The effects of criminal victimization are often reviewed after crime has occurred, and therefore it becomes increasingly important to consider and develop crime prevention strategies as a viable ...

When it began as a full-time patrol a quarter-century ago, the San Jose Police Department’s mounted unit was funded with $70,000 in private donations from San Jose business groups concerned that ...

In the past two years, mounted police units from Boston to San Diego have gone the way of the Pony Express, the victims of tight budgets and shifting law-enforcement priorities. But in Seattle, where ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Mounted patrol units have been around for centuries. But we’ve learned many police departments across the country, including Boston, have done away with them. In this time of ...

POMONA – The Rockland Sheriff's mounted unit has been admired by spectators during parades in the past half century, but its job description is a lot more extensive than most people think. And Sheriff ...

Scooter was the first horse to join the team when Sheriff Karl Leonard established the mounted unit in 2022.

Sgt. Kevin Finn takes a step forward to make sure his next point isn’t missed. His spurs clank on the barn’s concrete floor. His calvary hat is turned just slightly to the side, gold tassels on the ...

Austin Police Department horses spend their off hours at the Mounted Unit’s stable in Manor. It’s where they eat and sleep, play training games, heal up from injuries, and forge bonds with their human ...

The first Border Mounted Patrol Unit in the Texas Department of Public Safety launched Friday, according to a DPS media release. The unit is made up of highly trained Texas Highway Patrol troopers ...

Underneath the stable roof at Willow Lake Farm in Ambler, Chanthavy Hearn readies her horse, Pat, for the morning training. The newcomer to the Philadelphia Mounted Police Unit listens to veteran Dave ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Editor's Note: KPD issued a correction and said this isn't the department's first-ever Mounted Patrol Unit. It said it formerly had mounted officers at various times in its early ...

The first horse of the Chesterfield County Sheriff's Office's Mounted Unit -- a "beloved member" of the team and a "trusted ...