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By Erin Rollins For 10 days, faith had sustained me. It had sustained me through the excruciating pain and panic of an ambulance ride. It had sustained me as a team of doctors and nurses moved my broken body from one machine and test to...
By Delia Foster The spring of 2016 bloomed with promise. My husband and I were the proud parents of five grown children who had found their way in the world. Our youngest daughter, Rachel, was finishing her final semester of college and working fulltime as...
Chuck Hayes International Association of Chiefs of Police Oregon State Police Patrol Services Captain (Retired) Drug Evaluation and Classification (DEC) Program Western Region Project Manager Reinforcing the “Three-Legged Stool” to Combat Impaired Driving Despite many positive efforts, impaired driving takes thousands of American lives...
MADD April Law Enforcement Support Newsletter – Officer of the Month Lieutenant Don Marose – Minnesota State Patrol Lieutenant Don Marose retired from the Minnesota State Patrol on April 3, 2020. At the time of his retirement Don was the statewide DRE/SFST/Phlebotomy Coordinator. He served...
A drugged driver killed my parents. Oral fluid roadside testing will save lives and save more families from that pain. By Brian Swift In 2013, a logging truck barreled through a red light and slammed into my parents’ car, killing my father instantly. My sister...
Written by Victim Services Specialist Kelley Dair My twin brother Scott called me every week or two. He had so much on his plate – working full time, going to school in the evenings, and being an engaged and loving father to his young son....
By Patricia Voelker They smile with the sun in their faces in that final group photograph. My grandson, Kelly McConnell, is at the center, bearded and broad-shouldered and handsome in his high school graduation gown. He stands between his stepbrothers, Nathan and Roy III, while...
Deputy Sheriff Colby Sander – Dewey County, OK Sheriff’s Office Dewey County is a rural county in far western Oklahoma. It’s main economic base is farming and there are miles of rural roads and several state highways within the 1,008 square miles of Dewey County....
John Whetsel Sheriff (ret), Oklahoma County OK Chair, Traffic Safety Committee, National Sheriffs Association Chief (ret), Choctaw OK Police Department Past President, International Assn of Chiefs of Police SAY THEIR NAME … There has been so many efforts to curb impaired driving over the years...
“Ok, I’ll see you in a little bit…” That morning was no different than any other morning. The air was clear and crisp as I returned home from my overnight shift as a tow truck driver. When I got home my wife, Mandy was up...