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Inside the Badge by Randy SuttonJuly 9, 2015

Baltimore Should Have Never Hired Batts in the First Place

If you come forward you are “the snitch,” and you face being ostracized by your peers. If you don’t come forward, you may be drawn into the scandal and be seen as an accomplice.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 9, 2015

Baltimore Police Commissioner Batts Pledged Reform but Failed to Gain Support from Public or Officers

"I spoke with a lieutenant today, and he said to me, 'We have no direction,'" said Lt. Kenneth Butler, president of the Vanguard Justice Society, an organization for black officers.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2015

Video: LAPD Chief Angers Police Commission with Video to Officers After Ezell Ford Ruling

Not mentioned on Beck's list of supporters was the civilian commission, which had just rejected the chief's conclusion that the shooting of 25-year-old Ezell Ford Jr. was justified.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 12, 2015

Video: L.A. Mayor Backs Chief's Efforts to Reach Out to LAPD Ranks After Commission Ruling

Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti voiced his support Thursday for LAPD Chief Charlie Beck after reaching out to officers in the wake of the police commission's decision in the Ezell Ford shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 28, 2015

Texas Chiefs: Open Carry "Handcuffs" Law Enforcement

Texas police chiefs are urging Gov. Greg Abbott to veto legislation repealing certain handgun restrictions in Texas if lawmakers do not remove a controversial provision the chiefs fear would allow criminals to carry firearms without repercussions.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 4, 2015

Texas Chief Killed in Motorcycle Accident

Chief Floyd Simpson of the Corpus Christi (Texas) Police Department died Sunday evening in a motorcycle crash in Port Aransas.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 1, 2015

Los Angeles Port Police Chief Facing Corruption Charges

Ronald Jerome Boyd — chief of the Port of Los Angeles’ 128-officer force for more than a decade — faces charges of wire fraud, making false statements to federal agents and tax evasion, according to the 16-count indictment.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 28, 2015

Baltimore Chief: Injured Officers Expected to Recover, "Take Control of Your Kids"

The police chief insisted the main instigators of Monday's violence were local "youthful residents" who "came out of a local high school" and "outnumbered and outflanked" police.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 13, 2015

U.S. Capitol Police Chief Resigns

United States Capitol Police Chief Kim Dine submitted his letter of resignation Friday after more than two years in the position.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 27, 2015

Police Chiefs Urge Veto of Bill Making Officer Names Secret

Arizona's largest newspaper and the Arizona Association of Chiefs of Police have sent letters to Gov. Doug Ducey urging him to veto a bill requiring police to keep the names of officers involved in shootings secret for two months.

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