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“Our strict Massachusetts gun laws work,” Mark Leahy, retired police chief in Northborough and executive director of the Massachusetts Chiefs of Police Association, said. “The registration of firearms will not reduce gun violence.”
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Five agencies and leaders that developed programs to help officers and their communities.
Read More →"When officers arrived here on scene, they found the vehicle had come to rest inside the lobby of the Chinese Consulate. Officers entered, made contact with the suspect and an officer-involved shooting occurred," a San Francisco police spokesperson said.
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Last year the agency decided to create a combined community and officer wellness program, putting one professional who was already on staff in charge of helping officers on emotionally disturbed person calls and with their own mental health.
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The reading program has aided the Bibb County School Police with outreach to the community, and it plans to expand its elementary school presence to include more officers.
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Chief Jesse Evans leads the Acworth PD and has established a special program for crime victims. Acworth PD is the only law enforcement agency that employs a dedicated crime victim advocate.
Read More →Four police officers had to be extricated from their vehicles, according to police. Fire officials said three of the officers were critically injured.
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Larry Scirotto, 50, filed a federal lawsuit in March seeking damages approaching $10 million for what he called breach of contract and wrongful termination.
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A Pine Bluff, AR, police officer sustained minor injuries Thursday when the officer’s patrol vehicle came under fire at an apartment complex. The shooting happened exactly three years after one of the department's detective was fatally shot by a fugitive.
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Two Portland, OR, officers were injured early Friday morning when a car occupied by two burglary suspects slammed into their patrol SUV. The car that struck the 2023 Ford Police Interceptor Utility had been reported stolen the day before.
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