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.
While SWAT and community policing naturally feels to be in conflict with each other that does not have to be the case
Read about one cop’s bittersweet honor, life-or-death decisions, creative community policing and more
How education and effective communication can improve both officer and community safety
Higgins said politicians dredging up hurtful issues from the past is what’s wrong with this country
The officers who used the logo were ‘trying to be creative’
It took about three hours to scour 15 to 20 panels, or roughly half of the exhibit
The man gestured that the weapon was in the empty bag, but the cashier saw it held only a piece of cardboard
The suspect crashed into the officer’s cruiser and slammed into a house
Agencies would be required tell the state DOJ the number of DNA samples they collect in sexual assault cases
The bill would lower the cap on traffic ticket fines from $300 to $225
PD released the video in part to open up a dialogue of the difficulties cops face in responding to calls involving mentally ill subjects
When the teens saw the suspect kick the officer in the jaw, they immediately ran over to help
The mother goose approached police and pecked on the cruiser door until they followed her
Officers who thought they’d seen it all were surprised at this call
The escaped calf led police on a 12-block pursuit
Police issued a photo of the newborn inside the hospital with his beaming parents
The officers believed her message to be ‘anti-police’
Body camera video included no footage of an officer taking the woman’s phone as she claimed
Veteran Miami officer Delrish Moss will be sworn in Monday
Police had figured that the killer laid low after one woman survived a gunshot in 1988
Not all of those who go through the cadet program wind up becoming sworn officers
Cases involving deadly force overshadow the actuality that cops overwhelmingly employ restraint in their use of deadly force
Attorney says decision has serious career consequences for officer
It was unclear how many people had contacted the department about the message
The poster was part of a diversity awareness campaign
When residents found two stop signs missing from a busy intersection, they started digging for answers
Passcode-locked smartphones sold in the state would need to have ‘back door’ access under the bill
The dove created a nest at the base of a cruiser’s windshield
Whenever people see a police officer, firefighter or EMT, they can let them know they’re appreciated
The man asks if the officer would throw the missing pot back on the ground
It is not the first time authorities have called for elimination of the department
One suffered a cut after being struck by a rock in the head, one was hit by a Molotov cocktail and another was bitten
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