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With its new camera enforcement system, the South Lake Minnetonka Police Department detected 10,000 violations in February, leading to 300 warnings or citations
The state spends $307,468 per prisoner, which is double Vermont, the second-place state, and dwarfs the $23,000 Arkansas spends on each prisoner
West Haven officials and the University of New Haven unveiled new free tuition for West Haven’s firefighters, police officers and dispatchers
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The cameras include a live-streaming capability that allows a doctor to log on to a server to view real-time footage and help render care
Opponents say the oversight panel will make cops’ jobs harder and hurt recruiting
The state currently leads the country in new cases per capita and has one of the lowest vaccination rates
Gold Cross EMS ambulances should have a paramedic on board, track available units and perform quality control reviews, Augusta committee says
The terms include a 4% increase for firefighter/EMT classifications, a 2% increase for paramedics and a 1% increase for EMTs
Trained deputies “could help save someone’s life” sheriff says during program’s first week
The single largest expense after salaries was security for the Hennepin County courthouse, which cost $773,000
A total of 19 police cars have been taken off the road due to “gross negligence” by a city official, the mayor said
The 2020 death toll estimate is up by about 20K, with fentanyl blamed for more than 60% of overdoses
“This is one of those situations in which I feel like everybody would like to be proactive, rather than horribly reactive”