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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2018

Panel Revokes Former Oregon Police Chief's Certification for 10 Years

The Oregon Board of Public Safety Standards and Training voted 14-to-4 to revoke former Portland Police Chief Larry O'Dea's police certification for 10 years for dishonesty.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2018

Ohio Officer Reportedly Fired After Charging Chief, Mayor with Forgery

A sergeant with the New Holland (OH) Police Department was reportedly fired "mere moments after he handed Mayor Clair Betzko and Interim Police Chief David Conrad court summonses accusing them of a forgery scheme."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

2 Seattle Officers Fired for Shooting at Fleeing Vehicle

Interim Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best found that Officers Kenneth Martin and Tabitha Sexton "recklessly fired at the stolen car after failing to follow department policies."

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Boston Gets First Ever African-American Police Commissioner

Superintendent-in-Chief William Gross—second-in-command to retiring Boston Police Commissioner William Evans—will become the next commissioner, the first person of color ever to hold the position.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2018

Massachusetts Police: Fewer Recruit Applicants Amid Killings, Scrutiny

The Boston (MA) Police Department — as well as agencies throughout Massachusetts — is seeing a massive decline in the number of people seeking entry-level law enforcement jobs.

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Articlesby Steve AlbrechtJuly 13, 2018

Is Contact and Cover Dead?

So what happened? Why does Contact and Cover seem to have faded into obscurity?

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Articlesby Michael T. RayburnJuly 13, 2018

Working in Low Light

Criminals like the dark, and officers have to know how to counter their use of poorly lit locations and nighttime hiding places.

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Articlesby Michael SchlosserJuly 13, 2018

Unknown and Known Risk Vehicle Stops

No vehicle stop should be considered low-risk, as it is never possible to gauge beforehand the level of danger involved.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2018

Colorado Officer Fired for Racial Slur to be Re-Hired

Aurora Police Chief Nick Metz said in a Facebook post that Lieutenant Charles DeShazer "made a highly inappropriate and racially inflammatory comment" but following an appeal to the Civil Service Commission, will be re-hired.

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Articlesby Amaury MurgadoJuly 9, 2018

How To Deal With a New Supervisor

I've learned a few things about dealing with new supervisors in my 30-plus-year career in law enforcement. Here are some of them in no particular order.

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