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More IACP 2025 From the Show Floor

Watch expanded coverage of IACP 2025 as the POLICE Magazine team walks the aisles at the expo and shares what we found interesting on display for chiefs from across the country and around the world this week in Denver, Colorado.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2015

Cop Block Blogger Sentenced to Prison for Threats Against Police

A man has been sentenced to Federal prison after making death threats to FBI agents and officers in Carter County, OK, and Colorado Springs, CO, on his anti-police Facebook page known as "Cop Block."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2015

Border Patrol's Campaign to Recruit Female Officers Fell Way Short of Goal

The Border Patrol, whose ranks have long been dominated by men, embarked on its first-ever female recruitment spree, getting rare dispensation from the government to target only women.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 8, 2015

Portland Launches 'Having Enough Police Matters' Campaign

The "Having Enough Police Matters'' campaign is intended to pressure City Hall to provide more funding to the Portland Police Bureau to hire more rank-and-file officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 7, 2015

LAPD Police Chief & NYC Police Commissioner Bet on Dodgers vs. Mets

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck and New York Police Commissioner William J. Bratton have placed public bets with each other over the Los Angeles Dodgers vs. New York Mets battle for the National League Championship Series.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2015

Video: LAPD Says Officer Stalking Video was Rap Promotion, Warrant Issued on Suspect

"The investigation revealed that the film was made by members of an early 1990s rap group no longer in fashion. The film was made and posted on social media to ignite a comeback by the rap group," LAPD said in a press release on Tuesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2015

Chicago-Area Police Training Unit Closing Because of State Budget Issues

North East Multi-Regional Training will be forced to close mid-November if the state doesn't pay its share of the costs, said Philip Brankin, the unit's executive director. The state-funded agency is responsible for training law enforcement personnel across 321 police agencies in the greater Chicago area.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 6, 2015

DOJ Set to Release 6,000 Prisoners from Federal Prison

The panel estimated that its change in sentencing guidelines eventually could result in 46,000 of the nation’s approximately 100,000 drug offenders in federal prison qualifying for early release. The 6,000 figure, which has not been reported previously, is the first tranche in that process.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 2, 2015

DOJ Recommends Racial Bias Probe of St. Louis County Traffic Stops

But the county police's use of force between 2009 and 2013 was significantly lower than the national average, and the federal analysis of traffic stop data is not sufficient to provide actual evidence of bias in vehicle stops on the part of county police, the feds found.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 30, 2015

Crime: A Perfect Storm

America's rising crime rate is being driven by early release of violent prisoners, ineffective handling of criminal aliens, and the prosecution of police officers for doing their jobs, which makes officers hesitant to do their jobs.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 29, 2015

Video: Colorado Sheriffs Challenging State Gun Laws

A group of sheriffs from different Colorado counties are moving forward with their fight to repeal stricter state gun laws put in place three years ago.

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