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2 Houston Assistant Chiefs Demoted Over Department’s 260,000 Suspended Cases
Victor Senties, a spokesman for the department, confirmed that Ernest Garcia and Kevin Deese had been demoted. Senties said Chief Troy Finner would release additional information about the investigation later.
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California Reports 94% Increase in CHP Applications Over 2022
Governor Gavin Newsom is attributing the increased interest in trooper positions to recent recruiting efforts, including the CHP 1000 recruitment campaign and a new recruitment web series titled “Cadets.”
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Minnesota Sheriff Slams Officials for Only Caring About Officers When They are Killed
"Can you care about us before we’re dead?" said Sheriff Bob Fletcher. "Everyone rushes to make a positive statement when someone is killed but before that the support is waning."
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Impact of California Law Legalizing Off-Duty Marijuana Use for Cops
Under a new California law, AB 2188, law enforcement officers are among workers who are protected against employer discipline or termination for using marijuana. But there are times when the new law could conflict with the 1968 Gun Control Act.
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Full Text of California AB 2188, Law that Legalizes Marijuana Use by Officers
Here's a chance to read the details of California Assembly Bill No. 2188 that, as of Jan. 1, protects law enforcement officers from “discipline or termination” for using marijuana off-duty.
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Editorial: America Needs More Straight-Talking Sheriffs
“Society wants to blame everything else but where the blame should be. The blame goes to this individual,” Sheriff Billy Woods said.
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New Phoenix-Area Sheriff Wants to Advance Court-Ordered Reforms
He said he recently had a productive meeting with the court-appointed monitor and pledged to keep open lines of communication with the monitoring team, the judge and the case's community advisory board.
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Biden Celebrates Drop in Crime Rates During Meeting with Major City Chiefs
"Last year, the United States had one of the lowest rates of all violent crime in more than 50 years," Biden told top police officials from cities including Chicago, Philadelphia, Miami, Detroit, Buffalo; Milwaukee, Charlotte, and DeKalb County, Georgia.
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Houston Chief: 4,017 Sex Assault Cases Were Not Investigated, Pledges to Correct
The Houston Police Department found that 4,017 adult sex assault cases were not investigated after they were coded as "suspended due to lack of personnel." The chief said that is not acceptable and has shifted resources to look into each report.
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Some Denver Officials Want to Allow Non-Citizens to Serve as Police
Denver’s city charter requires anyone applying to become a police officer or firefighter to be a U.S. citizen. Denver City Council President Jamie Torres, who represents District 3, says that limits the pool of applicants.
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Florida Sheriff Teams Up with Community Groups to Add Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services at Jail
The Polk County Jail is the largest mental health and substance-use disorder housing facility in the county. Studies show that 44% of jail inmates have some sort of mental health disorder and 63% of inmates have a substance-use disorder.
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Georgia Officers Fall Ill After Being Handed Paperwork
Both officers "began to experience respiratory distress and extreme fatigue. They were rushed to the hospital "suffering chest pain, chest tightness, dizziness and difficulty breathing," the warrant says.
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