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Why Police Leaders Must Champion Parking Enforcement

For police and transportation departments, traditional parking enforcement exposes officers to risk, such as standing on busy roads to issue paper tickets or catching offenders in dangerous, congested areas. Modern technology changes this, reducing exposure, speeding processes, and limiting confrontations.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2022

Philadelphia Police Assigned Crimes from Unknown Locations to Disney World

More than 5,000 crimes—including 16 arsons, 50 homicides, and 298 auto thefts—were plotted to Disney World.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 21, 2022

2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Maine Chief Empowering Officers

Sanford, ME, Police Chief Chief Craig Andersen’s decentralized command structure emphasizes the delivery of “excellent law enforcement service.”

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 21, 2022

2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Massachusetts Chief Helps Officer Safely Store Duty Weapons at Home

Norwood, MA, Police Chief Bill Brooks uses agency funds to mitigate the chance duty weapons will be stolen or the cause of tragic accidents.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 21, 2022

2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Illinois Chief Supplies Officers with Stress Relief

Niles, IL, Police Chief Luis Tigera has hired a social worker to help his officers handle the emotional challenges of law enforcement duty.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 21, 2022

2022 Innovative LE Leaders: New Jersey Lieutenant Turns Life Experience into Training

Lt. Heather Glogolich teaches officers how to be the best they can be.

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Articlesby David GriffithSeptember 21, 2022

2022 Innovative LE Leaders: Nebraska Chief Meets Challenges with Technology

Chief Phillip Lukens of the Alliance Police Department is using a major grant to provide his city with crime-fighting and traffic-control technology. He is also big on community relations, rewarding kids with coupons for treats at local businesses.

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Articlesby Staff WriterSeptember 21, 2022

2022 Innovative Law Enforcement Leaders

Welcome to POLICE’s 2022 special coverage of innovative law enforcement leaders. On the following pages you will find profiles of 10 officers who are taking new or particularly creative approaches to police leadership and to providing security for their communities.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2022

Detroit Officer Resigns After Department Finds Her Racy OnlyFans Page

"One of our officers through her Instagram account had a paywall set up and was posting pornographic videos on the other side of the paywall," said Chris Graveline, the director of the Detroit Police Department's Professional Standards section.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 14, 2022

Minneapolis Use-of-Force Numbers Increase Because of Handcuff Policy Change

The new policy added new categories for reporting certain holds, joint manipulations, nerve pressure points (touch pressure), handcuffing, unholstering/display of a weapon, verbal threats to use less-lethal weapons, less-lethal weapon pointing, verbal threats to use deadly force and firearm pointing, according to the policy.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 7, 2022

Minneapolis Names 3 Top Candidates for Police Chief

Mayor Jacob Frey will nominate one of the three candidates in the coming weeks, and the Minneapolis City Council will then hold a vote on whether to ratify the appointment

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