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The officer was conducting a traffic stop at the time; neither the police officer nor K-9 Hawk was injured

The policy defines hate groups as organizations that use force for denying rights, promoting ideological goals or advocating illegal systemic prejudice

The department is in the process of searching for "host families" to keep cat deputies across the city

The officer survived with serious injuries; the suspect is in custody and will be held until trial

Objectives of the program include “removing distractions" and "providing a work schedule geared to the operational needs of the team"

The incident, which occurred last month, began after officers attempted to question the woman regarding a report about a person seen with a gun in a neighborhood

The two detectives said they had to work around the clock following the incident and even had to miss officer Aréanah Preston’s funeral

K-9 Rocco found 498 pounds of marijuana in what police Chief Geoffery Farr said is the largest K-9 drug bust in Blue Island history

“We have not turned them away,” Larry Snelling said. “But what we need are other people to step up in these situations because the burden has been on the police department to house people”

“I will take every resource out of the academy … I will not allow another potential probationary police officer to be part of this academy,” a Bloomingdale PD official said

“I think we can police proactively and have our community members understand what we’re doing,” Superintendent Larry Snelling said

Eric Morgan's charges were related to driving the car that Officer Ella French stopped before his brother fatally shot her

"In over 24 years of being an officer here in Pike County, I have not observed such disrespect for law enforcement," Sheriff David Greenwood said

"[Police work] can take a toll on an officer’s psyche. We need to make sure those officers are getting proper time off to decompress," CPD Superintendent Larry Snelling said

“Our message for our officers is, 'Take your time. Slow down and make sure that you’re complying with the law,'" Lockport Police Deputy Chief Ron Huff said