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A visibly frustrated Mayor Libby Schaaf revealed the probe at a news conference Friday night that she began with a simple declaration: “I am here to run a police department, not a frat house.” With that, she disclosed that her city’s department, already engulfed in a sex scandal, was also being probed for racist communications that were “wholly inappropriate and not acceptable for anyone who wears the badge of the Oakland Police Department.” More Here.
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Most police officers have experienced a sense of frustration working within a judicial system that often protects the guilty along with the innocent. And, in many cases, those convicted of crimes or awaiting trail, have more rights than a civilian who has never committed a crime.
Read More →Each year, about 1,100 officers participate in the Police Unity Tour, a 320-mile bicycle ride from New Jersey to D.C. during National Police Week. The ride honors fallen officers from the prior year and raises funds for the National Law Enforcement Officer's Memorial Fund (NLEOMF). Read our coverage of the unity tour.
Read More →"Many of these officers feel they are hated and not respected and no one cares about them, but it's just not true. The community says, 'I want police in my community, I want constitutional policing, I want good policing.'"
Read More →A Sterlington (LA) Police Department officer was struck and killed and two other officers injured during a traffic stop Sunday. More Here.
Read More →Officers utilize packs on duty to carry everything from the bare essentials and specialty gear to unusual items such as cake icing.
Read More →Chief Chad Henson of the the Trumann (AR) Police Department was injured in a shooting while responding to a call for help at the home of a man named Johnny Kelley. Kelley reportedly began started shooting at Chief Henson when Henson arrived to the scene. Henson returned fire, killing Kelley, according to Arkansas State Police. More here.
Read More →A suspect allegedly shot his wife and an off-duty Arizona police officer, both of whom are Casa Grande Police Department employees, then took his own life. More Here.
Read More →The shooting of Walter Scott by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer has generated national outrage, spurred by the citizen video of the incident, shown here. One likely defense focus will be what is not on the video, the experts said, telling jurors that the video doesn't tell the whole story. More Here.
Read More →Law enforcement is becoming less of a desirable career choice due to diminishing pay, high risk, and of course a recent bad rap — a trend that could put public safety at risk, say policing experts.
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