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A council member says she “doesn’t care” what the money is used for so long as it helps attract quality recruits

Mayor Jacob Frey announced a moratorium on no-knock warrants after the fatal police shooting of Amir Locke in February

A police union spokesperson called the 5% raise "unacceptable" and "a slap in the face"

Fort Worth has made arrangements with the police union to recover the money

The mayor and city councilors backed the four-year contract, which offers a 13% to 20% pay raise

The officers claim a council member defamed them by referring to a fatal police shooting as "a blatant murder"

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