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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
Cascade County Montana Reserve Deputy Program Gets Funding Boost. First Ever Pay Rates Set by County Commission
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #GreatFalls #GreatFallsMT #GreatFallsMontana #GreatFallsPublicSchools #GreatFallsPolice #CascadeCounty #CascadeCountyMT #CascadeCountyMontana #CascadeCountySheriff #SheriffJesseSlaughter #SheriffSlaughter #ReserveDeputy #VolunteerInBlue #CCSO #ServeAndProtect #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #VolunteerSupport #MontanaLaw #CommunityPolicing The Cascade County Commission unanimously approved a pay structure for th
Jan 7
Minnesota reserve officer & security guard Andrea Merrell dies after Christmas Day attack
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ReserveOfficer #WhiteBearLake #WhiteBearLakePolice #Minnesota #SecurityGuard #ServeAndProtect #AndreaMerrell #PublicSafety #WyomingMN #HospitalSafety #LawEnforcement #PoliceVolunteers #CommunityHeroes #RememberingMerrell White Bear Lake Reserve Police Officer, Andrea Merrell, has died from injuries sustained during a violent Christmas Day attack while working as a security guard at M Health Fairview Lakes Med
Jan 5
Tampa Reserve Officer Craig Jorden Sets the Standard for Community Policing
#VLEOA #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #TampaPD #CommunityPolicing #OfficerOfTheMonth #CraigJorden #ServeAndProtect #CommunityFirst #TampaCommunity #PositivePolicing #LawEnforcement #ThankYouOfficer #PublicService #BuildingTrust #TampaFL The Tampa Police Department has recognized Reserve Officer Craig Jorden as its Community Policing Officer of the Month for December 2025. Known for his positivity and approachability, Jorden consistently builds s
Dec 28, 2025
Veteran Leader Returns to Expand Prairie County Montana Reserve Deputy Force
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ReserveDeputies #VolunteerInBlue #PrairieCountySheriff #LawEnforcement #ServeAndProtect #CommunitySafety #SheriffsOffice #PoliceVolunteers The Prairie County Sheriff’s Office is strengthening its volunteer law-enforcement presence by bringing back law enforcement veteran Tim Therrien, who is coming out of retirement for a second time, to help expand and enhance its Reserve Deputy program. The move is aimed a
Dec 23, 2025
Shaq’s Badge of Honor: NBA Great Reflects on His Dream to Serve as Sheriff
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ShaquilleONeal #SheriffGoals #ReserveOfficer #LawEnforcement #CommunityService #ServeAndProtect #NBAtoLawEnforcement #PublicSafety #PoliceVolunteers #BeyondTheGame #ReserveDeputy #LAPD #LosAngeles #LosAngelesPolice #LAPDReserve #Shaq NBA Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal has revealed that beyond his legendary basketball career and TV analyst work, he’s long aspired to be remembered as a sheriff, not just a sp
Dec 22, 2025
Volunteer in Blue Makes Statewide Impact: Reserve Officer Appointed to Texas Crime Stoppers Council by Governor Abbott
#VLEOA #PoliceReserve #ReserveOfficer #AmarilloPoliceDepartment #Amarillo #AmarilloTexas #Texas #ReserveDeputy #CrimeStoppers #TexasCrimeStoppers #VolunteerInBlue #GovernorAbbott #GregAbbott #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #ServeAndProtect #AmarilloPD #PoliceVolunteers #TexasLawEnforcement Texas Governor Greg Abbott has appointed Perry “Gil” Gilmore, a longtime Amarillo Police Department Reserve Officer, to serve on the Texas Crime Stoppers Council, reinforcing the vital role
Dec 17, 2025
Reserve Deputies Shine: Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office Celebrates Volunteer Heroes
#VLEOA #MiamiDadeSheriffsOffice #ReserveDeputies #VolunteerInBlue #SheriffRosie #ServeAndProtect #CommunitySafety #LawEnforcement #PublicService #MDSO #PoliceVolunteers #MiamiDade #Miami #DadeCounty #Florida At the annual Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office's Deputy Sheriff Reserve Program Awards Ceremony, Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz proudly honored the department’s reserve deputies for their outstanding volunteer service, dedication to public safety, and crucial support of full-time
Dec 16, 2025
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