Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs
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“We recognize the dangers that are involved, but you don’t go in expecting someone to try to beat you to death,” Sheriff T.K. Waters said
Regardless of where an incident occurs, agencies invariably face inquiries from community members and the media about their preparedness and response
Police veterans Bill Mazur and Joe Collins discuss the important role supervisors play in building officer resiliency
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A reboot has been issued by former members of the President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing, convened by President Obama in 2014
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Acting Chief Larry Scirotto will use an earlier staffing study to assess and possibly reallocate resources to impact OT and staffing shortages
“I love this community. And so, the hours that I’m putting in are because of my care for the people,” Ashland Chief Ryan Brady said
“Thank you for being a role model, leader and most importantly, my daddy,” Chief Michael Schlie’s daughter said over the radio
St. Cloud Chief Douglas Goerke apologized to the victim’s family saying, “I have no tolerance for officers who harm our community or violate its trust”
Sheriff Robert Luna’s request, which was opposed by the ACLU, includes plans to purchase a jail management system and new TASERs for deputies on patrol
Twenty-two officers have been moved into the traffic patrol division for one month to focus on impaired drivers and the deadliest city streets
The Austin Police Association plans to take action against the city’s enforcement of “the illegal provisions”
Columbus realigned patrol zones for better policing and response times in affected neighborhoods, with resources deployed more efficiently
San Francisco saw over 200 overdose deaths, more than half from fentanyl, from January to March, a 40% increase over the same time last year
Troopers will no longer be assigned to cover Washoe County between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m., beginning in June or July
The union released a statement critical of the “vanilla media release” from the department about an officer suffering multiple facial fractures
The union applauds the change in work schedules as way to give officers more time with their families
Larry Scirotto said one of the first areas he’ll focus on is restructuring and reorganizing the command staff and rank-and-file officers
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Officials finalized a policy and have begun issuing body-worn cameras in a rollout to several hundred employees
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House Bill 1595 allows for a gradual shift in what the public will see from county law enforcement once the new sheriff takes office
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Asheville pays for off-duty county deputies as part of a new 60-day project to fight crime downtown
Auto theft numbers have increased so much an NYPD precinct in the Bronx is giving out 500 donated AirTags
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The Task Force on 21st Century Policing’s new report looks at hiring, training and doing away with the military style of command-and-control management
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