In the December edition of Chiefly Speaking:

•  Cover Story: Christmas in the Trenches – a Retired Cop Will Never Forget His Midnight Shift of Christmas 1974: Coming on duty, a young officer learns that a State Trooper friend/colleague was critically injured while investigating a crash; then, the first call of the holiday was a multi-fatal in which the family in one car was burned beyond recognition; and then, the call of a mother in labor and the delivery of twins. Read our interview with Officer Larry Mullen (Fulton PD/Ret.);
• President Tim Parisi’s Year in Review looks back at 2021 – What We’ve Done, Where We’re Going;
• Executive Director Patrick Phelan Reviews the Professional Policing Act – What Does it Mean for Police Chiefs? ;
• Don’t Miss Gordon Graham’s final Real Risk Management – the last in the series which has spanned the past six years. In his last column in the series, Gordon discusses The Perils – and Power – of Politics;
• Rotterdam PD Grabs a Habitual DWI Offender Driving at Racetrack Speed;
• Several SUNY Officers Recognized for Heroism and Professionalism;
• Tips to Prevent Money Laundering Crimes from the U.S. Secret Service;

plus Cop Tales, our Looking Back historical retrospective, funding and training opportunities, and more!

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