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Proposed Milwaukee Budget Would Shave 60 Sworn from Department

Under the 2020 budget proposed by Mayor Tom Barrett, the Milwaukee (WI) Police Department would go from 1,864 to 1,804 sworn officers.

September 26, 2019

Training

Seattle Police Seek to Bolster Recruitment and Retention with $1.6M Plan

Incentives to keep officers from leaving will include striking unsubstantiated complaints from personnel records in a "clear my card" program.

September 13, 2019

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A Tale of Two Trends: Police Supporters… and Unsupported Police

Several news items in the past couple of weeks clearly demonstrate two trends we've known for years to exist—that police supporters do exist, and where police are not supported, policing suffers.

August 30, 2019

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Baltimore Mayor Calls FOP's Tweets a "Distraction"

The Baltimore City FOP has taken to social media to criticize Mayor Jack Young's approach to fighting crime, and especially the mayor's response to a recent attempted murder of one of its officers.

August 29, 2019

Command

New York Police Union Votes "No Confidence" in O'Neill, de Blasio

Members of the New York City Police Benevolent Association voted "no confidence" in Commissioner James O'Neill and Mayor Bill de Blasio on Wednesday.

August 29, 2019

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Politics, Press, Police Use-of-Force, De-Policing, and Deadly Hesitation

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren, and NYPD Police Commissioner James O'Neill (left to right) have all made headlines in the past couple of weeks that may lead to worsening the continuing trends of deadly hesitation and de-policing in America. Images courtesy of Facebook.

August 23, 2019

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Former NYPD Chief Blasts Mayor de Blasio for "Not Supporting" Police

Former NYPD chief Louis Anemone said Monday that Mayor Bill de Blasio does not sufficiently support police, leading to a climate in the Big Apple that led to recent incidents of young people dousing police officers with buckets of water.

July 30, 2019

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Wisconsin Town Supervisors Vote to Disband Police Department

The town of Freedom, Wisconsin voted on Wednesday to disband its police department consisting of two full-time and one part-time sworn officer.

July 26, 2019

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Little Rock Mayor Proposes Civilian Review Board

Mayor Frank Scott wants the proposed board to review officers' actions based on citizen complaints.

July 17, 2019

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Tampa Police Department Retweets Trump, Faces Twitter Backlash

The Tampa Police Department faced the wrath of anti-Trump Twitter followers after the agency's official Twitter account retweeted a post from Brad Parscale—President Trump's 2020 campaign manager—saying "#FourMoreYears" in response to actor Jon Voight's video praising the president.

July 11, 2019

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Outpouring of Support After California Officer Shot, Killed in Ambush

An officer with the Sacramento Police Department who was shot by a gunman at a domestic violence call on Wednesday night has died from her wounds, and agency leaders, elected officials, and individual citizens have all shown their deep condolences in online comments.

June 20, 2019

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New York Mayor Proposes Bail Reform to Keep Teens Out of Jail While Awaiting Trial

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has proposed a plan to allow teens accused of crimes—some of them serious offenses such as armed robbery, assault, and burglary—to stay out of jail while awaiting trial.

May 30, 2019