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Councilman: Detroit Chief Expected To Resign

Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. is expected to step down in the wake of an investigation into his involvement in a sex scandal, a councilman has told the Detroit Free Press.

October 3, 2012

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Detroit Mayor Suspends Police Chief Over Sex Scandal

Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. was suspended Tuesday amid accusations that he had an affair with a female police officer—the second sex scandal to tarnish his tenure since he took the helm in 2010.

October 1, 2012

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IACP 2012: Chief, Officer Discuss Sikh Temple Shooting

The Oak Creek (Wis.) Police officer who helped end the Sikh Temple shooting rampage and his police chief urged their colleagues to provide their officers with the training and equipment needed to respond to active shooters at the IACP show in San Diego.

September 30, 2012

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N.M. Chief Resigns, Leaves K9 As Only Certified Member of Force

The police chief of the small eastern New Mexico town of Vaughn resigned Wednesday, leaving the town with just one certified member on its police force—a drug-sniffing dog named Nikka.

September 26, 2012

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Ky. Man Accused of Killing Lawman Had Mean Streak

Charles Hammer, 81, is accused of killing the former police chief and sheriff, who arrested him in 2002 on charges of harassment, disorderly conduct and resisting arrest.

September 10, 2012

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Pa. Cop Faces Harassment Charge for Punching Chief

A West Reading (Pa.) Police officer faces a harassment charge, after he repeatedly punched his chief during a closed-door argument. Officer Ronald Ladd and Chief Edward Fabriziani have been on paid leave since the Aug. 31 altercation.

September 10, 2012

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Jury Awards Minn. Cop $184K In Discrimination Suit

Officer Sean Coffey had lobbied for members of the police officers union to issue a vote of no confidence against Chief Bill Sullivan. The suit alleged that Sullivan retaliated by placing Coffey on paid administrative leave and later recommending to the City Council that it fire him.

September 10, 2012

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Retired Police Chief Gunned Down In Revenge Killing

A retired Kentucky police chief was fatally shot Tuesday in what friends called a revenge killing. Herbert Proffitt had arrested his accused killer several times over his 40-year law enforcement career.

August 29, 2012

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Baltimore Hires Former Oakland Chief As Police Commissioner

Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake has selected former Oakland (Calif.) Police Chief Anthony Batts as the city's next police commissioner, bringing in a leader who has been hailed as an innovator but who struggled to push his agenda at his last job.

August 27, 2012

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S.F. Chief Nation's Highest Paid Cop

San Francisco isn't the nation's biggest city, and it's certainly not the most crime ridden. But that doesn't mean it can't have the country's highest-paid cop.

August 26, 2012

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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.

August 15, 2012

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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.

August 8, 2012