The state Department of Criminal Justice Services has $75 million available for agencies across New York; Watertown could receive up to $250,000 because of the size of the PD
The Premier League announced a plan to invest £900,000, or about $1.3 million, into partnership projects with local police departments
The Costilla County Sheriff and undersheriff, along with two out of five remaining deputies, were fired; now, a sheriff and two deputies are working 80-hour weeks on patrol
A site that tracks Flock usage via public records requests found that one user in the Highland Heights PD searched the system more than 20,000 times in just over a year
Karen Solomon had been wanted in connection with the death of Worcester Officer Kurt Solomon, a department veteran of more than 30 years
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