Under the agreement with the Fraternal Order of Police, Hialeah officers could receive compounded salary increases of about 25% to 30% over three years
According to Gov. Kay Ivey’s office, the funding “will support a project by the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office to take on major crime and emergency operations” in Prichard
The U.S. Open will be the first time a state or local agency will conduct independent drone mitigation operations at a major public event
The Colleton County Sheriff’s Office revoked deputies’ individual access to the ALPR system and now requires case-specific approval from the sheriff or chief deputy
Groveland PD Chief Shawn Ramsey’s suit claims that after he raised complaints about city officials, the mayor went around Florida law and the city’s charter to investigate him
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The Gratitude Initiative, FOP and Police1 launch national campaign to recognize law enforcement children and expand college and career support for police families
Known for finding suspects who didn’t want to be found, Deputy Dirk Stolz helped guide his son from a frozen Wisconsin pond to Olympic gold
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