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    Record Overtime Spending Continues with Maine State Police

    Nov. 25, 2024
    Some Maine State Police officials see signs that the agency's staffing levels will improve, which could stabilize—if not reverse—the number of overtime hours officers are racking...
    Maryland State Police
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    Md. State Police to Relax Testing Standards as Part of New Consent Decree

    Oct. 3, 2024
    Maryland State Police's changes to physical testing standards and hiring tests were prompted by a settlement and a consent decree claiming unintentional discrimination against...
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    Conn. City, Police Union Agree to Tentative Contract Raising Starting Pay

    Oct. 2, 2024
    "This contract will provide our officers with a well-deserved raise, … help attract and recruit new officers, and strengthen the police department's ability to keep our communities...
    Carol Robinson | al.com | TNS
    Birmingham, AL, police respond to the scene of a shooting in Five Points South on Sept. 21 that left four dead and 17 injured.
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    Ala. Mayor Unveils $15.8M Plan to Improve Police Staffing

    Oct. 2, 2024
    "We need to be more aggressive," said Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin about his police staffing plan, which includes increasing retention pay and the number of take-home cruisers...
    John Spink | The Atlanta Jounral-Consitution
    There have been calls for increased security since a 14-year-old student opened fire at Apalachee High School in Winder, GA, on Sept. 4, killing four.
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    Ga. District to Hire More School Resource Officers after Shooting

    Sept. 25, 2024
    The move to hire eight more Barrow County sheriff's deputies as school resource officers will put an officer on every campus in the district northeast of Atlanta.
    Joe Marino | New York Daily News | TNS
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    NYPD Hires First Amendment Protest Supervisor as Part of Settlement

    Sept. 20, 2024
    NYPD Inspector Joseph Hayward will serve in the newly created position as the department “reenvisioned its policies for policing protests to deal with unique scenarios.” in the...