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In Ohio, the maximum age limit for a certified officer is 35 years; the city of Springfield hopes that removing the maximum age cap will help fill vacancies
The Los Gatos-Monte Sereno Police Department is budgeted for 39 officers and currently has 28 active, available and sworn staff
When the Pembroke Park Police Department was created less than a year ago, it had 20 sworn officers; it currently has 11 sworn personnel
Deputy John Kotfila Jr. was killed in the line of duty last year by a wrong-way driver
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Department of Veterans Affairs police officers are considered federal employees that protect the nation’s veteran health care facilities
Bergen County Sheriff Michael Saudino says the layoffs are the result of new state mandates, but union officials dispute this
In addition to the large pay boost for current officers, new officers will start at an 8 percent higher base pay
When the overall pension fund had losses, excess cash in flush years couldn’t make up the difference because it is sent to the cost-of-living adjustment fund
Mayor Libby Schaaf agreed that she didn’t pay enough attention to the investigation of the police department
Mayor Ildefonso Green publicly blamed Police Chief Michael Ford for being a source in a series of negative news articles
The suspensions are in effect pending the outcome of the investigation of three cadets who allegedly stole cruisers and equipment and led police on a pursuit
The department says the videos, produced from 2010 to 2012, have sparked ridicule for the agency
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