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State Senator Javier Valdez said the bill would help address current job shortages and “promote diversification of Washington’s public service”
The department has filled 22 of its planned 50 new civilian jobs, a move intended to free up LEOs to focus on crime
Greenfield officials accepted the police department’s recommendations on quickly hiring new officers
Was captured Tuesday by security forces in Ciudad Juarez, across the border from El Paso, and deported back to the U.S.
Man was accidentally shot after opening a door in a dark stairway that Officer Peter Liang was patrolling
Officers attended the graduation of the son of a reserve deputy who was slain mere hours before he was scheduled to receive diploma
Court being asked to decide: If a trooper can’t be trusted to tell the truth about why he lost his hat, can he be trusted when he faces a heavier moral choice?
City’s police chief said he fears for the officer’s safety
Former police captain who resigned rather than be demoted for helping a guitarist use PD’s copter for a wedding proposal is poised to get his job back
Richard Donohue Jr. returned to work Friday after more than two years of recovery — with a promotion
Reserve deputy was fatally shot overnight and the suspected shooter is in custody
A cover letter can very well make the difference between getting an interview in the first place or having your application placed in the administrative equivalent of the “circular file”
If taking the next step in your career is becoming a chief of police somewhere, even getting an interview largely depends on your resume — here are five keys to successful resume-writing for police executives
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