cops

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Ask A Small Town Cop: November Question

2011 Articles, Contributors, Mysteryrat's Maze

by Detective Will Knight

Welcome to a monthly column where small town, local cop and detective Will Knight answers some of your questions about how things really work in a small town police department. He has worked as a police officer in small California towns for the past ten years. If you’d like to submit a question, simply email Will at life@kingsriverlife.com with the subject line “Cop Question”.

C.O.P.S. (Concerns of Police Survivors)

2011 Articles, Community, Helping Hands, James Garcia Jr., Public Protectors, Reedley News

by James Garcia Jr.

When a family loses a loved one, there is typically some support: friends and family visit or often stay for extended periods of time; a local priest, pastor or other church official might pay a visit; or the church family might bring meals to the home for that terrible first week. If the individual who died was in law enforcement and was killed in the line of duty however, then there is an organization that steps in to help: C.O.P.S.