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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2021

Chicago Police Union Votes No Confidence in Superintendent and Mayor

Union President John Catanzara told ABC7 one reason for that decision is the growing frustration over officers' working conditions, citing long shifts and instances when days off were canceled.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2021

Colorado Deputy Seriously Wounded Responding to Cargo Theft

The shooting was reported just after 3 a.m. by a professional truck driver who was awoken by noises in the area and spotted a man "actively" stealing from the back of a semi-trailer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2021

North Dakota Lieutenant Dies After On-Duty Medical Emergency

West Fargo, ND, Police Lieutenant Adam Gustafson died Tuesday afternoon at a local hospital from complications of a medical emergency he suffered while at the police station.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2021

Interim Detroit Police Chief is Trained Mental Health Counselor, Civil Rights Leader

At the news conference Monday, James White remarked about his training as a licensed mental health counselor and plans to seek grant funding for counseling services for Detroit police officers at each precinct.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2021

Washington Governor Signs 12 Police Reform Bills, One Requires Officers Use Minimal Necessary Force

One bill requires officers to employ de-escalation tactics, use the least amount of physical force necessary and limits the use of deadly force to situations where there's an imminent threat of serious injury or death.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2021

75% of Portland Residents Do Not Want Reduction in Police

According to the survey, 75 percent of Portland-area residents said they don't want policing in the city to dip below its current levels. Half said they want more cops on the streets, while 24 percent said they want policing levels to remain the same.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2021

New St. Louis Mayor to Cut 98 Police Positions, Hire Social Workers

And to people saying the city needs more police, Mayor Tishaura Jones says, “We have more police in St. Louis than any other city our size. And has that made us safer?”

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 19, 2021

Illinois Officer Killed Responding to Domestic, Second Officer Wounded

Chief Anthony Cobb confirmed the death of Officer Chris Oberheim, 44, in a shootout with a suspect Wednesday morning.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2021

Supreme Court Restricts Warrantless Searches for "Community Caretaking"

While Cady recognized that police perform “many civil tasks” in modern society, the “recognition that these tasks exist” is not “an open-ended license to perform them anywhere,” Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in the majority opinion.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 18, 2021

Man Charged with Trying to Sexually Assault an On-Duty Officer

A man who works at a Hogansville, GA, service station has been arrested after the attempted sexual assault of a uniformed on-duty female police officer last week, according to officials.

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