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Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs

The Command Staff - Chiefs / Sheriffs topic gives police leadership news and information to help them lead their troops. This topic also gives the patrol officer an avenue to prepare themselves for a rise through the ranks.

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Embracing open communication can enhance team trust, improve decision-making and create a supportive work environment
Officers will be expected to balance several priorities, each of which will affect the way democracy plays out on Election Day
Already in 2020 there have been 53 more victims killed than over the same period in 2019
Reporters from FOX, ABC, CBS and CNN shared their experiences from covering 2020 civil unrest
Chief of Department Terence Monahan said the NYPD has been holding “refreshers” for officers on crowd control
The man helped Officer Courtney Waller put on a tourniquet and escorted him to safety
Three police chiefs discuss their department’s response to peaceful protests that became violent because of “bad actors”
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The statement comes after a 19-year-old accused of striking an officer in the head with an aluminum bat was charged with first-degree assault
The man was quoted referring to white officers in an interview that prompted internal backlash
Restoring relationships with our neighbors will require a commitment on both sides to honest and open dialogue
The director of a Michigan police chief’s association said there is no legal basis to enforce the Secretary of State’s edict banning open carry at polls on Election Day
A spokesman said the agency has no specific information, but that it “would be foolish not to make sure we had resources available”
Police Chief Andy Hall said his request for more money was largely based on raises officers are owed under their labor contract
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“The choice to not incite more violence was the correct one,” said Santa Fe’s mayor after crowds toppled a war monument during an Indigenous People’s Day rally
Chief of Patrol Fausto Pichardo felt de Blasio and his staff were meddling in police work and ignoring the department’s chain of command, an official said
A police commission is considering firing Officer Joseph Mensah, who was cleared of criminal wrongdoing in a fatal shooting that sparked protests
Police executives from three cities in states where election results are expected to be close discuss their preparations for November 3
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Change upsets the status quo so be prepared to develop a thick skin and get ready to answer tough questions
Transformational leadership is one of the best approaches during tumultuous times
Changing culture is quite possibly the most difficult leadership challenge a police executive will ever encounter
A superior court judge ruled that Sheriff Alex Villanueva exceeded his authority when he rehired a fired deputy as part of a settlement agreement
The two men pleaded guilty on charges related to rigging the search for a police chief
The city’s mayor described him as a “brilliant leader” who “broke barriers and embodied the progress” of the city
A string of shootings left 4 dead and 19 wounded in six days across a city that has seen nearly 40 more homicides so far this year than last year
The sheriff said all 800 deputies will be outfitted, citing a public desire for the cameras
The mayor denied Dwayne Hobbs’ claim that he was fired because the city wanted to hire a Black police chief
The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability