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The push to hire more civilians comes on the heels of moving more than 100 sworn members of the department from specialty roles over to patrol.
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Johnny Wheatcroft and his family sued the city of Glendale, then-Officer Matthew Schneider and two other officers in 2018, claiming Schneider repeatedly used a TASER on Wheatcroft after he was handcuffed and detained following a traffic stop.
Read More →Police Chief Robert J. Contee III said that by joining dozens of other departments in the “30 x 30 Pledge” — an initiative meant to encourage increasing the percentage of female officers in recruiting classes to 30 percent by 2030 — he wants to make D.C. police “the most equitable agency for women in the law enforcement field.”
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Putting themselves at risk, they worked to free the pilot, who suffered severe injuries, from the wreck just before the Metro Link train demolished what was left of the plane.
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The man disappeared back into the apartment as the officers shouted from the ground for him to hurry, and he then reappeared with the toddler.
Read More →approximately 150 officers recalled 293 use-of-force incidents, with open-hand pushing ranking as the most prominent technique employed (91 incidents), followed by batons (83 incidents) and drawing a firearm from its holster (37 incidents.)
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Brian Lewis, assistant police chief, said officers responded at 1:22 p.m. to a report of a disturbance in a shopping center, where they first encountered the suspect and an initial exchange of gunfire took place.
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Philadelphia Police Commissioner Danielle Outlaw confirmed Tuesday the vehicle’s police lights were activated when moments later, she says, the 12-year-old fired at the officers.
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Officer Ryan Allen suffered a heart attack and then a serious brain injury after he was stung by a bee on October 14, 2021.
Read More →Minneapolis now has about 544 officers, about 300 fewer than before George Floyd's killing in 2020, according to one recent count. Many officers left after filing PTSD claims, while some left for other departments claiming to offer more stability or higher pay.
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