Child Actor in "Jaws" Now Chief of Police in Town Where Movie Filmed
The chief and his real-life brother memorably played two pranksters who caused mass panic on the beach after swimming into the ocean with a cardboard fin.
May 20, 2022
The chief and his real-life brother memorably played two pranksters who caused mass panic on the beach after swimming into the ocean with a cardboard fin.
May 20, 2022
Agents served a search warrant at Chief Joe Don Chitwood’s home in Wetumka where they found small amounts of methamphetamine. Chitwood was booked into the Hughes County Jail where he faces charges of meth distribution.
May 13, 2022
Chief James Lane was wounded in both arms and his pelvis. Several rounds were stopped by his ballistic vest.
May 11, 2022
Smith has served as OPD’s high risk incident commander since 2016, leading SWAT, crisis negotiations and emergency response services for the crisis intervention team. He currently serves as commander of the Patrol Services Bureau.
May 11, 2022
The Community Oriented Policing Services’ (COPS Office) CPD funds are used to help law enforcement implement community policing through the development and testing of innovative strategies; building knowledge about effective practices and outcomes; and supporting creative approaches to preventing crime and promoting safe communities.
May 10, 2022
"As we went into effect an arrest, [the suspect] made it back to the weapon, a struggle ensued ... and the chief of the Perry Police Department, Eric Vaughn, was shot in the leg," Infante said at a press conference late Tuesday morning.
May 10, 2022
Susan Hutson ousted long-time sheriff, Marlin Gusman for the job, winning the run-off election back in December. Prior to being sheriff, Hutson served as the independent police monitor in New Orleans for more than a decade.
May 4, 2022
Williams, a Phoenix native, started her career with the Phoenix Police Department in 1989. She was an assistant chief with the Phoenix PD in 2011 when she was named chief of the Oxnard (CA) Police Department. She returned to Phoenix PD in 2016 as chief.
May 3, 2022
Officials described the “National Law Enforcement Knowledge Lab” as an attempt to compile a one-stop shop of information and best practices that are scattered across federal agencies and outside organizations. The goal is to create a road map for police departments seeking to implement reforms.
April 27, 2022
New Knoxville chief Paul Noel is the deputy superintendent in charge of the New Orleans Police Department’s criminal investigations division.
April 27, 2022
"Methamphetamine does not discriminate [and] neither do we," Sheriff A.J. Smith wrote on the office's Facebook. "It does not matter who you are – no one is immune or exempt."
April 27, 2022
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