Community Policing
The Community Policing topic covers efforts by agencies and officers to partner with other branches of local government as well as non-governmental organizations to reduce crime and increase the quality of life for law-abiding citizens.
Younger officers can help departments improve their online profiles and better connect with their communities
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The cycle of listening to residents, acting on their feedback and communicating results back to the community will continually increase trust over time
John Loughran was allegedly fired because his grieving of a fallen cop was preventing him from doing his job
Officer Anthony Zagorski escorted fallen Officer Jose Chavez’s daughter on her first day
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The fast food restaurant said they will “always have a place” for Sgt. Sam Howard and Officer Matthew Baxter
The agency arrested a veteran deputy Wednesday, accusing him of secretly recording security video of the airport gunman
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The owner said the incident stemmed from a misunderstanding regarding the markings employees use while preparing orders
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“Gaining mutual respect for one another in the boxing ring might be the start of something that can help overcome differences in worldview, ideology, what have you”
The online tool shows the demographic characteristics of people detained in traffic and suspicious-persons stops across the city
Police Chief Philip Dupuis said his badge was on his belt next to his gun and his ID was on a lanyard around his neck
David Milligan’s family hadn’t seen him in over 20 years. Then the Long Beach Police Department came to the rescue
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Jim Chambers said that people who work out there are generally minorities who are uncomfortable with law enforcement
The shared effort keeps local buyers and sellers safe
You have to listen, not just hear people, when they tell their story
The 18-year-old man attempted to steal a dress shirt, tie and socks for an interview
Speakers discussed ways Lt. Aaron Allan went above and beyond to help others, such as spending his own money to buy a new car battery for a stranded woman
Det. Matthew Tarentino died in a car wreck while driving to work in May
Two plainclothes officers with visible badges on their shirts said an employee told them “I don’t serve cops”
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“He admired them. He would always go up to them and thank them for what they did”
You could argue that the true assessment of a police officer is how he or she interacts with juveniles
The grant is named after Det. Matthew Tarentino, who died in a crash on May 30
Officer Woodson was sent out to direct traffic after storms knocked out the power
“As I walked by, there was a bunch of children on a truck holding Nerf guns. I said ‘Hi’ to them thinking none the wiser”
Sidney was excited when Officer David Bonday stopped by because she wants to be a cop when she grows up
Tyler Carender, 20, is charged with causing more than a half-million dollars in damage to a church and middle school
Captain Cortrell Davis finished cutting the man’s entire yard
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