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Joe Lefors (February 20, 1865 – October 1, 1940) was a lawman in the closing years of the Old West.He is best known for obtaining the confession that led to the conviction of gunman Tom Horn in 1903 for the alleged murder of 14-year-old sheepherder Willie Nickell.
A senior police officer in Hamburg, Germany. A law enforcement officer (LEO), [1] or police officer or peace officer in North American English, is a public-sector or private-sector employee whose duties primarily involve the enforcement of laws, protecting life & property, keeping the peace, and other public safety related duties.
Just 150 miles (240 km) west of Monmouth on the journey, their daughter Martha became ill. The family stopped and Nicholas bought a new 160-acre (65 ha) farm 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Pella, Iowa. [17] [19] Martha died there on May 26, 1856. [20] Nicholas and Virginia Earp's last child Adelia was born in June 1861 in Pella. [18]
New York City Police Department lieutenant debriefing police officers at Times Square. Law enforcement is the activity of some members of the government or other social institutions who act in an organized manner to enforce the law by investigating, deterring, rehabilitating, or punishing people who violate the rules and norms governing that society. [1]
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 December 2024. Warranted employee of a police force For the 1992 film, see Police Officer (film). For the 2002 film, see Police Officers (film). "Policeman" redirects here. For other uses, see Policeman (disambiguation). This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve ...
Urquhart was born in Bridport, Dorset, England, the son of the artist Murray McNeel Caird Urquhart (1880–1972) and the teacher Bertha Rendall (1883–1984). [3] [2] His father abandoned the family in 1925 when Brian was six years old.
Ron Tschetter, 17th Director of The Peace Corps (India 1966–68) [36] Mark Schneider, 15th Director of the Peace Corps, senior vice president of International Crisis Group (El Salvador 1966–68) [37] Carol Bellamy, 13th Director of the Peace Corps, former head of UNESCO, president of World Learning (Guatemala 1963–65) [38]
At the National Peace Officer's Memorial Service on May 15, 2013, President Barack Obama paid tribute to fallen law enforcement officers, closing: [6] The 143 fallen officers we honor today put themselves on the front lines of that fight, to preserve that quality of community, and to protect the roots of our greatness.