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More IACP 2025 From the Show Floor

Watch expanded coverage of IACP 2025 as the POLICE Magazine team walks the aisles at the expo and shares what we found interesting on display for chiefs from across the country and around the world this week in Denver, Colorado.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Fort Lauderdale Hires New Police Chief

Larry Scirotto was formerly the assistant police chief in Pittsburgh. He spent 23 years in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police and was the youngest assistant chief in that department’s history.

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NewsJune 30, 2021

Oakland Chief: Defunding Police will Make City Less Safe

In a briefing Monday morning, Armstrong made the case that the change in funding, and reduced ability to hire new officers as a result, would prevent Oakland police from adequately completing even day-to-day tasks like traffic enforcement and responding to emergency calls.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Oakland Chief: Defunding Police will Make City Less Safe

In a briefing Monday morning, Armstrong made the case that the change in funding, and reduced ability to hire new officers as a result, would prevent Oakland police from adequately completing even day-to-day tasks like traffic enforcement and responding to emergency calls.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 30, 2021

Miami-Area Agencies Team Up for Anti-Crime Strategy

“I’ve never had to mobilize the entire county,” Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo “Freddy” Ramirez said about what distinguishes this operation from others. “Our other crime initiatives were always for a specific area that was experiencing a trend, a hot spot.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2021

Former NYPD Captain Likely to be Next New York City Mayor

Late returns showed the Brooklyn borough president well ahead of the pack — but because of absentee voting it will be a couple of weeks before a winner can actually be declared.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 23, 2021

Hawaiian Island Seeking New Police Chief

The commissioners are looking for someone with at least 15 years of experience as a police officer, including five years in administration. The commissioners also prefer someone with a four-year degree from an accredited university and proof of training from the FBI National Academy, or equivalent experience.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2021

Charlotte Deputy Chief to Lead Raleigh Police

“I am excited to announce that Estella Patterson will be the 30th Police Chief of the Raleigh Police Department,” said Raleigh City Manager Marchell Adams-David. “She understands the important issues that police departments across our country are facing today and she is more than capable of leading RPD in this new era of policing."

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 16, 2021

Bratton: I Would Not Take a Chief's Job Today

Bratton said the sentiment in major cities toward law enforcement reminds him of the 1970s when similarly progressive policies led to surges in crime and violence.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2021

Crime, Chauvin Trial Security Have Exhausted Minneapolis PD's OT Budget

Through the end of May, MPD has used $5.2 million in overtime, with $2.9 million spent during Operation Safety Net surrounding the Derek Chauvin trial.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 9, 2021

L.A. Police Commission May Change Rules Covering Drinking by Armed Off-Duty Officers

“No one wants anyone using a firearm while impaired,” said Eileen Decker, the commission president. “A more specific policy — the time may have come for that.”

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