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With a combined 155 years of experience, five retired deputies returned to work to help combat staffing shortages for the Ashtabula County Sheriff’s Office
Imagine if our recruiting, training and supervision were cooperatively and competently implemented with the intention of building a skillful, ethical policer
Too often those who do not receive a coveted promotion are demoralized by what should be seen as merely a setback
The City Council was voting on a contract that included more pay for officers and raised questions about the future use of body cameras
The court ordered the city to give back pay to six African-American patrolmen who were wrongfully terminated based on a controversial hair test for drugs
Republican Indiana Governor Mike Pence and Democratic Virginia Senator Tim Kaine battled it out for 90 minutes in the only vice presidential debate of the 2016 election season
Justin Payne wanted to become a Buffalo police officer but was a little out of shape, so he sent in a buff replacement
AG Loretta Lynch launched National Community Policing Week by announcing the $119M grant that will help police departments across the country hire new officers
Still recovering from the July attack that left five LEOs dead, the DPD is facing a new crisis as its pension fund approaches insolvency
Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to hire 500 additional police officers, promote hundreds of cops to sergeant and detective, and spend more on programs that help at-risk youth
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