NJ Police Veteran Lt. James Tracy Is One Of NBC Out’s #Pride30

Lieutenant James Tracy (click image to enlarge)

For Pride Month, NBC Out is putting the spotlight on 30 individuals who are bringing positive awareness to and for our LGBTQ community not only through their actions but living by example.

The series is called #Pride30.

So, meet Lt. James Tracy of the Englewood Cliffs Police Department in New Jersey.

Yes, let’s stop and take in the photo and all. It’s pretty fab.

Now, aside from the biceps and chest on display (when you got a Porsche, you don’t keep it in the garage), Officer Tracy has been instrumental in bringing LGBTQ inclusivity to police departments all across Bergen County in the Garden State.

From NBC Out:

Tracy, 40, helped to initiate the Bergen County Police Academy’s very first LGBTQ bias training program in 2016. Now, the New Jersey native is working to expand this program throughout the whole state.

Last June, during LGBTQ Pride Month, Tracy started an initiative where every officer in his department wore “rainbow pride bracelets.” The program was intended to show the town’s LGBTQ community that their police officers are dedicated to inclusion and are supportive of everyone’s rights. The program also initiated a dialogue between officers and numerous residents who asked questions about the bracelets and how they could get one for themselves.

In addition to LGBTQ equality, Tracy has also been dedicated to engaging with youth and training the next generation of law enforcement officers. Tracy is the co-founder and leader of the Junior Police Academy, which is held annually in Englewood Cliffs. It’s a weeklong summer program that trains young people who may want to pursue a career in law enforcement. The program is now in its 14th year.

In true Pride Month fashion, the 40-year-old police veteran shares that he was ‘in the closet’ for the first 10 years of his career as a police officer.

Acknowledging he worked with great professionals in the police department, he was still wary of telling his co-workers the truth about his sexual orientation for fear that they would not accept him.

Eventually, the weight of his personal truth became too much to carry and he slowly began to share with his co-workers.

“The relief that I experienced after coming out can’t be described with words; it was just this enormous weight off my shoulders,” says Tracy. “After experiencing that, I wanted to help other gay officers who may be dealing with the same struggles. Ten years of hiding who I am was much too long; life is too short to hide anything about yourself.”

Because of his personal experience, Tracy helped to initiate the Bergen County Police Academy’s very first LGBTQ bias training program in 2016. And now the native New Jerseyan is moving to share that program throughout New Jersey.

Tracy says he finds “do’s” and “don’t” in bias training shuts down interaction due to fear of saying or doing the wrong thing.

“If you train people from a diversity and inclusion perspective, you don’t need to spend a lot of time on ‘don’t do this’ and ‘don’t do that.’ The LGBTQ population is the only demographic that crosses into every race, ethnicity and religion. Essentially, we are a minority within a minority, and if agencies are not providing bias training on LGBTQ issues, they are missing a huge minority segment.”

NBC Out closes it’s profile of the handsome officer by asking what pride means to him. His answer is spot on.

“Pride to me is about being proud of yourself, accepting yourself, and everything about yourself — regardless of what other people think.”

I couldn’t agree more.

Make sure you follow NBC Out’s series #Pride30 which includes Tracy, Parkland shooting survivor Emma Gonzalez, trans Virginia lawmaker Danica Roem, Hollywood producer Greg Berlanti, and a whole bunch of way impressive/inspiring LGBT folks you should know.

One more thing: I’m gonna say normally I resize photos for The Randy Report so the images fit my blog.

In this case, however, I couldn’t bring myself to deprive you of the full-size awesomeness that is Lt. James Tracy.

So click the image to enlarge the pic above.

#HappyPride2018

Gainesville Cops Selfie Launches Charity Calendar But One Might Have Anti-Semite Views

So much pain for Florida locals who suffered massive losses thanks to Hurricane Irma over the weekend.

Every now and then, folks could use a momentary distraction just to lighten the moment, and I think hottie Gainesville police officers might fill the bill.

Officers Normand, Hamill, and Rengering of the Gainesville Police Department briefly stopped the internet this week with this quick selfie they snapped as they started their duties this week.

So much so that fans clamored for a “hot Gainesville cops” calendar, and now there are promises to produce and sell said calendar with funds going to recovery efforts.

The one small snag in all this woofy hotness – apparently Officer Michael Hamill (pictured above center) might have shared some anti-Semite opinions per his Facebook page, making him not so ‘hot.’.

From the Gainesville Sun:

One screen shot is of an April 2013 post, in which Hamill writes: “Who knew that reading jewish jokes before I go to bed would not only make me feel better about myself but also help me to sleep better as well. Here is one for everybody, “What’s the difference between boy scouts and jews?” Anybody know? Well it is because “Boy scouts come back from their camps.”

One person replied to that Facebook post, calling it “messed up.” Hamill replied, “u don’t like it? don’t read it then.”

In another screen shot from a 2011 post, Hamill writes: “so I find it funny that people will talk about how our government needs to do something about our economy and in reality it’s YOU who needs to stop taking advantage of our system and get a life and do something with your life. Gotta love reality when it hits you in the face. Stupid people annoy me. Put them in an oven and deal with them the Hitler way. Haha.”

“Hot Cop Of Castro” Arrested For Hit-And-Run

(photo via Facebook)

Sad to hear, and I should note we don’t have all the details. But the arrest was certainly not done without some certainty.

Via SFExaminer.com:

A well-known San Francisco police officer, also known as the “Hot Cop of Castro,” was arrested Sunday and booked on two felony charges of hit-and-run, Sgt. Michael Andraychak said.

Christopher Kohrs, 38, of San Francisco is alleged to have struck two pedestrians early Sunday morning in North Beach, police said.

About 2:20 a.m., officers arrived to the intersection of Broadway and Montgomery Street and discovered two pedestrians who had been struck by a car, Andraychak said.

The car, a Dodge Charger, was left at the scene but the driver reportedly fled the scene.

The two pedestrians, both men in their 40s, were taken to the hospital with serious but not life threatening injuries, Andraychak said. The men were apparently crossing Broadway when they were struck by the vehicle that was traveling west on Broadway.

(photo via Facebook)

(h/t TRR reader Aaron)

Playgirl Makes Offer To Hot NYC Cop Who Broke The Internet

The New York Daily News reports that Miguel Pimentel, the New York City Sheriff’s deputy who broke the internet last week with his sexy hotness has received an offer from Playgirl Magazine.

“He’s expressed interest in meeting and talking about it,” Playgirl spokesman Daniel Nardicio exclusively told the Daily News. “It would have to be full frontal.”

Nardicio said the website would match Pimentel’s salary, estimated to be about $44,744 without overtime, for a sexy cop-themed shoot.

“The audience is gay men and straight women and he appeals to both — he’s masculine and very New York,” said Nardicio.

Pimentel, who has a steady girlfriend (sorry, ladies), did not return requests for comment. His partner in love is reportedly already upset about all the attention Pimentel is getting from admirers.

I’m sure it’s not going to happen.

Darn it.