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The new ordinance allows police to use non-lethal weapons such as blast balls and pepper spray but requires those methods to be approved by the chief of police.
Read More →The city’s sergeants haven’t had a contract in two years because of an ongoing wage disparity affecting more than 1,200 supervisors that began when the city increased the salaries of rank-and-file police officers.
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The latest national election results show Americans want safer communities, stronger prosecutors, and less crime. Basically, it marks the end of the "Defund the Police" movement and a swing toward a pro-police sentiment.
Read More →Mayor Craig Greenberg's administration expects the agreement -- called a consent decree -- will be approved by a federal judge, starting a process city officials hope will be completed in less than five years.
Read More →“They feel as if they’ve been abandoned,” said SBA President Vincent Vallelong of the 1,243 sergeants currently making less than about 18,000 police officers.
Read More →“All of the campus’s requests are for non-lethal alternatives to standard-issue firearms, enabling officers to de-escalate situations and respond without the use of deadly force,” UC spokesman Stett Holbrook said in a statement.
Read More →Commissioner Edward Caban sent a letter to members of the NYPD, saying the news surrounding the raids had "created a distraction for our department."
Read More →"We've been having a lot of grass fires. So oftentimes -- part of our job is -- we respond to all emergencies, and fire being one of them," Deputy Zack Ervin said.
Read More →Interim police chief Heather Morris and the city announced in a July 12 statement that Morris would not apply for the job as permanent chief of the Aurora Police Department, which has had six permanent and interim police chiefs in less than five years.
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Paul Humphrey, who has been leading the department as acting chief following her suspension, will lead the department as interim chief.There will not be a search for a permanent chief at this time.
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