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Communities would benefit more if politicians stopped being vocabulary warriors and started developing realistic solutions to violent crime
By deploying drones in response to 911 calls, NYPD officers would be “well aware of what is in front of them by the time they arrive” at a scene, the mayor says
The Antioch City Council’s decision follows an FBI investigation of several officers, as well as the charging of three others with conspiracy to take bribes
Cadets will receive a pay bump from $16 to $24 an hour; the city will also offer incentives to cadets who either graduated from college or served in the military
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called the recent string of hits on high-end stores a “trend” that “needs to be quickly addressed”
Mayor Brandon Johnson also said he will eliminate recent additions to the city’s police landscape, including the ShotSpotter system
The mandate is the latest initiative aimed to make riders feel safer as subway crime remains up from pre-pandemic levels
An image circulated on social media of Mayor Steve Adler with closed eyelids and his head tucked down during the one-hour service
It is the first increase in the Seattle Police Department’s budget since the City Council began reducing funding in 2020
So far, the city has recorded 67 homicides, down from 76 at this time last year but significantly higher than Minneapolis’ norm before 2020
Kansas City is the largest U.S. city without local control of its police force, the mayor said
Michael Cox, who currently serves as police chief in Ann Arbor, Michigan, called the appointment “a homecoming”
The community safety commissioner will oversee a new department that aims to better coordinate police, fire and other services
The city’s new Community Safety Division will help to coordinate community-based outreach with police enforcement efforts
The center’s leadership offered “an abject apology” and the city’s mayor said he was extremely disappointed by the incident
FOP president John Catanzara rebuked the mayor, saying that the city’s policy of canceling days off is unsustainable
Officers will now be stationed within sight of one another
Eric Adams says the new policy will double the NYPD’s reach and help riders feel safer
Cutting police overtime is a bad idea because the law states that OT must be honored — no matter what, the mayor said
“That is not going to happen in New York,” said Mayor Eric Adams about the delayed police response in Uvalde
The former NYPD captain wore a long tuxedo coat with the words “END GUN VIOLENCE” on the back
The conversation was a “frank sharing of ideas” about how to keep the city safer this summer, an NYPD official said
“We’re going to start taking very aggressive actions,” said Mayor Eric Adams
An aggressive LAPD hiring plan aims to combat attrition as the agency expects to lose 500 officers
Despite facing competition from other jurisdictions, Mayor Andre Dickens said the “robust department” is attracting applicants
The mayor outlined a variety of public safety initiatives, including one where the city reaches 4,000 sworn officers
The group has only about half its seats filled and “is in a crisis right now,” said one member