By Rebecca Lopez WFAA DALLAS — Dallas is an attractive city, and its skyline one of the best in the world. But, apparently, it's not attractive when it comes to recruiting police officers. "It's getting to the point that it's critical," said Mike Mata, vice president of the Dallas Police Association, as the department struggles […]
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Ill. officer praised for use of tourniquet in gunshot incident
By Bob Seidenberg Pioneer Press Newspapers EVANSTON, Ill. — Since January, Evanston on-duty police officers have been required to carry a tourniquet as part of their uniform. That extra item proved especially critical in a call last month in which an Evanston police officer applied a tourniquet to help save a gunshot victim, who otherwise […]
Why Chief Suhr's 'resignation' forecasts a bad future for policing
Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefYesterday, San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee asked for and received the resignation of Police Chief Greg Suhr. This was the worst form of political expediency. As I have previously written, elected officials are primarily interested in staying elected, and Lee caved in to anger in the public and the […]