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The $35 million will go to more than 10,000 law enforcement officers, EMS personnel and firefighters from 309 agencies
“Community policing has been part of our philosophy. It’s not a program we do. It’s just been who we are,” Papillion’s mayor said
The funding will allow the department to be fully staffed early next year for the first time in many years, the mayor said
Officials said they would look to contract with other agencies to patrol streets and handle other emergency services in the one-square-mile city
We asked street officers and supervisors to weigh in on a number of topics – from use of force to career satisfaction
P1 and LSU’s survey revealed differences in opinion among supervisors and street cops, female and male cops as well as LEOs of different races
Download the full survey results
We’ve gathered key findings in three critical areas: use of force, community relations and the mental health impact of events like Ferguson and Dallas
The church says it needs its own police officers to keep its school as well as its more than 4,000 person congregation safe
Cam Gordon received a conditional job offer, allowing him to become a member of the next recruiting school class
The curriculum will provide the cadets with ideas on how to be more effective dealing with changing community norms
Aaron Heldreth became the first amputee to graduate from the sheriff’s training academy and don an Oxnard police uniform
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