by Dennis Beaver | education
December 10, 2011 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver In our last two columns, we focused on the role of the school resource officer in junior high and high schools. To briefly review, an SRO is a law enforcement officer assigned to a school campus in a...
by Dennis Beaver | family law
October 26, 2013 • By Dennis Beaver What turns a 14-year-old junior high school student into a gang member? Do kids just decide one day to join a gang, or is there a process? More importantly, are there warning signs in a child’s behavior screaming “I am headed down...
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, dui - drunk driving
January 19, 2013 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Last week we told you about 21 year-old Sam, in jail on Jan. 2 after a New Year’s party turned horribly violent. A friend — mixing anti-psychotic meds with alcohol — attacked him with a knife. Trying to get...
by Dennis Beaver | consumer
April 7, 2006 (Original publish date) • By Dennis Beaver Costco has become a great weekend hangout for the entire family. Where else can you spend hours walking indoors where it’s nice and warm in winter, or cool in summer, and get to munch on all kinds of free...
