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Patrol
Calif. Motor Officer Killed Escorting Officer's Funeral
Hawthorne PD's Officer Andrew Garton, 44, was killed during the 12:34 p.m. accident, and El Segundo Police Sgt. Rex Fowler was injured when the officers collided on Hawthorne Boulevard near 227th Street in Torrance.
May 25, 2011
Photo: Hawthorne PD.
Patrol
California City of Bell May Eliminate PD Amid Scandal
The Bell Police Officers' Assn. is preparing to dispute the decision, saying it could hurt public safety and likely not bring the desired savings.
December 19, 2010
Training
Chicago PD May Eliminate Entrance Exam
Critics think the concept of eliminating the written entrance exam is a mistake, and without the test the city would basically be giving badges and guns to people who have met only basic physical and mental requirements.
January 7, 2010
Patrol
Chicago PD Eliminates 'Roundtables' After Officer Shootings
The interviews involved the officer giving a cursory statement of the incident. The round-tables were criticized for always coming to the conclusion that the officer was justified
October 3, 2010
Training
Chicago PD Raises Minimum Eligibility Age to 25
Applicants must now be 25 to take the police entrance exam with the exception of military veterans who have served at least three consecutive years of active duty. They can still apply after they turn 21.
October 28, 2010
Weapons
El Paso PD Issued M4 Patrol Rifles
Training with the M-4 is under way at the Police Academy, and the new weaponry will eventually be issued to every member of the El Paso PD, from patrol officers up to the chief.
June 16, 2010
The El Paso PD will begin using an M4 rifle similar to this M4/M4A1 Carbine SOPMOD in an escalating war with Mexican cartels. Photo via Flickr.com (brian.ch).
Vehicle Ops
Miami PD Purchases 9 Electric Stand-up Vehicles
The Miami Police Department has purchased and placed into service a fleet of nine electric stand-up vehicles (ESVs) from T3 Motion Inc. The Patroller vehicles will be used to patrol high-density, high-traffic areas, including downtown Miami.
May 15, 2013
Screenshot via Local 10.
Weapons
Mayor-Elect Nixes Patrol Rifles for Boston PD
"Mayor-elect Walsh is opposed to the AR-15 rifles," his spokeswoman Kathryn Norton said in a short statement. "Unless otherwise convinced by the Boston Police Department, he does not think they are necessary."
January 1, 2014
AR-15 rifle (Photo: Mark W. Clark)
Training
Dallas PD Heads to El Paso To Hire Spanish Speakers
Officers from the Dallas Police Department headed to El Paso this weekend to recruit "borderland" officers to fight crime in the northern Texas metropolis, KFOX reports.
September 26, 2009
Vehicle Ops
California Agency Acquires Zero Electric Motorcycle
The Zero DS has a range of up to 50 miles and is highway legal. Each model employs proprietary Z-Force technology and an aircraft-grade aluminum frame to increase the bike's agility.
January 5, 2011
Photo courtesy of Zero Motorcycles.
Patrol
Calif. Elementary School Principal Shot, Killed
An elementary school principal who was shot in his office on Wednesday morning died of his injuries at a local hospital. The alleged shooter, a janitor at Louisiana Schnell Elementary School, has been apprehended by police.
February 1, 2011
Point of Law
Judge: Baltimore PD Has All the Elements Necessary to Succeed Under Consent Decree
Well-meaning officers need to be trained that the ‘warrior model’ of policing does not fly in Baltimore; that the city is not made safer by a perception in the community that officers are fearsome and predisposed to use force to solve problems,” U.S. District Judge James Bredar said in a statement.
January 25, 2021
Vehicles
Calif. Agency's Electric Motorcycle Interdicts Drug Crimes
The Sebastopol (Calif.) Police Department found itself ahead of the curve, when Zero Motorcycles introduced a police version of its electric DS motorcycle. An enterprising sergeant with the agency had already done just that.
June 5, 2013
Photo by Mike Nielsen.
Patrol
K-9 History: Riverside (Calif.) PD
Riverside (Calif.) Police Officer Loren Mitchell became the first officer in his agency to work with a police dog when he was partnered up with "PAL" in 1958. Chief Sergio Diaz and the City Council honored the now-retired Officer Mitchell for this historical achievement at a City Hall ceremony. The photo gallery includes an apprehension the pair made during a 1950s traffic stop.
August 19, 2011
PAL makes an arrest of a suspect following a search by Officer Mitchell.
Careers
Torrance (Calif.) PD's Commercial Enforcement Unit
The commercial enforcement officers of the Torrance (Calif.) Police Department mostly encounter violators operating mid-sized commercial vehicles with violations such as a pile of unsecured palettes, a 20-foot palm tree clipping electrical line, and a driver using a bungee cord for a seat belt.
June 20, 2013
Officer Craig Durling checks the license status of a commercial driver. Photo courtesy of TPD.
Vehicle Ops
Calif. Campus Police Add Zero Electric Motorcycles
The San Jose State University Police Department has begun using two Zero DS electric motorcycles for campus patrols, Zero Motorcycles has announced.
July 10, 2013
Photo courtesy of Zero Motorcycles.
Technology
Calif. PD Increases Firepower After Gang Threats
The police chief of Ceres, Calif., has instructed his officers to carry assault rifles to all calls in response to what he says is a gang threat against his entire police force.
January 26, 2005
Patrol
California Deputy Walks into 7-Eleven, Foils Robbery
Just moments before the deputy walked into the store, a group of robbery suspects stormed the counter and demanded the clerk open the register
January 17, 2024
Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department Deputy Luis Cisneros speaks with the media about what happened when he interrupted a robbery in progress at a 7-Eleven.
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