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The City of Biddeford is now offering fully certified dispatchers $41 an hour to help fill in the gaps on a part-time basis
Potential future actions include judgment calls on extending officers’ shifts, pay retired officers to perform certain tasks or call in officers from other agencies
The Warner Police Department’s four officers, as well as the department’s chief, all handed in their resignations; no reason was given
A study commissioned by the pension board projected that the fund will be insolvent in less than 15 years if no changes are made to the benefits received by members
A hilarious new recruitment video pokes fun at the poor shooting skills of the Galactic Empire’s ground force
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
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