Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs

CPD's chief of the recruitment and retention unit says CPD has been making progress to recruit new hires; its goal is to make 1,000 hires by the year's end

All public safety agencies will be located in one location for better communication; HPD's police chief will have the authority to reject security plans

Chief Michel Moore said detectives are investigating whether the recording made last year was made illegally

Experts review common issues that can cause problems not only for a patrol officer but all the way up the chain of command in an agency

"Our community deserves us to be well. Let's talk about mental health," Chief Brian Layton said

The police union said the report was written to "elicit a more punitive approach" and it omitted context about legitimate reasons panels might have for recommending a lesser penalty

Chief Erika Shields' focus on reducing violent crime helped to cut homicides by 14% and shootings by 30% last year

"I consider it a tragedy that I have deputies that have to get government assistance to support their family," writes Richland County Sheriff Leon Lott

Lt. Mariano Pargas is the second police leader to leave law enforcement in the fallout following the police response to the shooting at Robb Elementary School

Escalating crime in the county and low morale led the local union to take a vote on Chief Melissa Hyatt's leadership earlier this year

Josh Gutierrez, who has served as an emergency management coordinator in other school districts, has experience as both a LEO and educator

Two Ohio police officers should be commended for saving a suspect’s life with a chest seal they purchased, but this shouldn’t be the norm or the expectation

We need a continuous focus on strong recruitment and retention techniques, along with improvements to community relations

A young officer discusses the qualities of high-performance leadership, which were first demonstrated to him during the civil unrest in 2020

Acevedo currently operates his own law enforcement consulting company and has been working with Aurora PD on its consent decree