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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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NewsDecember 13, 2023

St. Louis Police Union Says Officer Staffing Hits Record Low

The St. Louis Police Officers Association reported that 116 police officers have resigned or retired in 2023. An alert on its website says there were 312 police vacancies as of Dec. 4 after 17 more officers left in the past month.

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NewsDecember 6, 2023

New Mexico Sheriff Found Dead in Hotel Room while Attending Training

Officials did not immediately announce a cause of death, but Undersheriff Michael Brockett said no foul play is suspected.

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NewsDecember 6, 2023

North Carolina Sheriff Asks for $186K to Help Patrol Asheville

The plan would add more deputy patrols on Friday and Saturday nights and someone in the real-time intelligence center to monitor the area. The proposal doesn't call for new hires but coverage would be part of secondary assignments.

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NewsNovember 29, 2023

San Francisco Voters to Decide on Hiring of More Officers

If the voters approve a future tax to supply additional revenue to fund the cost of employing more full-duty sworn officers, then the city will set a minimum staffing number for the next five years.

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NewsNovember 29, 2023

San Diego Launches Search for Next Chief

Mayor Todd Gloria said the city is looking for a chief who is innovative, adaptable and forward thinking, and who will help attract and retain police officers by forging a department that’s supportive and inclusive.

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NewsNovember 27, 2023

California Agency Receives $305K Grant to Improve Public Safety

The grant, awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety via funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is expected to support continuous enforcement and educational driving courses.

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NewsNovember 22, 2023

Retail Theft is More Than a Crisis, California Sheriff Says

"It really started with the change in law in 2014 with Prop 47, which was voted on by the voters, I should say, and the voters were duped into voting for that. It was called the safe streets and schools act," Sheriff Jim Cooper said.

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NewsNovember 22, 2023

New Philadelphia Police Commissioner Talks About Officer Morale and Crime

"Many of these officers feel they are hated and not respected and no one cares about them, but it's just not true. The community says, 'I want police in my community, I want constitutional policing, I want good policing.'"

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NewsNovember 22, 2023

NYPD Buying Fully Encrypted Radio System

The NYPD’s massive network of radio communications is expected to go dark to the public by the end of 2024 as the department switches from an analog to a digital network, according to Chief of Information Technology Robert Beltran.

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NewsNovember 21, 2023

Philadelphia’s New Mayor to Name Veteran Officer as Next Police Commissioner

Kevin Bethel, a former deputy commissioner and the current chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia, will be announced Wednesday as the next head of the 5,500-member force.

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