By Chief Joel F. Shults, Ed.D “I don’t shake hands,” said the veteran officer, then he continued with his business. I thought that seemed rude but I reluctantly followed his lead most of the time for the rest of my career. Smiles and handshakes are essential...
By Police1 StaffALEXANDRIA, Va. — The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) has unveiled “No Escape Room,” a new interactive experience that plunges parents and caregivers into the reality of financial sextortion, coinciding with the release of new data on child sexual exploitation.Based...
By Susan Montoya BryanAssociated PressALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Several members of the Albuquerque police academy’s training staff who were dismissed from their duties last summer filed a lawsuit Wednesday outlining allegations of nepotism and retaliation by leadership within the force.The whistleblower complaint centers on a requirement...
PRESS RELEASESTATE COLLEGE, Pa. — Mission Critical Partners (MCP) announced the hiring of Buddy Hicks as client services director. Hicks will oversee business-development initiatives in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio.Hicks brings 25 years of experience in emergency-response communications to the...
PRESS RELEASELAKE MARY, Fla. — CentralSquare Technologies, an industry leader in public sector technology, today announced Denver Public Schools (DPS) will deploy CentralSquare’s Public Safety Pro Suite ahead of the 2024-2025 school year, improving coordination and communication for first responders to swiftly address school safety...
PRESS RELEASEATLANTA — Utility Associates, Inc. and STRAX Intelligence Group today announce a strategic partnership linking Utility’s all-in-one digital evidence management system with STRAX’s real-time crime center platform and integrations. Together, they’re bringing to market a unified ecosystem enabling faster incident response using real-time intelligence...
By Mark ShermanAssociated PressWASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay.Workers...
PATERSON, N.J. —The state-appointed officer in charge of the Paterson Police Department in New Jersey has reported substantial progress in implementing his two-year strategic plan for the department, Northjersey.com reported.Since the state takeover in May, the department has now achieved 31 of the 55 initiatives...
By George HunterThe Detroit NewsBLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Police in Metro Detroit are bracing for another round of burglaries by South American “crime tourists” who enter the United States through a visa waiver program and move from state to state stealing from upscale homes.Recent crimes...
By Police1 StaffHUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A new training facility designed to equip public safety agencies with the necessary skills and knowledge to effectively implement drone first responder programs has launched in Alabama.Skyfire Consulting, a public safety UAS consulting group, announced the launch of Rise DFR...
