Baltimore Police Chief Links Recent Crime Wave to Staff Shortages, Gang Violence
Baltimore Police Commissioner Michael Harrison blamed a rise in violent crime and homicides in the most populous city in Maryland on “a number of issues,” including a shortage in...
Portland Police Union Blames Officials Who Criticized Officers for Mass Resignation
The main police union in Portland, Oregon, said city officials who demonized law enforcement were the primary cause of mass resignations from the police bureau’s riot squad...
Major Police Departments Losing Officers, Struggling With Recruiting
The largest police departments in the United States have seen a steady decline in officers over the past year and a half amid the CCP virus pandemic and a...
Police Officer Retirements Skyrocket While Recruitment Slows
Law enforcement faces recruitment difficulties as retirements soar and anti-police sentiment rises in the wake of mass protests and calls to defund the police, the Associated...
Portland Police Union Relocating After Being Repeatedly Targeted by Antifa
The police union in Portland, Oregon announced this week that it is relocating its headquarters because of repeated attacks by rioters, including members of the far-left network...
Illinois Police Workforce Crisis Exacerbated by Criminal Justice Overhaul
CHICAGO—Since Illinois lawmakers passed a major criminal justice reform bill in January, five Illinois sheriffs have retired early and six sheriffs are set to...
Chief Ron Tyler Praises Alabama Police Officer Actions after Machete Attack
A photo of an Alabama police officer comforting a child in the aftermath of a violent assault with a machete has gone viral.
The photo, posted on Facebook...
Texas Gov. Abbott Signs Bills to Prevent Defunding the Police and Increase Penalties for...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed four “back the blue” bills into law on Tuesday, increasing criminal penalties for activities that interfere with law enforcement...
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts Says Law Is Way of Limiting Power
The chief justice of the Supreme Court told graduates of Georgetown University Law Center on Tuesday that the law is a way to limit power.
“Resolving...
Chicago Mayor Seeks to Retain Key Policing Powers In Civilian Oversight Plan
CHICAGO—Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot on Monday unveiled her version of a civilian police oversight plan that allows her to retain the key powers of picking the police chief, negotiating...
Chicago Police Union Approves No-Confidence Vote Against Mayor and Police Chief
CHICAGO—Chicago’s largest police union on Wednesday issued a vote of no confidence against Mayor Lori Lightfoot and Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown.
The vote...
Mentorship Program Pairs Students With Police
A mentorship program to expose young people to career paths in law enforcement has teamed up with select North Orange County, California, schools.
The Bigs with Badges program, a partnership between Big...
