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Why Police Leaders Must Champion Parking Enforcement

For police and transportation departments, traditional parking enforcement exposes officers to risk, such as standing on busy roads to issue paper tickets or catching offenders in dangerous, congested areas. Modern technology changes this, reducing exposure, speeding processes, and limiting confrontations.

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NewsJune 3, 2024

Florida Sheriff Fires Deputy Over Fatal Shooting

An internal investigation of the May 3 shooting found Deputy Eddie Duran’s use of deadly force that ended in the death of Senior Airman Roger Fortson was not reasonable, according to a statement from the sheriff’s office.

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NewsMay 29, 2024

Seattle Chief Steps Down, Former King County Sheriff to Lead Department

Mayor Bruce Harrell said Chief Adrian Diaz will step aside from his post as chief and work on “special projects” in what the mayor called a “mutual decision.”

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NewsMay 22, 2024

California Campus Chief Reassigned Over Pro-Palestinian Protest Response

Chief John Thomas was temporarily reassigned Tuesday "pending an examination of our security processes," said Mary Osako, UCLA vice chancellor for strategic communications.

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NewsMay 22, 2024

Connecticut Police Chiefs Produce Video Teaching Students What to do at Traffic Stops

Last week, the group announced the launch of its initiative called “Breaking Barriers,” aimed at improving communication and understanding between drivers and police officers.

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NewsMay 22, 2024

Minneapolis to Implement Database to Identify Problems with Individual Officers

Chief Brian O'Hara said the database will analyze information — such as overtime, patterns of calling in sick, arrest records and off-duty work — in search of outliers.

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NewsMay 22, 2024

Dallas Police Chief Agrees to Stay for Three More Years

"If this was NFL Football, we were able to keep Chief Garcia on the Dallas Team; he's the right quarterback to lead our police department. We certainly didn't want to lose him to free agency," Interim Dallas City Manager Kimberly Bizor Tolbert said.

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NewsMay 15, 2024

POLICE Expands Police Technology eXchange Hosted Buyer Event to Include Law Enforcement Equipment Vendors

Vendors at this year’s event will include technology companies that make tools such as body-worn cameras; as well as equipment companies that make products like ballistic protection and more.

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NewsMay 15, 2024

Wyoming Agency Uses Billboard in Denver to Lure Lateral Transfers

Denver is cutting $8.4 million from its police budget and the Laramie County SO’s ad reads: “Work in Wyoming, where breaking the law is still illegal & cops are funded!"

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NewsMay 15, 2024

Albuquerque Police Now in Compliance with DOJ-Ordered Reforms, Monitor Says

While the monitor’s recommendation is a big hurdle, ultimately a federal judge still needs to sign off on allowing APD to self-monitor. They’ll meet the judge in a hearing on June 4.

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NewsMay 15, 2024

San Diego City Council Approves Next Police Chief

Assistant Chief Scott Wahl, who has served as a patrol officer in SDPD's Southern Division and as a captain in the Northern Division in his 26-year career, was announced in March as Mayor Todd Gloria's pick to succeed Nisleit.

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