Police Jobs & Careers
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As of last month, Gwinnett County employed 690 officers out of an authorized strength of 939
Michelle Woodfork also laid out what the department is doing to tackle a historic drop in the size of the NOPD’s force
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With the right role models in advisory positions, officers can help to instill the ethics required of today’s law enforcement at a young age
Some people calling for changes in policing probably do have a handle on the answers to those questions, but I contend that many do not
A rookie Detroit Police officer is being credited with saving his partner during a razor-blade attack Saturday by a woman with possible mental health issues
After previous recruitment attempts had limited success, agency is stepping up its efforts to increase the share of women who work as agents
Said he had information suggesting that if Wilson didn’t, “there were going to be acts taken against” the department or its members
Brooklyn District Attorney Kenneth Thompson has called the shooting “deeply troubling” and said it warrants “an immediate, fair and thorough investigation”
The boy was confronted Saturday by officers responding to a 911 call about a male who appeared to be pulling a gun in and out of his pants
Police have described a rookie officer’s shooting of Akai Gurley in a Brooklyn staircase as an apparent accident
Man leaving his girlfriend’s apartment was killed in a darkened stairwell of a public housing complex after a rookie cop fired his weapon, likely accidentally
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