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NewsAugust 7, 2024

Voters Approve Measure that Requires Missouri City to Spend More on Police

The vote means the Missouri Constitution will be amended to require Kansas City to spend at least 25% of its general revenue on police, amounting to tens of millions of dollars per year.

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NewsAugust 7, 2024

Cincinnati Assistant Chief to Now Lead Austin Police

City Manager T.C. Broadnax announced Friday he had selected Lisa Davis to be the next police chief. The choice was between Davis and Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman.

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NewsAugust 6, 2024

Houston Mayor Wants Younger Police Recruits, But State Carry Law May Have to Change

“Let’s grab them while they’re fired up, give them a mentor and get an HPD career started younger,” the mayor said Friday, adding that the city could seek to gain officers from the local community colleges too.

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NewsAugust 5, 2024

PTEX Offers Unique Chance for Police Leaders to Meet with Technology and Equipment Vendors

There are nearly 50 police decision-makers representing 42 different agencies across the United States currently signed up for the event. At PTEX, these law enforcement leaders will be learning about a wide variety of public safety technology and equipmen

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NewsAugust 1, 2024

Pennsylvania Agency Moves to 12-Hour Shifts

Chester Police Commissioner Steven Gretsky said the department is now offering 12-hour shifts so more officers can be out on the streets.

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NewsJuly 31, 2024

Florida Chiefs and Sheriffs Oppose Recreational Weed Amendment

"The well-being and health of the citizens of Florida are threatened through the legalization and normalization of recreational marijuana," Sheriffs Association President Bill Prummell, the Charlotte County sheriff, said in a prepared statement.

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NewsJuly 24, 2024

Alabama Mayor Fires Chief and Assistant Chief

“On Tuesday afternoon the City of Tuskegee determined that it is in the best interest of public safety for our citizens to go in a new direction with the leadership of the Tuskegee Police Department,’’ the mayor said.

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NewsJuly 24, 2024

Former Washington Chief Awarded $24 Million for Wrongful Termination

The Port of Seattle fired Chief Rod Covey a year after placing him on administrative leave. Covey sued the Port in December 2022 for wrongful termination in violation of public policy that stemmed from his frustration over the investigation.

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NewsJuly 18, 2024

Florida Sheriff Now Seizing Vehicles of People who Flee Deputies

According to the Pinellas County Sheriff’s Office, there have been six vehicle seizures under a policy launched over a month ago that aims to reduce dangerous high-speed police chases.

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NewsJuly 17, 2024

Candidates for Next Chief of LAPD Narrowed to 10

The list reportedly includes former Los Angeles County Sheriff Jim McDonnell, former Houston and Miami Police Chief, Art Acevedo and several veterans of the LAPD.

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