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Interact with Tim Rupp / The Strong Blue Line by email to coptalk@therev.fm An article titled, "Armed man dressed in all-green riding a bicycle shoots at two officers before being fatally shot.", discusses a report that a man had a gun in a park, so when officers approached him he quickly rode off and wouldn't talk to the officers. They caught up to him in the park and told him to st...

Questions/comments for Tim Rupp? Interact by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim continues the discussion from last week on the seven fundamental tenets of satanism. The after-school club leaders indicate the title is deceiving and that the club isn't what people/parents think it is. They're wanting to create a safe place for kids but the title of the club suggests there's a different agend...

Interact with Tim Rupp / The Strong Blue Line by email at coptalk@therev.fm From an Opinion piece of Law Enforcement Today, a Satanic Temple has an after school club, which the citizens of Lebanon, Connecticut are okay with. According to the article, the group who is hosting this after school club indicates the name of the "club" is deceiving, and that the club is safe for kids. Tim Rupp...

Interact with Tim Rupp and Cop Talk by email at coptalk@therev.fm It's been a couple years since an Incident Task Force found that 3 Pocatello Police Officers were justified in shooting that left a man paralyzed. Now a civil judge has ruled that the victim may sue the individual officers personally. Tim discusses some of the evidence in the case and how this civil case has little to no merit.

Interact with Tim Rupp and Cop Talk by email to coptalk@therev.fm. The Strong Blue Line Ministry! What exactly do they do, and what is their purpose? The purpose is to bring the Gospel, perhaps for the first time, to law enforcement officers throughout the country. Free to law enforcement departments, Tim and his wife Sherry travel throughout the year in bringing the Gospel and sharing his books w...

Interact with Tim Rupp by email to coptalk@therev.fm. Tim discusses an article from Police1 in which officers react to a survey about the satisfaction of being a police officer.

Share your stories and interact with Tim Rupp by email to coptalk@therev.fm Gary Austin and his wife, Keri, were in Minneapolis a couple weeks ago on a business trip. They witnessed a horrible verbal attack on officers in downtown Minneapolis. Gary and Tim discuss the apparent disrespect people have for any authority. Where, and why, did this start to happen? School teachers are belittled and ridi...

Interact with Tim Rupp and Cop talk by email to coptalk@therev.fm There have been multiple changes, some large and some small, to the Boy Scouts of America. The latest and largest change to the organization is the new name; Scouting of America. Jeremy Ward is a leader under Trail Life, and you can hear his passion behind this organization and how important it is for the development of young boys.

Interact with Tim Rupp and Cop talk by email to coptalk@therev.fm Tim discusses two important articles with opinions on both sides of the tape.

Interact with Tim Rupp and Cop Talk by email to coptalk@therev.fm Sherry and Tim have taken a great leap of faith, especially Sherry because she left the comfort of a career in the local school district to serve along-side her husband, Tim, in The Strong Blue Line Ministries. Sherry talks about the strength of her faith, from the inspiration she received to marry Tim, even though she didn't wa...

Interact with Tim Rupp and Cop Talk at coptalk@therev.fm An opinion article from Law Enforcement Today reports that on 5/15/24 an Anti-Christian group demanded that Birmingham, Alabama Police Department stop praying before their shifts. The group suggests that "multiple" concerned residents, including a department employee, informed the group that a pastor is regularly invited to the dep...

Interact with Cop Talk with Tim Rupp by email at coptalk@therev.fm. This Cop Talk series (part 2 of 2) features a teaching Tim did a couple months ago at Watersprings Church Idaho Falls, titled Unworthy Warrior.

Interact with Cop Talk with Tim Rupp by email at coptalk@therev.fm. This Cop Talk series (part 1 of 2) features a teaching Tim did a couple months ago at Watersprings Church Idaho Falls, titled Unworthy Warrior.

Interact with Cop Talk by email at coptalk@therev.fm. Kelly Golden is a candidate for State Representative District 32A. Tim visits with Kelly about her beliefs and values and asks questions leading to Kelly's desire to be in office. It's a great interview between Tim and Kelly, as they have known each other for several years. Dating back to when Kelly was manager of The Rev.

Interact with Cop Talk by email to coptalk@therev.fm. Carl Casperson is the sole-candidate for Bonneville County Commissioner. Tim Rupp sits down with Carl to discuss his background and what he stands for.

Interact with Tim Rupp by email at coptalk@therev.fm What number do you dial for access to emergency services? 911, right? An Indianapolis Police Chief's plan includes a significant focus on streamlining access to assistance through the introduction of the 988 helpline instead of calling 911. Tim discusses several issues he has with the implementation of this new number. One main issue is that...

Interact with Cop Talk and Time Rupp by email to coptalk@therev.fm. In March of this year, Shelly Bradbury of the Denver Post, wrote an article about a jury awarding a woman $3.76M after her home was searched by a SWAT team and caused damage. This all comes down to a man who had his iPhone stolen and the Find My iPhone app pinged the phone being at the intersection in which this woman lived. Based...

Interact with Tim Rupp by sending an email to coptalk@therev.fm How do these people get elected? This is what Pat Droney asks (Law Enforcement Today; Opinion). This is a disgusting story about a Kentucky state senator touting the use of child sex dolls for "minor-attracted persons". She later retracted her initial approval citing that she was confused on the studies done on their use. Co...

The Law Enforcement Safety Officers Act (LEOSA), first passed federally in 2004, allows "qualified Law Enforcement officers" and "qualified retired or seperated Law Enforcement officer (QRLEO) to carry a concealed firearm in any jurisdiction in the U.S. or United States Territories, regardless of state or local laws with a few exceptions on state and private property. Tim Rupp combs...

Law Enforcement Officer and Country Musician, Chris Darlington, releases a new song. The song, 'Hold The Line' reminds us that for each officer who dons the uniform and prepares to walk the beat for their shift, there are countless officers right behind you who will be there for you when you need them. And when things get tough, when things get dicey (and they will_ - these officers will g...

An article dated 02/19/24 from Police1 is titled; Officer confuses a falling acorn for a gunshot. Can this really happen? Yes it can, and here is why it can easily happen again. Tim Rupp discusses the case and what they already know about the incident, and then he discusses what is preventing us from learning from it. There's a lot to this case, including whether the officer had received prope...

Law Enforcement Today is a great resource to read-up on articles about assaults on officers and what different agencies around the nation are doing about it. Tim Rupp, a former officer with the San Antonio, Texas, Police Department, talks about his experiences with suspects who refuse to follow the law and have no respect for law enforcement. With so many people crossing our borders illegally, law...

Two tribes: Tohono O'odham lands used to traffic illegal immigrants, durgs; Blackfoot tribe in Montana flooded with fentanyl. An article written by Matthew Holloway from Law Enforcement Today. Tim Rupp discusses this disgusting and surprising disconnect between the tribal, state, and federal governments that are providing a 'fast lane' for cartels to conduct drug and human smuggling. W...

New York continues to ignore the Supreme Court ruling that affirmed the right of New Yorkers to carry a handgun in public without showing a "special need" to defend themselves. It also hasn't stopped New York from imposing draconian gun laws on out-of-state residents, refusing to recognize any other state's concealed carry laws. Tim Rupp talks 2nd Amendment rights and how difficu...

This is the first time that a parent of a child who shoots-up a school or business is convicted of a crime because of the actions of their child. Is it right? Legally and ethically is it right? Tim Rupp discusses the case against this mom and talks about both sides of the conviction. Where does the responsibility lie anyway?