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The U.S. Capitol Police is still 300 officers short of where is should be, said Chief Thomas Manger
How education and effective communication can improve both officer and community safety
While the reasons for leaving vary, experts warn that the large number of senior staff members departing has broader implications
When you’re a ‘loaner’ you can be on urban streets surrounded by millions on one day and the next day be deep in a canyon outnumbered 10-to-1 by rattlesnakes
The department’s Facebook page has more than 4,500 followers and admins post multiple times a day
The Richland County Sheriff’s Department and the Columbia Police Department have launched the ‘Aerial Intelligence and Response’ program for surveillance, search and rescue, and SWAT operations
Lt. Col. Douglas A. Middleton is a 38-year veteran of Henrico Police who has served as second in command since 1998
Climbing our mountain, we warriors sometimes ascend in groups, and at others, set off alone on a singular path toward the peaks
Affirmative action policy since 2001 can no longer be justified because the police service has risen to nearly 30 percent
Philadelphia Detective Timothy Brooks sprang into action and started pulling people from the Delaware when a tour boat struck a barge last summer
Four employees say other civilian workers should be included in the plan