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Leadership investigated the incident and handed down a one-day suspension, but town commissioners increased the punishment
Organizers hope the daughters of Bibb County Deputy Brad Johnson will see his name added to the National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial in May
A woman, who was pulled over for tailgating, refused orders to get out of the vehicle, roll down her windows or provide officers with insurance and driver’s license information
Expansion of the Heart and Lung Act will add park rangers, some corrections employees, port and housing police and university officers
The union said they wanted to address the training, maintenance and administrative duties needed to implement the new tech
Los Angeles Police Protective League says armed response not needed for most welfare checks, illegal fireworks, noisy parties and drinking in public
At question is officers being directed to write a statement about what happened before reviewing video footage and writing a supplemental report after
“If we were to speak the way he did in a public forum we’d be looking at discipline or termination.”
The revamped patrol schedule provides efficient police staffing while also giving officers more days off to recover from stressful work
U.S. Attorney Damian Williams said Ed Mullins reneged on his promise to look out for thousands of sergeants by stealing “hundreds of thousands of dollars from them”
The new wage increase ups the starting pay to $62,400 per year, which is the biggest raise for state troopers in two decades
“If we have insufficient resources for our daily operations, we are truly behind the eight ball when severe weather and other emergencies occur,” a union rep said
The police union is now calling on the department to ensure officers are equipped with all the lifesaving equipment they need – without spending their own money
The retroactive pay and salary increases for 2019-2021 covers about 850 officers and retirees
“The police department is held together with duct tape and overtime,” union officials said
The professor, who had locked himself out of his campus building, did not have ID to show the officer
Tampa Mayor Jane Castor called the raises “both necessary and well deserved”
The council’s passage of the 2021 rule was “unlawful interference with police procedures and tactics,” officials said
“This is simply unsafe and cannot be allowed to occur,” said union head Larry Calderone
FOP president John Catanzara rebuked the mayor, saying that the city’s policy of canceling days off is unsustainable
The suit claimed New Jersey violated federal standards set in the LEOSA statute, which allows officers concealed carry benefits
Negotiating individual contracts would let police avoid yearly budget fluctuations, said union president Brendan Leavy
A police union claims that appropriate equipment to reduce lead poisoning was never purchased
The result could lead to the reinstatement of deputies who were fired for refusing to comply with a COVID-19 vaccine policy
One union had strong words after Mayor Eric Adams implied cellphones were distracting officers on the job
Union leaders condemned the decision as selective enforcement and a “double standard”
The suspect, a felon, was briefly jailed for firing at officers outside a nightclub, police said
Fort Worth has made arrangements with the police union to recover the money
Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, who comes from a police family, would “treat issues related to law enforcement fairly and justly,” said FOP President Patrick Yoes
Mayor Ted Wheeler said the contract aims to help retain officers and improve accountability
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