Here’s the deal with for-profit policing: cops hate it. But as state and local government continue to cut taxes for businesses and wealthy residents, the money to keep the lights on has to come from somewhere. That’s what generates “performance benchmarks” and all the other terms officials use to label ticket quotas. But if you […]
Unless you’ve been out of the country on vacation (and congratulations if that’s the case), you might have seen a story or two in the paper about police, emails, and social media. In San Francisco, police are struggling to deal with an ongoing email controversy involving racially and sexually charged emails and texts sent by […]
The Memphis Police Association has reached a tentative deal with the city, following a lengthy and contentious contract negotiation. Via LocalMemphis.com: There weren’t fireworks. No big celebrations, but Memphis Police Association negotiators worked out a tentative deal with representatives of the City of Memphis. Last year under Mayor A C Wharton, there was never a […]
Sometimes, it gets depressing following the money, but it has to be done. This story, which recently aired on NPR’s Morning Edition, is quite an eye-opener. There’s not a police association out there that doesn’t have a nightmare story about dealing with insurance companies denying benefits to people who should be receiving them. Via NPR: […]
The latest tentative labor agreement with California’s correctional officers proves that there’s more than one way to boost employee compensation without calling it a “raise.” Via The Sacramento Bee: While the new contract proposal for the 29,000 members of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association contains modest salary bumps, other provisions put more money in […]
Los Angeles police could better combat crime in the city by freeing more than 400 able-bodied officers from desk jobs and hiring more civilians to perform clerical duties, according to a recently released audit. Via the L.A. Times: The report by City Controller Ron Galperin highlighted a issue that has been persistent and problematic for […]
The new chairman of the D.C. Fraternal Order of Police hopes to improve the union’s relationship with the chief. Via NBCWashington.com: “New blood; new ideas; a younger, fresher face,” is how Jimmy White, a six-year member of the Metropolitan Police Department and newly elected secretary of the police union, describes the union’s new leadership. That […]
Via TheIntercept.com: One of the many obscure provisions jammed into a last-minute budget bill in 2014 endorsed and signed by President Obama is leading to what would be the first cuts in earned pension benefits to current retirees in over 40 years. The Washington Post reports that the Treasury Department is on the verge of […]
It may seem at first glance that this doesn’t impact you, but it does. This is what happens when a private unregulated business takes over a regulated one like the taxi industry. There is a big effort to privatize public safety as well, and this is what will happen to all of us if they […]
Ottawa police officers have pleaded guilty to discreditable conduct under the Police Services Act for unlawfully searching an arrested man’s cellphone for video he shot of them, deleting the video, then turning the camera onto the detained man before subsequently deleting that video, too. Constables Salomon Gutierrez and Benjamin Ham each pleaded guilty to one […]
Officer retention and recruitment is a big issue for the Albuquerque Police Department at the moment, and a new survey by the officers’ union is painting a dire picture regarding the department’s staffing. Via KOB.com: Of more than 330 officers surveyed, about 98 percent said they believe there are not enough officers to meet the […]
Via PrivateOfficer.org: The transportation authority for the city of San Francisco, known as BART, is paying nearly $1.1 million to civilian members of the BART Police Association for work they had already paid rented guards to do, according to an arbitration ruling. The payout comes as the cash-strapped transportation agency plans to ask voters to […]
Via WFAA.com” A partnership between the Dallas police chief and the pastor of First Baptist Church has triggered concern among some officers and community leaders. Chief David Brown and Dr. Robert Jeffress announced a “Back the Blue” day at the church on April 17. They also agreed to a long-term partnership. The strange move comes […]
Metro Police Lt. caught on camera making racial comments to subordinates is accused of fraud. Report #LIVEonFOX17 @9 pic.twitter.com/720zp1JxFn — FoxNashville (@FOXNashville) April 12, 2016 A Nashville, TN, Metro police lieutenant who was caught on camera making racial comments to her subordinates is now being accused of fraud. Via Nashville’s Fox17.com: The president of the […]
Ed. Note: We know many of you might have objections to the details of this plan, but we thought it was important for you to know it was happening. Food for thought. Via People’s World: With the country facing serious questions of racial justice—and bigoted political rhetoric intended to divide people—the labor movement hopes to […]
By Ken Crane, President, Phoenix Law Enforcement Association PubSecAlliance and American Police Beat were a great help to us a while back in bringing the issues of PTSD and its impact on law enforcement to the front burner when it published the tragic story of Phoenix Police Officer Craig Tiger and former Phoenix Police Chief Danny Garcia, who […]
New York City’s $60 billion civil employees pension fund has reportedly decided to drop all of its investments in hedge funds. According to Bloomberg: New York City’s pension for civil employees voted to exit its $1.5 billion portfolio of hedge funds and shift the money to other assets, deciding that the loosely regulated investment pools didn’t perform […]
Police work is super stressful, but these Canadian officers believe they’ve found a cure—meditating before roll call!
The May issue of American Police Beat is packed with the kinds of content that will keep your attention. We have a great story from the folks at U.S. Fish and Game, who are fighting smugglers and trying to catch the people poisoning bald eagles all over the country. We’ve also got several hero-cop stories […]
Via KXAN.com: Facing recruiting challenges and a shortage of more than 100 positions, the Austin Police Department will be moving detectives and other non-patrol officers to the streets to boost the available manpower to respond to 911 calls. “Nothing we do is more important than responding to 911 calls” said APD Commander Joseph Chacon. As […]
We’ve had so little good news lately, I wanted to get this info out to you as soon as possible. A judge has overturned the Wisconsin law barring unions from automatic dues collections. The case the unions made in court is pretty interesting. While this applies to private sector unions, arguments made by union attorneys that […]
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Whoever said, “A few bad apples can bring the whole place down” knew what they were talking about. Here’s one story that certainly reinforces the that notion. According to The Boston Globe, 20 Massachuetts State Troopers are being investigated for theft of overtime pay. Reporters Mark Arsenault, Travis Andersen, and Shelley Murphy write: “In another black […]
When is Police “Use of Force” Justified?
It seems like every law enforcement agency is grappling with changes in use-of-force policies, which are too often implemented by people that are not familiar at all with the complicated, risky, and high-pressure world of law enforcement, especially when it comes to the use of deadly force. The press conference you are about to watch […]
FBI Will Not Investigate Detective’s Homicide
The FBI won’t be taking over an investigation into the homicide of a Baltimore city detective who was slain amid a corruption investigation. Detective Sean Suiter was shot in the head with his own weapon on Nov. 15, a day before he was to testify before a federal grand jury investigating wrongdoing by fellow officers […]
The Madison Police Department in Wisconsin is making some changes to its policies on the use of deadly force. According to an article in the Wisconsin State Journal, the changes come after several law suits against the city were successful with payouts in the millions. “When it comes to the rules our police officers are trained […]
Via the Chicago Tribune: On his first full day as president of Chicago’s largest police union, Officer Kevin Graham appeared at a news conference to address reporters seeking details of his plan for leading the embattled rank-and-file of the police force. With cameras and reporters ready at the Fraternal Order of Police lodge in the […]
No matter how you feel about Donald Trump, this bit from “Jimmy Kimmel Live” will leave you laughing.
Deputy Martha Lohnes of the Greenville County Sheriff’s Department in South Carolina has responded to some weird 911 calls, but this one takes the cake. Aaliyah Ryan is just two years old. But she knew enough to call 911 when she was having a problem. The dispatcher told Deputy Lohnes that it sounded like a […]
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