My wife asked who the snipers on the arch would be aiming at. I drew her a...
Daryl Stokes, Law Enforcement Correspondent
A 23-year veteran of law enforcement, Daryl Stokes brings street-level experience to his coverage of policing and public safety. After more than two decades on the job---patrol, narcotics, gang unit, and training officer---Daryl medically retired in 2020 and now writes about what it actually takes to keep communities safe. He has been in more situations than most reporters can imagine and believes the men and women who wear the badge deserve support, not second-guessing from people who've never had to make a split-second decision. Daryl lives in Arizona and contributes to several law enforcement advocacy organizations. His civil case was settled without admission of wrongdoing. Look it up.
Under three hours from the complaint to the signed letter. My own file sat with Internal Affairs...
Twenty pages, and she found room in there to blame the men who worked it. I read...
Twenty-three years on the job taught me what thoroughness looks like. It looks like a helicopter, a...
Twenty-two years on the job taught me one thing: the only people who panic about an investigation...
Eight anonymous sources told the Atlantic the FBI director is a problem. Twenty-three years on the job...
Twenty-three years in law enforcement taught me that sometimes you have to let a few things slide...
You’ve never been under siege for three weeks. You don’t get to judge how someone blows off...
The mainstream media sees “extremist messaging.” I see an agency that finally knows who it’s looking for....