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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 23, 2020

Amid Calls for Defunding, LAPD Chief Tells Officers to "Show Your Relevance"

The chief of police for the Los Angeles Police Department recently told a gathering of command staff that amid calls for defunding the department patrol officers must "show their relevance" in order to keep the budget from being slashed.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 22, 2020

MO Police Help Raise Money for Woman Who Gave Last Dollars to Family of Wounded Officer

Sims said her daughter, Rakiya, came up with the idea of donating the $100 to the family of a Kansas City officer who was shot in the head on July 2.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 22, 2020

Gallup Poll: Abolishing Police is Not Popular

Forty-seven percent of overall respondents said funds should be shifted from police departments to social services. Black Americans were more likely to support reducing police budgets, at 70 percent, compared with 49 percent of Hispanic and 41 percent of white Americans.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 22, 2020

Hackers Release Private Information on Officers Working Portland Unrest

Richard Cline, the Deputy Director of Operations for the Federal Protective Service, said the doxxing occurred despite attempts by the Portland police to hide the names of police officers overseeing the 55 solid days and nights of protests and riots around the city.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 22, 2020

Austin Police Union Advises Officers to Stop Active Enforcement

“They don't want an active police department. They don't want us enforcing traffic laws. They don't want us arresting people that don't want us or messing with homeless folks. They're very clear and we're going to take their lead. The productivity in the city's going to die,” Casaday said.

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Command•by Staff Writer•July 22, 2020

MA Police Chiefs Criticize Lawmakers for Rushing Police Reform Bills

The chiefs urged Gov. Charlie Baker and state legislators to work with police on the legislation instead of cutting them out of the conversation.

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Special Units•by Staff Writer•July 22, 2020

Senate Rejects Strict Restrictions on Program that Transfers Surplus Military Equipment to Police

Sen. Inhofe said the rejected amendment sponsored by Schatz would have gone too far and would have made the Pentagon program “virtually impossible to use.”

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 22, 2020

NJ Starbucks Worker Charged with Spitting in Officers' Drink

Trejo is charged with subjecting a law enforcement officer to contact with bodily fluid, tampering with a cup of coffee knowing it was purchased by a law enforcement officer and creating a hazardous environment.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 22, 2020

Some Big City Officials Admit Anti-Police Protests May Have Helped Spark COVID-19 Resurgence

A spokesperson for Carlos A. Giménez, the mayor of Miami-Dade County, told Fox News on Sunday the protests were a "contributing factor" to the local coronavirus spike.

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Patrol•by Staff Writer•July 21, 2020

Chicago Police Ordered to Wear Protective Gear at Future Protests

Superintendent Brown said officers faced organized mob action “designed to provoke violent responses” during a protest that started peacefully but turned violent, leaving several officers and protesters injured.

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