Contract Opportunity: ATF Recruiting for Background Investigators By: Renee Reid Chief, Personnel Security Branch Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives October 2016 For over 17 years, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) has been successfully contracting with retired federal investigators, retired police officers, and other experienced
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Remembering fallen San Diego police officer as his partner recovers
SAN DIEGO (CNS) – Nearly $16,000 had been raised as of Monday afternoon to help with recovery and related family expenses for a San Diego police officer wounded in a Southcrest-area shootout that killed his partner, who will be laid to rest later this week. Read the article here from it’s
National Asian Peace Officers’ Association President Issues Statement on Local San Diego Chapter Member, Officer Jonathan “J.D.” DeGuzman fatal shooting
NEWS RELEASE Contact: Susie Wong susie@wongpa.com National Asian Peace Officers’ Association President Issues Statement on Local San Diego Chapter Member, Officer Jonathan “J.D.” DeGuzman fatal shooting DeGuzman was member of the San Diego Pan-Pacific Law Enforcement Association (San Diego–July 31, 2016) President Taerance Oh of the National Asian Peace Officers’ Association today
Gov. Brown signs law barring grand juries in police deadly force cases
Gov. Jerry Brown signed into law Tuesday a measure that prohibits secret grand juries to weigh in on cases involving excessive or deadly force by law enforcement, and another affirming the public’s right to take audio or video recordings of police officers. Both measures were part of a spate of
LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HOLD RECRUITMENT FAIR IN NEW ORLEANS
NEWS RELEASE LAW ENFORCEMENT TO HOLD RECRUITMENT FAIR IN NEW ORLEANS National Asian Peace Officers’ Association to convene career fair August 17-18 at Harrah’s New Orleans Hotel As law enforcement agencies across the country focus on greater diversity in their ranks in order for officers to reflect the demographics of local
Colorado Law Enforcement Uses Dragon Boat Festival To Recruit
DENVER (CBS4) – Big crowds came out for the Colorado Dragon Boat Festival over the weekend.The festival is an annual event celebrating the state’s Asian communities.The two-day event started Saturday at Sloan’s Lake Park. People could sample authentic Asian cuisine and watch several performances.The highlight of the event was the dragon boat
New era in police recruitment: Courting hearts and minds
Updated June 24, 2015 11:50 a.m. ET Police chiefs are using flashy videos and broader outreach to entice recruits after officer-involved deaths in Missouri and Baltimore made policing a tough sell.Police recruiting is entering a new age.Scrutiny and hostility for officers have amplified and chiefs are under pressure to reshape
‘We lost a brother’: Ominous warnings, then a gunfight
The call came in at 9:03 a.m. Friday – an urgent description of a belligerent man with a gun. Seven minutes later, a second call followed, and after that, the normally peaceful intersection of Roe Street and Whetsel Avenue in Madisonville descended into chaos. When it was over, Cincinnati Police
Public Defenders Teach Oakland Youth How to Safely Interact With Police
When two public defenders in their high-powered courtroom outfits enter an 11th-grade history class at Oakland Tech, there’s tension in the air. Students whisper, “Are they cops?” And they relax when they realize, no, they’re lawyers. If Brendon Woods and Jennie Otis have their way, they’ll be role models, too. The
Police Departments Hiring Immigrants as Officers
Law enforcement agencies struggling to fill their ranks or connect with their increasingly diverse populations are turning to immigrants to fill the gap. Most agencies in the country require officers or deputies to be U.S. citizens, but some are allowing immigrants who are legally in the country to wear the