The San Luis Obispo Police Department (SLOPD) is preparing an after action report to identify "lessons learned" and "what worked well" during recent protests in which the agency used crowd control tactics to quell a disturbance.
Read More →Eight officers with the Shreveport (LA) Police Department are now accused of using excessive force against two men a prosecutor said had "raised their hands ... in an apparent attempt to surrender without resistance" following a police pursuit.
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Councilman Herb Wesson said he looks forward to working on the project with members of Black Lives Matter Los Angeles.
Read More →Faced with a grim budget outlook and deluged by demands for reductions in police spending, the council voted 12 to 2 to take the Los Angeles Police Department down to 9,757 officers by next summer — a level of staffing not seen in the city since 2008.
Read More →The city council said in a statement Tuesday that the city's 2021 budget, totaling more than $88 billion, "reduces police spending and shrinks NYPD's footprint."
Read More →On Monday morning some protesters and a Fox News reporter got into a shouting match, which was broken up by black-clad, gun-toting men who appeared to be officers. One’s vest read, “Public Safety Officer.” The other read: “Iconic Global Officer.”
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Amid the "social distancing" orders issued by various state governors and local authorities, police officer funerals and memorials changed dramatically.
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How people approach a crisis like the COVID-19 pandemic is rooted in their worldview.
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The department announced Sgt. Craig Johnson’s death Tuesday afternoon.
Read More →An officer with the Garland (TX) Police Department was struck and dragged by a vehicle after being called to a retail store that reported a man brandishing firearms and threatening shoppers present.
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