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The Norwich Police Department says the study’s findings fit perfectly with its latest recruiting campaign
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A new lateral entry program aims to make it easier for experienced recruits to join
Mark Stigler grew up with strong family ties to profession
Offering a correction to an officer’s tactical effectiveness can be life-saving
Steve Glick retains commission through the city as a reserve officer
Sgt. Rick Billian serves as a reserve officer and has worked in dispatch
City Police Chief Michael Pristoop praised the department’s fledgling auxiliary program
Examples elsewhere show moving from local forces to regional consolidation happens slowly
The city is divided into 35 policing beats, but Batts said four beats in East Oakland account for 65 percent of its homicides
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