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Articles

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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NewsMarch 12, 2024

Uvalde Police Chief Resigns After Independent Investigation into School Shooting

Chief Daniel Rodriguez said in a written statement that he was not forced to resign, saying that "I believe it is time for me to embrace a new chapter in my career."

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ArticlesMarch 8, 2024

Dave Smith: A Blood Sacrifice

I offer this article as a description of how a free people are being tempted to surrender their freedom, history, prosperity, honor, and future to a bizarre utopian dream of the left.

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NewsMarch 6, 2024

2 Houston Assistant Chiefs Demoted Over Department’s 260,000 Suspended Cases

Victor Senties, a spokesman for the department, confirmed that Ernest Garcia and Kevin Deese had been demoted. Senties said Chief Troy Finner would release additional information about the investigation later.

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NewsMarch 5, 2024

California Reports 94% Increase in CHP Applications Over 2022

Governor Gavin Newsom is attributing the increased interest in trooper positions to recent recruiting efforts, including the CHP 1000 recruitment campaign and a new recruitment web series titled “Cadets.”

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NewsMarch 4, 2024

Minnesota Sheriff Slams Officials for Only Caring About Officers When They are Killed

"Can you care about us before we’re dead?" said Sheriff Bob Fletcher. "Everyone rushes to make a positive statement when someone is killed but before that the support is waning."

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Newsby Wayne ParhamFebruary 29, 2024

Impact of California Law Legalizing Off-Duty Marijuana Use for Cops

Under a new California law, AB 2188, law enforcement officers are among workers who are protected against employer discipline or termination for using marijuana. But there are times when the new law could conflict with the 1968 Gun Control Act.

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NewsFebruary 29, 2024

Full Text of California AB 2188, Law that Legalizes Marijuana Use by Officers

Here's a chance to read the details of California Assembly Bill No. 2188 that, as of Jan. 1, protects law enforcement officers from “discipline or termination” for using marijuana off-duty.

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ArticlesFebruary 29, 2024

Editorial: America Needs More Straight-Talking Sheriffs

“Society wants to blame everything else but where the blame should be. The blame goes to this individual,” Sheriff Billy Woods said.

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ArticlesFebruary 29, 2024

Editorial: Oakland's History with Police Chiefs is Crazy

The Oakland PD has been operating under a federal consent decree since January 2003. That’s not a typo. The police department has been under the control of federal courts and court-appointed monitors for 21 years.

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NewsFebruary 28, 2024

New Phoenix-Area Sheriff Wants to Advance Court-Ordered Reforms

He said he recently had a productive meeting with the court-appointed monitor and pledged to keep open lines of communication with the monitoring team, the judge and the case's community advisory board.

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