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Newsby Staff WriterMay 22, 2013

No Punishment for Texas Chief for Angry Tweets

Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo won't face punishment for calling a gun-rights supporter a "lying extremist" during a Twitter war.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 20, 2013

Indicted Ex-Miss. Chief Faces New Charges

A former Mississippi police chief arrested in March for allegedly demanding cash or property from suspects in exchange for leniency faces nine new counts, the FBI announced Friday.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 15, 2013

Ga. Chief Cleared of Racial Slur

A veteran Columbus (Ga.) Police officer has resigned after his claim that his chief racially slurred a county marshal was refuted. Officer Jeff Foxx resigned Thursday, after he failed a polygraph test regarding his claim that Chief Rickey Boren used the "N" word.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 14, 2013

New Detroit Chief Leaves Cincinnati Force

Detroit native and Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig will return to his hometown to lead the police force for a city teetering on the brink of bankruptcy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 13, 2013

Seattle Chief Tells Pot Users, 'Don't Embarrass Officers'

Interim Seattle Police Chief Jim Pugel told attendees of a pro-marijuana rally Saturday to avoid using it in front of police officers, following the state's legalization of the drug in November.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2013

Oakland Chief Announces Medical Retirement

Oakland Police Chief Howard Jordan has stepped down from the department for medical reasons, he wrote in a letter to the force Thursday. Jordan, a longtime agency veteran, had led the force for 19 months.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 8, 2013

Chief Begs for Burial Plot for Boston Bomber

The Worcester (Mass.) Police chief issued a public plea to state and federal officials to help bury accused terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev to rescue his agency from a $10,000 a day cost of providing security for a funeral home.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 29, 2013

Police Chiefs Blast Senate Gun Vote As a 'Disgrace'

An association of police chiefs called the U.S. Senate's rejection of gun-control legislation earlier this month "a disgrace" and blamed "the gun lobby" for blocking the measures.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 26, 2013

Video: Seattle Chief Apologizes for Homeless Parody

The Seattle Police Department's new chief apologized for appearing in a 1986 police training video mocking the homeless to address "an ugly piece of our history head on."

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 16, 2013

N.H. Chief Cited In Teen's Suicide

A county attorney has charged Danville (N.H.) Police Chief Wade Parsons with improperly storing his firearm, after the chief's son used the weapon to commit suicide.

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