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NYC Police Commissioner Tisch Brings Abrasive Style To The Job
New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch, 44, is five months into a job running the nation’s largest police department, with nearly...
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1 day ago2 min read
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San Francisco Police: Surveillance Hub Helps Crime Drop 20%
Tucked away in the bowels of San Francisco's Hall of Justice lies a crime-fighting nerve center bringing the city's police force into the...
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3 days ago2 min read
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'Years of Momentum' Needed To Fix Philadelphia Cop Shortage
The Philadelphia Police Department has made only incremental progress in addressing a critical shortage of officers after a wave of...
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3 days ago2 min read
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Atlanta Public Records Case Could Shed Light On Police Foundations
A case stemming from the controversial Atlanta “Cop City” project is being watched because it has the potential to cast a spotlight on...
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3 days ago2 min read
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Phila. Police Draw On Experience To Deal With Mental Health Crises
On a frigid February morning, Vanity Cordero, a Philadelphia police officer, heard a radio call about a man threatening to jump from a...
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6 days ago2 min read
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Two Dozen D.C. Officers Probed For Pandemic Relief Fraud
Federal prosecutors and the Washington, D.C., police department’s internal affairs unit are investigating at least two dozen police...
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Apr 51 min read
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NYPD Stop-And-Frisks Spiked In 2024
The number of stop-and-frisks performed by NYPD officers sharply increased last year, public data analyzed by New York Focus and The...
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Apr 22 min read
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How Policing Has Shifted Since George Floyd
The national atmosphere around policing has shifted significantly in the years since George Floyd was murdered by a Minneapolis police...
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Apr 23 min read
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Jury Gives Ex-LAPD Sergeant $4.5M For Whistleblower Case Retaliation
A Los Angeles County jury awarded a former Los Angeles police sergeant $4.5 million after finding that officials retaliated against him...
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Apr 11 min read
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Illinois Lawmaker Wants Victims To Be Able To Reopen Cold Cases
Four years ago, Kam Buckner, a Democratic state representative in Illinois, introduced a bill that would give the families of homicide...
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Mar 262 min read
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New Detroit Chief Aims To Boost Public Confidence As Crime Drops
Todd Bettison is starting as chief of the Detroit Police Department with an eye toward transparency. The veteran officer, former...
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Mar 252 min read
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LAPD Using Social Media Surveillance Firm To Track Protests
One week after Hamas’s October 7 attack, thousands rallied outside the Israeli Consulate in Los Angeles to protest the retaliatory...
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Mar 182 min read
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Activists: Milwaukee Needs More Police Oversight After Officer Arrest
Activists in Milwaukee are calling for more community control of police as the public learns about a Milwaukee Police Department officer...
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Mar 172 min read
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MO Officer Not Charged For Killing Woman, Three-Month-Old Child
A prosecutor declined to file charges against a Missouri police officer who shot and killed a woman and her infant child last year....
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Mar 161 min read
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Chicago Clearance Rate In Non-Fatal Shootings Is A Tiny 6 Percent
Tom Wagner was working as a rideshare driver when he was shot during a Chicago carjacking in 2021. The shooting left a jagged scar across...
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Mar 142 min read
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What's Next For Police Reform Under Trump's DOJ?
President Joe Biden made it a priority for his Justice Department to investigate local police agencies with troubled records, including...
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Mar 122 min read
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Alabama City Suspends Entire Police Force After Indictments
A city in Alabama has decided to let go and then rebuild its entire police force, including by appointing a new police chief, weeks after...
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Mar 122 min read
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St. Louis Police Department Faces Return To State Control
Missouri took control of the St. Louis police department before the start of the Civil War to prevent the city from rising up against...
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Mar 102 min read
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Policing Project Lays Out Proposed Standards for Use of Robots, Drones
Despite the growing use of drones and robots in police work, most police departments lack policies and standards regulating acceptable...
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Mar 72 min read
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Police Killings Of Civilians Continue To Rise, Especially In Southwest
The number of people killed by police officers rose slightly in 2024, marking the smallest increase recorded in years, says a report by...
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Feb 272 min read
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