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A Baton Rouge Cybertruck owner donated $20,000 worth of EV fire blankets to local fire stations after learning they had only two to handle electric vehicle fires
Lower Merion Township offers a 100% real estate tax credit to active volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel who live and own property in the township
The grant, part of the SCAD SERVE Community Fund, will be used for public safety technology upgrades for the Savannah Police Department
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Lexington Police Chief Lawrence Weathers said the department would have to “adjust our tactics” to maintain safety
After a 2016 school shooting in the district, the Madison school board enacted a policy allowing 10 staffers to carry weapons on campus
Mayor Libby Schaaf criticized the council’s action, saying it effectively “cuts “50 police officers who respond to Oaklanders’ 911 calls”
Using planes to surveil the city, a crime-fighting tool, is akin to a warrantless search, the court said
An internal examination showed that the virus impacted only people who were not vaccinated
The president also said cities can use the money to buy crime-fighting technologies, like gunshot detection systems
The new curriculum teaches cops how to recognize people in crisis and offers communication tactics
Brian Dunn, attorney for Jacorey Shaw’s parents, says there was both negligence and a cover-up conspiracy involved in Shaw’s death investigation
“It all boils down to these three concepts of being underfunded, understaffed and under-supported,” a Portland Police officer said
The vote directs the department to work with local resources to provide mental health visits for firefighters and their families