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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 WriterApril 7, 2021

Chicago Mayor Calls for Foot Pursuit Policy After Fatal Shooting of Armed Teenager

Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s call for police policy changes comes four years after the U.S. Justice Department recommended in a report about CPD’s practices that it adopt a foot pursuit policy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 24, 2021

Austin Launches Search for Next Chief

The biggest difference from when Manley was named chief in 2018 and the upcoming search, Cronk said, is that they’re starting with an “open and national, dare I say international, search.”

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2021

31-Year Veteran of Houston Police Department Named Next Chief

Troy Finner formerly served as executive assistant under current HPD Chief Art Acevedo, who recently said he will be the next chief of the Miami Police Department. Finner began working at HPD in 1990 and has served in several capacities over his 31-year-career.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 17, 2021

Houston Chief Acevedo Tells City It's "Hard to Say Goodbye" as He Takes Helm of Miami PD

Art Acevedo choked up as he said, "I've led the best team; it's hard to say goodbye."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2021

Chicago Police Hire Mental Health Advisor to Address Officer Suicides

The announcement comes less than a week after 38-year-old Officer Jeffrey Troglia fatally shot himself in the basement of his Mount Greenwood home. Days earlier, another officer, 47-year-old James Daly, killed himself at the Town Hall police station on the North Side.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 11, 2021

DC Chief Plans to Shift Focus of Guns Unit

Acting Chief Robert J. Contee III said he wants to focus less on seizing as many firearms as possible and instead intensify efforts on identifying and arresting people who use guns for violence or threats.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2021

NJ Chief Charged Over Having Officers Work for His Business

The chief is accused of conspiracy, official misconduct and corruption of public resources in connection with an alleged abuse of power that benefited his funeral home.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2021

Seattle Police 911 Response Time Does Not Meet Goals, More Budget Cuts Considered

During a meeting Tuesday of the council’s Public Safety and Human Services Committee, acting Police Chief Adrian Diaz and members of his staff laid out reasons why the committee should not recommend a cut to its budget as some members had promised to do in 2021.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 8, 2021

General's Report on DC Riot Says Capitol Police Need 884 More Officers

The report says the Capitol Police were "understaffed, insufficiently equipped and inadequately trained" to secure the Capitol and Congress members against the mob on Jan. 6, a 24/7 so a "Quick Reaction Force" (QRF) must be established amid growing security threats to the building.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2021

Capitol Police Want 60-Day Extension on National Guard Aid

Acting Police Chief Yogananda Pittman asked the Department of Defense to continue to provide support in the Capitol, where 5,200 guardsmen are currently deployed.

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