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Legislation to Fund COPS Program Passes Senate
Sen. Biden’s amendment to the FY 2008 Budget Resolution to fully fund the successful COPS program passed the Senate with broad, bi-partisan support. This will provide state and local law enforcement agencies with critical resources to hire community policing and school resource officers, and to purchase new technologies.
March 28, 2007
Patrol
FLEOA, Vincent D'Onofrio Support Detox Program for Meth Cops
The Utah Meth Cops Project exists to treat law enforcement officers who have been repeatedly exposed to toxins in methamphetamine labs on the job. FLEOA invited project spokesperson Vincent D'Onofrio and FLEOA members who've gone through the treatment program to speak at the association's conference and raise awareness.
July 5, 2010
Utah Meth Cops Project spokesperson Vincent D'Onofrio brought awareness to the program at the 2010 FLEOA Conference, where he's joined by FLEOA President Jon Adler and mixed martial arts trainer Frank Dux.
Special Units
COPS office brings community policing into schools with new program
February 29, 2000
Patrol
Streamlight Sponsors C.O.P.S. Programs
Streamlight, Inc. is marking its 14th year as a sponsor for Concerns of Police Survivors (C.O.P.S.), contributing to ongoing survivor programs and activities, the company announced.
May 23, 2013
Technology
COPS Office Releases Report on Body-Worn Cameras
The COPS Office has released "Implementing a Body-Worn Camera Program: Recommendations and Lessons Learned," a report that analyzes costs and benefits associated with its use. PERF produced the report for the COPS Office.
September 19, 2014
Vehicle Ops
Beat Cops Get Access to Federal Terror Data
A pilot program will give cops on the street in New York and Vermont speedy electronic access to federal data on suspects in an effort to fight domestic terrorism.
June 2, 2004
Patrol
DOJ Announces Grants for the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program
The Department of Justice's Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) has announced the award of $4.5 million in grants for the Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act Program.
September 10, 2020
Training
DOJ COPS Grants Application Process Expected to Open Soon
On July 12, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Department of Justice in the City of Los Angeles v. William P. Barr, Attorney General, lifting the nationwide injunction on COPS Hiring Program and the Microgrants.
July 17, 2019
Technology
NYPD to Give All Patrol Officers Body Cameras by End of Year
The NYPD is accelerating its body camera program and will outfit nearly 18,000 patrol cops with the devices by the end of 2018, a full year ahead of the original schedule, city officials said Tuesday.
February 1, 2018
Special Units
Officers to Sit on Krispy Kreme Roofs for Special Olympics
Krispy Kreme Doughnuts Inc. and law enforcement officers have united again this year for the annual Cops on Doughnut Shops program to benefit Special Olympics.
April 30, 2008
Patrol
No Stimulus for 26 Police Agencies Because of Past Violations
The bans stem from grants issued under the Clinton-era police hiring program known as Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS). The largest federally funded law enforcement build-up in U.S. history provided money for more than 100,000 officers starting in 1995.
May 6, 2009
Vehicle Ops
Native American Law Enforcement Awarded $36M in Federal Grants
The DOJ’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) has awarded a total of $36 million to 124 tribal law enforcement agencies in 24 states. The grants were awarded under the COPS Tribal Resources Grant Program. Funds will be used to hire community policing officers and to purchase much-needed equipment.
September 18, 2003
Weapons
FOX Home Entertainment Gives $10,000 Gift to NLEOMF
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund (NLEOMF) received a $10,000 gift from FOX Home Entertainment in honor of the 20th Anniversary DVD of the "COPS" television program. The check was recently presented by "COPS" creator John Langley at the NASCAR Auto Club 500 race at California Speedway.
March 6, 2008
Training
Can I Get a "Do Over"?
Yes, in the FTO program you can get hurt, killed, sued, and all of the nasty things of a cop's life up to and including termination. Do not get faint of heart. Just know that this is still a learning program and you will make mistakes!
August 6, 2007
Technology
Five Minutes to Live
Educating cops how to save themselves and others in dire medical emergencies when seconds count is the goal of a new interactive training program from the The Backup Training Corp.
October 31, 2004
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Training
Conway (Ark.) Police Department
Cops in this Little Rock suburb have created a model program for reducing Christmas-time property crime.
January 31, 2006
Command
Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring
The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals.
November 18, 2021
Patrol
Teen Shot by LAPD Was Dropped From Explorer Program
The 19-year-old who died in a hail of Los Angeles Police gunfire on the Hollywood (101) Freeway had wanted to join the department, but was dropped from its Explorer program for disciplinary reasons.
April 12, 2012
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