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News•by Staff Writer•March 17, 2011

St. Louis Saves 65 Officer Positions

St. Louis Metro Police Chief Dan Isom announced that 65 officer positions would be saved in next year's budget, and at the same time warned that officer positions may be cut the following year as grant funding dries up.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 17, 2011

Camden, N.J., Hires Back 30% of Laid-Off Officers

Camden Mayor Dana Redd announced she would use $2.5 million paid to the city by the South Jersey Port Corp. and federal grants to hire back the officers, along with 15 firefighters.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 17, 2011

Los Angeles Airport Police Executive Honored

Los Angeles Airport Police Assistant Chief Ethel L. McGuire was honored recently at the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE) 10th Annual Achiever's Award for "Women in Leadership, Shattering the Glass Ceiling."

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News•by Staff Writer•March 13, 2011

Texas Mental Health Cuts Shift Burden to Cops

Texas law enforcement officers say the number of mental health calls they respond to "is snowballing."

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News•by Staff Writer•March 10, 2011

N.M. Chief Arrested In Federal Border Raid

A federal raid targeting the Barrio Azteca street gang led to the arrest of Columbus (N.M.) Police Chief Angelo Vega Wednesday morning.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 10, 2011

Police Resignations Increase 50% at Georgia Agency

The Savannah-Chatham (Ga.) Metro Police Department is reporting a 50% increase in resignations by its officers, including a spike in departures by the least experienced on its force.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 5, 2011

Fired Former St. Pete Chief Skipped Officer Funerals, Attended Cop Killer's

Goliath Davis, a former St. Petersburg (Fla.) Police chief and city administrator, said he was dismissed from his position because he skipped three memorial services for slain officers and attended the funeral of cop killer Hydra Lacy.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 4, 2011

Maryland Capitol Police Acquires Forensic Video Analysis Equipment

These new tools will allow investigators to enhance video and images recorded in less than optimal conditions, including poor lighting and varying weather conditions. Once processed, hidden details can be revealed that can help direct or solve cases more efficiently, which should also result in lowering their investigation costs.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 3, 2011

Phoenix Chief Reassigned Amid Mislabeled Kidnapping Reports

Public Safety Manager Jack Harris' salary and title will remain the same. However, he will not be stationed at police headquarters. He will remain focused on emergency management, criminal justice coordination, infrastructure and service security, and public transit security.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 3, 2011

Detroit Police Bring Back Precincts

The move "enhances our community policing efforts, data-driven approach toward deployment, and maintains our trajectory toward consent-decree compliance by the end of this calendar year," according to a statement released by Police Chief Ralph Godbee.

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