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New Mexico Sheriff Found Dead in Hotel Room while Attending Training
Officials did not immediately announce a cause of death, but Undersheriff Michael Brockett said no foul play is suspected.
December 6, 2023
Curry County, New Mexico, Sheriff Mike Reeves was found dead in a Santa Fe hotel room. He was attending training at the state academy.
Command
North Carolina Sheriff Asks for $186K to Help Patrol Asheville
The plan would add more deputy patrols on Friday and Saturday nights and someone in the real-time intelligence center to monitor the area. The proposal doesn't call for new hires but coverage would be part of secondary assignments.
December 6, 2023
Command
San Francisco Voters to Decide on Hiring of More Officers
If the voters approve a future tax to supply additional revenue to fund the cost of employing more full-duty sworn officers, then the city will set a minimum staffing number for the next five years.
November 29, 2023
Command
San Diego Launches Search for Next Chief
Mayor Todd Gloria said the city is looking for a chief who is innovative, adaptable and forward thinking, and who will help attract and retain police officers by forging a department that’s supportive and inclusive.
November 29, 2023
Patrol
California Agency Receives $305K Grant to Improve Public Safety
The grant, awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety via funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is expected to support continuous enforcement and educational driving courses.
November 27, 2023
Command
Retail Theft is More Than a Crisis, California Sheriff Says
"It really started with the change in law in 2014 with Prop 47, which was voted on by the voters, I should say, and the voters were duped into voting for that. It was called the safe streets and schools act," Sheriff Jim Cooper said.
November 22, 2023
Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper addresses the public.
Command
New Philadelphia Police Commissioner Talks About Officer Morale and Crime
"Many of these officers feel they are hated and not respected and no one cares about them, but it's just not true. The community says, 'I want police in my community, I want constitutional policing, I want good policing.'"
November 22, 2023
Kevin Bethel served as deputy commission of the Philadelphia Police Department. He has been named the new commissioner by the mayor elect.
Technology
NYPD Buying Fully Encrypted Radio System
The NYPD’s massive network of radio communications is expected to go dark to the public by the end of 2024 as the department switches from an analog to a digital network, according to Chief of Information Technology Robert Beltran.
November 22, 2023
Command
Philadelphia’s New Mayor to Name Veteran Officer as Next Police Commissioner
Kevin Bethel, a former deputy commissioner and the current chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia, will be announced Wednesday as the next head of the 5,500-member force.
November 21, 2023
Command
Montana Sheriff Killed in Crash
Montana Highway Patrol says Sheriff Darrell King was killed just after 5 p.m. when a semi-truck hit the car King was driving head on.
November 20, 2023
Training
Next 5 NYPD Academy Classes Canceled in Budget Plan
“The defund the police crowd’s woke dream has come true. We were fed a line of BS that the wave of migrants would be a benefit to the city. Now we are defunding the police to pay for their beds,” Council Republican Minority Leader, Joe Borelli, raged.
November 17, 2023
Command
California Sheriff Calls Out Retailers for Preventing Shoplifting Arrests
"I'm committing deputies to come out and work for these stores and help them solve their problems, and they don't want to help me. I've had it with them," Sheriff Jim Cooper said.
November 15, 2023
Sacramento County, California, Sheriff Jim Cooper is using Facebook to slam retailer who won't aid in his fight against retail theft.
Command
Florida Agency Sells Sheriff on a Shelf Christmas Doll for Charity
For $20 Polk County parents can put the Sheriff Grady Judd doll next to their elf on the shelf.
November 15, 2023
The Polk County (Florida) Sheriff's Office is selling Sheriff on a Shelf dolls for charity.
Command
Nebraska Sheriff Loses Recall Election Over Lack of Certification
Sheriff C.J. Smith was elected in 2022, but was not a Nebraska certified law enforcement officer at the time. State law allows for a non-certified person to be elected sheriff, but requires that they receive training and earn certification.
November 15, 2023
Command
Minneapolis Council Rejects Mayor’s Police Bonus Plan
Tuesday, meeting as a budget committee, the Minneapolis City Council voted 7-5 to not even discuss the plan — and rebuked Mayor Jacob Frey for how he's gone about introducing it.
November 14, 2023
Command
7 Nashville Officers on "Administrative Assignment" Over Leak of School Shooter’s Writings
The seven officers have "full police power" and the assignments are "non-punitive" and meant to protect the ongoing investigation, according to a spokeperson with MNPD.
November 9, 2023
Command
Voters to Determine If California City’s Chief Should be Elected or Appointed
The council is expected to discuss ballot language at a meeting later this year and is aiming to put the measure to voters in March 2024.
November 8, 2023
Patrol
4 LASD Employees Die in Unrelated Suicides Over 2 Days
L.A. County Sheriff Robert Luna said, "We are stunned to learn of these deaths, and it has sent shockwaves of emotions throughout the department as we try and cope with the loss of not just one, but four beloved active and retired members of our departmen
November 8, 2023
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