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Chief Larry Scirotto aims to reduce the bureau’s call volume from 200,000 calls to 50,000 calls this year
Law enforcement continues to struggle with recruiting women into the policing profession — recruiting websites aren’t helping
With family and friends looking on, each cadet was promoted to the rank of officer
A new California Highway Patrol officer receives her badge after the swearing-in ceremony
Alexa Jacobs, 27, was participating in a police academy exercise before she fell ill
Not all relevant experiences are formal accolades. Informal accomplishments are just as important to show you’re ready for promotion
Marc Coopwood, a 27-year law enforcement veteran, is committed to keeping the public sector safe, stable and secure in a different way than he did as an assistant chief of police
City officials called the complex the first of its kind nationwide
Six different bills take aim at police recruiting, including funding for degree programs, continuing education and marketing
Manuel Soto, 22, became the sixth NYPD officer shot this year, just days after the fatal ambush of Officers Jason Rivera and Wilbert Mora
Chief Davids Nisleit said that most of the trends he follows don’t look promising
The move comes after a similar bill in Kentucky was proposed to incentivize more officers to work in the state