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“The surge of crime and violence that we are seeing in our streets is completely unacceptable,” said Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao. “The City of Oakland is hard at work turning the tide”
Aldermen are considering raising the mandatory retirement age from 63 to 65; the officer deployment study is required by the department’s consent decree
Small-town police departments turn to grant funds to address the challenges of limited resources, personnel shortages and technology gaps
Officers around the country are experiencing the pain their decision to be a cop is now causing their loved ones
An activist’s call for cops to live within the communities they police has received millions of views online
Some of the reforms being proposed nationwide seem more like fantasy than realistic goals for rural law enforcement
“Cuts this deep mean we would lose more than 50% of our (black, indigenous, people of color) officers,” the department said
The recommendations were developed after a review of use-of-force incidents involving SPD officers between 2013 and 2018
“It is a troubling trend that we are closely monitoring,” said Sgt. Mary Francis O’Donnell
There are two constants about being a probation officer: nothing is ever the same and the only expected is the unexpected
It is our job, our oath, our promise to police a diverse society with equity
The cuts will reduce the number of officers to a level not seen for more than a decade
If you are a good cop, who in these bad times is thinking of quitting law enforcement, don’t just resign, but relocate and renew yourself and your career
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