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Training
New Recruits Join Savannah-Chatham PD
Fourteen new recruits have joined the Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Police Department, following 19 weeks of training in the academy. The recruits, who were sworn in July 26 at the Savannah Civic Center, included Nicholas Wissner, a former Army Ranger with five combat deployments.
August 1, 2012
Training
Metro D.C. PD To Hire 300 Cops
The Metropolitan (D.C.) Police Department should grow to 3,900 officers in the coming year, following Mayor Vincent Gray's announcement that the agency will hire 300 officers.
September 30, 2011
Patrol
Metro D.C. PD Amends Uniform Policy for Sikh Officers
The Metropolitan (D.C.) Police Department became the first major law enforcement agency in the country to allow Sikh Americans to maintain their articles of faith while serving as full-time officers.
May 15, 2012
Technology
Las Vegas Metro PD Takes Delivery of Getac Rugged Tablets
Getac Inc., manufacturer of rugged computers, announced that the Las Vegas (Nev.) Metro PD has ordered 898 Getac rugged tablets for its police force. The department ordered 778 Getac F110 rugged tablets to be installed in its cruisers. Another 120 Getac T800 rugged tablets will be deployed by the department's Motor Division to support traffic control and citations.
September 29, 2015
Training
Denver Metro Gang Sweep Nets 23 Arrests
The U.S. Justice Department and the Metro Gang Task Force say they've arrested 23 people suspected of distributing Ecstasy in the Denver area. A grand jury handed up a 109-count indictment against 27 people who were believed to be members of the "Asian Pride" gang.
July 16, 2008
Patrol
Former Savannah Chief Gets 90 Months in Prison for Gambling, Extortion
Former Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Metropolitan Police Chief Willie Lovett has been sentenced to 90 months (7.5 years) in prison and a $50,000 fine for his part in a federal gambling and extortion case.
February 9, 2015
Special Units
Metro Nashville PD Doesn’t Have Enough Officers to Provide Elementary School SROs Despite State Funding
“The police department presently is not staffed to provide full time SROs at elementary schools (more than 70 personnel),” MNPD spokesman Don Aaron said.
July 14, 2023
Technology
Las Vegas Metro PD Expands Public Safety Operations with IBM Crime Analytics Software
IBM's i2 crime analytics software will enable LVMPD officers to accelerate their investigations by enabling them to make non-obvious connections based on information that was previously spread across the department.
January 24, 2012
Patrol
Savannah City Council Cancels Police Merger with County
In a special Savannah (GA) City Council meeting Friday morning, members voted 8-0 unanimously to end the controversial police department merger with Chatham County.
July 21, 2017
Patrol
Savannah Officer Shot, Killed Investigating Robbery
Two officers and the suspect were wounded. Sgt. Kelvin Ansari later died at an area hospital. The other wounded officer was treated and released.
May 12, 2019
Patrol
Savannah Officer Rescues People from Burning Home
A Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police officer is credited with rescuing two people from a burning home on Saturday.
August 23, 2015
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
Special Units
Atlanta PD Disbands Hard-Charging Gang Unit
The Atlanta PD launched Red Dog, which is said to stand for Run Every Drug Dealer Out Of Georgia, during the crack-cocaine epidemic in the 1980s when Atlanta had open-air drug markets and almost weekly drive-by shootings.
February 9, 2011
Patrol
Savannah Renames Street to Honor City's First Black Officer
Lt. John White is the last living member of the Original Nine black police officers who integrated the Savannah Police Department back in 1947. The 97-year-old was the first of the group to be sworn in, also making him the first Black law enforcement officer to be sworn in in Georgia.
November 19, 2021
Patrol
Savannah Officer Killed in Crash Driving Home from Shift
According to a Savannah Police Department press release, Northwest Precinct Officer Reginald Brannan, 23, was traveling home from work around midnight in his personal vehicle when his vehicle collided with a tractor trailer.
August 29, 2022
Patrol
AG Garland Announces Federal Investigation of Minneapolis PD
“The investigation I am announcing today will assess whether the Minneapolis police department engages in a pattern or practice of using excessive force, including during protests,” Attorney General Merrick Garland said during a press conference.
April 21, 2021
Patrol
Savannah Officer Dies from Medical Emergency During Off-Duty Assignment
Corporal Doug “Twin” Herron died early Friday after experiencing a medical episode while working an off-duty assignment, according to the department.
August 14, 2023
Special Units
Boston PD's Gang Flier Meant to 'Shame' Members
The flier with mugshots was distributed in the neighborhood where 14-year-old Nicholas Fomby-Davis was killed. The men and gang were not identified in the flier because Commissioner Ed Davis said he didn't want to give credence to the group.
June 1, 2010
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