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The department predicts it will lose 77 officers by end of year due to retirements and resignations, pushing the vacancy rate above 40%
The number is more than double that of the previous four years
The short altercation did not harm anyone; officials are investigating what caused the tussle
The officer is charged with two counts each of reckless homicide and aggravated driving under the influence of alcohol
An investigation concluded the incident, though unintentional, was due to “officer error,” the department said
The city has seen a string of officer-involved shootings — 18 of them fatal — since 2010. The department also has been plagued by a number of high-profile cases alleging excessive force
The defense attorney said the verdict set a “dangerous precedent. People can be prosecuted for their thoughts and convicted”
They escorted a caravan of sports cars that traveled the Garden State Parkway last year at 100 mph, and covered their plate numbers
Corporations and the public are contributing funds to help those affected by the massacre
2 Tennessee lawmakers said they will press ahead with a bill that would strip the Vanderbilt University Police Department of state recognition unless the school abandons its “all-comers” policy
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