Columbia Police Chief Tandy Carter wants to let officers take their cars home and to pay them up to $10,000 each to buy a house in one of the city’s most unsafe neighborhoods — and City Council members want to borrow money to pay for it.
Read More →The 32-year-old police chief of the small town of Nelson was killed Monday in a wreck being blamed on icy weather conditions.
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Much of what I learned in basic academy in the late 1960s is no longer good law. If I were still operating on the basis of 40-year-old understandings, I wouldn't be very effective.
Read More →Lake County, Ill., Sheriff Mark Curran said his goal is to talk to inmates so he can see the jail from their perspective. That way he can try to solve potential problems, such as safety issues, and better understand the inmate experience, he said.
Read More →San Francisco Police Chief Heather Fong has acknowledged that she has gone years without qualifying with her service pistol.
Read More →Authorities captured a man Thursday who is accused of shooting and critically wounding the Capac, Mich., police chief, grazing a deputy and retreating into a house that was soon surrounded by officers. At some point, he slipped away on foot.
Read More →Small towns are oft known for a "familial," friendly, trustful demeanor. But sometimes misplaced trust is a misguided notion, or as in the case of Clay City (Ky.) Police Chief Randy Lacy, a dangerous one with deadly consequences.
Read More →Many police psychologists believe that if you don’t feel bad, something is wrong with you.
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Sometimes the man or woman in charge shoulders the blame, even when not personally involved in an incident.
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Politics, politically correct ideology, and the police. The "three Ps." How well do they work together?
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