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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 18, 2019

Wyoming Officer Alleges Pregnancy Cost Her Promotion

A police officer in Wyoming has filed a lawsuit claiming she was denied a chance at promotion because her high-risk pregnancy prevented her from taking a physical test on the date it was given.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 22, 2019

CALEA Introduces Policy Resource Library to Support Agencies Seeking Accreditation

Available through PowerDMS, CALEA's exclusive Policy Resource Library is designed to help public safety agencies create and share dynamic policies to meet their unique challenges.

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ProductsNovember 7, 2019

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2019

North Carolina Agency Implements "Written Consent" Policy, Limiting Search Powers

A police advocacy group, the N.C. Police Benevolent Association, opposes the proposed policy, saying it should include a way for officers to bypass the written requirement if it is not safe or practical. The group would continue to oppose the practice, which isn't backed by law, said PBA President John Midgette.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 31, 2019

Missouri Police Board Votes to Seek Independent Review of Police Department

Less than a week after a jury awarded $19 million to an officer in a discrimination lawsuit alleging that the agency passed him over for promotion because he is homosexual, the St. Louis County Police Board voted unanimously to seek an independent review of the agency.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2019

Pennsylvania Police Union Loses in Fight Over Tattoos

The Philadelphia Fraternal Order of Police lost in its bid to defend officers who have visible tattoos that some might construe as offensive following an incident in which an officer was seen in a short-sleeve uniform shirt revealing a tattoo some argued was a Nazi symbol.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 3, 2019

Minnesota Off-Duty Officers Told to Not Wear Uniforms to Political Events

The Minneapolis Police Department has told its officers that they may no longer wear their uniform while attending political events when off duty.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtSeptember 13, 2019

Little Law Enforcement Lies

What we tell crooks and citizens is not always wholly truthful, but sometimes it's what they need to hear.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 10, 2019

Florida Rapper Films Music Video in Police Department Building

A South Florida rapper reportedly filmed his latest music video in part in the headquarters building of the Aventura Police Department—something the agency didn't know about until the video went viral.

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Articlesby Lawrence E. HeiskellSeptember 9, 2019

How To Prevent Positional Asphyxia

By taking precautions in how people are restrained and by monitoring restrained subjects, officers can reduce the potential for in-custody death.

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