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An officer can be disciplined for not working ordered overtime under the department’s rules and procedures, such as receiving a verbal warning or suspension
The take-home car program is one improvement the city government has provided to the Greensboro Police Department in order to drive recruiting efforts
The suit alleges many high-ranking jobs aren’t posted publicly, which agency policy requires, and those that are posted are quickly filled by white, male candidates
36-year-old Christopher Nelson has been arrested on charges of menacing as a hate crime and aggravated harassment
Sean Gannon has been restricted to desk duty because officials say his cognitive abilities have been affected by concussions he received during his fighting career
Officer Tom Woods was faced with a sudden ambush attack by a man armed with a pair of brass knuckles and a replica that appeared to be a real gun — Woods not only survived, he prevailed
Officials have deliberately skirted the words “radical Islamist terrorism” — but there are myriad signs which point to “yes”
Police departments must start recruiting the next generation of officers early in their teenage-adult development to prevent some of the mistakes others have encountered
The city’s first transgender police officer was kept out of an event at the San Diego LGBT Community Center because she was wearing her uniform
One lawyer who has advised police leaders in the state for decades says he expects unions to put up a fight the first time a chief tries to fire an employee for smoking pot off the clock
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