By Ryan Boetel Albuquerque Journal ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Of course police officers don’t like being investigated for alleged misconduct. That appeared to be a key underlying point in the finding of a state Law Enforcement Academy administrative judge who ruled that an Albuquerque police officer fired amid accusations he tried to intimidate a civilian police […]
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Texas governor defends state police help in troubled Dallas
Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Wednesday defended offering Dallas help from state police as the nation's ninth-largest city grapples with a dramatic spike in homicides and local officers balk at reassigned shifts to get violent crimes under control. Dallas police this week reported a 75 percent jump in homicides over […]
Calif. cops receive traffic safety grant
By Sabra Stafford Turlock Journal TURLOCK, Calif. — The Traffic Safety Unit issued 1,202 traffic citations in 2015, up 47 percent from the year prior. The number of parking citations decreased by 27 percent, going from 1,345 citations in 2014 to 976 in 2015. The Traffic Safety Unit is hoping to see the rates decline […]