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New Jersey's Municipal Officers Top Nation Wth $90,672 Median Pay

New Jersey is rivaled only by California at $78,460, according to federal statistics. Illinois trails in third with $69,900. New York is ninth at $60,620, Connecticut 10th at $60,490, and Pennsylvania 19th at $54,140.

Nurse Appeals Firing Over Comment to Officer

Leverington is appealing the firing with a three-judge panel on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, arguing she was exercising her free-speech rights to criticize the government. However, threats do not fall under this protection.

Louisiana Detective's Domestic Battery Allegations Imperil Drug Case

Domestic battery charges have come to light involving the lead detective in St. Charles (La.) Parish Sheriff Greg Champagne's year-long drug operation, causing charges to be dropped against 60 of 100 suspects.

Tactical Tailor Offers Discount on Packs

Purchasing the Extended Range Operator, Urban Operator, Removable Operator or Modular Operator packs will bring the discount.

Tactical Tailor's Modular Operator pack. Photo courtesy of Tactical Tailor.

Missouri Officer Killed In Firearms Training Accident

Dan De Kraai, 35, was killed when another officer's gun accidentally discharged during a break from a training session.

Ohio Officer Ambushed in Patrol Vehicle by Rifle-Wielding Thugs, Miraculously Unhurt

Officers from several police departments around the Tri-State area near Cincinnati are on the lookout for four people they believe opened fire an officer early Thursday morning.

VF Imagewear Relaunches Horace Small Brand of Law Enforcement Apparel

VF Imagewear recently relaunched Horace Small, a brand with a history of more than 70 years. Horace Small, formerly known as The Force, provides quality uniforms for law enforcement and first responders.

Former California Cops Endorse Marijuana Legalization

The members of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP) voiced their support for Proposition 19 at a press conference in West Hollywood on Monday.

New Seattle Chief Will Revamp Response Proceedures

The department will expand officers using TASER devices, equip 40 officers with on-body video, provide additional crisis-response training and look for ways to get officers out of cruisers.

Johns Hopkins Gunman Wounds Surgeon, Then Kills Mother and Self

The suspect barricaded himself in a room of the hospital's thoracic center on the eighth floor of the hospital's Nelson Building. The shooter was reportedly upset about his mother's treatment at the hospital and shot the doctor in the stomach during surgery.

Johns Hopkins hospital in east Baltimore. Photo via Wikimedia (Conway71).

White L.A. Airport Police Officers Sue for Discrimination

The suit, filed last week in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleges that black officers were promoted over whites despite receiving lower scores on promotional exams and that white officers were disciplined more harshly for misconduct compared with black officers facing similar accusations.

Video: Dallas Officers Face Felony Charges In Alleged Beating

Officer Kevin Randolph, along with Officer Paul Bauer, may face misdemeanor assault and official oppression charges, as well as felony charges of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence in connection with the Sept. 5 incident involving Andrew Collins.

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