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Idaho Department Forms Community Diversity Outreach Group

The Boise Police Department has formed a four-member Community Advisory Outreach Panel with the aim of improving police services and building public trust.

May 7, 2019

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Video: OK Officer Responding to Noise Complaint Shows Off Drumming Skills

An officer with the Oklahoma City Police Department who was responding to a noise complaint due to an individual playing drums in front of a dwelling decided to show the neighborhood that he's not too bad sitting behind the drum kit.

May 1, 2019

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Deputies Return California Man's Prosthetic Leg Lost While Skydiving

Deputies with the Sonoma County (CA) Sheriff’s Office were pleased to deliver to a man his expensive prosthetic leg after he lost it while skydiving.

April 26, 2019

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Charlotte Officer's Pet Pigs Cheer Up Kids Mourning Deaths of Brothers, Sisters

And that’s the point. The 44-year-old father of four started what he calls the Bacon Response Team about eight months ago. He and the pigs have visited schools, the cancer ward at the hospital and community events, trying to spread joy and help kids and adults get comfortable with police

April 17, 2019

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Alabama Department Hosts Chili "Cook Off" Fundraiser

Employees from various sections of the Mobile (AL) Police Department faced off in a heated battle on Saturday. The heat came from steaming bowls of homemade chili.

April 15, 2019

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A K-9 Unit Has Benefits for Police Departments and Communities Alike

A police K-9 unit is instrumental in myriad missions, including drug enforcement, search and rescue, fugitive apprehension, and of course, public relations. So when a K-9 is injured or killed, they are treated with nearly as much reverence and respect as when a police officer suffers a similar fate.

April 12, 2019

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Kansas Department Partners with Local Artists to Create Community Mural

An area artist named Michael Toombs was chosen to lead the design. Toombs has been praised for other murals in the area, including a 130' x 30' mural located across the street from the Brown v. Board National Historic Site.

April 8, 2019

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Louisiana Officers "Mend Fences" With Community Both Literally and Figuratively

Officers with the Baton Rouge (LA) Police Department were joined by members of the community in an effort to rebuild the fence surrounding the fourth district precinct.

March 29, 2019

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Mississippi Fire, Police Meet for Annual Charity Basketball Game

Police officers and firefighters from Meridian, MS met for the 4th annual "Hoops for Jesus Battle of the Badges" basketball game Thursday, with the police department evening the series at 2-2 with a 39 to 26 win over the fire department.

March 15, 2019

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Video: Baltimore Officer is 'Rapper of Positivity' Both On and Off Duty

Officer Joshua Jackson of the Baltimore Police Department has been rapping since he was a 14-year-old freshman in high school. Now that he's an officer with the department, he continues to pursue his art even as he pursues his law enforcement career. In fact, those two goals seem to have a lot more in common than one might immediately imagine.

March 14, 2019

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Massachusetts Police Focus Recruitment Efforts on Residents

The Cambridge (MA) Police Department unveiled a new recruiting campaign on Wednesday which focuses efforts on connecting the agency with residents interested in joining the department.

February 7, 2019

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Ohio Agency Revamping Recruiting Process to Attract Applicants

The Akron (OH) Police Department says it will increase the maximum hiring age for an Akron police officer from 35 years old to 40 years old and will bring back its own police academy that was stopped by the city in 2008 because of financial restraints.

February 7, 2019