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“There are decisions being made that jeopardize my safety and make me question what the future will hold for a Kenly police officer,” a now-resigned officer said
Recent statistics show dispatchers routed 25% of the 2,400 mental health calls from January to March 2022 – not the 50% of calls the program promised
Sheriff Ross Mirkarimi has filed a lawsuit against the city to get his job back
Chief Jay Varney said he truly enjoys being chief in a relatively little, rural PD, where he’s got great officers who keep plenty busy both in crime fighting and community policing
Patrolman Daniel Harless made a traffic stop that became a controversial viral video
The more aware our officers are, the better mentally prepared they will be when presented with one of these horrific scenarios
In our constitutional republic, there is a critical distinction between law enforcement officer and soldier
We should remember that our military forces have become more police-like while performing peace keeping and stability operations in both Iraq and Afghanistan
The council proclamation noted Hayes’ community policing efforts
In a few, fortunately quite rare cases, a good guy becomes the bad guy and these encounters turn deadly
This month, Police1 examines the sensitive issue of police officers who suddenly become deadly threats to other cops - we begin with the threat posed by impersonators
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