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During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tustin Police Department kept the lines of communication open in their community by using Zoom to host virtual meetings
Police1 columnists reflect on their analysis of 2020’s civil unrest and calls for police reform and share their thoughts on where policing is now
Small town leaders must manage not only their local community’s concerns but also inform national and international media about incidents in their region
Within hours the hashtag #JeSuisChien had gone viral
The officers were put on paid leave after the incident
A pair of zebras escaped from a circus and went running through the streets
Officers got the idea when they were considering a change to their departmental patch
The video was released on YouTube by the San Francisco public defender’s office
Police say the app is troubling because it encourages people to be present in unsafe situations
It’s unclear why the websites were targeted
The threatening posts showed up on the anonymous location-based messaging app Yik Yak
The two released a joint statement on the incident
The posts were widely disseminated across the Internet and local media
We take our marching orders from the citizens we serve, so we need to be flexible, innovative, and fearless enough to change with the expectations of our residents
More and more, police officers are being put into the role of these two types of interventional services
The captain has asked for support from anyone who supports the legalization of marijuana
The man was upset after he was ticketed for speeding in 2014
The names of the officers have not been released
Officers arrested two men but are searching for third suspect
The court’s opinion reversed a lower court’s finding that the 2008 law was unconstitutional
On his podcast, the man compared shooting police officers to ‘shooting gophers’
The man posted threats to Facebook calling the retail giant ‘anti-American’
Working with – not against – news organizations will help you better control your agency’s narrative
Officer helped find the teen’s inflatable ghost tree
Dash cam footage of the encounter has viewers split on why woman was stopped
Police say every error or misjudgment is broadcast endlessly, creating hostility towards cops
The citizens hashtagged the bill with ‘Blue Lives Matter’
The pervasiveness of smartphones could be inhibiting officers’ ability, or at least their willingness, to fight crime.
The officer said ‘show me your hands or dance moves’
Within 24 hours of posting the call for tipsters, the department has received two reports
A black man with a concealed weapon posted about being pulled over by an officer
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