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Austin Police sergeants work overtime on emergency dispatch to fill vacancies

Austin Police sergeants work overtime on emergency dispatch to fill vacancies

May 2, 2023

Several sergeants with the Austin Police Department (APD) are working overtime taking 9-1-1 calls to fill vacant dispatch positions amid the ongoing staffing crisis in the city. The City of […] Read More

Law enforcement agencies nationwide seize record-high amounts of fentanyl in drug busts this year

Law enforcement agencies nationwide seize record-high amounts of fentanyl in drug busts this year

December 18, 2022

Law enforcement agencies across the country have made several record-setting fentanyl drug busts this year, indicating that police are making a concerted effort to tackle the opioid crisis head-on in […] Read More

“We’re reaching critical mass”: St. Louis police leaders concerned over mounting resignations

“We’re reaching critical mass”: St. Louis police leaders concerned over mounting resignations

October 30, 2022

Concern is growing among St. Louis police leaders as resignations in the city’s police department continue to mount. According to the St. Louis Police Pension Board, 819 officers have left […] Read More

St. Louis bill would require officers to repay academy costs if they leave the force early

St. Louis bill would require officers to repay academy costs if they leave the force early

March 20, 2022

The St. Louis Board of Aldermen unanimously passed a bill on March 14 that would penalize police officers who leave the force early by requiring them to reimburse the department […] Read More

St. Louis officers can now work overtime on dispatch duty to cut down on hold times

St. Louis officers can now work overtime on dispatch duty to cut down on hold times

March 17, 2022

As St. Louis police dispatchers struggle with manpower shortages and long hold times, the city has decided to give police officers the opportunity to work dispatch duty for overtime pay. […] Read More

Supreme Court vacates ruling saying officers used reasonable force in restraining a prisoner before he died

Supreme Court vacates ruling saying officers used reasonable force in restraining a prisoner before he died

July 8, 2021

Days after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was sentenced for the murder of George Floyd, SCOTUS vacated a ruling in a similar case in Lombardo v. City of St. […] Read More

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