The city council budgeted funding for 720 officers this year, but 296 positions remain unfilled Source: Police Updates Birmingham police down nearly 300 officers as violent crime surges
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BWC: Ohio officer trapped in car as driver flees traffic stop
“This is an example of how quickly situations can escalate and become dangerous for our officers,” the Dayton Police Department stated Source: Police Updates BWC: Ohio officer trapped in car as driver flees traffic stop
BWC: Fla. PD marine unit officer saves unconscious man in circling boat
Video shows Sarasota PD Officer Michael Skinner using his boat to push the runaway boat into a sea wall before climbing in, cutting the engine and rendering aid to the man Source: Police Updates BWC: Fla. PD marine unit officer saves unconscious man in circling boat