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External Pick for Long Beach (Calif.) PD Chief Causes Controversy
At the announcement of Long Beach, Calif.'s newest police chief, Jim McDonnell said he plans to focus on budget issues and fighting gang crime. But many on the department are more concerned with the fact that the former LAPD veteran of more than 30 years was chosen over internal candidates, including all of LBPD's deputy chiefs.
February 3, 2010
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Auditors Recommend Changes to Miami Beach PD After Controversies
Miami Beach's frequently scrutinized police department should "strongly consider" equipping officers with cop-cameras, discouraging them from firing at dangerous drivers, and rethinking officers' off-duty details, according to an audit of the department released Wednesday.
June 25, 2014
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Long Beach PD Memorializes Fallen Officers
Two days after a man armed with three weapons fired on Long Beach officers during a pre-dawn gun battle, the Southern California department honored the 28 officers who have died in the line of duty.
May 4, 2009
Long Beach Police Chief Anthony Batts eulogizes the 28 officers who have died in the line of duty with the department, while speaking at an annual memorial for fallen officers and firefighters.
Technology
Riviera Beach (FL) PD Issues All Police Officers Smartphones on FirstNet
Riviera Beach Police Chief Michael Madden said, "In conjunction with our recent body camera deployment, we issued each of our Police Officers a smartphone on FirstNet, causing a major shift in the way we collect and share information imperative to our mission. It bridges many gaps on the technology forefront and drastically improves communications between first responders and with our community at large."
April 6, 2019
Training
Long Beach PD Chief to Run for L.A. County Sheriff
Six months after deciding he would not pursue Los Angeles County’s top law enforcement job, Long Beach Police Chief Jim McDonnell announced Monday that he will indeed run for the county post.
January 13, 2014
Technology
Miami Beach PD Uses IPT Radio Batteries to Prevent Communication Failures
The Miami Beach (FL) Police Department depends almost entirely on two-way handheld radios for its communications. However, the OEM batteries that powered their radios weren't meeting their needs. So the agency turned to Impact Power Technologies.
October 29, 2015
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Officer-Involved Shootings Spike In Long Beach, Calif.
Nine people have been shot by Long Beach (Calif.) PD police officers this year, a trend officials attribute to a poor economy and work furloughs by the police department, the Los Angeles Times reports. In each case, violent suspects failed to comply with commands or brandished weapons.
May 28, 2009
Training
Former Long Beach, Calif., Police Officer Sentenced for Civil Rights Violations
Former Long Beach police officer Joseph Ferguson was sentenced this week in federal court in Los Angeles, Calif., for his role in a series of home invasion robberies over a two-year period, the Justice Department announced today. Ferguson was sentenced to 97 months in prison and four years of supervised release.
May 9, 2008
Special Units
California Deputies Respond to Call of Old Military Bomb on Beach
Images captured by the sheriff's office show an old, rusty bomb covered in sea debris on the sands between Santa Cruz and Monterey that authorities "determined to be an inert military ordnance."
January 3, 2024
A World War II practice bomb washed up on the beach in Santa Cruz County, California, on New Year's Eve.
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California Judge Criticizes Long Beach Police for Sting Operations Targeting Gay Cruising
A Los Angeles County judge on Friday strongly criticized the Long Beach Police Department's practice of conducting sting operations against gay men cruising for companionship, saying the policy was "indicative of animus toward homosexuals."
April 29, 2016
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Video: Miami Beach Police Respond To Beach Confrontation
Late Monday night, the Miami Herald posted YouTube videos online showing Lt. Douglas Simon arresting a woman later identified as Sara Greenback who police say was kicked out of a Funkshion Fashion Week concert on the beach for "unruly behavior."
March 28, 2011
South Beach Arrest Vid
Patrol
K-9 History: Riverside (Calif.) PD
Riverside (Calif.) Police Officer Loren Mitchell became the first officer in his agency to work with a police dog when he was partnered up with "PAL" in 1958. Chief Sergio Diaz and the City Council honored the now-retired Officer Mitchell for this historical achievement at a City Hall ceremony. The photo gallery includes an apprehension the pair made during a 1950s traffic stop.
August 19, 2011
PAL makes an arrest of a suspect following a search by Officer Mitchell.
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Torrance (Calif.) PD's Commercial Enforcement Unit
The commercial enforcement officers of the Torrance (Calif.) Police Department mostly encounter violators operating mid-sized commercial vehicles with violations such as a pile of unsecured palettes, a 20-foot palm tree clipping electrical line, and a driver using a bungee cord for a seat belt.
June 20, 2013
Officer Craig Durling checks the license status of a commercial driver. Photo courtesy of TPD.
Special Units
Seeing the Light
When John Matthews developed the first SureFire flashlight, he realized that for officers to get the most benefit out of the light, they would need special training. So Matthews, now president and CEO of SureFire, created the SureFire Institute, one of the nation's premier low-light combat training academies.
July 31, 2007
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Technology
Calif. PD Increases Firepower After Gang Threats
The police chief of Ceres, Calif., has instructed his officers to carry assault rifles to all calls in response to what he says is a gang threat against his entire police force.
January 26, 2005
Patrol
California City of Bell May Eliminate PD Amid Scandal
The Bell Police Officers' Assn. is preparing to dispute the decision, saying it could hurt public safety and likely not bring the desired savings.
December 19, 2010
Training
Video: Calif. PD Criticized for Action-Packed Recruiting Video
Huffington Post described the video this way: "In the action-packed police recruitment video (above), badass officers pull guns, scale walls and are armed with vicious dogs. Funny enough on its own, the cheeseball '80s-esque video is made golden by the fact that it's supposedly portraying the life of a cop in one of the ritziest beachside cities in Southern California - Newport Beach."
July 18, 2012
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California AG: Maywood PD Faces Court-Ordered Reform
The small Southern California police department, which a veteran policing expert called "one of the worst" he had seen, could face court-ordered reform, California Atty. General Jerry Brown announced Tuesday.
April 28, 2009
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