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Command
After Year-Long Search Oakland Names New Chief
The hiring of Chief Floyd Mitchell ends a more than year-long search to fill the position. He takes over a department that has been without a permanent leader since Mayor Sheng Thao fired former Chief LeRonne Armstrong in February 2023.
March 27, 2024
Command
NYPD Chiefs Ride Subway to Talk to Riders About Crime
"I know that you guys are doing the best you can, but honestly, I didn't feel safe," said one Bronx resident, Jonilee Maldonado.
March 25, 2024
Command
Los Angeles Hires Headhunter to Help Find Next Chief
The search process will include conducting a community survey on the chief’s job, running social media ads to woo potential applicants, and checking the finalists’ credit histories, according to the firm’s contract with the city’s personnel department.
March 20, 2024
Command
Former Colorado Chief Sues Over 2022 Firing, Claims Retaliation Over Anti-Racist Policies
Former Aurora Police Chief Vanessa Wilson’s employment was terminated in April 2022, and her attorneys notified the city in November of her intent to sue. On Friday, her team submitted a 35-page complaint in the U.S. District Court for Colorado.
March 18, 2024
Command
Seattle PD Says Low Pay Hurts Recruiting Efforts
Seattle is 15th in pay for entry-level officers when compared to cities like Redmond and Kent. Redmond is offering nearly $20,000 more per year for entry-level officers. Seattle is near the bottom of the standings.
March 13, 2024
Command
South Florida Agencies Recruiting at the Beaches During Spring Break
Police officers were seen handing out Frisbee discs and sunglasses to beachgoers as an attempt to talk to them about their recruitment efforts as they take advantage of the high amount of college-aged spring breakers in town.
March 13, 2024
Command
Uvalde Police Chief Resigns After Independent Investigation into School Shooting
Chief Daniel Rodriguez said in a written statement that he was not forced to resign, saying that "I believe it is time for me to embrace a new chapter in my career."
March 12, 2024
Command
2 Houston Assistant Chiefs Demoted Over Department’s 260,000 Suspended Cases
Victor Senties, a spokesman for the department, confirmed that Ernest Garcia and Kevin Deese had been demoted. Senties said Chief Troy Finner would release additional information about the investigation later.
March 6, 2024
Command
California Reports 94% Increase in CHP Applications Over 2022
Governor Gavin Newsom is attributing the increased interest in trooper positions to recent recruiting efforts, including the CHP 1000 recruitment campaign and a new recruitment web series titled “Cadets.”
March 5, 2024
Command
Minnesota Sheriff Slams Officials for Only Caring About Officers When They are Killed
"Can you care about us before we’re dead?" said Sheriff Bob Fletcher. "Everyone rushes to make a positive statement when someone is killed but before that the support is waning."
March 4, 2024
Patrol
Impact of California Law Legalizing Off-Duty Marijuana Use for Cops
Under a new California law, AB 2188, law enforcement officers are among workers who are protected against employer discipline or termination for using marijuana. But there are times when the new law could conflict with the 1968 Gun Control Act.
February 29, 2024
Command
Full Text of California AB 2188, Law that Legalizes Marijuana Use by Officers
Here's a chance to read the details of California Assembly Bill No. 2188 that, as of Jan. 1, protects law enforcement officers from “discipline or termination” for using marijuana off-duty.
February 29, 2024
Command
New Phoenix-Area Sheriff Wants to Advance Court-Ordered Reforms
He said he recently had a productive meeting with the court-appointed monitor and pledged to keep open lines of communication with the monitoring team, the judge and the case's community advisory board.
February 28, 2024
Command
Biden Celebrates Drop in Crime Rates During Meeting with Major City Chiefs
"Last year, the United States had one of the lowest rates of all violent crime in more than 50 years," Biden told top police officials from cities including Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Detroit, Buffalo; Milwaukee, Charlotte, and DeKalb County, Georgia.
February 28, 2024
Patrol
Houston Chief: 4,017 Sex Assault Cases Were Not Investigated, Pledges to Correct
The Houston Police Department found that 4,017 adult sex assault cases were not investigated after they were coded as "suspended due to lack of personnel." The chief said that is not acceptable and has shifted resources to look into each report.
February 23, 2024
Command
Some Denver Officials Want to Allow Non-Citizens to Serve as Police
Denver’s city charter requires anyone applying to become a police officer or firefighter to be a U.S. citizen. Denver City Council President Jamie Torres, who represents District 3, says that limits the pool of applicants.
February 21, 2024
Command
Florida Sheriff Teams Up with Community Groups to Add Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services at Jail
The Polk County Jail is the largest mental health and substance-use disorder housing facility in the county. Studies show that 44% of jail inmates have some sort of mental health disorder and 63% of inmates have a substance-use disorder.
February 21, 2024
Patrol
Georgia Officers Fall Ill After Being Handed Paperwork
Both officers "began to experience respiratory distress and extreme fatigue. They were rushed to the hospital "suffering chest pain, chest tightness, dizziness and difficulty breathing," the warrant says.
February 14, 2024
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