Recent Gov1 News

• City of Portland launches outside review of potential bias in its PD

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  Chief Chuck Lovell has said Portland PD would cooperate with the investigation

• 'EMS Counts Act' reintroduced in Congress

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  The bill aims to improve the collection of data regarding first responders, especially firefighters and EMS personnel

• Portland leaders to re-establish anti-gun violence unit

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  Police Chief Chuck Lovell said he’s unsure which officers will do the work or how the bureau will pay for them

• Spotlight: GreenKey technology aims to improve police accountability and transparency

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  The company's goal is to increase the number of positive interactions between LEOs and civilians by improving officer training

• NY governor announces plans for monument honoring essential workers

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  A committee formed to provide input on the monument design includes representatives from FDNY and other first responder unions

• How community policing prevents crime: What we can learn from police history

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  The same events and conditions that led to crime epidemics in the past are occurring now

• Chicago mayor calls for new foot pursuit policy after fatal OIS

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  The call comes four years after a DOJ recommendation that Chicago Police adopt a foot pursuit policy

• COVID-19 variants: What first responders need to know

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  Learn about the differences between each strain, how transmissible they are, and what they mean for local communities

• Atlanta mayor announces plan to hire 250 new police officers

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  Currently, Atlanta PD is about 400 officers under its authorized level amid a spike in violent crime

• Boulder suspect showed warning signs common in mass shooters, experts say

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  "When someone makes a threat, it should be taken very seriously"

• 'A danger to public safety': St. Louis 911 manager speaks out about understaffing

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  A report found 30% of 911 calls were put on hold last year, but Dispatch Manager Maureen Ramsey said the problem goes even deeper

• Pedestrian fatalities spike during pandemic

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  Seven states accounted for more than half of all pedestrian deaths, according to a new analysis

• Legislators reintroduce bill to change job classification of 911 dispatchers nationwide

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  The bipartisan bill was co-authored by Rep. Norma J. Torres, who is a former LAPD dispatcher, and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a former FBI agent

• Plan to revamp police force, add unarmed units proceeds in NY town

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  Under the proposed plan, the Ithaca Police Department would be split into armed and unarmed divisions

• Mass shootings are rare – firearm suicides are much more common, and kill more Americans

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  23,941 people intentionally killed themselves with a gun in 2019

• Should Tampa bill developers or residents to pay for fire and police services?

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  A new city council proposal seeks to leverage impact fees on developers to pay for a dire shortage of public safety infrastructure

• Paid overtime returns for New Orleans police, fire departments

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  Overtime was temporarily suspended to combat economic loss related to the pandemic

• NY is latest state to legalize recreational marijuana

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  New York will also start automatically expunging criminal records for certain past marijuana-related convictions

• NY town's new policing plan: 'Foundational steps,' but room for improvement

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  The plan lays out nine "core recommendations," including the creation of a community board that will serve as a bridge between the town's residents and police

• Using AI to overcome the challenges of investigating digital narcotics supply chains

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  Law enforcement agencies would do well to heed drug trafficking’s technology-driven distribution systems

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