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The Off-Duty topic provides news, expert columns and other information about police off-duty life, from personal and family protection to mental, physical, and emotional health as well as financial security.
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News

3 dead in apparent double murder-suicide by NY cop

The officer shot her boyfriend, her child, and then herself in their apartment after an argument broke out - Full Story

News

Minn. officer found guilty in off-duty bar assault

Jurors found the SWAT team leader guilty of first-, third- and fifth-degree assault for the June incident - Full Story

Columns

Words of wisdom for a young woman officer Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief - 10-43: Be Advised...

Words of wisdom for a young woman officer

Lieutenant Terri Wilkin spent a quarter century with the Maryland State Police, serving in a wide variety of assignments — patrol, investigations, intelligence, and training, to name but a few - Full Story

Columns

3 keys to improve your safety and success Betsy Brantner Smith - Survival Insights

3 keys to improve your safety and success

You are responsible for your own officer safety as well as your own career satisfaction - Full Story

Exclusives

SHOT Show 2013: XGO FR Mesh and Power Skins

SHOT Show 2013: XGO FR Mesh and Power Skins

XGO products are designed for next-to skin-comfort for readability. Their garments are of excellent quality and they are a Berry Compliant business. - Full Story

Exclusives

SHOT Show 2013: Shooting the new Glock 30s

SHOT Show 2013: Shooting the new Glock 30s

The Glock 30s has the 30SF frame and a Glock 36 slide, giving it some of the shooting characteristics of the Glock 21 in a gun less than seven inches long. - Full Story

Photos

Video: How off-duty mentality affected heroic robbery response

Video: How off-duty mentality affected heroic robbery response

Although a deputy is always a police officer, being off duty can affect his or her reaction, as seen in Deputy Frank Pobjecky's shooting of four armed robbery suspects at Marie's Pizza in Rockford, Ill. 'It's survival'

Tips

IDing yourself as LEO to an on-duty officer

Let’s get one thing out on the table right up front: If you’re off duty and end up responding... - Full Story Secure - Law Enforcement Only



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Off Duty Columnists

Staying Oriented Staying Oriented
with Fred Leland
Passion for the Job Passion for the Job
with Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D.