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California Officers Accept 13% Pay Cut To Avoid Layoffs

Members of the Colton Police Officers Association agreed to the concession as part of a new contract with the city. The pay reduction was approved "by a large margin" of members.

February 21, 2011

Large California City May Lay Off Quarter of Force

City officials are working to close a $110 million budget gap with the public safety layoffs, which could also include 149 firefighters.

February 17, 2011

N.Y. Gov. Cuomo Questions Troopers' Take-Home Vehicles

The Cuomo administration says it's looking at whether New York state needs to buy, fuel and maintain nearly 60,000 vehicles in fleets, including nearly 3,500 trooper cars. About half of those vehicle are assigned to investigators and command officers.

February 6, 2011

Oakland Will Hire Back 10 of 80 Laid-off Officers

The move brings the force to 666 sworn, and will cost about $500,000, funds expected to come from savings from positions of officers leaving that won't be filled.

January 31, 2011

Idaho State Police Staffed at 1977 Levels

Col. Jerry Russell, ISP chief, told lawmakers that of his current patrol force of 150 authorized positions, six are investigators, and there are 33 vacancies.

January 16, 2011

Camden Officers Begin Turning In Badges, Guns

Mayor Dana Redd and Camden Police Chief Scott Thomson have said the agency will continue to manage even though the approximately 370-member force was hacked in half.

January 16, 2011

California Governor To Shift State Offenders To County Jails

Gov. Brown plans to house only the most serious and violent adult felony offenders in state prisons, while shifting low-level adult offenders, all youth offenders and parolees to county systems.

January 10, 2011

California City of Bell May Eliminate PD Amid Scandal

The Bell Police Officers' Assn. is preparing to dispute the decision, saying it could hurt public safety and likely not bring the desired savings.

December 19, 2010

Calif. Bills Would Set Aside Funds for Rural LEAs

Assemblyman Wesley Chesbro, a Democrat, introduced a pair of bills Tuesday that would extend the Local Safety and Protection Account. This special account funds several local public safety services — including the Rural Sheriffs Program — that help local law enforcement and county district attorneys prosecute cases.

December 14, 2010

California Police Union Offers Concessions to City

Members of the CPOA agreed to set up a two-tiered retirement system for new hires, forgo furlough hours the city currently owes officers, give back accrued sick and vacation time for each officer, enact early retirements, and waive the right for officers to receive monetary compensation for extra time accrued.

December 3, 2010

'Dangerous' N.J. City Could Lose Half of Force

To close a $26.5-million budget gap, city officials in Camden, N.J., have announced plans to lay off half of the city's unionized workers, including police officers.

December 2, 2010

Policing In Uncertain Times: The Future of SWAT

As a result of dramatically shrinking tax revenues, the public sector is now being forced to make unprecedented cuts across the board. I'm a strong advocate of SWAT being capable and versatile enough to handle a wide variety of assignments. SWAT teams need to stay active as their agencies tactical go-to specialists.

November 28, 2010

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