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Newsby Staff WriterApril 10, 2014

DOJ Report Accuses Albuquerque PD of Excessive Force

The Department of Justice has found the Albuquerque Police Department has established a pattern and practice in the use of excessive and fatal force that violates the Constitutional rights of those shot or harmed by police officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 7, 2014

Oakland PD Adds 47 Patrol Officers

Nearly four dozen new police officers will soon start walking their beats on the Oakland streets, as the California city’s embattled department welcomes its largest-ever class of recruits to graduate from its police academy.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 4, 2014

L.A. Police Chief Says He Wants a Second Term

Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck declared Thursday his interest in serving a second term as the city's top cop, saying he would be "more than proud" to serve should officials make the offer.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2014

New Police Force Credited with Crime Drop in Camden, New Jersey

New police statistics show total crime - violent and nonviolent - plummeted nearly 30 percent in Camden, N.J., in the first quarter of 2014 compared to the same quarter in 2013.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2014

LAPD Chief Defends Decision Not to Fire Officer

Police Chief Charlie Beck has defended his decision to overrule a disciplinary board’s recommendation to fire a police officer with close family ties to the department, denying favoritism played a role in his determination.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 3, 2014

Mayor Wants DOJ to Monitor Albuquerque PD

In a letter to the department, Berry asked the DOJ to begin negotiating an agreement for the monitoring. That could include the appointment of one or more monitors who would establish performance measures and evaluate the city’s progress.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichMarch 31, 2014

The New Guard

Capt. Rhonda Lawson, president of the National Association of Women Law Enforcement Executives (NAWLEE), became the first female field captain in the Texas Highway Patrol's history. In her experience, many officers resent competition with minorities for desired positions.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 28, 2014

Toledo Chief Bans Officers Working Off Duty at Bars

A directive from Toledo (Ohio) PD Chief William Moton was sent out Wednesday afternoon immediately terminating off-duty police work at bars, nightclubs, and taverns — any business where alcohol sales are the primary source of revenue.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 25, 2014

Miami Police Union Challenges Gun Ban

A day after Miami's police chief banned officers from carrying guns into City Hall, the police union fired back, challenging the rule as a violation of federal law and officers' rights.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2014

Ct. Public Employee PTSD Bill Clears Senate

In legislation approved 18-5 that next heads to the House floor and other committees, teachers, emergency medical personnel, state and local police, and firefighters would be able to file claims for mental-health counseling following post-traumatic stress diagnoses by board-certified psychiatrists or psychologists.

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