Police Jobs & Careers
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The agency saw a net loss of 176 officers in 2022, with 279 sworn members leaving the agency and just 103 new hires
Police leaders would be wise to cultivate the intrinsic skills and talents of their officers in purposeful ways to fortify meaningful connections with communities
Columbus Police Chief Elaine Bryant announced that the four new deputy chiefs will begin their new roles in February
Officer shot and killed a 13-year-old boy carrying a pellet gun he mistook for an assault rifle
A fuss over an officer’s vanity plate has blown up into a constitutional debate that could lead to the Indiana General Assembly deciding whether to rewrite the law or stop selling personalized license plates altogether
Move comes in protest to a recent City Council vote that will reduce health care subsidies for current and retired city employees
More than 600 rookie officers are expected to hit the streets of some of the city’s high crime areas Friday
State officials plan to redeploy 50 state troopers and public safety officers to help with law enforcement there
The graduating members of the 169th Basic Academy bring the number of officers on the city force to 680
The move came as a surprise for the teen, who was told only to expect a welcome home party
I don’t like practical jokes, and to this very day I think Steve’s “man with a gun” call in front of Frontier Realty was dangerous and in poor taste
The former SWAT team member thought his potentially deadly cancer was the worst of his problems — until he got a termination letter
When Francesca Quaranta told her fellow police officers in 2012 that she was transgender, she said it began a long and harsh career decline that included discrimination and harassment
