by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
July 28, 2012 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Ask Lt. Patrick Crowe, training officer of the Hanford Police Department, to describe one of the most powerful tools available to his officers in a crisis situation. His answer might surprise you. “It’s...
by Dennis Beaver | drug use, landlord/tenant, law enforcement
January 6, 2023 • By Dennis Beaver There are two aspects to today’s story – the macro, or “big picture,” and the “small scale” real-world look at how the macro impacts real people. Over the past few years as first the medical use of marijuana and then...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement, traffic ticket
November 16, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver We know the feeling. Driving along — perhaps with family, maybe a first date — listening to some great music when, suddenly, oh no! Red, flashing lights, and they aren’t on top of a Christmas tree. A glance at the speedometer and a...
by Dennis Beaver | divorce, fraud, law enforcement, lawyers, workplace
July 16, 2016 • By Dennis Beaver “My wife works at a food bank near a town where your column is widely read. She is paid $12 an hour, but doing the math, I know she is stealing money donated by generous people in our community,” Ted’s email stated. “Finding new,...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
December 28, 2004 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver On Nov. 10 of last year, Vicki McCarty and her husband were shopping at the Hanford Wal-Mart at about 10 in the evening. “I had just finished paying, while my husband was looking at a display of...
by Dennis Beaver | law enforcement
December 20, 2014 • By Dennis Beaver “I am getting married to a police officer and want to stay married, aware that law enforcement has a high divorce rate. Do you have any recommendations? Thanks, Cindy.” To answer Cindy’s question, You and the Law spoke with law...
