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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 15, 2018

Video: Utah Highway Patrol Looking to Hire 100 Troopers

The Utah Highway Patrol is looking to hire 100 new troopers, and on Saturday took to the 2018 Utah International Auto Expo to recruit prospective candidates.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2018

NYPD Command Structure Shaken Up by Commissioner

New York City’s Police Commissioner James O'Neil made a dozen high-level promotions in a shakeup late Monday that also saw several minority officers and women moved into top spots, chiefs being asked to retire and scores of other commanders told they are being transferred.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 9, 2018

Should Law Enforcement Agencies Sell Confiscated Guns?

Some law enforcement officials say the selling of guns raises money to purchase crime-fighting equipment, and if the practice were abandoned, people would just buy weapons somewhere else.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2018

Baltimore Judge Rules City Violated Contracts by Cutting Police, Fire Pension Benefits

A judge ruled Tuesday that former Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake's overhaul of pension benefits "unlawfully withdrew" a variable pension benefit that paid out more money to retirees when the stock market improved.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2018

Old Cars and Equipment Putting Troopers in Danger, Say KY State Police

Kentucky police Commissioner Rick Sanders is asking for more money amid talk of budget cuts. He is urging lawmakers to consider his agency's "dangerous" predicament: worn-out cars, a manpower shortage, and relic rifles.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 2, 2018

Baltimore Residents Blame Record-High Murder Rate On Lower Police Presence

Some Baltimore residents attribute the high murder rate to relaxed police patrols in the city following high-profile cases of police brutality, saying officers have backed off in neighborhoods.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 27, 2017

MD Officer Rescues Bald Eagle on Christmas Eve

Lt. Woods "quickly responded with his gear and gently scooped the eagle up, placed her in an eagle transport box, and took her to Owl Moon Raptor Rescue.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 25, 2017

Toronto Officers Say Staffing Shortage Puts Them at Risk

The officer wrote that he was the only car on patrol on a Tuesday afternoon earlier this month, with one road sergeant available for backup. During the shift he had five pending calls, including a sexual assault, an arrest involving three people, and a domestic assault.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 21, 2017

94% of All Confirmed Aliens in DOJ Custody Unlawfully Present, Report Says

The report found that more than one-in-five of all persons in Bureau of Prisons custody were foreign born, and that 94% of confirmed aliens in custody were unlawfully present in the United States.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 20, 2017

New Hampshire Bill Would Limit Pension "Double Dipping"

n a Wednesday memo, the NHRS announced House Bill 561 was amended in the Senate Executive Departments and Administration Committee and, if passed as expected, will limit the number of hours pensioners can work at post-retirement jobs for employers in the public retirement system.

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