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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2009

New San Francisco Chief Sworn In

About a dozen city officials gathered in Mayor Gavin Newsom's office Friday afternoon to usher in what many hope will be a new era at the San Francisco Police Department with the swearing-in of George Gascón, the first outsider to take the helm in 30 years.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2009

NBA Player's 'Tweets' Use Gang Style

Denver Nuggets' guard J.R. Smith shuts down his Twitter account, amidst controversy that he may have been using it to promote the Bloods street gang, the Denver Post reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 6, 2009

Bratton's Exit Poses a Major Challenge for LAPD

Chief William Bratton's announcement that he will leave the Los Angeles Police Department in the fall has surprised police and city leaders, who must replace a leader who bolstered a law enforcement agency reeling from the Rampart corruption scandal.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 5, 2009

Chief Bratton Stepping Down from LAPD

William J. Bratton is expected to announce plans to resign as chief of the Los Angeles Police Department today to take over as head of a private security firm, sources have told The Los Angeles Times.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 30, 2009

Virginia Chief Resigns After DUI Arrest

Alexandria Police Chief David Baker has resigned, following his DUI arrest almost a week ago, the Alexandria Gazette Packet reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2009

NYPD Will Receive Federal Stimulus Money After All

Federal officials have found additional stimulus funds that will allow the New York Police Department to turn the tide from Tuesday's announcement that it had been passed over for funding, the New York Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 29, 2009

U.S. Will Provide $1 Billion to Hire Cops

The federal government will give $1 billion in economic stimulus funds to law enforcement agencies in every state to pay for the hiring and re-hiring of officers, Vice President Joe Biden and Attorney General Eric Holder announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 20, 2009

Judge Lifts LAPD Consent Decree

U.S. District Court Judge Gary A. Feess has terminated the consent decree federal officials forced on the LAPD in 2001 in the wake of the Rampart corruption scandal, the Los Angeles Times reports.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2009

Furloughed Atlanta Police Now Back on the Job

Furloughs ended Thursday for Atlanta police and firefighters, 10 days after the Atlanta City Council approved a property tax hike late last month to put more officers and firefighters back on duty.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 4, 2009

Detroit Mayor Dismisses Police Chief

Detroit Mayor David Bing has fired the city's police chief, James Barren, who had been on the job less than a year, the <em>Detroit Free Press</em> reports. The move comes two days after the department acknowledged it undercounted 2008 homicides.

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