Rising Sun Indiana February 16, 2024 An Indiana city has disbanded its police department as part of a move to merge the force with the county’s sheriff’s department. Last week, the Rising Sun City Council voted unanimously to dissolve its three-officer police department, WXIX-TV reports. On Monday, the Ohio County Council approved merging the department […]
BIG BEND, Wis. January 2 2023 Five members of a local police department quit on the same day. Those five represent nearly half of the department. The Village of Big Bend announced the resignations on its Facebook page. The Village Board decided to disband the police department and after public pressure, reversed their decision, but the […]
Motley MN September 3 2023 Another Minnesota city could be losing its police department over low pay. On Tuesday, Motley Police Chief Jason Borash tendered his resignation to the city council, effective Sept. 22, KMSP-TV reports. The department’s other officer had resigned after accepting a job with the Morrison County Sheriff’s Office a few months […]
GOODHUE, Minn. —September 3 2023 The city of Goodhue has found itself in turmoil after the entire police force, including the chief, resigned, the Star Tribune reports. After Aug. 23, the city will be without local law enforcement. That will be the last day for Police Chief Josh Smith and one other officer. “This is heartbreaking […]
Warner OK July 28, 2023 Warner is seeking a new police chief and officers to replace four who quit suddenly last week, Warner Mayor Roger Thomason said. The town’s four police officers, including Police Chief Adam Satterfield, handed in their resignations late last week, Thomason said, adding that no reason was given. Thomason said the […]
Bethel NC June 21, 2023 The Town of Bethel has decided for now to cease operations of the Bethel Police Department. Officials have signed an agreement with the Pitt County Sheriff’s Office. “A couple of years ago, not our current board, but our previous board, we had discussed maybe shutting down the police department, but […]
Los Angeles California March 2nd, 2023 The Los Angeles Police Department’s largest employee union is looking to have officers stop responding to more than two dozen types of calls, transferring those duties to other city agencies while focusing on more serious crimes. As part of its upcoming contract talks, the Los Angeles Police Protective League intends […]
Cleveland OH February 12, 2023 The City of Cleveland is looking to slash nearly 150 vacant police officer positions in an effort to balance the city’s budget. Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb is looking to slash 142 vacant positions to try to balance the city’s budget “In my 34 years on the job, we’ve never experienced such […]
Haskell Arkansas Jan 11, 2023 The city of Haskell will now be without the majority of its police officers after they resigned during a city council meeting on Monday. Six officers plus reserve officers told KATV they have had enough from the city after not having the needs of the department met. Lieutenant Jimmy Foreman […]
Jacksboro TN October 15, 2022 The chief and two officers of the Jacksboro (TN) Police Department resigned Monday. The reason for the resignations has not been released. The newly appointed chief, Daniel Smith, told WATE that the only officer who didn’t leave was Franklin Ayers. Ayers is now the assistant chief, leaving the department with […]