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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 29, 2012

Police Assn.: Calif. Governor's Pension Plan Is 'Wrong'

A California association representing the state's officers said Gov. Jerry Brown's "wrong" pension reform plan announced Tuesday would impose "draconion cuts" on middle-class families.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 13, 2012

Camden Police Union Fights Dismantling of Agency

The president of the union representing Camden (N.J.) Police officers promised to fight a plan to layoff the entire force and form a county police agency, calling the initiative "ill-conceived."

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2012

NYC Won't Defend Sued Officer

New York City has distanced itself from a high-ranking police official accused of firing pepper spray at Occupy Wall Street protesters, taking the unusual step of declining to defend him in a civil lawsuit over the incident.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2012

Pa. City Reverses Minimum Wage Pay for Police

Scranton, Pa., and its police, fire and public works unions have reached a settlement over Mayor Chris Doherty's decision to cut city employees' pay to minimum wage for one pay period earlier this month.

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Inside the Badge by Melanie BasichJuly 31, 2012

Police Links: Taking Care of Your Own

After The Fourth of July's combination of overflowing patriotism and excitement from numerous morons setting off illegal fireworks, the rest of the month can be a bit of a let-down, but here are some things you might want to read that appeared online this month.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 12, 2012

Ohio City To Install GPS Trackers on Cruisers

The Columbus, Ohio, City Council approved funding to equip its city fleet with GPS trackers that, if installed on police cruisers, would monitor officers for speeding, traveling to unauthorized locations, and idling.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 10, 2012

Pa. Mayor Cuts Police Pay To Minimum Wage

The police and fire unions in Scranton, Pa., promised a federal lawsuit challenging the mayor's decision to pay them the federal minimum wage as a budget-balancing tactic.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 11, 2012

CHP Agrees To Furloughs

The California Highway Patrol officers union and Gov. Jerry Brown's administration have reached a furlough agreement to cut pay 5 percent for a year.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 24, 2012

Conn. Trooper Union's 'No-Confidence' Vote Moves Forward

The union representing road troopers with the Connecticut State Police will conduct a "no-confidence" vote of the agency's leaders among its members. There has never been such a vote in the agency's 109-year history.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2012

Las Vegas Police Union Threatens Lawsuit Over Body Cameras

The union representing Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department officers has threatened to sue to stop the agency from requiring officers to use on-body video cameras.

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