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The sold-out event attracted over 700 attendees and featured dozens of sessions focusing on crime prevention, community relations and professional development
Ceremony
“This is the first police building in the 104-year history of Severance,” Police Chief Ken Chavez said. “I hope you take pride in it”
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St. Paul Police Chief Todd Axtell said the department is already down nearly 100 officers
A police union president says the cost of living is far outpacing wages
Staffing is the lowest it’s been in 20 years. Officials hope a new approach will change that
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
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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
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