This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight a heartwarming gesture not expected by a Sumner County Tennessee sheriff’s deputy. While waiting for his assignment to be completed, Deputy Jody McDowell decided to have breakfast at a local Cracker Barrel restaurant near the Nashville Airport. When it was time to pay for […]
CHP: The Importance of Community Outreach
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to highlight the community outreach efforts of the California Highway Patrol’s Bicycle Unit for the Truckee, CA area. We met Sgt. Bryan Yops, Officers Chris Patton and Sean Armacher, who were on patrol bringing awareness to a recently installed and much needed traffic stop […]
Police Dog Locates Missing Mother and Child on His First Day of Work
This week’s Thankful Thursday would like to highlight the actions of a United Kingdom (UK) police dog named Max. On his first day on the force, Max, a 2-year-old German Shepherd assisted in locating a mother and her 1-year-old child, who had been missing for two days. According to Inspector […]
An Impactful Act of Kindness
This week’s “Thankful Thursday” would like to commend the generosity of Shetara Sims, a single mother in Kansas City, Mo., who had lost her job due to the coronavirus pandemic. With only $7 left to pay her bills, Shetara found a dollar in a local grocery store parking lot. Shetara […]
California Police Unions Taking a Stand on Police Reform
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 […]
A Deputy’s Surprise Gesture
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 […]
A Letter to the American Public: Why Her Family Waves at Cops
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/
A Way to Unite the Community
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 […]
Moments of Connection During Protests
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 […]