Staff Writer
Editorial
Editorial
SWAT officers entered the home shortly after 1:30 p.m. and found one male and one female dead inside the home.
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The change has already saved the Sheriff’s Office $563 per vehicle for the initial upfit, or $11,750 for 20 vehicles. The money saved remains in the capital expenses budget for other departments to use.
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The officer called for paramedics, but the passenger was already crowning and couldn't wait for transport to a hospital, according to police spokesman Michael Carroll said.
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“My question to you is, who’s going to take up the role of school safety if you eliminate all of the security guards, your police force, that is there to protect the students,” one attendee said.
Read More →Officers responded to a possible murder that occurred in the area. While making contact with the suspect, an officer was hit on the head with a blunt object.
Read More →As a result of conversations with activist Loren Crowe who served in Afghanistan, Commissioner Branville Bard decided to eliminate camouflage uniforms and identified 20% of the department’s long guns like sniper rifles, M4s and shotguns that could be removed.
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“Pierce County knowingly put Deputy McCartney in the untenable position of responding without any immediate back-up,” part of the lawsuit said. “But for Pierce County’s failure to properly staff and train its deputies, Daniel McCartney would likely still be alive.”
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An Illinois State Police trooper was seriously injured and airlifted from the scene Monday morning after his vehicle was struck on Interstate 55 in Will County.
Read More →The bill also raises the cap for damages paid to victims and allows jurisdictions to revoke an officer's pension.
Read More →Officers Jeffrey Smith's and Howard Liebengood's families say they deserve line of duty recognition because they believe the officers would be alive today if the Jan. 6 riot did not occur.
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