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"Canceling" Cops at Gay Pride Marches and Events is Misguided

Beyond the obvious disregard for the rights of law enforcement personnel who wish to be active participants in pride events is the matter of public safety, which can be seriously jeopardized when cops are kept from large gatherings of people.

May 21, 2021

Command

75% of Portland Residents Do Not Want Reduction in Police

According to the survey, 75 percent of Portland-area residents said they don't want policing in the city to dip below its current levels. Half said they want more cops on the streets, while 24 percent said they want policing levels to remain the same.

May 19, 2021

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Minneapolis Owes $35 Million in Worker's Comp to Officers Physically and Mentally Injured in Riots

Some of those injuries are physical, while others are mental, including post-traumatic stress following the police killing of George Floyd, the rioting, and torching of the Minneapolis Police Department’s Third Precinct.

May 13, 2021

Patrol

President Biden Praises, Criticizes Officers in Police Week Proclamation

The proclamation included some talking points from the anti-police movement. "This year, we also recognize that in many of our communities, especially Black and brown communities, there is a deep sense of distrust towards law enforcement; a distrust that has been exacerbated by the recent deaths of several Black and brown people at the hands of law enforcement."

May 10, 2021

Patrol

Editorial: Tragedy in Columbus

The fatal shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant could have only been prevented by one person, the deceased.

May 7, 2021

Patrol

Motel in NC Resort Town Uses Vacancy Sign to Call Cops "Bastards"

The message: “ACAB! The Barrel is Rotten” was posted days ago on a sign in front of the Our Place Inn, and later shared on its Facebook page.

May 5, 2021

Command

Agencies Nationwide Coping with Critical Shortage of Officers

The officer shortage is most critical in cities that experienced waves of protests and riots in 2020.

May 5, 2021

Patrol

NYPD Detective Suing Racial Justice Protester Over Anti-Asian Slurs

In a video of the confrontation during an "end Asian hate" protest, Terrell Harper, was just feet from Detective Vincent Cheung’s face as he cursed at him, punctuating his comments with racist stereotypes mocking Cheung, who is Chinese American

April 29, 2021

Technology

NYPD Ends Test of Robot Police Dog

Police officials said the robot's purpose was to take police officers out of harm's way and that it was actually cheaper than other robots already in use.

April 29, 2021

Patrol

Woman Charged with Killing NYPD Officer while DUI Recorded Anti-Police Podcast Hours Before

Jessica Beauvais, 32, had a blood-alcohol level twice the legal limit and was combative with police when she was captured after allegedly slamming into highway officer Anastasios Tsakos, 43, as he directed traffic on the Long Island Expressway around 2 a.m. Tuesday.

April 28, 2021

Patrol

LAPD Officer Asks to Speak with LeBron James About Anti-Police Comments

"Instead of apologizing, you deflected," Officer Deon Joseph wrote. "You said you took your tweet down because you did not want it to be used for hate, when the tweet itself was the embodiment of hatred, rooted in a lack of understanding of the danger of the situation."

April 27, 2021

Patrol

Minneapolis Park Board Votes to Expel Troopers from Shared Office Space

"Over the last week or so we've been having a lot of unrest in our city," Commissioner Londel French said. "A lot of the folks that have been at the heart of putting that unrest down or stifling the protesters have been, in Minneapolis, the Minnesota State Patrol."

April 22, 2021