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Technologyby Staff WriterJanuary 6, 2022

NEOGOV Announces Three Key Acquisitions in Public Safety Tech

The products and teams of PlanIt Schedule, Agency360 and CueHit now join NEOGOV’s common vision to “Serve the people who serve the people,” the company said. Together, the companies will form the "Power Platform for Public Safety,” a comprehensive public safety workforce platform designed to recruit, equip, train, and protect first responders across their careers.

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Commandby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

Departing NYPD Chief Blasts Criminal Justice Reformers for "Magical Thinking"

“I can also tell you that more than 80 percent of the people arrested for illegal gun possession this year are not in custody. Does that sound like a formula for success?” he wrote.

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Commandby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

Mayor Wants WA Assistant Chief to Resign Over Display of Nazi Insignia

An independent investigation includes a photo that shows a Nazi general rank insignia placed above the assistant chief's name next to his office door.

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Commandby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

Little Rock Chief on Administrative Leave After Shooting

Little Rock Police Chief Keith Humphrey was placed on administrative leave after shooting at a woman who allegedly shot and wounded another woman on New Year’s Eve.

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Point of Lawby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

New York City's New DA Plans to Stop Seeking Prison Sentences for Many Crimes

In cases where prosecutors do seek to put a convict behind bars, the request can be for no more than 20 years for a determinate sentence, meaning one that can’t be reviewed or changed by a parole board. “The Office shall not seek a sentence of life without parole,” the memo states.

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Commandby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

Chicago Officers Reassigned from Special Units to Patrol Districts

The department is more than 1,000 officers short of authorized strength — even after Mayor Lori Lightfoot balanced her 2021 budget by, in part, eliminating 614 police vacancies.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

Two FL Deputies at Same Agency Die from Suicide

Sheriff Ken Mascara announced the deaths of Deputy Clayton Osteen and Deputy Victoria Pacheco on Tuesday.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

346 Officers Shot—63 Fatally—in 2021, FOP Reports

The number of officers shot in the line of duty last year is up from 312 officers shot in 2020, 47 of whom were killed, and 293 shot in 2019, 50 of whom were killed, according to an FOP analysis.

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Patrolby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

CA Sheriff's Office Recruit Killed in Oakland Freeway Shooting

The 28-year-old recruit, who was driving home toward San Francisco, was about to graduate in February, the department said.

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Special Unitsby Staff WriterJanuary 5, 2022

Fresno Officer Kills K-9 During Violent Attack

Officials say Odin continued to be extremely aggressive despite being given prescribed sedatives. Odin ended up biting a K-9 officer who was forced to shoot the dog.

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