Joshua is a staff writer for Coffee or Die Magazine. He has previously covered the 75th anniversary of D-Day in France, multinational military exercises in Germany, and civil unrest during the 2020 riots that followed the death of George Floyd. Born and raised in small town South Dakota, Josh grew up playing football and soccer before going on to serve as a forward observer in the U.S. Army. After leaving the service, he earned his Crossfit Level 1 certificate and worked as a personal trainer while earning his paramedic license. Josh went on to work in paramedicine for over five years, much of that time in the North Minneapolis area, before transitioning to his career in multimedia journalism. Josh is married and has two children, and is currently pursuing his bachelor’s degree in multimedia journalism. His creative outlets include Skovlund Photography and Concentrated Emotion, which is where he publishes poetry focused on his life experiences.
When WWE's WrestleMania came to Tampa, Florida, last week, the event brought the biggest crowd for a single event the city has seen since COVID-19 lockdowns began. But in a pattern that police say is common around large events, the crowd lured by ...
The release Thursday of body-worn camera videos from a Chicago police shooting that killed 13-year-old Adam Toledo reignited demonstrations in the Windy City overnight, but not to the degree the city had expected. The release came the same week as ...
Derek Chauvin chose not to take the stand on the final day of his defense, setting the stage for the conclusion of the former Minneapolis police officer’s trial in the death of George Floyd. The jury is set to deliberate after closing arguments ...
The Portland Police Association building was set on fire Tuesday night, according to a Portland Police Bureau press release. The fire is estimated to have caused $25,000 in damage during the second night of demonstrations in Portland, Oregon, in ...
A line of tall, full oak trees are a welcoming splash of nature outside the Brooklyn Center police headquarters, each standing perhaps 30 feet tall over the well-kept lawn outside the building’s main entrance. But Monday night, that open lawn was set ...
Agents from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension this morning arrested Kimberly Potter, the Brooklyn Center Police Department officer who shot and killed Daunte Wright during a traffic stop Sunday afternoon. The Minnesota BCA said the ...
Kenosha Police Chief Daniel Miskinis announced Tuesday that all investigations into Officer Rusten Sheskey’s shooting of Jacob Blake on Aug. 23, 2020, are concluded and he has returned to duty as of March 31. Sheskey acted within policy, according to ...
A police officer accidentally shot and killed a 20-year-old Black man during a traffic stop Sunday in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, igniting overnight protests and ratcheting up tensions in the suburb of Minneapolis. Public pressure and anger toward ...
She was tired of the wheelchair, tired of the pain, tired of the headaches from the brain injuries, tired of the countless surgeries and indignities that came from being in two traffic accidents in two months. Mostly, she was tired of being a burden ...
The Department of Justice released the Law Enforcement Officer Suicide: 2020 Report to Congress Tuesday. The report, which was ordered by a congressional oversight committee, highlights issues present in the law enforcement community and suggestions ...
The New York City Police Department’s Anti-Crime Units were disbanded June 15, 2020. Comprised of plainclothes officers tasked with preventing street crime, the units were most renowned for confiscating illegal guns. However, the units were also tied ...
US Army company commander of the 717th Ordnance Disposal Company (ODC), Capt. Kaitlyn Hernandez, broke the 1-mile run women’s world record in an explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) bomb suit. Hernandez shattered the record Saturday, April 3, just ...
George Floyd never showed any signs of life after paramedics arrived on scene, despite a full suite of advanced resuscitation treatments, two paramedics testified Thursday at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin. In a race to ...
As fire engulfed a college library in a 1987 blaze, firefighters with the Everett, Washington, Fire Department realized one of their own was missing. As they fought their way through thick smoke and flames searching for Gary Parks, they found just ...
Witnesses testifying during the first two days of the Derek Chauvin murder trial said Chauvin refused multiple requests from bystanders — including an off-duty firefighter — to take his knee off George Floyd’s neck. But a defense lawyer for the ...
A Monroe County, Indiana, Sheriff’s Deputy died when a 2006 GMC truck and trailer traveling the opposite direction on a two-lane road lost control and crossed into his lane, according to the Indiana State Police. Deputy James A. Driver, 38, was ...
You can lead a horse to water — but if it happens to fall in, there's a specially trained team of first responders in Fort Collins, Colorado, who can help get it out. After a horse named Krissie ended up in the partially frozen water of a family ...
A US Army veteran of Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish heritage was waiting for his bus with groceries in hand and wearing one of his favorite hats declaring his status as a veteran when he was attacked Tuesday by a man spouting racial insults. Worse, ...
Nearly a full day after two dozen fire departments battled a massive blaze at an assisted living facility for seniors outside New York City, rescuing more than 100 residents, the body of a firefighter who disappeared in the flames was recovered late ...
Sun is pouring through a wall of windows into a bustling room of smiles and conversation in San Antonio, Texas. The building is filled with the aroma of coffee as dozens of patrons start their day with a warm cup. The Black Rifle Coffee Company ...
A 10-year veteran police officer was shot and killed by a gunman Monday night in the opening minutes of the mass shooting in Boulder, Colorado. By the time police arrested a 21-year-old man an hour after the first shots, 10 were dead, including ...
The US Marshals Service recovered 16 missing children — including four suspected to be victims of child sex trafficking — in a series of raids and other actions over the last month, most in or around the Philadelphia region. The Marshals Service ...
Two Chicago Police Department officers were shot and wounded by gunfire in incidents less than 24 hours apart early this week. On Monday, an off-duty officer underwent emergency surgery and was in fair condition after being shot in an ambush-style ...
Dramatic photos of first responders circulated Saturday saving a family from a fire, but they weren't firefighters — it was police officers. Two Stony Point Police Department officers were recognized for helping save a family in Tomkins Cove, New ...
The US Marshals Service was the first established federal law enforcement agency in the United States, known for its ability to track down fugitives of the law, especially the most wanted. US marshals are constantly following leads on escaped ...
Service members experience unpredictable conditions in war that sometimes warrant help from outside sources. Ground troops may call in artillery, airstrikes, or even backup infantry units to help change the tide of the battle. When they return home, ...
US Army Sgt. Charity Webb was reunited with a puppy named Pup Pup that she had bonded with while stationed as a cook in Eastern Europe last fall, which was first reported by the New York Post. The almost impossible task was made possible by a ...
Tampa Police Department Master Patrol Officer Jesse Madsen, 45, died in a car crash after apparently veering into the path of a wrong-way driver on Interstate 275 in Tampa, Florida, according to a TPD press release. At approximately 1 a.m. ...
The US House of Representatives voted and passed the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act of 2021. The bill is packed with major law enforcement reforms, such as modifying qualified immunity for law enforcement officers, instating a federal ban on ...
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation announced the recovery of 150 missing children on Wednesday. The operation, Volunteer Strong, was a joint agency effort between the TBI, US Marshals Service, and the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services, ...
