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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2009

Phoenix Police Get OK to Seek Grants

The grant wish-list approved Tuesday by the Phoenix City Council included a $7.2 million application for part of a competitive law-enforcement grant the city could use to hire 25 new police officers to break through the current hiring freeze.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2009

Illinois Officer Commended for Capturing Murder Suspect Then Laid Off

Twenty minutes after a killing in a Schnucks store Tuesday, Officer Kristopher Weston arrested a suspect he found hiding in some bushes. A few hours after that, the mayor called Weston before the City Council to recognize him for his work. And less than five minutes after that, they voted to lay him off.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 9, 2009

Patriot3 Giving Away Tactical Vehicle Through NTOA Grant Program

Through the National Tactical Officers Association (NTOA) Special Product Assistance for Needed Tactical Officers Assets (SPA) grants program, Patriot3 is giving away its demo RAID (Rescue, Access, Intervention, Deployment) vehicle equipped with the Liberator ETS (Elevated Tactics System).

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Articlesby David GriffithApril 1, 2009

Washington Turns on the Money Tap

With tax revenues declining and budgets under water, many agencies are feeling the strain. But help is on the way.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 26, 2009

Councilman Proposes Rescinding Term Limits for LAPD Chief Bratton

Los Angeles City Councilman Herb Wesson called Wednesday for public hearings on whether to rescind the two-term limit for the city's police chief, a change that would allow William J. Bratton to serve as head of the Los Angeles Police Department until 2017.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2009

Pension Changes Infuriate San Diego Public Safety Workers

San Diego's employee retirement board is voted to lower the pension rate guarantee from 7.75 percent to 3.54 percent effective July 1.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2009

Campus Safety Magazine Hosts Security Conference

Campus Safety Magazine, a sister publication of Police Magazine, will host a security conference from April 27-28 in Tampa, Fla., to educate law enforcement officers and others.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2009

Missing Somali-American Men Found On Facebook

The FBI investigation is looking into two key questions: Where are the missing men now? And how were they radicalized and recruited inside the Unites States? Facebook could help find the answers.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 12, 2009

Boston Police to Alert Public with Twitter Dispatches

One goal is to interact in real time with the public during festivals and large-scale events about bottlenecks, closed roads, and crowd-related problems. For example, officers could warn their Twitter followers about an intersection to avoid because of an accident.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2009

Obama Meets Ohio Police Recruits Hired Due to Stimulus Package

Today Columbus (Ohio) PD recruits, whose jobs have been saved by the massive $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Congress passed last month, will have the opportunity to thank President Barack Obama face to face as they finally join the force.

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