Reading The Riot Act

Reading The Riot Act

Starting over is never easy. After spending seven years at my first police department, I made the decision to leave and go and work for another one. Making the move was one of the hardest decisions I had ever made. I didn’t like change, and still don’t, but the...
Five Things I Learned At The Academy

Five Things I Learned At The Academy

It was a Monday morning in August of 2003. I stood at attention, stared straight ahead, and focused on one single brick in the wall in front of me. Maybe they won’t see me. As the footfalls of who knows how many uniformed cadre crossed the parking lot from the...
Promotional Olympics: Let The Games Begin

Promotional Olympics: Let The Games Begin

WARNING: The following content may not be appropriate for all audiences; it contains satire, hyperbole, and extreme sarcasm. Reader discretion is advised. Who doesn’t love drama, suspense, photo finishes, and twist endings? Pretty much any normal person who works at a...
Stall Tactics: The Art Of Taking Care Of Business

Stall Tactics: The Art Of Taking Care Of Business

Johnny Tactical exists to make law enforcement better from within and safer from without. That means that part of our mission is addressing serious issues facing law enforcement today and in the future. One of those universal and sweeping problems concerning law...