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Chief Paul Wegner believes it is a viable solution that he’s willing to try in order to save his staff
Cadets have already started taking 911 calls, while some police officers remain in training
“I’ve been an athlete my entire life,” said Alexa Jacobs, 27. “I didn’t think that would happen”
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City has the second highest crime rate in U.S.
“I think he feels defeated here in Oakland,” one Sgt. said. “You try to do everything you can, and it’s never good enough”
‘Barney Fife’ incidents may result in a verbal reprimand or a letter in our personal file, but they also get more than a couple of laughs in the squad room
Lt. Raymond Evers, a Philadelphia police spokesman, said, ‘Sometimes people don’t want to listen to the cops, but they’ll listen to a horse.’
The appointment caps Gascón’s brisk rise in San Francisco, and alters the city’s law enforcement structure days before the interim mayor is sworn in
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