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50+ Years of Service: Pella, IA Reserve Officers Recognized for Dedication
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #Pella #PellaIA #ReserveOfficer #ReserveDeputy #VolunteerLawEnforcement #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #CommunityPolicing #PoliceReserve #VolunteerService #ServeAndProtect #SmallTownPolicing #LawEnforcementNews #HonorTheService #PoliceCommunity The Pella Police Department is preparing to honor both its current staff and two long-serving reserve officers in a pair of recognition ceremonies th
6 days ago
Volunteer Leaders Rise: NYPD Auxiliary Officers Promoted in 123rd Precinct
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #NewYork #NewYorkCity #NewYorkCityPoliceDepartment #NYPD #NY #ILoveNewYork #AuxiliaryPolice #NYPDA #APO #NYPDAux #VolunteerInBlue #ReserveOfficers #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #CommunityPolicing #PoliceVolunteers #ServeAndProtect #Leadership #Promotion #StatenIsland #ThinBlueLine #LawEnforcementSupport The New York City Police Department’s 123rd Precinct recently celebrated the promotion o
Mar 18
Ohio State Highway Patrol Auxiliary Officer of the Year Shines as the Department Calls for More Volunteers
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #Ohio #OH #OSHP #OhioStateHighwayPatrol #AuxiliaryOfficer #ReserveOfficer #VolunteerInBlue #ServeAndProtect #PublicSafety #PoliceVolunteers #LawEnforcement #AuxiliaryRecruitment #CommunityService #JoinUs #MakeADifference #OfficerOfTheYear #VolunteerOpportunity Auxiliary Officer Calib D. Cunningham of the Ohio State Highway Patrol (OSHP) Findlay District has been named the 2025 State
Mar 2
Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Seeks New Members for Auxiliary Unit
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #JSO #JacksonvilleSheriffsOffice #Jacksonville #JacksonvilleFlorida #JacksonvilleFL #FL #Florida #AuxiliaryUnit #VolunteerInBlue #LawEnforcement #CommunityService #ServeAndProtect #PoliceVolunteers #PublicSafety #JoinTheAuxiliary #PoliceCommunity #SupportLawEnforcement The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office is inviting community members to gain hands-on experience in law enforcement by joining i
Mar 1
UPDATE: Accused Shooter in Orlando Reserve Officer’s Death Indicted by Grand Jury
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #JusticeForTurner #RetiredOfficer #GrandJury #FirstDegreeMurder #LawEnforcement #ServeAndProtect #OrlandoPD #PublicSafety #PoliceFamily #CommunitySafety #HonorTheFallen #Orlando #OrlandoFL #OrlandoPD #OrlandoPolice #OrlandoFlorida #Florida A grand jury has formally indicted the suspect in the fatal shooting of Orlando reserve police officer Dennis Turner , moving the case forward as authori
Feb 26
Bermuda Police Service Expands Volunteer Force With New Reserve Officers
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #BermudaPolice #ReserveOfficers #VolunteerPolice #CommunitySafety #ServeAndProtect #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement #PoliceVolunteers #Bermuda #BermudaPolice #BermudaPoliceService #AuxiliaryPolice #CivicService #CommunityPolicing #PoliceSupport #VolunteerInBlue The Bermuda Police Service has welcomed a new class of Bermuda Reserve Police Officers, marking a significant expansion of the island’
Feb 25
Stevensville, Mt. Invests in the Future of Law Enforcement with Reserve Officer Program
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #Stevensville #StevensvilleMontana #StevensvillePolice #StevensvilleMT #Montana #ReservePolice #ReserveOfficer #VolunteerPolice #LawEnforcement #CommunityPolicing #PublicSafety #LocalHelp #CommunitySupport #NeighborhoodHelp #PoliceReserve #LawEnforcementNews #VolunteerService #Policing #CommunityEngagement #Montana #FutureOfPolicing #SupportLawEnforcement The Town of Stevensville, Montana i
Feb 23
Remembering a Volunteer Who Answered the Call: Reserve Deputy Eddie Smith of the Dale County Sheriff's Office
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #DaleCounty #DaleCountySheriffsOffice #DaleCountyAlabama #Alabama #ReserveDeputy #ReserveOfficer #AuxiliaryPolice #LawEnforcement #InTheLineOfDuty #EndOfWatch #HonorTheFallen #PoliceCommunity #ServiceAndSacrifice #ThinBlueLine #NeverForgotten #LawEnforcementFamily #PublicSafety #VolunteerService The Dale County, Al. law enforcement community is mourning the loss of Reserve Deputy Eddie Smit
Feb 22
Remembering Hidalgo County Constables Office Reserve Deputy Ambrosio “Frank” Limon’s Service and Legacy
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #HidalgoCounty #HidalgoCountyConstable #HidalgoCountyTexas #Texas #TX #LoneStarState #ReserveDeputy #AuxiliaryPolice #VolunteerPolice #LawEnforcement #HonorTheBadge #EndOfWatch #ServiceAndSacrifice #PoliceCommunity #SheriffsOffice #NeverForgotten #ThinBlueLine #PolicingNews #PublicSafety #PoliceFamily #LocalHelp #CommunitySupport #NeighborhoodHelp A Texas sheriff’s office is mourning the l
Feb 21
From Deputy to Volunteer: Trooper Continues Service with Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #FloridaHighwayPatrol #FHP #FloridaHighwayPatrolAuxiliary #FHPAuxiliary #TrooperTuesday #AuxiliaryPolice #ReserveOfficers #VolunteerPolice #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #CommunityService #ServeAndProtect #PoliceVolunteers #LocalHelp #CommunitySupport #NeighborhoodHelp #LawEnforcementSupport #ThinBlueLine #Policing #SupportTheMission #Florida #FL The Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary welcome
Feb 20
Belize Law Enforcement Community Mourns Fallen Special Constable Marcos Acal
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #Belize #EndOfWatch #LineOfDuty #LineOfDutyDeath #LODD #LawEnforcement #SpecialConstable #ReserveOfficer #VolunteerPolice #PoliceFamily #HonorTheFallen #LocalHelp #CommunitySupport #NeighborhoodHelp #DrivingSafety #RoadSafety #MorningCommute #ServiceAndSacrifice #ThinBlueLine #CommunityService #BelizePolice #VoluntarySpecialConstable A tragic loss has shaken Belize’s law enforcement community following the death o
Feb 18
Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary Helps Protect Thousands at Gasparilla 2026
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #FloridaHighwayPatrol #FHP #FloridaHighwayPatrolAuxiliary #FHPAuxiliary #AuxiliaryPolice #ReserveOfficers #VolunteerPolice #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #CommunitySafety #Gasparilla2026 #Gasparilla #EventSecurity #PoliceVolunteers #SupportTheMission #LawEnforcementSupport #ThinBlueLine #Policing #VolunteerService Members of the Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary recently supported large-scale
Feb 17
WATCH: PolicingTV interview with VLEOA Board of Directors member, Special Inspector Richard Sparks - "Why Volunteer Officers Are Vital to Policing"
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VLEOABoardOfDirectors #CheshireConstabulary #CheshireUK #CheshireSpecialInspector #VolunteerOfficers #VolunteerPolicing #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #CommunityPolicing #LocalHelp #CommunitySupport #NeighborhoodHelp #PolicingTV #PolicingInsight #SpecialConstables #PoliceVolunteers #PolicingInnovation #PoliceLeadership #LawEnforcementSupport #PublicService #UKPolicing #PoliceVolunteers #policeleadership #publi
Feb 16
California Reserve Peace Officers Association ARPOC 2026 - Bringing Training, Leadership, and Recognition to Reserve Officers
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #California #CA #CaliforniaReservePeaceOfficersAssociation #AnnualReservePeaceOfficersConference #ReserveOfficers #ReserveDeputy #AuxiliaryPolice #VolunteerPolice #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #PoliceTraining #ARPOC #CRPOA #ReserveLawEnforcement #LocalHelp #CommunitySupport #NeighborhoodHelp #PoliceConference #LawEnforcementTraining #Policing #CommunitySafety #PoliceLeadership #VolunteerSer
Feb 13
Supporting Public Safety: Cobourg Police Auxiliary Continues to Grow
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #CobourgPolice #CobourgPoliceService #CobourgOntario #CobourgCanada #OntarioCanada #Ontario #Canada #PoliceAuxiliary #VolunteerService #CommunityPolicing #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement #AuxiliaryPolice #CommunitySupport #CrimePrevention #PoliceVolunteers #PublicService #CommunityEngagement The Cobourg Police Service Auxiliary Unit continues to expand its role in community safety and public engagement, according to a
Feb 13
More Volunteers, More Safety — Sheriff Candidate Lee Freeman Wants to Restore Reserve Deputies
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ReserveDeputy #VolunteerInBlue #ClevelandCounty #ClevelandCountySheriff #Cleveland #ClevelandOH #ClevelandOhio #OH #Ohio #CCSO #CCSOSheriff #ServeAndProtect #CommunityPolicing #LawEnforcement #SupportReserves #Election2026 Vance “Lee” Freeman, a veteran law-enforcement professional with nearly 30 years of experience, including service with the U.S. Marines, Pine Bluff Police Department, and the DEA, has ann
Feb 6
The 12th Colorado Rangers Reserve Police Academy Class Attracts High Demand
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ColoradoRangers #Colorado #Denver #ColoradoSprings #Aurora #FtLupton #ReservePolice #VolunteerInBlue #ServeAndProtect #CommunitySafety #LawEnforcementTraining #PublicSafetyHeroes #ReserveAcademy #CRClass12 #OnlyStateWideSharedPoliceReserveInUSA #POST_Certified #PoliceAcademy #LawEnforcement #ToProtectAndToServe Interest is surging for Class 12 of the Colorado Rangers Reserve Police Academy. The Colorado Rangers, a
Jan 30
UPDATE: Detroit Man Gets 8 Years After Shooting At Reserve Officer’s Residence Twice
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ReserveOfficer #VolunteerInBlue #ServeAndProtect #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement #JusticeServed #MacombCounty #Detroit #HighlandPark #Michigan #MichiganCrime #PoliceVolunteers #ProtectOurOfficers A Detroit man has been sentenced to an eight-year prison term for repeatedly shooting at the home of a reserve police officer in Warren, Michigan, a chilling reminder that volunteer law-enforcement personnel, including
Jan 22
Serving After Surviving — DUI Crash Survivor Becomes Reserve Police Officer for a second department.
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ReserveOfficer #VolunteerInBlue #ServeAndProtect #BryanClark #PublicSafety #Resilience #BearValleyPD #LawEnforcement #CommunityHeroes #SurvivorStory #Inspiration #BNSF #ArvinPoliceDepartment Bryan Clark, a 2023 DUI crash survivor who lost part of his leg and three fingers when an intoxicated driver struck his motorcycle at more than 100 mph, has been officially sworn in as a reserve police officer with the Be
Jan 14
When Respect for Service Matters: Retired Officer Arrested After Threatening Volunteer Deputy
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerDeputy #ReserveOfficer #PoliceVolunteers #PolkCounty #PolkCountyFL #PolkCountySheriffsOffice #SheriffGrady #GradyJudd #PCSO #ServeAndProtect #PublicSafety #LawEnforcement #ThreatToOfficer #RespectTheBadge #CommunitySafety A retired law-enforcement officer faces charges after allegedly threatening a 75-year-old volunteer officer with the Polk County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) while being issued a parking cita
Jan 10
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