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The proposal is also intended to alleviate a staffing shortage
Mayor Eric Adams, a former NYPD captain, said he will be analyzing “what we have” before taking that step
South Fulton officials hope the program will allow uniformed members to more easily live within city limits
Police union rejects city’s counteroffers on pension contributions and job guarantees
Oakland City Council voted June 25 to eliminate 80 police officer positions to help close the city’s $32.5 million funding gap
The Coopers, 16 years apart in age, are both coppers for Charleston PD
Conor McDonald, 23, was sworn in along with 1,200 other cadets Tuesday
A supervisor has the difficult job of winning the loyalty and trust of his officers, while also ensuring that laws and policies are followed when force is used
Bones were shattered and brain was swollen after a drunk driver hit him in 2009
His deputies arrested a county chairman whose BAC turned out to be .000
Urging cops to flood newspapers’ websites with pro-police comments before crucial council meeting
Supervisors must assume a risk-analysis perspective when managing critical events and balance the need for immediate action against the consequences of acting prematurely
Oakland had the sixth-highest violent crime rate in the country in 2009 and the highest in California, according to preliminary FBI statistics