Police Jobs & Careers
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The Ripley Police Department will only be able to sustain three officers if the proposal passes, leaving several hours of the day with no cops on duty
Silos kill progress and diminish the greater good, and our greater good is a healthy, operational police agency
“In addition to being police officers, we are also members of the community. We have lives outside of policing, too.”
New ‘education incentives’ will pay officers with colleges degrees between $190 and $290 every two weeks
For years we have been fishing in a pond that has been void of qualified police applicants, but now we can fish in stocked waters
From chief to CHP officer to game warden, female cops patrol some of the most rural spots in the nation
The city also wants to start a vacation buyback program to reimburse foregone vacation time
City officials told the police union they were still attempting to obtain federal funding for hazard pay
State officials called the behavior showed on the video “disturbing” and said the trooper has been referred to the department’s employee assistance program
The Baltimore Police Department is using data collection and analysis to make informed decisions about staffing and resource allocation
Southern States Police Benevolent Association wrote a letter to city leaders asking for compensation comparable to neighboring municipalities
The city of Flint will pay police officers $1,200 in hazardous duty pay for working during the COVID-19 pandemic
Chief Anthony Geraci will be furloughed for a period not to exceed 90 days, after which his position will be re-reviewed
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