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One of the goals of the program is to help deputies overcome any reticence to speak with the clinicians. “Stigma is found to be the greatest barrier to law enforcement seeking mental health treatment,” Dr. Kim Butler says.
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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.
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Four police officers had to be extricated from their vehicles, according to police. Fire officials said three of the officers were critically injured.
Read More →Now that all the equipment is in place, Chief Deputy Matthew Fischer is putting together a new camera policy designed to ensure that incidents like the Sept. 6 shooting get recorded.
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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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Thursday around 10:35 p.m., a woman entered the public area of the Bristol Police Department (CT) lobby and fired multiple rounds into an office window inside the lobby. Police say the office area was unoccupied at the time, and none of the rounds penetra
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