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News•by Staff Writer•November 24, 2021

Kansas City Chief Under Pressure to Step Down

During a Tuesday morning meeting with Mayor Quinton Lucas and the chairman of the Board of Police Commissioners, Smith agreed to retire on March 31, 2022, according to a source familiar with the situation.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 24, 2021

Ohio Sheriff Dies After Medical Event at Law Enforcement Convention

According to Greene County, Sheriff Gene Fischer suffered a medical emergency at approximately 9 p.m. Tuesday Nov. 16 while attending the convention.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 23, 2021

Interim VA Chief Sues Over Firing

The former interim chief alleges he was fired seven months after returning to his old position “in retaliation for refusing to carry out Mayor Stoney’s illegal order” to have officers stationed around the city’s Confederate monuments as contractors removed them.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 18, 2021

Justice Department Announces $139 Million for Law Enforcement Hiring

The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 11, 2021

Activists Threaten New NYPD Mayor with Riots if Anti-Crime Units Re-Established

“If he thinks that they’re going to go back to the old ways of policing, then we are going to take to the streets again. There will be riots, there will be fire and there will be bloodshed because we believe in defending our people,” said Hawk Newsome, co-founder of Black Lives Matter of Greater New York, after a heated meeting with Adams in Brooklyn Borough Hall.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 10, 2021

Denver-Area Police Chief Worked Remotely from Vegas

“Going forward, I would not like to see provisions like this in future contracts,” said Mayor Ben Huseman.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 8, 2021

Houston Police Chief Met with Rapper About Crowd Issues Before Concert Disaster

The chief said a criminal investigation continues into the events that led to the deaths of eight young people during a crowd surge at the concert.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 4, 2021

Former Seattle Chief Reportedly on Short List to Lead NYPD

Former Seattle Chief Carmen Best reportedly caught the incoming administration’s attention with her refusal to give into overreach from the city council and her track record of standing up for the rank-and-file, including sacrificing her six-figure salary by stepping down.

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News•by Staff Writer•November 3, 2021

West Virginia City Names New Chief

Chief Karl Colder has 32 years of career leadership and professional investigative experience with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA).

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News•by Staff Writer•October 27, 2021

Activists Want Florida Chief Demoted for Speaking at Christian Retreat

The activists plan to hold a news conference Thursday at city hall, calling on the mayor and city commissioners to denounce the chief's actions, and asking that he be removed as police chief.

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