Police oversight articles
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Essex mayor questions frequency of county’s new police oversight board
Essex Mayor Sherry Bondy is concerned that the county’s new OPP oversight board will not be able to address community safety concerns promptly enough due to its sparse meeting schedule. The Essex County OPP Detachment Board — North, which dissolved the former police service boards of Essex, Tecumseh and Lakeshore and replaced them with a […]
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Syracuse police are asking residents within several blocks of Caleb and Nichols avenues in Eastwood to shelter in police due to a “very active police” response Sunday afternoon. Police on the scene said a man with a weapon has barricaded himself in a home.
Syracuse police are asking residents within several blocks of Caleb and Nichols avenues in Eastwood to shelter in police due to a “very active police” response Sunday afternoon. Police on the scene said a man with a weapon has barricaded himself in a home.
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Albuquerque police have 82 police service aides on the force
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – The Albuquerque Police Department has more police services aides on the force. The department graduated 24 PSAs on Friday bringing its total to 82. Their duties include responding to crashes, traffic control, writing reports, and other administrative duties which will free officers up for more urgent calls. APD hopes to have 100 PSAs []