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News•by Staff Writer•December 15, 2011

Portland Police Consider Hiring Freeze

Portland Police Chief Mike Reese may implement a hiring freeze as an alternative to deeper cuts that would require layoffs as it looks for ways to trim $6.1 million (or 4%) of its budget.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 15, 2011

Video: ACLU and NAACP Want Fed Probe of Vegas OIS

The NAACP in Las Vegas and the ACLU of Nevada want seperate investigations into the shooting of an unarmed Gulf War veteran who had rammed patrol cars at an apartment complex.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 14, 2011

Camden To Replace Municipal Cops with County Officers

Camden, N.J., Mayor Dana Redd is pressing forward with a county takeover of policing to address a crime spike that followed police layoffs.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 13, 2011

Christie Sends N.J. State Police to Camden

The reinforcements came after calls to the state by Mayor Dana L. Redd and Camden County Prosecutor Warren W. Faulk for assistance for the police force, which suffered massive layoffs in January.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 13, 2011

New Denver Chief Takes Office

Denver's new police chief, Robert White, took the oath of office Monday, vowing to usher in a new era of trust and respect between police and a community stunned by several high-profile brutality cases.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2011

FBI to Change Official Definition of Rape

The revamped description will be broader, pleasing activists who say the current definition leads to the low-balling of sexual assault cases, and also discourages victims from coming forward.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 8, 2011

NYPD: Thefts of Smartphones and iPads More Likely Than Cash

Half of the nearly 16,000 robberies in New York City over the first 10 months of the year have involved trendy gadgets such as smartphones and iPads, according to an NYPD study.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 7, 2011

Minneapolis Police Rehire Laid-Off Recruits

The Minneapolis (Minn.) Police Department will rehire nine officers who had been laid off in 2009, after graduating from the academy.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 7, 2011

Motorola Releases LTE System for Public Safety

The Motorola Public Safety LTE solution will support a host of public safety applications, including Motorola's PremierOne and other computer-aided dispatch, real-time video streaming, dynamic mapping and routing, in-field reporting, and tactical collaboration tools.

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News•by Staff Writer•December 7, 2011

L.A. Mayor's Office Proposes $4M Cut To LAPD

With a $72 million budget shortfall staring Los Angeles city leaders in the face, the mayor's office is proposing a new round of cutbacks, including a $4 million reduction to the Los Angeles Police Department.

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