Staff WriterMore from Staff WriterTrainingColorado City Removes Citizenship Requirement for First RespondersThe civil service authority in Aurora, CO, has changed its policy, making citizenship no longer a requirement to work for that city's police and fire departments.September 20, 2019PatrolHawaii Police Training Leads to Errant Activation of Tsunami AlarmsA police training exercise led to the Tsunami sirens activating on the islands of Oahu and Maui, sparking a brief panic among residents.September 20, 2019PatrolSan Diego Seeks to Provide Confidential Mental Health Care to First RespondersA proposed new program would enable currently serving as well as retired first responders in San Diego to get confidential mental health services.September 20, 2019TrainingDallas PD Welcomes Largest Academy Class EverWhile agencies across the United States struggle to attract qualified recruit candidates, the Dallas Police Department welcomed 82 new recruits on Wednesday—the largest recruiting class in the department's storied history.September 20, 2019Point of LawCanadian Officers Sue Attorney General Over Fatal ShootingsFour officers with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police filed suit against the attorney general claiming they were inadequately trained and equipped to deal with a heavily armed gunman that claimed the lives of three of their colleagues in 2014.September 20, 2019PatrolCalifornia Deputies Free Mountain Lion Trapped in HomeDeputies with the Tuolumne County Sheriff's Office were called to the home of an elderly couple on Sunday evening who reported that they had an unwelcome visitor—a mountain lion that had been in pursuit of a neighbor's pet cat.September 20, 2019TechnologyPOLICE Webinar Focuses on IoT Innovations for First RespondersAT&TAT&T and POLICE will be offering a free Webinar Oct. 3 at 11:00 a.m. PT/2:00 p.m. ET to discuss the new technologies that are being developed with, or available to, first responders to allow organizations to be more efficient and effective.September 19, 2019Point of LawChicago Officers Sue Over Firing for Alleged Cover-Up of OISFour Chicago officers fired in July over allegations they helped cover up the fatal police shooting of Laquan McDonald have filed separate lawsuits challenging the decision.September 19, 2019PatrolLas Vegas Officer Facing Child Sex Charges Dies by Suicide in ParkAn officer with the Las Vegas Metro Police Department who had been facing multiple lewdness charges died by suicide in a park in neighboring Henderson, NV.September 19, 2019Patrol2 Charged in Shooting of Off-Duty Maryland Police SergeantOfficers with the Baltimore Police Department arrested two men in connection with the shooting of Sgt. Isaac Carrington outside his home last month.September 19, 2019Previous PagePage 532 of 3247Next Page
