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As of June 2025, line of duty deaths decreased by more than half compared with the same period in 2024, with decreases in deaths caused by both firearms and traffic incidents
$20K will fund multilingual educational sessions, transit passes and updated instructional materials to improve mobility and equity
Projects include kitchen upgrades, bunk rooms and training space improvements through the 2025 Hometowns initiative
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The bill provides for the use of video of street races, often posted online, to bring charges
12 to 14 new cells will be used to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and other infections, or for any other medical reason requiring an inmate to be isolated
The interactive dashboard provides daily updates and summary information about the current inmate population
Those bringing the challenge say it hampers law-abiding gun owners from using common gun magazines for their own self-defense
Mayor Adams also thanked the “under-appreciated” correction officers who were spending their holiday working
Multnomah County’s top prosecutor, Mike Schmidt, said that the shortage poses “an urgent threat to public safety”
A Chicago PD spokeperson would not elaborate on what contributed to the delay in that designation
“Everybody is smashed down here in the bottom half of the pay range,” said Webb Smith, a now-former Marietta member
The pardon applies to convictions for possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana when the person was 21 or older
“We have made a lot of progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done,” said Carter Bevins, chief of the Neon Volunteer Fire Department