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Officers unable to return to full duty after 251 workdays will be given a choice to apply for a reclassification, take a leave of absence, seek medical retirement or resign
The Middlefield Volunteer Fire Department will use AFG funding to purchase new firefighting gear
Sheriff Craig Robertson asked the county to amend his department’s budget for the additional $180,000 that will be applied toward the two new deputy positions
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GO Virginia was created in 2016 by state lawmakers to administer grants from the Virginia Growth and Opportunity Fund
A grant-funded behavioral health team will consist of 8 Buffalo Police officers and 4 social workers
The city of Louisville will pay millions to Breonna Taylor’s mom and reform police practices
The Aurora City Council voted unanimously to temporarily ban paramedics from using ketamine to sedate patients pending a review of the practice
Fire Chief Ralph M. Terrazas said an inspection likely would have led to the seizure of some of the chemicals that fueled the blast
The new rule also requires EMS providers to maintain a distance of six feet from any member of the public who is not a patient
Planes circling above the city increased the agency’s arrest rate by 5% over 3 months, researchers found
The announcement follows a similar proposal state leaders unveiled last month that would freeze Texas cities’ property tax revenue if they defund their police forces
The declaration comes after more than 100 straight days of protests that have seen city and federal officers deploy tear gas on participants
The union president defended the officers and said he believed the shooting to be justified