Author: Christopher Marier

If you’re involved in a fender bender in Wilmington, N.C., chances are about 50-50 that a uniformed police officer will show up at the scene. It’s not because minor crashes aren’t taken seriously or that workforce shortages are especially severe there. Instead, the city employs a squad of civilian technicians to respond to many of…

A mother and son were killed after a police car crashed into them while chasing a suspect in Hickory. The family was hit by a police car while officers were chasing a suspect. The boy’s mother, 38-year-old Cynthia Fox, also died in the crash. On Friday, a Hickory police car t-boned Fox’s minivan on 13th…

Henderson’s two police unions have updated their disciplinary codes to be longer and more specific, while also implementing a reviewing authority to oversee decisions… Full story: Henderson police unions changed their codes of conduct after City Council approval | Las Vegas Review-Journal

The police will designate a patrol car in each precinct to track stolen cars, and officials said half of those arrested in the thefts were under 18… Full story: As Car Thefts Soar, N.Y.P.D. Targets Teenage Thieves – The New York Times

In August, the Richmond Police Department published its general orders: procedural documents that activists and a judge had been requesting for months… Full story: RPD begins release of police orders

City-funded Washington U. study says a decline in rates of violence in the Wells-Goodfellow area was likely due, at least in part, to the program. But the study found no.. Full story: Cure Violence helped cut violent crime in only 1 of 3 affected St. Louis areas, new study finds

A new police unit works to get panhandlers off of street corners and connected with services… Full story: Syracuse cops’ compassionate panhandling crackdown: What do you need to get off the corner? – syracuse.com

A vision of putting an armed guard at every school in Texas is crashing into the reality of not enough police or funding… Full story: Texas wanted armed officers at every school after Uvalde. Many can’t meet that standard | AP News

CDC study reveals deaths have more than doubled from the counterfeits, which are mostly laced with fentanyl.. Full story: Increase in fake prescription pills fuels record drug overdose deaths in the US

America is in the midst of a police officer shortage. Agencies of all sizes are struggling to fill open positions… Full story: Some small towns in America are disbanding police forces, citing hiring woes | AP News