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Chief Michael Lombardo noted that many applicants were ineligible for Trumbull PD roles due to requiring either 60 college credits or two years of military service
Autonomous drones can be placed in communities before a storm and then deployed remotely to start collecting images of damage and deliver emergency supplies
Violent crime against seniors in America has surged by 331% in the last decade, making safety a top priority for retirees; do you agree with the rankings?
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FDNY Uniformed Firefighters Association President Andrew Ansbro said the reluctance to get the vaccine comes down to an “education issue”
If passed, California would have the highest age requirement for peace officers in the country
A Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson said the technology is exclusively used in criminal investigations, not surveillance
It is unclear when the city will receive a shipment of doses, which will likely be allocated first to medical facilities in the state
Faced with a growing financial crisis, budget analysts recommended cutting roughly 10% of rank-and-file officers
Gov. Tim Walz joined firefighters, paramedics and police officers at a briefing to call for adherence to COVID-19 safety guidelines as public safety agencies face severe staffing shortages
Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech said they will begin delivering doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to the country “immediately”
The panel will decide on priority for other first responder groups at future meetings
Mayor Jacob Frey and Chief Medaria Arradondo pushed back on a proposal to cut the police budget by nearly $8 million amid rising crime
The fourth police chief to step down in the last three years said his departure was due to a “hostile work environment” at the hands of the mayor