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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 28, 2020

California Highway Patrol Appoints First Female Commissioner

Deputy Commissioner Amanda Ray will become the first female Commissioner of the California Highway Patrol in the agency’s 91-year history. Ray was appointed to the position after Commissioner Warren Stanley announced his retirement effective Nov. 17.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2020

Departing Seattle Officers Slam Local Politicians, Mayor Says Police are "Valued"

In one exit interview, an officer wrote, in part, “The City Council has made it apparent that maintaining adequate staffing to keep the city or the officers [safe] that work there is not a priority for them.”

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2020

Former Seattle Chief Takes Job as Local TV News Analyst

"At a time when we are reporting extensively on issues of law enforcement, our audiences will benefit from hearing her unique expertise and insider’s perspective,” KING 5 news director Pete Saiers said in a statement.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 21, 2020

Santa Monica Chief Steps Down After Criticism Over Riot Response

The police chief of the Los Angeles-area beach city of Santa Monica is stepping down amid anger over her department's response to protests and riots following the death of George Floyd.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 14, 2020

Mayor, Council Face Questions About PA Chief's Forced Retirement Over Wife's Support for Trump

A Fraternal Order of Police member said the chief was pushed out because his wife posted comments favorable to President Trump on Facebook. The chief's wife later posted several comments to Facebook repeating that story and saying her political views should not have been used to punish her husband.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 12, 2020

Michigan Sheriff Shared Rally Stage with Accused Governor Attack Plotter, Some Want Him to Resign

William "Bill" Null, the man on stage with Sheriff Dar Leaf at an open carry militia rally in May, was arrested in early October in connection with an alleged plot to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 9, 2020

Major Cities Struggling to Hire Police Chiefs

Eighteen chiefs from major cities have resigned, retired, been pushed out or fired since protests and increased calls for police accountability and reform began after George Floyd’s death in May.

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Articlesby Doug WyllieOctober 7, 2020

C.S.I. Aurora: Forensics, Leadership, and the Batman Movie Shooting

Lt. Tim DuFour has served in forensics for three decades. He has seen thousands of crime scenes but none like what he encountered when he arrived at the Century 16 Movie Theater.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 30, 2020

Assaults on LAPD Officers Up 156% Over Last Year, Chief Says

During a meeting with the city's civilian-led Police Commission, Los Angeles Police Department Chief Michel Moore said there were 282 felony assaults against his officers this year, compared with 110 in the same period last year, figures he called "troubling."

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2020

At Least 20 Chiefs Have Resigned Since May

In states like New York, Georgia, Washington and Virginia, police chiefs were called to resign by their respective communities for their handling of protests as well as for controversial law enforcement incidents involving alleged police brutality and systemic racism.

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