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How Smart Fleet Technology Is Transforming Police Operations

Police agencies are leveraging fleet data to reduce collisions, improve officer safety, control maintenance costs, and strengthen public accountability. This ebook explores how modern telematics and fleet management technology are helping departments operate more efficiently while maximizing taxpayer resources.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2012

Calif. Cops Brace for Bankruptcy Cutbacks

Officers serving with the San Bernardino (Calif.) Police Department are bracing for severe cutbacks following the City Council's decision to file for bankruptcy.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2012

Calif. Chiefs Taking Huge Payouts

A group of retiring California police chiefs have been collecting payments reaching as much as $600,000, in one case, for cashed-out sick and vacation time.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2012

Texas Town Disbands Police Force

The east Texas town of Kemp eliminated its police department, becoming the latest small-town department in the nation to shift to the county sheriff for law enforcement services.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2012

Chicago PD Adds 43 Recruits

The recruits must complete about 1,000 hours of training at the academy, even though Illinois only requires 400 hours of training for sworn officers. The police academy's training program emphasizes procedural justice law, traffic law, tactical communication, emergency driving, firearms handling, and scenario-based training.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 3, 2012

Video: Cop Tells Sheriff To 'Calm Down'

Benton County Sheriff Keith Ferguson exchanged tense words Saturday with a Bentonville police officer who pulled him over to ask about an improper license plate.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2012

Chicago Hires Peace Group to Stem Gang Killings

The city will give the group a one-year grant for $1 million to hire 40 "interrupters" who will mediate conflicts in the Ogden and Grand Crossing districts, where gun violence has spiked.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2012

Stockton Cops May Face Wage, Benefit Cuts Due To Bankruptcy

Stockton, Calif., officials have proposed cutting wages of city employees including police officers and eliminating retiree healthcare benefits in its bankrupty plan.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2012

Police Chief In Trayvon Martin Case Fired

The Florida police chief who failed to arrest George Zimmerman immediately after the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin has been fired by Sanford's city manager.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2012

Rhode Island Cop Testifies Against Chief in Theft Trial

Officer John Brown, a 28-year veteran, said North Providence police colonel John J. Whiting handed him $714. The chief is accused of stealing the money from a stripper's SUV that he had pursued.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2012

Video: Chicago's Top Cop Explains Rising Murder Rate

The rash of shootings and spike in murders in Chicago this year can be attributed to the city's 59 gangs and more than 600 gang sets, Police Superintendant Garry McCarthy told CBS News.

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