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The new attorney for the San Diego Police Officers Association says officers are sorry for two lawsuits against the city he deemed "frivolous." The lawsuits from the union, along with a third, have resulted in the city spending $8.6 million for legal defense.
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You don't become a gang expert overnight. You don't become qualified to testify in court in just a couple of years. LAPD rotated its officers in and out of CRASH gang units and station areas, but the OSS gang deputies remained in OSS and LASD stations for years, allowing them to develop greater, more complete expertise.
Read More →The Bell Police Officers' Assn. is preparing to dispute the decision, saying it could hurt public safety and likely not bring the desired savings.
Read More →About a month after Sor Yang was laid off from the Oakland Police Department, he began getting headaches that he thought may be stress-related.
Read More →Seven Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department deputies have been relieved of their duties, as a result of their participation in a holiday party brawl.
Read More →Deputy Traci Salmon, 31, was violently attacked and TASERed at the front door of a mountainous residence, before escaping. The suspect was later arrested.
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While sitting down, Douglas Zerby used a two-handed pistol grip of the object and fully extended his arms like someone about to fire a handgun. When the subject pointed the object at one of the officers, two officers fired their weapons at the suspect, striking him in the torso multiple times.
Read More →Oakland Police Chief Anthony Batts organized the events, which involved inviting the attendees into the department's firearms simulator to show training scenarios used to train officers.
Read More →Recently completed audits presented to the council in July estimated outsourcing public safety services or merging with neighboring fire agencies could save between $2.3 million and $8.2 million.
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In his years as a gang cop, Sgt. James Bisetti witnessed few gang members in Long Beach, which is primarily a Crip-gang city, successfully leave gang life.
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