Doing More With Less: How Non-Lethal Tools Help Departments Protect Officers and Communities

From Protest to Rescue, These Officers and Communities Lift Each Other Up

Join News Editor Joe Vince and co-host retired Lt. Frank Borelli as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including: * Video Shows Deadly Calif. Standoff Where Deputy Was Killed, Suspect Run Over by Armored Vehicle [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/55378977/kern-county-releases-bodycam-video-of-deadly-eviction-standoff-that-killed-tulare-county-deputy] * Chicago Police Officer Seriously Injured in Brass Knuckles Attack at Ambulance Scene [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/news/55379217/chicago-police-officer-kevin-mangan-attacked-with-brass-knuckles-while-responding-to-ambulance-call]https://www.officer.com/command-hq/news/55379006/aurora-colorado-city-council-restricts-police-social-media-bans-mug-shots-before-conviction * Colo. City Orders Police Approval for Social Media Posts, Restricts Mug Shot Release [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/news/55379006/aurora-colorado-city-council-restricts-police-social-media-bans-mug-shots-before-conviction] * Wash. Students Walk Out After Campus Police Officer Program Cut [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/video/55378592/bothell-high-students-walk-out-after-district-ends-school-resource-officer-contract] * Conn. Police Officer on Emotional Bridge Rescue: 'It Was Two Humans That Needed Something' [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/video/55379367/connecticut-police-officer-bryan-albee-recalls-bridge-rescue-during-mental-health-crisis] * Video: Va. Police SUV Flips Onto Guardrail in Bridge-Tunnel Crash [https://www.officer.com/vehicles-fleet/vehicles-equipment/vehicles/video/55379054/chesapeake-bay-bridge-tunnel-police-suv-flips-onto-guardrail-stops-traffic] * Texas Police Arrest Cybertruck Driver After 'Wade Mode' Lake Test [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/traffic/news/55379081/tesla-cybertruck-driven-into-grapevine-lake-to-test-wade-mode-driver-arrested]

A Look at the Rise in Officer Assaults During National Police Week

Join retired Lt. Frank Borelli, Editorial Director of OFFICER Media Group,  and his co-host, Managing Editor Paul Peluso, as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news, including: * FBI: Police Officer Assaults Hit 10‑Year High Even as Line-of-Duty Killings Decline [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/news/55377138/fbi-report-shows-officer-assault-rate-reached-10year-high-in-2025] * Watch NYPD’s Daring Rescue of Woman on Skyscraper Ledge [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/55376607/nypd-esu-officers-rescue-woman-from-brooklyn-skyscraper-ledge-in-dramatic-bodycam-video] * Ga. Town Reinstates Police Department Days After Mayor Dissolves It [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/video/55376608/cohutta-georgia-council-reinstates-police-department-after-mayor-disbands-it] * N.J. Court Reinstates Officers Fired for Off‑Duty Cannabis Use [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/news/55376749/new-jersey-court-reinstates-jersey-city-police-officers-fired-for-cannabis-use] * Mich. Officers Threaten to Quit Over Rejection of License Plate Readers [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/traffic/lpr-license-plate-recognition/news/55376974/clawson-police-warn-of-fallout-after-council-vote-on-lpr-cameras] * Video: Fallen N.C. Police Officer’s Daughter Follows Father's Path Into Law Enforcement [https://www.officer.com/training-careers/video/55377411/greenville-police-officers-daughter-ashley-campbell-enters-academy-years-after-fathers-fatal-crash] * N.C. Police Chase Ends With Suspect Found in Hospital Ceiling [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/news/55376711/gastonia-police-find-stolen-motorcycle-suspect-hiding-in-hospital-ceiling]

Texas Pellet Gun Shooting Shows Why No Calls Are Routine

Join News Editor Joe Vince and co-host retired Lt. Frank Borelli as they talk about some of the week's top police and law enforcement news. * Van Explodes in Wash. Police Parking Lot; Suspect Arrested [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/station-design/news/55375926/van-explodes-in-everett-police-department-parking-lot-man-arrested] * Video: Texas Civilian Police Specialist Shot in Face on Call [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/video/55375386/fort-worth-police-release-bodycam-of-civilian-response-unit-specialist-shot-during-call] * Video: Wis. Police Officer Pinned Between Vehicles as Suspect Flees [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/body-cameras/news/55375861/oak-creek-police-officer-injured-after-suspect-flees-in-vehicle-faces-felony-charges] * Ga. Mayor Dissolves Town's Police Force After Clash with Officers [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/news/55375825/mayor-fires-entire-cohutta-police-department-amid-internal-conflict] * Walking the Beat: Senior Walk Connects Maine Police, Residents [https://www.officer.com/on-the-street/video/55375594/south-portland-police-start-weekly-senior-walk-program] * Watch Assault Suspect Crash into Pond in Chase with Mich. Deputies [https://www.officer.com/vehicles-fleet/vehicles-equipment/in-car-video/news/55375644/dashcam-shows-suspect-crashing-into-pond-during-chase-with-kent-county-sheriffs-deputies] * Mass. Police Stop Erratic Front-End Loader After 'Slow-Speed Pursuit' [https://www.officer.com/command-hq/technology/traffic/news/55375472/millbury-police-arrest-man-after-frontend-loader-chase]

Security & Law Enforcement at the White House Correspondents' Dinner

OFFICER Media Group [https://www.officer.com/] Editorial Director Lt. Frank Borelli (ret.) is joined by Mr. Paul Rothman of SecurityInfoWatch.com [https://www.securityinfowatch.com]. Based on an article that Mr. Rothman wrote (www.securityinfowatch.com/55373976 [http://www.securityinfowatch.com/55373976]), they discuss the strengths and weaknesses of contemporary security technologies at the attack site and the benefits (or challenges) created for law enforcement based on the same.

Doing More With Less: How Non-Lethal Tools Help Departments Protect Officers and Communities

Law enforcement agencies across the U.S. are navigating one of the most challenging environments in modern policing. Staffing shortages, heightened public scrutiny, and the increasing complexity of everyday patrol situations have raised the stakes for every officer in the field. Police Chiefs and Sheriffs are being asked to do more with fewer resources. In this episode of Officer Roll Call, Bob Plaschke, CEO of PepperBall®, makes the case for why non-lethal technologies like PepperBall can be a tactical force multiplier that helps officers change behavior and gain compliance while protecting those officers and civilians from injuries and as such reducing liability for their agencies. As CEO of PepperBall, Plaschke has spent five years working alongside law enforcement agencies in more than 60 countries, giving him a front-row view of how non-lethal systems are changing the equation in modern policing. He addresses the challenges chiefs know firsthand: solo officer response, close-quarters danger, officer mental health, and the mandate to reduce use-of-force incidents without sacrificing effectiveness in the field. The conversation also tackles the agency staffing challenges directly. With most U.S. agencies still running 10 to 30 percent below pre-2020 staffing levels, Plaschke explores how non-lethal tools can serve as a force multiplier, extending the capability of smaller teams while reducing the physical risk to individual officers. Central to his position is a simple framework: distance affords time, time provides options, and options reduce risk. He cites real-world data, including the finding that in agencies where PepperBall is widely available to patrol, roughly 90 percent of compliance is achieved simply through presence, before a single projectile is deployed. With millions of deployments across thousands of agencies over 20 years and no reported fatalities, PepperBall’s record speaks for itself. This episode is a must-listen for police chiefs, command staff, and training officers looking for practical, evidence-informed approaches to use-of-force policy, officer safety, and the modernization of their departments' less-lethal capabilities.