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The new interim chief was one of several home-grown candidates

The program will be funded by savings from vacancies in this year's academies

A city council member estimated that 5-10% of 911 calls could be diverted from police

The latest effort in a fight over replacing the police department comes just two days before early voting begins

About 300 officers have left in the past 18 months, and about 100 have been hired, according to one council member

The contract will increase police spending by $133 million over three years, "ultimately helping keep Philadelphians safer," the mayor said

The lawsuit, filed on behalf of 2,425 employees, claimed that the city did not properly pay time-and-a-half for overtime work

The Chicago Fraternal Order of Police has said it will oppose vaccine mandates

If approved by voters, the proposal would require the city to employ no fewer than two officers per 1,000 residents

A judge ordered city leaders to "immediately" take "necessary action" to fund at least 0.0017 employees per resident

"We see clearly that crime is out of control," said Chief LeRonne Armstrong in an impassioned plea. "And our response was for less police resources"

The town has demanded that the police chief hand over the keys to the evidence storage room

Town officials say a contract with the sheriff’s office will save them $1.3 million over three years

The proposal would require newly hired officers to live in Syracuse for their first five years on the job

Chief Chuck Lovell has said Portland PD would cooperate with the investigation