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City of Portland launches outside review of potential bias in its PD

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

Chicago mayor calls for new foot pursuit policy after fatal OIS

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The call comes four years after a DOJ recommendation that Chicago Police adopt a foot pursuit policy

Are LEO leaders considering officers' privacy?

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OfficerPrivacy

Leaders should encourage their officers to maintain their personal privacy; here are three easy strategies all LEO leaders should implement today

Atlanta mayor announces plan to hire 250 new police officers

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Currently, Atlanta PD is about 400 officers under its authorized level amid a spike in violent crime

NYC Council approves several sweeping police reform bills

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The bills include making it easier to sue cops for excessive force and require the NYPD to track the race of drivers in traffic stops

Portland leaders condemn ongoing violence by 'anarchists'

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The plea comes days after yet another unruly crowd incident led to arrests

Portland mayor seeks $2M to stem uptick in gun violence

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The move represents a reversal after city leaders in June voted to cut nearly $16 million from the police budget

Chicago mayor proposes new search warrant rules after wrongful raid

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The move comes amid blowback for a police raid at the wrong home in 2019

Mayor unveils proposal to split PD into 2 groups: armed and unarmed

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Under the proposal, officers would have to reapply to keep jobs as armed “public safety workers”

NYPD’s new set of disciplinary guidelines for cops has big holes, critics say

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The NYPD’s new disciplinary matrix will not change the fact that the police commissioner still has ultimate discretion over how punishments are meted out

Police leaders, lawmakers call for ‘9/11-type’ commission on Capitol attack

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A former NYPD commissioner and Houston’s Chief of Police joined calls to investigate why law enforcement was unprepared for the events of Jan. 6

DC mayor pushes for increased security around inauguration

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In a letter to acting secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser asked for a "pre-disaster declaration"

Boston mayor creates police accountability office

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The ordinance signed Monday will "create a single point of entry for residents issuing complaints and would offer an enhanced level of civilian input"