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Patrol
Financial Incentives Meant to Address the Recruiting Crisis Mostly Miss the Mark
As the Los Angeles Police Department continues to look for new ways to attract young officers into its ranks, it has unveiled plans for a program intended to lure recruits to the agency that centers on financial assistance for housing.
September 30, 2022
Patrol
California Releasing Parole Violators Early
California prison officials, facing severe overcrowding and a financial crisis, have been releasing inmates who were serving time for parole violations before they finished their scheduled terms.
July 16, 2009
Training
LAPD to Award $41M in Bonuses to Officers with Higher Education
The Los Angeles Police Department is set to award officers who have college degrees nearly $41 million in bonuses in the coming budget year, even as thousands of other city employees face pay cuts amid a financial crisis at City Hall.
May 26, 2020
Patrol
How Safe Is Your Pension?
You can't turn on the television these days without hearing about the economic crisis that's affecting not only the U.S., but the entire world. So it stands to reason that many retirement funds are suffering as a result. Some public sector pension plans are relatively unaffected, while others were too fragile to weather the financial storm.
October 16, 2011
Training
Financial Literacy for Cops
If ever a cop had to concern himself with providing for his family today and tomorrow, it is now. To that end, some cops have taken on second and even third jobs; others have deferred their retirement. And still they worry.
June 18, 2013
Patrol
How Can Law Enforcement Mitigate the Opioid Crisis in America?
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), more than 115 people die by overdose on opioids — prescription pain relievers, heroin, and synthetic opioids such as fentanyl — every day in America. That's roughly the equivalent of one (mostly-full) 737 airliner auguring into the earth every day.
July 13, 2018
Patrol
AG Holder Resigning from Obama Administration
The White House said Thursday that President Barack Obama planned to announce Holder's departure later Thursday. The White House said Holder plans to remain at the Justice Department until his successor is in place.
September 25, 2014
Command
New York City to Cut Police Overtime to Pay for Migrant Care
Mayor Eric Adams' administration has informed the city's police, fire, corrections and sanitation departments that they must submit an overtime pay reduction plan and begin tracking progress each month, City Hall said.
September 11, 2023
Patrol
Layoffs Loom for 80 Oakland Officers
The layoffs of 80 of Oakland's 776 police officers on Monday moved closer to reality Friday as the police union's leaders agreed to all of the city's demands but demanded a three-year layoff moratorium as a prerequisite for any concessions.
July 12, 2010
Patrol
Los Angeles City Council Scales Back Potential LAPD Layoffs
Councilman Paul Krekorian called for his colleagues to scale back that list by nearly two-thirds, and seek to find savings elsewhere — possibly from other city agencies.
December 8, 2020
Patrol
State of the Union: Obama Announces New Enforcement Units
President Barack Obama announced the creation of law enforcement units to combat mortgage fraud and unfair trade practices in his State of the Union speech. He also said he wants "new lightweight vests for cops and soldiers that can stop any bullet."
January 24, 2012
Patrol
Chief Beck Asks LAPD Union to Relax Overtime Rules to Solve Staffing Issues
Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck this week went public about ongoing contract negotiations with the union that represents rank-and-file officers, threatening that the Los Angeles Police Department would likely be forced to send home thousands of officers unless the union agrees to extend a deal on overtime benefits.
June 8, 2011
Patrol
Off-Duty Chicago Officer Dies By Suicide in Forest Preserve
An off-duty officer with the Chicago Police Department was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the Northwest Side of the city on Monday evening.
September 18, 2019
Patrol
Retired New York Officer Completes Suicide
A retired NYPD sergeant completed suicide early Wednesday morning. His wife discovered his body and reported it to local police.
September 13, 2019
Careers
Financial Planning: Think Twice Before You Spend
Watching younger officers entering long-term financial obligations such as homes, credit or vehicles worries me greatly. Research the stability of your job during the next two to three budget cycles before you ink any contracts.
April 3, 2011
Patrol
Retired Chicago Officer Dies by Suicide
A retired Chicago police officer was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Saturday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office.
September 24, 2019
Patrol
New York Police Officer Dies by Suicide
An officer with the New York Police Department died by suicide Tuesday evening—his death marks the tenth suicide of active and retired NYPD officers this year.
October 17, 2019
Patrol
NYPD Officer Dies by Suicide—8th this Year
A 35-year-old police officer with the New York Police Department was found dead from a self-inflicted gunshot wound in his Yonkers home on Tuesday morning—the eighth death by suicide on the department in 2019.
August 13, 2019
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