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May 22, 2013

Va. department looking to hire first new officer in 3 years

By Frank Otto Phoenixville News PHOENIXVILLE, Va. — After a lot of discussion, borough council... - Full Story
May 21, 2013

SC police file COPS grant to gain 3 officers

By Jim Fair ​Greer Today GREER, S.C. — Police Chief Dan Reynolds will be have to readjust his department’s... - Full Story
May 21, 2013

Newspaper scrutinizes Chicago police's overtime

The overtime bill has risen from $1.9M in 2010 to nearly $2.8M last year - Full Story
May 18, 2013

Ex-Mississippi police chief indicted on 9 new counts

The indictment says Ex-Mendenhall Police Chief Donald Barlow sometimes made people sign over their vehicles in exchange for him dropping charges - Full Story
May 17, 2013

Standing in the sewer: Going above and beyond

Empathetic police work is doing a job that values justice and doesn’t make excuses for criminal behavior but doesn’t forget that we’re all human and deserving of clemency when appropriate - Full Story
May 16, 2013

Cop who survived Sikh Temple shooting to retire

Lt. Brian Murphy has announced his retirement, and is possibly considering teaching - Full Story
May 15, 2013

Ga. cop loses job, chief cleared in racial slur probe

A polygraph test suggested that the allegations one cop had made about his chief were made up - Full Story
May 14, 2013

Retired cop builds robot from household appliances

The former officer has spent the last four years perfecting the humanoid robot - and he's not done - Full Story
May 14, 2013
Dallas police honor detective cuffed to JFK assassin

Dallas police honor detective cuffed to JFK assassin

Retired Detective Jim Leavelle received the police commendation award Tuesday for his years of service - Full Story
May 09, 2013

NY town mourns death of young off-duty cop

Frederick Garrasi III had only been on the force for 2 years when he was hit by a vehicle on his motorcycle - Full Story



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