The contract will include a wage increase of 18% and fixes an ongoing problem where some sergeants were getting paid less than seasoned officers under their command Source: Police Updates NYPD sergeants union agrees to tentative contract with city after lengthy negotiations

The suspect tried to force his way into a position to take control of a car, which he was initially a passenger in, despite the Sioux City officer entering the car and ordering him to stop Source: Police Updates BWC: Man attempts to drive away from stop, nearly running over Iowa officers before OIS

More than 1,400 of the agency’s 10,000 jobs sat empty, and more than 900 were held by people out on leave; last year, deputies worked more than 4.3 million hours of overtime Source: Police Updates LASD spent 8 million on overtime last fiscal year due to expanding responsibilities, staffing crisis