WILMINGTON, NC June 1 2018 A North Carolina college has decided to shut down its campus police force and contract the local sheriff’s office. The Cape Fear Community College plans to partner with the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office to provide security. Under the new partnership, deputies will be stationed on campus. But there was […]
HARVEY, Illinois April 12 2018 — Harvey police and fire department employees were hit with major layoffs Tuesday, one day after an adverse court ruling spurred city officials to convene an emergency meeting with workers. Officials did not respond to a request for comment on Tuesday but the lawyer who represents both Harvey’s police and fire […]
SIPSEY, Ala. Feb 2 2018 A small town in Walker County no longer has the protection of a local police department after the town council decided to shut the department down. Former reserve officer Justin Gant found out that he lost his job Wednesday night after seeing a note signed by the mayor posted on the […]
Dallas TX Jan 9 2018 The complicated winding down of the embattled Dallas schools bus-service provider moved forward Monday with the layoff of 17 police officers. Dallas County Schools provided commissioned police officers, called school resource officers, for three area districts: Duncanville, Carrollton-Farmers Branch and Teague. But now that the agency is being disbanded, they all […]