Smithsonian Kite Fest Without Tangles
By Sayema Tareq UJW Staff WASHINGTON — At first glance the Smithsonian Kite Festival on the national Mall in Washington, D.C. might seem like a muddled conglomeration of kites, […]
Postal Police Officer Touts Risk and Rewards of the Job
By Abhinav Venkat UJW Staff WASHINGTON – Cpl. Humphrey Rutherford draws his .40-caliber, P229 pistol and points it at the target in front of him. Hurtling towards him is a […]
Officer: Gun Safety ‘Paramount’ at Postal Service
By Katherine Sundt UJW Staff WASHINGTON — Ordered to kneel on the ground and put his hands up, the young white man with glazed-over eyes reached for something in […]
Police Officers Training Not Like Hollywood
By Josh Sanders UJW staff WASHINGTON – In the movies, police officers often engage in violent shootouts with bad guys – no matter where they are. But in real […]
Postal Police Officer Lives for Life’s Little Joys
By Marissa Kurtz UJW Staff WASHINGTON — Kissing the wife, playing with the family dog, sitting down and asking the kids about their school day might seem like a […]
Split-second Decisions Part of the Job for Postal Police Officer
By Hal Dockins UJW Staff WASHINGTON — Out of nowhere a delivery truck comes careening into the parking lot and thunders across the asphalt. Seeing his path impeded by a […]
Postal Police Officer Ponders Life or Death Decisions
By Deena Lee UJW Staff WASHINGTON — To shoot or not to shoot? That is the question that constantly lingers in the mind of Cpl. Humphrey Rutherford as […]
Postal Police Officer Trains to Protect the Mail and People Receiving It
By Nicole Bohannon UJW Staff WASHINGTON – Most people know that the postal service delivers the mail, but few probably know that the post office has its own police […]
Postal Police Rely on Safety Too
By Brielle Weber UJW Staff WASHINGTON — For a United States postal officer, safety is the key to getting home alive every night. “Safety is paramount, I don’t care what […]
Postal Police Officer Embraces ‘Family’ On the Job
By Josh Samson UJW Staff WASHINGTON – The year was 2001 and Cpl. Humphrey Rutherford spied a suspicious truck circling the parking lot near a postal facility. Already on alert […]
