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Signs of backlash against increased crime associated with oppressive and punitive police reform measures are coming to light
The need to renew and enhance trust and respect between stakeholders and law enforcement partners has never been greater
The tweeting has helped the agency develop an identity among residents who typically don’t have much interaction with law enforcement
The 1800-1900s era style is symbolic for the department going ‘back to basics’ with a new chief
Chief says he’s seen violent acts in his 12 years of police work, but nothing quite like this
For the third time in two months, Los Angeles police on Wednesday buried one of their own
Told commissioners he wants more time as chief in order to “continue to rebuild and reengineer a department that’s suffered massive budget cuts”
Angry residents at a meeting called for his resignation on Thursday
All I can ask any commander is this: “When was the last time you had ‘fun’ at work? When was the last time you heard your battle cry?”
Social media networks are playing a role for the first time ever in a Merced County sheriff’s campaign
Mailer includes a list of 99 positions in the department with the cost to the city to provide salaries and benefits for the officers
Squad cars of the Van Alstyne Police Department are emblazoned with the words, “community first.” To Chief Tim Barnes, the phrase is more than just words
Officials in a small Central Texas town voted Saturday to fire a officer who shot and killed an armed 93-year-old woman
Security officials escorted some people from an Albuquerque City Council meeting amid new rules
Chief said Wednesday the department may impound vehicles belonging to Lyft and Uber drivers if they continue to violate city’s regulations for vehicles for hire
Police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson said officers use handcuffs as a safeguard, and they acted according to bureau policy
Family members and other supporters took a Nevada rancher’s grazing rights fight against the U.S. government to the sheriff in Las Vegas on Friday
Several sheriffs will no longer honor requests from federal immigration authorities to continue to detain someone once they are eligible to be released
Former officer has filed a $25,150 claim against the city, claiming that the police removed his personal firearms from his locker and had them destroyed
Chief Sam Dotson has apologized for labeling some city officers as “slugs” while talking to residents after a Public Safety Committee meeting
Chief Crystal Moore became the town’s first female officer with a sterling 23-year record on the force — until she was ordered into the mayor’s office and fired
In their hunt for an 11th straight year of crime reduction, Dallas police say they’re going to need more bait
The chief is at the center of a State Law Enforcement Division investigation into use of force that began after a midday high-speed police chase and arrest of a suspect in a stolen car
One top Dallas police official described trouble with its training academy as “foundation problems”
A year after Camden disbanded its police department and brought in a new one with more officers on the street, reported crime has dropped significantly
Florida law enforcement authorities are set to begin a public awareness campaign to fight the effort to legalize medicinal marijuana
Mayor Bill De Blasio and Commissioner William J. Bratton say that the current head count — 34,604 — is sufficient
Overseer called on officials to end “fragmentary attempts to select a permanent chief” that have “consumed public resources and done little to nurture public confidence in the process”
Even Chief Sam Somers is hitting the streets one week per month
With an eye to stock the city’s draining pool of officers, Santa Clara County may offer the services of sheriff’s deputies to help temporarily cope