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The department is more than 1,000 officers short of authorized strength — even after Mayor Lori Lightfoot balanced her 2021 budget by, in part, eliminating 614 police vacancies.
Read More →Sheriff Ken Mascara announced the deaths of Deputy Clayton Osteen and Deputy Victoria Pacheco on Tuesday.
Read More →The number of officers shot in the line of duty last year is up from 312 officers shot in 2020, 47 of whom were killed, and 293 shot in 2019, 50 of whom were killed, according to an FOP analysis.
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The 28-year-old recruit, who was driving home toward San Francisco, was about to graduate in February, the department said.
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Officials say Odin continued to be extremely aggressive despite being given prescribed sedatives. Odin ended up biting a K-9 officer who was forced to shoot the dog.
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“This order of all-electric Mach-Es will enable our law enforcement agencies to put electric models to the full test and work out maintenance, lights and sirens, charging, and other operational issues. It is a critical step towards our goal of a fully electric fleet,” said DCAS Deputy Commissioner and NYC Chief Fleet Officer Keith Kerman.
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Trooper John Horton was conducting a traffic stop just before 9 p.m. in Rutherford County. Trooper John Horton’s brother, Trooper James Horton, was responding to assist with the traffic stop when he lost control of his car and collided with Trooper John Horton’s car.
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Chief Dave Hayes said what used to be a house had collapsed into the burnt-out basement, and the car he had parked in the driveway was melted.
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Witnesses reported seeing a woman kicking and dragging a small puppy, and when they tried to stop the abuse, the witnesses said, the woman threatened them, police report.
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Charles Stewart, Jr., 20, was laying in the middle of the street after being shot in the head. When his mother, Officer Laquandia Cooley arrived at the scene, he had already died.
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