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Asheville Police Chief Announces Retirement

Chief David Zack of the Asheville (North Carolina) Police Department announced Wednesday that he is planning to retire.

Chief David Zack of the Asheville (North Carolina) Police Department has announced that he is retiring.

St. Louis Police Union Says Officer Staffing Hits Record Low

The St. Louis Police Officers Association reported that 116 police officers have resigned or retired in 2023. An alert on its website says there were 312 police vacancies as of Dec. 4 after 17 more officers left in the past month.

New Mexico Sheriff Found Dead in Hotel Room while Attending Training

Officials did not immediately announce a cause of death, but Undersheriff Michael Brockett said no foul play is suspected.

Curry County, New Mexico, Sheriff Mike Reeves was found dead in a Santa Fe hotel room. He was attending training at the state academy.

North Carolina Sheriff Asks for $186K to Help Patrol Asheville

The plan would add more deputy patrols on Friday and Saturday nights and someone in the real-time intelligence center to monitor the area. The proposal doesn't call for new hires but coverage would be part of secondary assignments.

San Francisco Voters to Decide on Hiring of More Officers

If the voters approve a future tax to supply additional revenue to fund the cost of employing more full-duty sworn officers, then the city will set a minimum staffing number for the next five years.

California Agency Receives $305K Grant to Improve Public Safety

The grant, awarded by the California Office of Traffic Safety via funding from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, is expected to support continuous enforcement and educational driving courses.

Retail Theft is More Than a Crisis, California Sheriff Says

"It really started with the change in law in 2014 with Prop 47, which was voted on by the voters, I should say, and the voters were duped into voting for that. It was called the safe streets and schools act," Sheriff Jim Cooper said.

Sacramento County Sheriff Jim Cooper addresses the public.

New Philadelphia Police Commissioner Talks About Officer Morale and Crime

"Many of these officers feel they are hated and not respected and no one cares about them, but it's just not true. The community says, 'I want police in my community, I want constitutional policing, I want good policing.'"

Kevin Bethel served as deputy commission of the Philadelphia Police Department. He has been named the new commissioner by the mayor elect.

NYPD Buying Fully Encrypted Radio System

The NYPD’s massive network of radio communications is expected to go dark to the public by the end of 2024 as the department switches from an analog to a digital network, according to Chief of Information Technology Robert Beltran.

Philadelphia’s New Mayor to Name Veteran Officer as Next Police Commissioner

Kevin Bethel, a former deputy commissioner and the current chief of school safety for the School District of Philadelphia, will be announced Wednesday as the next head of the 5,500-member force.

Montana Sheriff Killed in Crash

Montana Highway Patrol says Sheriff Darrell King was killed just after 5 p.m. when a semi-truck hit the car King was driving head on.

Next 5 NYPD Academy Classes Canceled in Budget Plan

“The defund the police crowd’s woke dream has come true. We were fed a line of BS that the wave of migrants would be a benefit to the city. Now we are defunding the police to pay for their beds,” Council Republican Minority Leader, Joe Borelli, raged.

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