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Special Units
Kerlikowske Approved as Drug Czar
After years of overseeing drug-enforcement policies in the Seattle Police Department, former Chief Gil Kerlikowske now will take what he learned to a national stage. On Thursday, Kerlikowske, as expected, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate to become head of the Office of National Drug Control Policy, a position commonly known as drug czar.
May 6, 2009
Patrol
Seattle Police Consider Videotaping All Interrogations
To guard against wrongful convictions, Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske says he is considering changing departmental policy to require videotaping of police interrogations.
February 19, 2003
Weapons
Seattle Rookie Killed in Off-Duty Car Crash
Officer Michael E. Kelley, 26, was sworn in less than a month ago. He is survived by his wife who is five months pregnant, and a two-year-old daughter. Police Chief Gil Kerlikowske told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that the family had just moved to the area from Portland.
September 11, 2007
Patrol
Seattle Confirms John Diaz As Chief
Diaz took over the department, despite initial objections from African-American community leaders who had objected to his support for Officer Ian Walsh, who was captured on video punching a jaywalking teen.
August 9, 2010
Training
Seattle's Interim Chief Leaves Department
The Seattle Police Department's interim police chief said Monday he will leave his post in May, citing a DOJ settlement agreement and monitoring plan as one reason for his departure.
April 7, 2013
Special Units
Seattle PD to Put AEDs in All Patrol Cars
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) and the Seattle Police Foundation (SPF) have announced a collaboration that will result in full deployment of lifesaving equipment in Seattle PD patrol cars.
November 1, 2006
Patrol
LE Groups Oppose California's Marijuana Legalization Measure
California's marijuana legalization proposition is facing increasing opposition from the Obama administration, including a visit to the state by the drug czar to urge voters to oppose it.
October 23, 2010
Patrol
Report: More Californians Driving Drugged Than Drunk
A survey of drivers by the California Office of Traffic Safety found that 14% tested positive for impairing drugs (both illegal and prescription), while 7.3% tested positive for alcohol. Of the drugs, marijuana was the most prevalent at 7.4% of drivers.
November 19, 2012
Patrol
Chicago Mayor Picks Newark Chief As New Top Cop
Chicago's Mayor-elect Rahm Emanuel has picked the Newark (N.J.) Police director as his choice for police superintendent to replace departing Jody Weis, whose FBI background often didn't mesh with patrol officers.
May 1, 2011
Patrol
Gilroy Shooting Reveals the Challenges Facing Event Security
The people in charge of security at the Gilroy (CA) Garlic Festival relied on the industry’s best practices, employing tall fences and metal detectors and coordinating among several law enforcement agencies.
August 1, 2019
Patrol
Dave Smith: Our Gilded Rage
Americans are only getting angrier, and LEOs are increasingly finding themselves on the receiving end of that anger.
February 4, 2020
Patrol
Shots Fired: Gilroy, California 09•11•2001
Few dates have marked the American psyche like 9/11/01. And if nothing else had transpired that day, Seth Dawson would have had more than enough reason to remember it. But before that terrible Tuesday would end, Dawson, a Santa Clara County (Calif.) Sheriff’s Deputy, would have a very personal reason to remember that date in addition to the 9/11 atrocity.
March 31, 2007
Patrol
High-Profile Big-City Chiefs Depart In 2009
Next year 10 of the nation's most populous cities will have new chiefs — Atlanta, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, Oakland, San Francisco, Seattle, and Tampa.
December 15, 2009
Investigations
FBI Launches Domestic Terrorism Investigation of Gilroy Shooting
Federal authorities have launched a domestic terrorism investigation into the Gilroy Garlic Festival shooting in California that left three dead, authorities said at a news conference on Tuesday.
August 6, 2019
Patrol
DEA's 'Take Back' Initiative Collects Prescription Meds
Many Americans are not aware that medicines that languish in home cabinets are highly susceptible to diversion, misuse, and abuse. Rates of prescription drug abuse are increasing at alarming rates, as are the number of accidental poisonings and overdoses due to these drugs, according to the DEA.
September 23, 2010
Patrol
Senate Unanimously Passes Grassley-Gillibrand Bill to Aid Officers Disabled in Line of Duty
The United States Senate has unanimously passed legislation authored by Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) to improve access to assistance for first responders permanently disabled in the line of duty.
May 17, 2019
Patrol
Candlelight Vigil 2014
Last night, thousands of people raised a candle in person and virtually in honor of the 286 names added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in 2013, and for all of the officers on the wall. Here's a video of the event from NLEOMF.
May 13, 2014
Training
Prepare for the Agility Test Now
In your quest to become a cop or deputy, you will likely face an agility or physical fitness test. This is no worry, right? Wrong.
May 31, 2007
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