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Implementation of a new Tennessee law has stalled due to a lack of funding and confusion over who should collect the DNA samples now required from all those arrested for a violent crime, not just those convicted.
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Applicants must be U.S. citizens, between the ages of 21 and 40, have vision correctable to 20/50, possess a valid driver's license, and have a high-school diploma or GED.
Read More →The U.S. Senate voted 67-27 Monday to add a security provision to bipartisan immigration legislation that would add 20,000 Border Patrol agents and provide funding for additional fencing and surveillance technology.
Read More →Highway Patrol Col. Mike Rapich has observed what he calls a “wage war” among agencies competing for personnel. “We’re in a really aggressive recruiting effort,” he says, “probably more so than I’ve seen in the 25 years I’ve been with the agency.”
Read More →An Arizona attorney has charged a U.S. Border Patrol agent with murder for fatally shooting an illegal immigrant in January, The Arizona Daily Star reported.
Read More →Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is partnering with law enforcement nationwide to ensure drunk drivers stay off the roads. To do this, the organization is providing law enforcement with tips for testifying in court to ensure that their roadside arrest is not pled down later and offenders are not allowed to get back behind the wheel too soon.
Read More →For his actions in responding to an active shooter at a Salt Lake City mall while off duty, Master Officer Ken Hammond of the Ogden City (Utah) Police Department has been named Officer of the Month for April 2007 by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. The incident is detailed in the May issue of Police Magazine.
Read More →Two already powerful associations have teamed up to tackle issues photographers face. The Evidence Photographers International Council (EPIC), the premier association for evidence and forensic photography, recently joined forces with the Alliance of Visual Artists (AVA), the world's largest umbrella group of professional photography associations.
Read More →Scott Heagney will succeed outgoing Fitchburg, Mass., Police Chief Robert DeMoura, pending City Council approval. He is resident agent-in-charge of the Rochester, N.Y., field office for the ATF.
Read More →Stamper said that the capacity to revoke a police officer’s license — in the same way a bar association can pull an attorney’s right to practice law — provides a red flag for other departments when they are hiring.
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