Author: Cole Zercoe
Julie Parker, who spent 14 years as a journalist before joining the Prince George’s County (Md.) Police Department as their Media Relations Division Director, spoke at SMILE 2015 on how to build and manage a relationship with the media during an officer-involved shooting. She began the session by telling the audience what cops "don’t like to hear" — that police officers and …
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How police can manage news media during an OIS
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New Orleans officer shot, killed in patrol car
45-year-old Housing Authority of New Orleans officer was patrolling a construction site just blocks from Saints’ stadium
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New Orleans officer shot, killed in patrol car
Calif. governor pitches amnesty on traffic debt for poor
By Judy Lin Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Calling California's traffic court system a "hellhole of desperation" for the poor, Gov. Jerry Brown is proposing an amnesty program for residents who can't afford to pay off spiraling fines and penalties that have resulted in 4.8 million driver's license suspensions since 2006. The push by the Democratic governor spotlights …
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Calif. governor pitches amnesty on traffic debt for poor