New York City NY Sept 27 2022 The NYPD and other urban police departments could save hundreds of millions of dollars by farming out “non-core” services to private outfits and have their officers focus almost exclusively on combating and preventing crime, a new study finds. The “Enhancing Public Safety While Saving Public Dollars with Auxiliary […]
BALTIMORE MD September 21 2022 Johns Hopkins University released a memorandum of understanding between it and the Baltimore Police Department as the university moves forward with establishing its own private police force. According to the draft document, Johns Hopkins will create a police force to patrol the university’s campuses in Homewood, Peabody and east Baltimore. […]
Minneapolis MN September 17 2022 In June 2020, the Minneapolis city council famously vowed to defund the police department. Though their plans fell through, the fully funded MPD is nonetheless struggling. More than 250 officers have resigned or retired since then. Earlier this year, the Minneapolis supreme court ruled that the city has a duty […]
Propublica Article St Louis MO Sept 12 2022 Hours after a burglary at a designer jeans store in St. Louis’ upscale Central West End neighborhood, at least 16 city police officers received an email alert with surveillance photos of the car believed to belong to the suspects — and an offer of a reward of […]
Lincoln County MS. Aug 24, 2022 For the first time in its history, the Lincoln County School District has its own police force. On Monday, Superintendent David Martin swore in five school resource officers who will work to protect and serve the students and staff at the schools. The new officers are Lance Lewis, West […]
Washington DC August 23rd, 2022 Metropolitan Police Department officers responded after ShotSpotter recorded at least four shots being fired near Saint Elizabeths Hospital and upon arrival they found a Washington D.C. special police officer had been shot in the lower leg Thursday evening. The special police officer was conscious and breathing, reports WUSA9. The officer […]
Albany NY August 19 2022 State Assemblyman Andrew Goodell and state Sen. George Borrello are calling on Gov. Kathy Hochul to help strengthen security at Chautauqua Institution following last week’s attack on Salman Rushdie. Goodell, R-Jamestown, on Monday said he and Borrello, R-Sunset Bay, have urged Hochul to designate the security force at Chautauqua as peace […]
Washington DC Aug 12 2022 The D.C. library’s public safety director submitted his resignation hours after a 25-year-old library police officer in training was shot during an exercise last week in Anacostia, a spokesman for the library system said Wednesday. George Williams, the library spokesman, said officials received Douglass Morency’s resignation letter the evening of Aug. […]
Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan District of Columbia Public Library Office of Public Safety, District of Columbia End of Watch Thursday, August 4, 2022 BIO Age 25 Tour Not available Badge Not available INCIDENT DETAILS Cause Gunfire (Inadvertent) Special Police Officer Maurica Manyan was accidentally shot and killed during baton training inside a training room […]
Syracuse NY August 4 2022 The Syracuse Regional Airport Authority will create and maintain its own police force, Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office announced. The governor signed legislation on Thursday to make the change. Syracuse Police have been responsible for public safety at the airport up until this point. Officials said this will help ease the […]