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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2012

N.C. Chief Fired for Ordering Officer To Drive Son To Work

The Boiling Springs Lakes (N.C.) Police chief was fired Tuesday, after an investigation found that he had ordered one of his officers to drive his son to work.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 9, 2012

Video: Ohio Chief Pulls Woman From Car

An Ohio village police chief may be reinstated after the town council failed to get enough votes to terminate him for pulling a woman from a car during a traffic stop.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 3, 2012

UC Davis Police Chief Overrules Panel, Fires Pepper-Spray Officer

UC Davis Police Chief Matthew Carmichael rejected a review that found Lt. John Pike should have faced demotion or a suspension at worst for his involvement in a pepper-spraying controversy that took place on campus in November. Instead, Pike was fired.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 2, 2012

Ga. Chief Convicted of Abusing Detainee

A federal jury convicted a former Georgia police chief Thursday of abusing a pre-trial detainee. The 54-year-old Walter Young, the former chief of the Omega Police Department, now faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2012

Police Group Calls for Gun Control Laws

A national law enforcement group called for gun-control measures, including expanding background checks for firearm purchasers and banning high-capacity ammunition magazines.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 11, 2012

Calif. Chiefs Taking Huge Payouts

A group of retiring California police chiefs have been collecting payments reaching as much as $600,000, in one case, for cashed-out sick and vacation time.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 21, 2012

Police Chief In Trayvon Martin Case Fired

The Florida police chief who failed to arrest George Zimmerman immediately after the fatal shooting of teenager Trayvon Martin has been fired by Sanford's city manager.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2012

Rhode Island Cop Testifies Against Chief in Theft Trial

Officer John Brown, a 28-year veteran, said North Providence police colonel John J. Whiting handed him $714. The chief is accused of stealing the money from a stripper's SUV that he had pursued.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2012

Calif. Chief's Wife Found Guilty of Firing at Officers

A police chief's wife who claimed a suicidal spiral caused her to fire at officers who responded after she barricaded herself in her Southern California home was convicted on Monday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 18, 2012

Ohio Agency May Swap Police Job for Chemist

The Newark (Ohio) Police Department's chief has proposed hiring a chemist to test drugs confiscated by the agency instead of hiring a police officer to fill an open sworn position.

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