Cops, Coping and CrossFit

In November 2013, the Oregon City Police Department lost an officer in the line of duty. That hadn’t happened in more than 100 years. As the new police chief in the small Oregon community, Jim Brand recognized the need to help the department cope with the loss of Reserve Officer Robert Libke, who was fatally shot after responding to reports of an armed man near a house on fire. In a rare quiet moment during a stressful day, Brand sat down at his desk and could feel weights dropping in the gym, so he wander