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Patrol
Akron PD Adopts Strict Alarm Response Policy
The shift in department policy is in response to decades of false alarms sounding from businesses and residences that city leaders say needlessly tie up police officers.
December 4, 2013
Technology
Alarm Industry Vows to Fight Detroit PD's Verification Policy
A trade association representing the security industry pledged to challenge the Detroit Police Department's new policy requiring verification of the break-in before officers respond to a burglar alarm.
August 16, 2011
Patrol
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
Patrol
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
Patrol
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
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
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
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
Patrol
Officials Identify Alabama Gunman
He first killed his mother and the family dogs in Kinston, Ala., the authorities said, then drove 10 miles to Samson, where he shot five members of his extended family, including the uncle who had raised him.
March 11, 2009
Training
Whistleblowers Sounding the Alarm
Regardless of how they are viewed, whistleblowers' capacity to effect change within their agencies often eclipses that of those with more formally acknowledged power.
April 24, 2014
Patrol
False Burglar Alarms
The majority of burglar alarm activations are not by bad guys. False alarms account for 10 to 25 percent of all calls to the police. Each call usually requires the response of two officers for 20 minutes. In 2002, American police responded to 36 million alarm calls, costing $1.8 billion.
May 31, 2008
Patrol
Tasering at Alabama Walmart
An Arizona couple were arrested July 8 and charged with disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and second-degree assault on a police officer after this incident at a Walmart in Foley, Ala.
July 13, 2011
Patrol
Ala. City Mourns Slain Officer
The Mobile (Ala.) Police Department is mourning the loss of Officer Steven Green, after a robbery suspect fatally stabbed him and fled in the officer's patrol car. The suspect was fatally shot by other officers after a manhunt.
February 5, 2012
Patrol
Pawn Shop Alarm
A call comes in about an alarm going off at a very popular pawn shop just a little past midnight. You've handled a large number of false alarms at this location, but this time it could be a real burglary.
March 13, 2015
Patrol
Force at Ala. T-Stop
The Huntsville (Ala.) Police Department has fired Officer Phillip Lee, in part, for his conduct during this traffic stop on Dec. 13, 2011. Officer Lee pulled a speed violator out of her car. Read the full story here.
July 23, 2012
Weapons
Ala. District to Arm Teachers, Staff
Despite Gov. Robert Bentley's vetoing a local bill to arm teachers and staff in Franklin County Schools (FCS), the Alabama state legislature passed the legislation last week.
May 27, 2013
Patrol
Alabama Police Officer Dies by Suicide
An officer with the Mobile (AL) Police Department—29-year-old Justin Carmen—was found dead in his patrol unit with a self-inflicted gunshot wound on Friday morning.
December 16, 2019
Patrol
Texas CO Collapses Responding to Alarm
Officer Brandon Kountz apparently died of a heart attack while rushing to assist other officers after a body alarm. He had served the agency for 11 months.
April 2, 2013
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