveiled a national police reform agenda intended to improve outcomes between officers and the community they serve. The agenda was […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight a random act of kindness that Lee County, Alabama Deputy Manuel Stone recently experienced and how three strangers made his day with this simple gesture. Deputy Manuel Stone was taking his lunch break in uniform when three teenage girls approached him.They handed him […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like everyone to read this letter from the perspective of a police officer’s spouse. Her journey begins with supporting her husband’s need to serve his community to the job’s long-term effects on their family. See link: https://www.policeone.com/police-heroes/articles/a-letter-to-the-american-public-why-my-family-waves-at-cops-uEbreQ247z141s00/
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight the efforts of Stephania Ergemilidze who wanted to ease the tensions between the police and protesters. Stephania watched in shock as people were looting and destroying businesses across the region and said she was inspired to do something. “I decided I would be taking […]
Amidst the civil unrest stemming from the death of George Floyd, this week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight moments of connection between the police, activists, and protesters who are seen kneeling and hugging in solidarity. Go to the below link for some of these Twitter moments: https://twitter.com/i/events/1268240036190773248?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Emoment&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.policeone.com%2Fgeorge-floyd-protest%2Farticles%2Fvideos-photos-cops-activists-connect-during-georgefloyd-protests-0bY36Q4tx9k62vpH%2F
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight the comforting interaction between a Shreveport, LA police officer and a tearful teenager during a Black Lives Matter protest. The protest was in response to the death of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. The young man appeared overwhelmed and was reduced […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight a small act of kindness that made a difference in the world during these challenging times. According to Massachusetts State Police’s Facebook post, “It’s a state trooper’s most fundamental mission to help others in a time of crisis and danger. Sometimes, those in danger […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight the humorous approach that Taneytown, MD Police Department utilized to bring smiles to their residents during the COVID-19 pandemic. For those of us who are working from home week after week during the pandemic, we could easily miss daily rituals such as […]
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight the innovative way police departments are utilizing to build community trust during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since many families had to adjust to stay at home orders, they had to figure ways to manage school and work remotely. Officers from the New Britain Police Department in […]
In addition to honoring our teachers, “Thankful Thursday” would like to honor our nurses for National Nurses Week (May 6-12). Our heroes wear scrubs and a face mask. As the nurses stand on the front lines against the COVID-19 pandemic, they put their own safety and health on the line […]