Updated: 4:01 PM EST Feb 27, 2021 The Associated Press The commander of the North Carolina State Highway Patrol announced Friday that he is retiring, ending a nearly 30-year career as a state trooper.Col. Glenn McNeill Jr. said his retirement takes effect on April 1, news outlets reported.McNeill, who has been with the patrol since 1993, was appointed as the agency’s 27th commander by Gov. Roy Cooper in 2017. He was the second Black man to hold the position.After McNeill retires, Cooper will have over a month to choose a replacement.McNeill told WTVD when he took over as commander that he went into law enforcement because his mother was murdered when he was 10 years old and that the crime has never been solved. Public Safety Secretary Eric Hooks credited McNeill with adding more vehicles and aircraft for the patrol, and that he also successfully fought for pay raises for troopers and pushed to make the agency more diverse.McNeill’s tenure was also marked
Nashik Police give unique farewell to sniffer dog on retirement ANI | Updated: Feb 27, 2021 12:10 IST
Nashik (Maharashtra) [India], February 27 (ANI): Spike, a sniffer dog, who was a part of the Bomb Detection and Disposal Squad (BDDS) of the Nashik City Police Force, received a grand farewell on 24 February after completing 11 years of service.
Spike, who joined the Nashik Bomb Detection-Dog Squad in 2010, is famous for discovering hidden petrol bombs.
Spike was paraded on the bonnet of the Police van on the occasion while Police marched by the side of the vehicle.
The unique way of paying respect to the dog ended with the cutting of a cake. (ANI)
British Airways 747 at London’s Heathrow (LHR) November 2016. (Photo by Clint Henderson/The Points Guy)
While I can no longer fly the giant bird, I do look back on the rare times I got to fly the plane with fondness.
I flew coach on the 747-400 in September of 2018. I told the crew how excited I was for my first-ever 747 trip, and they let me take lots of pictures and even chat with the pilots for a few minutes. I loved the kick of the engines on takeoff. Four engines are better than two for takeoffs in my opinion. The massive plane had plenty of room. In fact, I had a whole row on that flight to myself. Poor man’s business class.
"We do have an aging demographic in our state," Sen. Brett Lindstrom of Omaha told the Legislature s Revenue Committee in urging action to encourage retirees to remain in Nebraska.