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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 Training to Lifesaving: Los Angeles County Reserve Deputy Leads Viral Animal Search & Rescue
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ReserveDeputy #SearchAndRescue #LACSD #LosAngelesCountySheriff #LosAngeles #LosAngelesCounty #LA #California #CA #VolunteerLawEnforcement #SCVSearchAndRescue #PublicSafety #CommunityHeroes #LawEnforcementVolunteers #ReserveStrong #EmergencyResponse #ServiceBeforeSelf #SAR #CommunityPolicing #MakingADifference #LawEnforcementNews #HeroicService #LocalHelp #CommunitySupport #NeighborhoodHelp Members of the Santa Cla
Feb 19
VLEOA Board Member Dr. Ross Wolf Honored for Decades of Service as he retires from The Orange County Sheriff’s Office, Fl. after 34 years of service.
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerLawEnforcement #ReserveDeputy #AuxiliaryPolice #VolunteerPolicing #TheUniversityOfCentralFlorida #UCF #OrangeCounty #OrangeCountySheriffsOffice #OCSO #LawEnforcementLeadership #CriminalJustice #PublicSafety #LawEnforcementEducation #PoliceLeadership #ServiceAndDedication #CommunityService #FutureOfPolicing #LawEnforcementProfession A leader in both academia and volunteer policing, Dr. Ross Wolf —
Feb 14
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
Serving Beyond the Badge — Madison County Reserve Deputy Fuller Recognized for Outstanding Service
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #MadisonCountySheriffsOffice #MadisonCounty #MadisonCountyAL #Alabama #2025PublicServantAward #VeteransOfForeignWarsOfTheUnitedStates #VeteransOfForeignWars #VFW #ReserveDeputy #VolunteerInBlue #ServeAndProtect #MadisonCounty #PublicServantAward #PoliceVolunteers #LawEnforcementHeroes #CommunitySafety #SheriffsOffice Reserve Deputy Sheriff Scott Fuller of the Madison County Sheriff’s Office in Alabama has been rec
Feb 8
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
UPDATE: Cascade County Sheriff Slaughter Wastes No Time After Funding Approval, Opens Reserve Hiring for SRO's
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #CascadeCounty #CascadeCountyMontana #CascadeCountyMT #VolunteerInBlue #SchoolSafety #ServeAndProtect #CascadeCounty #PublicSafety #SchoolResourceOfficer #LawEnforcementJobs #CommunityPolicing #MontanaLaw #ReserveDeputy #SheriffLeadership #PublicSafetyUpdate #VolunteerInBlue #SchoolSafety #SROProgram #LawEnforcementCareers #CommunityProtection #ServeYourCommunity Just weeks after funding was approved in late Decemb
Jan 16
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
Seminole County Florida Sheriff Honors Fallen Reserve Deputy on December 29 Remembrance
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #VolunteerDeputy #ReserveDeputy #SeminoleSO #InMemoriam #ServeAndProtect #AlwaysRemembered #LawEnforcementFamily #PublicSafetyHeroes #LODD December 29 marked a somber anniversary in the history of the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office as the agency remembered Volunteer Deputy Sheriff George Pfeil, who was fatally ambushed on that day 1977. A retired New York City Police Department officer who continued his service a
Jan 6
A Quarter-Century of Commitment: Reserve Deputy Sanger Steps Into Retirement
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ReserveDeputy #VolunteerInBlue #GrandTraverseSheriff #ServeAndProtect #ThankYouForYourService #PublicSafetyHeroes #25YearsStrong #LawEnforcementVolunteers #CommunityService #RetirementSalute After 25 years of dedicated volunteer service, Reserve Deputy Dave Sanger has retired from the Grand Traverse Sheriff’s Office Reserve Deputy Program. Over more than two decades, Sanger served his community by supporting patro
Jan 3
UPDATE: Suspect accused of shooting at McDonald County Reserve Deputy back in custody after release to from hospital that was prohibited from notifying law enforcement of his departure.
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #ReserveDeputy #McDonaldCountySheriff #CommunitySafety #OfficerInvolvedShooting #VolunteerLawEnforcement #ServeAndProtect #EverydayHeroes #PublicSafety #McDonaldCountyMO #McDonaldCountyMissouri #PowellMO #PowellMissouri #MCSO See our previous story on Reserve Deputy and former Sheriff Hall here. A suspect accused of shooting at a McDonald County Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy has been taken
Jan 2
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
LET Radio special episode: From Business to Badge: Colorado Reserve Deputy Shares Unfiltered Police Reality
#VLEOA #VolunteerLawEnforcementOfficerAlliance #PoliceReserve #LODD #LETRadioShow #LawEnforcementTalkRadioShow #COPS #ReserveDeputy #DouglasCountySheriffsOffice #DouglasCounty #DouglasCountyColorado #Colorado In a special episode of the Law Enforcement Talk Radio Show and Podcast, Colorado Reserve Deputy Len Herstein shares unvarnished insights into what life behind the badge is really like - far removed from the high-speed, glamorous portrayals of Hollywood. Herstein, who jo
Dec 20, 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
Yep, It’s Murphy Again: Reserve deputy wins first place in "Shop with a cop" benefit run, proving dedication doesn’t take days off.
#VLEOA #ReserveDeputy #HernandoCountySheriffsOffice #HCSO #HernandoCounty #HernandoCountyFlorida #Florida #StephenMurphy #VolunteerPolice #ServeAndProtect #CommunityHeroes #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #BlueFamily #DedicationInAction Hernando County Reserve Deputy Stephen Murphy, who’s become something of a regular name on our radar, has once again proven why he stands out — winning first place in his age division at the first annual Brooksville Turkey Trot to benefit the HCS
Dec 13, 2025
Update: Hernando County Reserve Sheriff's Deputy Receives Medal of Distinction after providing life saving aid.
#VLEOA #HernandoCounty #HernandoCountyFlorida #Florida #HernandoCountySheriffsOffice #ReserveDeputy #HernandoCountyFire #HernandoCountyFireRescue #WEEKIWACHEE #MedalOfDistinction Update to our previous story on Reserve Deputy Stephen Murphy, who exhibited remarkable bravery and quick thinking during a life-threatening incident involving a 5-year-old neighbor. This young child had suffered severe injuries after being mauled by three aggressive dogs, presenting a dire situatio
Dec 4, 2025
“Great Falls, Montana to Pilot Reserve Deputy in Schools — New Boost for SRO Program”
#VLEOA #GreatFallsPublicSchools #ReserveDeputy #SchoolSafety #SRO #CascadeCounty #GreatFalls #CommunitySafety #LawEnforcement #PublicSafety #StudentProtection #ServeAndProtect #SchoolResourceOfficer #ReserveDeputy The board of Great Falls Public Schools (GFPS) has unanimously approved a concept to integrate a reserve deputy from the Cascade County Sheriff’s Office (CCSO) into its existing school-resource-officer (SRO) program — a move designed to boost school safety and suppo
Dec 2, 2025
From Reserve Deputy to Sheriff — Remembering Mike Cazes’s 44 Years of Service
#VLEOA #MikeCazes #WBRso #ReserveDeputy #PublicService #LawEnforcementLegacy #CommunityFirst #ServeAndProtect #RIPSheriff #WestBatonRougeParishSheriffsOffice #WestBatonRouge #WestBatonRougeParish #WestBatonRougeLouisiana #WestBatonRougeLA #Louisiana Mike Cazes, former Sheriff of West Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office, passed away at age 69, leaving behind a legacy of more than four decades of service that began as a humble reserve deputy in 1979. Over the years he worked as
Nov 28, 2025
Former Sheriff, now Reserve Deputy’s quick action ends dangerous confrontation in McDonald County Missouri
#VLEOA #ReserveDeputy #McDonaldCountySheriff #CommunitySafety #OfficerInvolvedShooting #VolunteerLawEnforcement #ServeAndProtect #EverydayHeroes #PublicSafety #McDonaldCountyMO #McDonaldCountyMissouri #PowellMO #PowellMissouri #MCSO Michael Hall, a 28 year veteran Reserve Deputy and former Sheriff with the McDonald County Sheriff’s Office Missouri, prevented a dangerous situation from escalating during an officer-involved shooting in Powell. According to the agency’s report,
Nov 26, 2025
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