Policing – The Embed Educator

Those Who Serve

I have been gone from the Astoria Police Department for several years now. However, I still feel them as part of my family. After all, I spent almost half of my life working there. The people I worked with were with very few exceptions, even when we didn’t agree, the best. This week a tragedyContinue reading “Those Who Serve”

CBS SUNDAY MORNING

Every Sunday morning I watch the news magazine CBS Sunday Morning. It is part of my routine. I have been critical of the show for the last several years because they largely skip over National Police Week while seldom missing a chance to talk about police in a negative lite. Scratch all that criticism. TodayContinue reading “CBS SUNDAY MORNING”

CAN WE LOOK AT WHAT IS PROVEN TO WORK?

The local media ran a story today about legislators and the local DA endorsing police reform. Now, you may think, given my background that I am against police reform. On the contrary. I believe that there is reform needed. I somehow doubt though that the same reform is needed in Astoria, Madras, Bend, Portland, andContinue reading “CAN WE LOOK AT WHAT IS PROVEN TO WORK?”

THIS DAY

Started by President Kennedy, today is Police Officer Memorial Day. A day specifically set aside to remember all of the fallen. I remember the shocking experience of visiting the National Law EnforcementMemorial in DC. I’d thought of a few recent names I wanted to find but when I went to the Oregon pages in theContinue reading “THIS DAY”

WHY CHIEF?

I lost my name, I mean how does one lose their name? How does an entire culture decide they are going to start calling you something else? It was literally my immediate family and my boss that called me Brad at that point. The rest of the world seemed to, on a dime, change their mind about what I would be called.