Subscribe
Magazine + Enews
Enews
Command
Procedures & Policies
Technology
Training
Patrol
Point of Law
Investigations
Weapons
Vehicle Ops
Special Units
Directory
Tag: Barack Obama: Page 12
Patrol
Video: Obama Says Officers "Acted Stupidly"
In this clip from a news conference about healthcare, President Obama speaks about the arrest of black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr., who is a friend.
July 23, 2009
Patrol
Obama Says Words Ill Chosen, Calls White Policeman
Trying to tamp down a national uproar over race, President Barack Obama acknowledged Friday he had used unfortunate words in declaring that Cambridge, Mass., police "acted stupidly" in arresting black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. "I could've calibrated those words differently," he said.
July 23, 2009
Patrol
Obama "Stupidly" Comment Disappoints Massachusetts Cop
A white police sergeant who arrested renowned black scholar Henry Louis Gates Jr. said Thursday he's disappointed President Barack Obama said officers acted "stupidly" without knowing all the facts.
July 23, 2009
Patrol
Cambridge Cops Want Obama Apology
A multiracial group of police officers on Friday stood with the white officer who arrested a prominent black Harvard scholar and asked President Barack Obama and Gov. Deval Patrick to apologize for comments the union leaders called insulting.
July 23, 2009
Patrol
President Obama Softens Tone, But Does Not Back Off Criticism of Gates Arrest
The White House today sought to soften the tone of President Obama's criticism of the Cambridge, Mass. police's arrest of Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. in his own home earlier this week. But Obama said in an interview with ABC News that he was surprised by the controversy over the statement.
July 23, 2009
Patrol
Chicago Police Spend $2.2 Million to Protect Obama's Home Since November
The Chicago Police Department has spent at least $2.2 million to secure President Barack Obama's Kenwood residence since he was elected in November, according to documents released Monday by the city.
July 20, 2009
Editor's Notes
Obama Administration Orders Sheriffs to Coddle Illegal Aliens
The Christian Science Monitor reports that the sheriff of Davidson County, Tenn. (Nashville) has been directed to release illegal aliens detained on “minor” charges on their own recognizance.
This is a repeat of the disastrous
“catch and release”
immigration enforcement concept where
July 9, 2009
Patrol
Police Survivors Group Says No Worries About Obama's Death-Benefit Cut
President Obama's proposed reduction of death benefits is "meaningless" and will not reduce the amount paid to survivors who lose their loved ones in the line of duty, according to a leading grief-support agency for law-enforcement families.
May 11, 2009
Special Units
9/11 Family Leader Rails Against President Obama Over Gitmo Closing, Handling of Terror Prosecutions
The Justice Department's recent plea agreement with Ali Saleh al-Marri should be of grave concern to those who believe the Obama administration will vigorously prosecute terrorists in the federal court system. Al-Marri was sent to the U.S. on Sept. 10, 2001, by KSM to carry out cyanide bomb attacks. He faces up to a 15-year sentence, but will be allowed to argue that the sentence should be satisfied by the seven years he has been in custody.
May 7, 2009
Special Units
Obama Considers Sending Armed Troops to Mexican Border to Prevent Drug Violence
President Barack Obama said Wednesday that his administration is examining options to deal with deteriorating security conditions on the Mexican border, including the deployment of the National Guard if violence continues to spill over into American cities.
March 11, 2009
Training
Obama Meets Ohio Police Recruits Hired Due to Stimulus Package
Today Columbus (Ohio) PD recruits, whose jobs have been saved by the massive $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Congress passed last month, will have the opportunity to thank President Barack Obama face to face as they finally join the force.
March 5, 2009
Weapons
Obama to Seek New Assault Weapons Ban
The Obama administration will seek to reinstate the assault weapons ban that expired in 2004 during the Bush administration, Attorney General Eric Holder said today.
February 25, 2009
Previous Page
Page 12 of 13
Next Page