UNHOLSTERED

Owning or shooting a firearm for the first time can be intimidating. For some it's scary to even be in the same room with a person who is carrying a gun as most people are inherently afraid of what they[...]

While calls are being made nationwide to change how police officers respond to someone in a mental health emergency. However, we need to change how we respond to police officers dealing with their own mental health. We need to face[...]

Addiction takes a toll on the entire family. If your child, regardless of age, is or has been entangled with drugs or alcohol, you may feel alone and may not be sure where to turn for support. You may spend[...]

When it comes to drugs. Times have changed. The opioid epidemic that emerged in the late 90’s and early 2000’s has shifted to a fentanyl epidemic. Fentanyl is a synthetic opioid, and it is inside almost every street drug that[...]

The September 11th attacks have fundamentally changed policing, each police officer's approach to policing and each city's relationship with the police department. Some for the better, some for the worse.  One major in change within the Fort Wayne Police Department[...]

Police interactions with mental illness and drug addicts have skyrocketed in just the last 12 months. Not just across the country, but also in the city of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Since the beginning of 2021, the Fort Wayne Police Department[...]

Students and staff perform best in school when they are surrounded by a safe environment. Surely that is something we can all agree on. Yet when it comes to discussing armed School Resource Officers or SROs the topic often becomes[...]

Day by day we are getting closer to a post-COVID world and everyone is using digital more now than ever. Whether we want to or not. By using all of this technology we are leaving behind a digital footprint. Today[...]

Policing is a job where you never stop learning and every citizen relies on law enforcment to keep them safe. Get to know one of your local police officers and one of your Unholstered hosts, Sofia Rosales-Scatena, Captain with the Fort[...]

Meet your Unholstered hosts. Kayla Blakeslee is a veteran radio host and media personality in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Sofia Rosales-Scantena is a Captain with the Fort Wayne Police Department serving over 20 years on the force. This podcast was born[...]