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L.A. Officers Suspended, Reassigned Over Gang Reports
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Critics say that CalGang, a California database on gang members, encourages racial profiling. Los Angeles officers were accused of falsifying records on gang membership.
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Jami Resch Succeeds Outlaw as Portland Police Chief
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Mayor Ted Wheeler said he chose Resch because he believes she can “seamlessly” continue to make the improvements in the police force that he and residents want. Her predecessor, Danielle Outlaw, now is Philadelphia’s police commissioner.
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Analysis Questions Effect of St. Louis Anticrime Strategy
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St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden put more resources in a rectangular area where he said two-thirds of the city’s violence occurred. A St. Louis Post-Dispatch analysis challenged his data.
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San Diego Police Deal for Homeless: Arrest or Shelter
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Homeless people who face a ticket or arrest by San Diego police are being offered a chance to have the infraction cleared if they agree to stay for 30 days in one of the city’s large tented shelters.
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New Indianapolis Chief Knows Pain of Homicide Survivors
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Randal Taylor takes over in Indianapolis, which has recorded high murder totals in recent years. His own father-in-law was a victim in 1998.
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At Least 228 Police Officers Died by Suicide in 2019
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The total is the highest compiled by the group Blue HELP in three years, but Karen Solomon, the group’s co-founder, said the increase may be due to better reporting rather than an actual rise.
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Richmond Tests New Ways of Making Crime Data Public
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A new police website in the Virginia city will allow users to create graphs and charts and overlay maps to show them where crime is occurring and trends.
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Blacks Represented 65% of Deaths in NJ Police Pursuits Since 2009: Investigation
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New Jersey ranks second in the nation behind Louisiana for the percentage of African Americans killed during police pursuits during the decade, according to an Asbury Park Press and USA Today Network investigation.
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Mobile Official Defends Cops Posting ‘Homeless Quilt’
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James Barber, who oversees the police and fire departments, said two staffers are “good officers” who showed “bad judgment” by posting their photo standing next to cardboard signs from people asking for handouts.
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Philadelphia Picks First African-American Woman Top Cop
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Danielle Outlaw, who has been Portland, Or., police chief for two years, succeeds Richard Ross as Philadelphia Police Commissioner. She says, “We will be accountable to ourselves, to each other, and to our communities. But to be clear, I cannot do this alone.”