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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2019

Kentucky Chief Directs Traffic in Tutu to Honor Students' Achievement

To honor a bet he made with kids at the elementary school where he directs traffic, a Kentucky police chief stood in front of the school wearing a pink tutu over his uniform.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2019

Indiana Department Breaks Ground on New Headquarters Facility

Officials in Huntington, Indiana, gathered on Wednesday with members of that city's police department and several members of the community to celebrate the groundbreaking of a new headquarters facility.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 24, 2019

Former Tampa Police Chief Elected Mayor

Castor served 31 years at the Tampa Police Department, first as a patrol officer and then six years as police chief, according to her campaign website.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 23, 2019

Study: Phoenix Police See Rise in Attacks on Officers and Officer-Involved Shootings

Phoenix Police Chief Jeri Williams says she is "unafraid" of new data that showed that officer-involved shootings in her department more than doubled in 2018 over the previous year. She said she wants her department to learn from findings of a study she commissioned to examine the details of the rise in shootings among her officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2019

Report Implies Rise in Attacks on Officers and Increased Armed Suspect Contacts Led to Doubling of Phoenix Police OIS Numbers

The report states that there was an increase in officers encountering subjects who were armed with firearms or simulated weapons, in addition to a jump in the number of assaults against officers both in Phoenix and throughout the Valley.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 18, 2019

New Hampshire Chief: Budget is 'Treading Water'

Chief Andrew Lavoie is urging the Board of Aldermen to consider raising Mayor Jim Donchess' proposed budget for the Nashua Police Department, citing extensive overtime costs and other factors. The department is spending an average of $30,000 a week in overtime.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

POLICE Magazine Announces First Police Technology eXchange

POLICE Magazine has announced that the first Police Technology eXchange (PTX) is scheduled for December 9-11 in Scottsdale, AZ. PTX brings together senior level IT leaders and technology decision-makers from law enforcement agencies (delegates) with leading law enforcement technology vendors (supplier hosts).

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 5, 2019

Indiana Chief, Assistant Chief Involved in Fatal Gunfight with Armed Suspect

The chief of police and the assistant chief of the Brownstone (IA) Police department were involved in a shooting outside the department's headquarters building.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2019

Former California Police Chief Awarded $7 Million in Gender Discrimination Suit

The suit alleges Lili Hadsell, chief of police from 2008 to 2013, was subjected to prejudicial treatment that ultimately led to her firing. It also accuses the department of promoting Hadsell to the position as a form of “tokenism” as the city “paraded her around as a prop to celebrate themselves for having a female police chief.”

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 28, 2019

Detroit Officer Fired for Allegedly Posting Racially Insensitive Comments on Social Media

According to the Detroit Free Press, Chief James Craig said that 24 allegations were brought against Officer Gary Steele, 11 of which were sustained.

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