J.R. Lonsway4 days ago4 minAmerican Heroes: James L. DayHe was a United States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recipient and a career Marine. His service spanned WWII, Korea and Vietnam. He...
J.R. LonswayJun 214 minEditorials & OpinionsReaders of this blog will never be insulted with the dodge that what you are reading is the opinion of the editorial staff at...
J.R. LonswayJun 68 minThe Law Enforcement Response To School Shootings: A Personal ExperienceYears before LCPD had SWAT or K9, and long before the term "active shooter" was coined and law enforcement agencies were faced with the...
J.R. LonswayJun 12 minWhy There Won't Be A Ban On Military-Style Rifles (This blog was originally published yesterday, however I realized I had made a factual error and have corrected it in this version. My...
J.R. LonswayMay 301 minMemorial Day 2022We remember them today, those young men and women who answered the call to duty and died in places most Americans had not heard of until...
J.R. LonswayMay 295 minChris Smelser; Kim Stewart; UvaldeChris Smelser Glossing over facts must be a specialty at the Sun-News. Again, an article is printed regarding former LCPD Officer Chris...
J.R. LonswayMay 274 minLas Cruces Homeless ProblemYou get what you vote for. In 2016, an amendment to the New Mexico Constitution was proposed by the legislature and put to the voters....
J.R. LonswayMay 202 minAmerican Heroes: WASPsThe Women's Airforce Service Pilots were young, beautiful, intelligent, gutsy and flew every type of aircraft used by the Army Air Forces...
J.R. LonswayMay 134 minLCPD Footage Of Amelia Baca ShootingAs I wrote in my last post, I support LCPD 100%. I worked that job 22 years and like a lot of you reading this, when you dedicate your...
J.R. LonswayMay 66 minLCPD Leadership WoesI've just finished reading the article on the LCPD Police Officer's Association complaints about a lack of leadership in the department...
J.R. LonswayApr 244 minNew Video On The Shooting Of Amelia BacaIf you've read my blog over the years you know that I am 100% pro-police, especially LCPD, and have always supported and stood behind...
J.R. LonswayApr 215 minThe Shooting Of Amelia BacaA lot of people in Las Cruces have questions about the officer-involved shooting death of Amelia Baca, a 75-year old grandmother with...
J.R. LonswayApr 14 minAmerican Heroes: James Maitland StewartImagine that you are a Hollywood star and have been awarded an Oscar for best actor in a motion picture. The year before the Oscar award...
J.R. LonswayMar 242 minAmerican Heroes - Eugene Jacques BullardThis is the first in a series of tributes to Americans who have served in war. I have archived many of my previous posts because they...
J.R. LonswayMar 204 minFrom Defund To RefundTwo years ago, when the nonsense of defunding police departments nationwide became an aphrodisiac for the liberal progressive, I wrote...
J.R. LonswayMar 157 minSheriff Kim StewartThe following opinion is nothing personal against Sheriff Kim Stewart, but a professional observation based on 22 years as a cop and time...
J.R. LonswayMar 122 minHas Anything Good Ever Come From Communism?When Russia invaded Ukraine my thoughts were of the men and women with whom I served from those two countries in United Nations missions...
J.R. LonswayMar 59 minRemembering Jim WellsJim Wells retired from LCPD as a Captain a little over 30 years ago. His career spanned 25 years and he was one of the few I knew in the...
J.R. LonswayFeb 183 minNew Mexico Mask Mandate EndsThe indoor mask mandate ended yesterday afternoon, February 17, 2022. Governor Lujan-Grisham reported that the number of infections from...
J.R. LonswayAug 11, 20202 minRed LightI've often been asked what it was like serving overseas as a police advisor for the U.S. Department of State. Most of the countries in...
J.R. LonswayAug 2, 20206 minPolicing For Dummies(Note: I posted this last year and archived it several months later, along with many other blog postings. I am reposting it for those who...