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Behind the Badge: Police priced out of homes where they work
Parts of Utah’s increasingly expensive housing market are now pricing out police from affording homes where they work… Full story: Behind the Badge: Police priced out of homes where they work
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Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional | AP News
An Oregon judge will decide whether a gun control law approved by voters last year is lawful under the state constitution… Full story: Oregon judge to decide in new trial whether voter-approved gun control law is constitutional | AP News
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Politicization of policing growing in North America: police chiefs | Edmonton Journal
A group of police chiefs say that the politicization of policing, from both sides of the ideological spectrum, is an increasing reality in North America and one they believe that law enforcement will have to grapple with more frequently in the years to come. The remarks came early Monday near the start of the inaugural…
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Denver police quietly stopped using no-knock warrants
Denver police quietly stopped using no-knock warrants in 2020 amid a nationwide outcry against police brutality and push for criminal justice reform, police records show. Division Chief Joe Montoya told the Post that the change has not harmed DPD’s narcotics investigations and the agency probably would keep the current policy. “I can’t see going back,”…
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Video of deputy shooting teens leaves experts uncertain: ‘What was his purpose for firing?’
Newly released video of an Onondaga County sheriff’s deputy shooting and killing two teens raises troubling questions that won’t be fully answered without further investigation, several law enforcement experts said. Experts contacted by Syracuse.com said they had concerns about the deputy’s actions. He fired at a moving vehicle, a move that is widely discouraged by…
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Video: Kenosha police rescue woman from rocky shoreline, ‘Let me die’
Kenosha police released video showing a harrowing rescue along a rocky Lake Michigan shoreline on Friday. Posted to YouTube, the police department’s video shows officers trying to use rope to help the stranded woman out of the water. The video shows the choppy water pushing her against the rocks. She tries to keep herself off…
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Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy dies after being shot in patrol vehicle, office says – ABC News
Deputy Ryan Clinkunbroomer, 30, was “shot in his patrol car,” law enforcement officials said… Full story: Los Angeles sheriff’s deputy dies after being shot in patrol vehicle, office says – ABC News
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U.S. school shootings reach second year of record-highs
The number of U.S. school shootings involving casualties hit a new record in the 2021-22 school year and reached a new high for the second school year in a row, according to new data from the National Center for Education Statistics… Full story: U.S. school shootings reach second year of record-highs
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US Homeland Security Department reveals new AI guardrails as it deploys technology across agency | Reuters
The Department of Homeland Security on Thursday plans to announce new limits on its use of artificial intelligence even as it highlights the agency’s success using the technology to aid in drug busts and catch criminals… Full story: US Homeland Security Department reveals new AI guardrails as it deploys technology across agency | Reuters
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‘Too many’: HPD Chief Finner reveals revised version of chase policy amid growing number of pursuits
Chief Finner said there has been a 26% increase in police chases from last year. “In my opinion, that’s too many,” he said. Here are the changes coming when initiating pursuits… Full story: ‘Too many’: HPD Chief Finner reveals revised version of chase policy amid growing number of pursuits