Posts by Patrick Colligan

This should not come as a shock to any of us in law enforcement: New Jersey newspaper editorial boards continue to promote a false narrative that this state has somehow…

Right now, the NJSPBA Facebook page enjoys an audience of approximately 35,000 followers. We like to publicize what’s best about law enforcement, deliver timely news and share the sorrows when…

America was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001. No question about that. So, let’s build the Twin Towers “bigger and better than ever.” No question about that, either. That’s the way…

As you see on the cover this issue, we are exploring the war on police. Whether you want to call it defunding, diverting or reimagining, the experiment has proven to…

Nobody can really pinpoint the exact origin of the “Thin Blue Line.” It was referred to in the 1950’s by Los Angeles Police Chief Bill Parker. When the 70’s rolled…

Before I begin, I want to offer my condolences to two more of our members who recently fell victim to COVID-19: State Corrections Local 105 member Erick Whitaker and Old…