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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2012

Calif. AG: LAPD Impound Policy Is Legal

The Los Angeles Police Department's new impound policy that allows unlicensed drivers to retrieve their vehicles in less than 30 days is legal, California's attorney general said Thursday.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2012

Dallas Police Halt Routine Dash-Cam Reviews

The Dallas Police Department has shelved routine dash-cam reviews that mostly caught officers speeding, a move applauded by at least one police union.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 20, 2012

Calif. Police Union Sues City Over Pensions

Attorneys for the San Jose Police Officers' Association on Monday elaborated on two lawsuits they filed against the city of San Jose, including one that seeks to force the city back to the bargaining table and another that alleges the city violated the union's contract by trying to change retirement benefits through an election rather than arbitration.

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California's Prison Realignment Plan Off To a Terrible Start

State leaders might have seen an ideal budget fix in their new law allowing felons with prison terms of six years or less to be housed in local jails and then supervised by local law enforcement agencies, but the past few days have already given us two examples of just how terribly bad this idea will turn out.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2011

Goldwater Institute Sues Phoenix Over Police Union Work

The Goldwater Institute is suing Phoenix and its biggest police union on behalf of two residents in an attempt to bar some Phoenix police officers from collecting a city salary for time spent doing work for the union, according to records filed Wednesday at Maricopa County Superior Court.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 3, 2011

Ariz. Highway Patrol Leader Removed After No-Confidence Vote

The leader of the Arizona Highway Patrol has been demoted, following a survey of the rank-and-file that returned widespread disapproval of Lt. Col. Jack Hegarty.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 2, 2011

Oakland Police 'Confused' by Mayor's Stance on Occupy Protest

Oakland's police union has asked Mayor Jean Quan for more clarity about how officers should handle today's Occupy protest, after the mayor voiced support for the protesters and gave other city workers the day off to participate in the event.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 1, 2011

Miami Chief Says Speeding Officer 'Will Pay'

In an interview with Local 10 on Monday, Miami Police Chief Manuel Orosa said, "He was endangering everybody around him, and he, like my predecessor used to say, he did a knuckle-headed move, and he will pay for it."

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 28, 2011

16 NYPD Cops Charged In Ticket-Fixing Probe

Sixteen New York City police officers were charged today in nearly two dozen indictments with roughly 1,600 criminal counts, including hundreds of instances in which 10 of the officers allegedly fixed traffic tickets.

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Newsby Staff WriterOctober 18, 2011

Police Agencies Cite Concerns About Giving Officer DNA Samples

Police agencies in various parts of the country say they have grave concerns about requiring their officers to provide DNA samples for a national database as a way of ruling out cops who may be suspected in crimes.

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