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Grant funds will be utilized for safety equipment, services for students in crisis and school safety training
The five-year contract with BRINC Drones Inc. will equip the Newport Beach Police Department with seven drones, including one specialized for SWAT and crisis response
Governor DeWine authorized the Cyber Reserve Force to assist the still closed Cleveland Municipal Court
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The program will begin by focusing on people with suicidal ideations and without weapons before scaling up, officials said
“Every police department needs to think about their threat model and that they will probably be a target at some point”
The bill bars cities and counties from reducing their law enforcement budgets by more than 5% in one year, or cumulatively across five years
The Durham union said it can take as long as 10 minutes for firefighters to be dispatched to a call
Town officials say a contract with the sheriff’s office will save them $1.3 million over three years
All “red flag” cases will now go straight to the judge instead of through the prosecutor’s office
Data shows there were two public mass shootings in 2020. This year there have been at least 11 so far
Officials said Huntington Beach’s HOPE program is meant to supplement the efforts of homeless liaison officers and expand access to mental health care
“It’s fear-mongering politics at its worst,” said Jonathan Thompson, CEO of the National Sheriffs’ Association
The Protecting America’s First Responders Act of 2021 would expand eligibility for benefits and address delays in processing claims