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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 11, 2023

WI Agency Ends Credit Checks for Recruits

The Madison, WI, Police and Fire Commission voted Monday to stop requiring credit checks of prospective police officers. The Commission said the measure was being taken in a step to increase diversity in the department.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 4, 2023

Slain Small-Town PA Police Chief Mourned by Community

Justin McIntire, 46, had served as chief of the small Allegheny County town for four years. He reportedly was running after the suspect when he was shot in the head.

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Newsby Staff WriterJanuary 3, 2023

PA Chief Ambushed and Killed During Foot Pursuit

Brackenridge Police Chief Justin McIntire was ambushed by suspect Aaron Lamont Swan Jr. in a shooting that left McIntire dead Monday night.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2022

Chicago PD Criticized Over Officer Suicides in Consent Decree Report

The criticism is part of the latest report on police reform efforts through the consent decree, and comes on the heels of another officer taking her own life this week.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 14, 2022

Cleveland Police Revising Mass Demonstration Response Policies

The agency must also establish policies on how to handle “civil disobedience” and “civil disturbances,” on dispersal orders, and on training of officers on how to use less-lethal munitions.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2022

New Orleans Chief to Retire at Year’s End

City Council Vice President J.P. Morrell called for Ferguson’s resignation last week as the council worked to approve the city’s $1.5 billion budget, where $25 million would go toward a police recruitment and retention incentive package.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 7, 2022

VA Agency Hopes Youth Program Will Help Fill Ranks

“The program introduces kids to police officers, but the students can also serve as ambassadors,” Capt. Wilson Lee said. “So, it’s a force multiplier in police recruitment.”

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 30, 2022

NJ Chief Sworn In by US Supreme Court Justice Alito

“I’m honored and humbled to be sworn in as chief in such an iconic building, and to have a Supreme Court justice representing the highest court in the land swear me in,” Chief James A. Sarkos, 46, said in his speech during the Nov. 17 event.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 18, 2022

Cincinnati Names 4 Finalist for Chief Position

The four finalists for Cincinnati's next police chief were announced Friday morning. The list includes two locals and two people from outside the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2022

Fired Miami Chief Takes Interim Position in Colorado

Aurora announced Tuesday that Acevedo had reached out to officials there offering to serve as the city's second interim police chief.

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