Politics

It’s a rhetorical distraction that prevents making progress on key public safety challenges

Robert “Bob” Day joined the Police Bureau as a patrol officer in April 1990 and climbed the ranks until being appointed former Chief Outlaw’s deputy chief

The bill presumes disabling or fatal infectious diseases were suffered in the line of duty as a result of injury due to uncapped needles

First responders in Kansas hope the Missouri bill will encourage their own legislators to pass a similar PTSD benefits bill

The law applies to those who got sick with the virus from March 9, 2020, through June 30, 2021 and assumes they contracted it because of work

The Austin Police Association plans to take action against the city’s enforcement of “the illegal provisions”

The proposed bill would make the money available to departments with fewer than 200 sworn officers for safety, training and recruitment

San Francisco saw over 200 overdose deaths, more than half from fentanyl, from January to March, a 40% increase over the same time last year

The omnibus bill also offers up to $50,000 in education and training reimbursements to law enforcement agencies

An agreement between lawmakers and the DeSantis administration puts up funds for LEOs who have protested the ban of DJI drones

The bipartisan bill also includes incentives for school employees to carry a firearm and installs panic buttons on classrooms

House Bill 1595 allows for a gradual shift in what the public will see from county law enforcement once the new sheriff takes office

Students pointing guns at each other is added to the list of grievances against the Calhoun County sheriff

A bill to fund optional handgun training and cover counseling costs in case of a shooting heads to Gov. Eric Holcomb for signing

One migrant at the Logan Square 14th District station was taken to the hospital for chickenpox, but was released and returned to the station later that day