Stephen Owsinski is an OpsLens Content Manager and Contributor. Owsinski is a retired law enforcement officer whose career included assignments in the Uniformed Patrol Division and Field Training Officer (FTO) unit. He is currently a researcher and writer. Follow Stephen on Twitter @uniformblue.
A typical morning routine is to sip coffee while consuming some self-preservation materials. One of the selected sites I subscribe to is called Personal Growth, providing abbreviated points of interest …
Betty Jo Shelby is a 43-year-old law enforcement officer who countered an individual’s reportedly furtive actions which tragically culminated in her decision to pull the trigger, resulting in the horrific …
Some heroes are born. Some heroes are made. Some are a fusion of the two. Lauren Card, 23, a Las Vegas Route 91 Country Harvest Music Festival concert shooting survivor, …
As many have begrudgingly echoed lately, mass shootings at our nation’s schools are a “sign of the times.” Indeed, not exactly a pleasant subject matter but one which does require …
OpsLens recently published an expose in which analysis of the traditional police duty belt overburdened with equipment, culminating in health woes for cops, led to the creation of weight-bearing duty …
Some students across the country have returned to class while others are about to board yellow buses today and engage academic rigors among some familiar and not so familiar faces. …
Speaking before the Congressional Black Caucus on August 4, 2018, Massachusetts Democrat Senator Elizabeth Warren cast an ugly net across every practitioner among our nation’s entire criminal justice institution. Her …
As reported here on OpsLens in April 2018, the Gilchrist County, Florida sheriff’s office lost two deputies when a deranged loner walked up to the Ace China restaurant’s window and …
As an amputee, I steadfastly scour and tediously study the latest research finds and/or miracles emanating from the world of prostheses, its engineering marvels, and scientific advancements for those who …
Almost every police cruiser I ever operated as a street cop had tell-tale signs of wear and tear caused by an iconic police mainstay: the duty belt. Before my agency …
