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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 12, 2017

Baltimore PD Commits to Consent Decree, Changes in Policy

It discourages the arrests of citizens for quality of life offenses, requiring a supervisor to sign off on any request to take someone into custody for a minor infraction, and also mandates basic training for making stops and searches.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2017

Atlanta's New Police Chief Sworn In

Erika Shields was sworn in as Atlanta's Chief of Police on Tuesday, making her the second woman to take the post in the department's history.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoJanuary 6, 2017

No One Cares?

People who care make things happen. People who don't care just complain.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2017

Baltimore at 'Tipping Point' Because Too Few Officers on Streets, Union Says

The Baltimore Police Department routinely deploys too few patrol officers to be effective and has reached a "tipping point of being unable to protect the city and its citizens" as a result, according to the union that represents the department's rank-and-file officers.

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Videosby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2017

Officer Overseeing Chicago Police Reforms Named Oakland Chief

The mayor has named Anne Kirkpatrick, a former police chief of Spokane, Washington, as the chief for Oakland, sources told the East Bay Times. More Here.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2017

Dallas City Manager Says It's Near "Impossible" to Hire 451 Officers as Planned

Dallas City Manager A.C. Gonzalez called the plan to hire 451 new police officers this year "extremely difficult if not impossible" in a memo to City Council members.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2017

Video: Officer Overseeing Chicago Police Reforms Named Oakland Chief

The mayor has named Anne Kirkpatrick, a former police chief of Spokane, WA, as the chief for Oakland, sources told the East Bay Times.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2017

Chicago Had More 2016 Murders Than NYC, L.A. Combined

One of the most violent years in Chicago history ended with a sobering tally: 762 homicides, the most in two decades in the city and more than New York and Los Angeles combined.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 29, 2016

Video: GA Chief was Kidnapped as Child, Says It Shaped Who He is Today

“I honestly didn't think I would survive,” Register said, telling the story of how three men kidnapped him and placed him in a shallow grave.

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Videosby Staff WriterDecember 28, 2016

Authorities Say No Link in Rash of Post-Christmas Mall Incidents

Police in Aurora, Colorado, which saw one of the largest disturbances in the country involving an "unruly crowd" of around 500 people, on Tuesday appealed to the public for help tracking down videos that might show some of those involved.

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