Fresh Intel: The Weekly Roundup
Weekly News Roundup submitted by Ron DeLord
News and commentary impacting police, deputies, corrections, fire, emergency services and public employees throughout the United States. You can access the full article by clicking on the link. Articles are archived on my web page for those searching for information on a particular topic. The posting of an article does NOT reflect my opinion.
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New Style of Police Training Aims to Produce “Guardians,” Not “Warriors”
BURIEN, WASH. — The police recruits arrived in pairs in the woods outside Seattle. For days, they had been calming their minds through meditation and documenting life’s beauty in daily journals.
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Shortage of Patrol Officers Force Portland Police to Pull from Other Divisions
Portland’s police chief is assigning officers from specialty units to fill patrol vacancies and restricting travel and outside training to control mounting overtime costs. He’s also requiring managers to approve any discretionary overtime.
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City Council Votes to Appeal Labor Contract
FAIRBANKS — The Fairbanks City Council unanimously agreed to appeal a disputed labor contract to Alaska Superior Court and approved a $36 million city budget for 2016 at its Monday night meeting, which crossed into Tuesday morning.
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Police Union Urges San Jose to Rethink Use of Combat Vehicles
Images from Ferguson of camo-clad snipers, armored trucks and suburban cops equipped with the accouterments of war ignited a debate about the militarization of local law enforcement. To assuage a concerned public, police agencies throughout the nation have returned military gear obtained through a federal surplus program.
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The SFPD Institutes New Police on Drawing Gune—and Police Union Objects
The official San Francisco Police Department line on the December 2 shooting death of Mario Woods, as pitched at an explosive community meeting by Chief Greg Suhr, is that the 26-year-old alleged stabbing suspect caused his own death by raising his hand at a gun-toting wall of cops.
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Chicago Police Unions Fight to Destroy Records Ahead of DOJ Investigation
As the U.S. Department of Justice gears up for a civil rights investigation into the Chicago Police Department, the city’s police unions are fighting in court to keep hidden reams of complaint records spanning decades. READ MORE
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Phoenix-area Firefighters Implement New Policy for Active Shooting Situations
TEMPE, Ariz. — Firefighters in Tempe will soon have quicker access to active shooting victims. A new policy puts them on the front lines with police, allowing them to treat and evacuate victims at an active crime scene.
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Ill. Police Buy 2,100 Cars With Innovative Law
SPRINGFIELD – Even a program that has put on the road thousands of new state police vehicles financed by a dedicated motorists’ fee has been caught up in the Illinois state budget debacle. A vehicle-registration surcharge that has raised $58 million and transformed the Illinois State Police fleet from a junkyard of overtaxed hulks to a stable of safe and more efficient cruisers is stalled because of Gov. Bruce Rauner’s moratorium on vehicle purchases.
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Baltimore PD Wants to Rehire Retirees
The Baltimore Police Department is looking to the past for help getting ahead of the violent crime increase that’s dominated most of the year. It’s asking people who’ve retired to come back.
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New England Group Endorses Donald Trump
PORTSMOUTH, N.H. (AP/CBS) — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump has received the endorsement of a New England group that represents police and corrections officers. The New England Police Benevolent Association‘s executive board voted Thursday evening to support the billionaire businessman, who has been leading opinion surveys.
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