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NewsAugust 8, 2023

Portland Chief Tells Officer to Stop Saying DA Won’t Prosecute Crimes

“What is completely unacceptable is telling a community member that you will not take police action because the District Attorney refuses to prosecute cases,” the chief said. “This undermines our relationship with criminal justice partners..."

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NewsAugust 2, 2023

St. Louis Lieutenant Colonel Sues City, Claiming He Was Passed Over for Chief Because of Race

St. Louis Lt. Col. Michael Sack and former Lt. Col. Lawrence O’Toole were the only remaining finalists for the job after Mayor Tishaura Jones conducted a national search to replace John Hayden in 2021.

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NewsJuly 31, 2023

New Illinois Law Allows Non-Citizens to be Police Officers

The new law requires immigrants to be legally authorized to work under federal law.

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NewsJuly 25, 2023

CA City May Declare Emergency Over Officer Shortage

The recommendation, according to city documents, comes as Vallejo Police "has now reached a critical stage in staffing," with just 43 sworn officers to patrol the entire city, which has a population of 120,000.

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NewsJuly 19, 2023

New DC Chief Wants to “Drive Down Crime”

Pamela Smith has 25 years of police experience at the federal and local levels. She has served as the chief of the United States Park Police and as assistant chief of the Homeland Security Bureau.

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NewsJuly 19, 2023

GA Deputy’s Wife and Two Children Killed in Horrific Wreck

Deputy Patrick Holtzclaw’s wife Avonlea and two young children, ages 5 and 6, were killed, as were the driver and passenger of the Corvette.

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NewsJuly 17, 2023

32-Year Veteran of NYPD Sworn in as Commissioner

New commissioner Edward Caban was greeted by chants of "Eddie!" during a Monday introductory news conference at the precinct in the Bronx where he began his career.

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NewsJuly 12, 2023

Baton Rouge Chief Announces Resignation

Murphy Paul will remain in his role as Chief of Police until Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome appoints a new chief by November 2023.

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NewsJuly 12, 2023

Researchers Dispute DOJ Findings of Racial Bias by Minneapolis PD

“We read the report with keen interest, knowing how challenging it is to demonstrate discrimination, especially with non-experimental data. The report contains glaring oversights that overturn its conclusions,” the two professors wrote.

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NewsJuly 6, 2023

Atlanta-Area Agency Recruiting Officers in New Jersey

“We are literally loading up our physically agility test and obstacle course…and we’re taking our entire testing process to the Northeast,” Capt. Jakai Breathwaite said.

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