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CONCORD - The police cruiser lurches to a stop. An officer leaps out, rushing inside for an armed robbery in progress at a convenience store. Within minutes, it’s over, and

The number of law enforcement jobs across New Hampshire is growing faster than the number of qualified applicants, causing police departments to juggle manpower, duties and finances -- and offer

The number of law enforcement jobs across New Hampshire is growing faster than the number of qualified applicants, causing police departments to juggle manpower, duties and finances -- and offer

A new program offers tuition and fee reimbursements to New Hampshire’s first responders. The New Hampshire Department of Safety, along with the Community College System of New Hampshire, the Police Standards and Training Council and Sen. David Watters, partnered to launch the program designed to support career development, recruitment and retention of law enforcement officers, […]

A new program will offer tuition and fee reimbursements to first responders for courses taken at community colleges in New Hampshire, public safety and higher education officials announced Monday.

The New Hampshire Department of Safety, along with the Community College System of New Hampshire (CCSNH), the Police Standards and Training Council and Sen. David Watters (D-4), partnered to launch a  program dedicated to workforce initiatives for the state’s first response system.

The New Hampshire Center for Justice and Equity hosted the event, in association with NHPR and New Hampshire PBS.

The number of vacant police jobs throughout New Hampshire has increased by more than 300 unfilled positions in the last year, leaving police chiefs to try to raise wages and improve law enforcement culture to better retain their employees.Since the...

Enough law enforcement officers are failing to pass the required fitness test for sit-ups, push-ups, and a 1.5-mile run that some police chiefs are backing a bill that would do away with the fitness requirement. 

GILFORD — In the wake of the New Year’s Day shooting that left a teenager dead, one of the many yet-unanswered questions is whether the police officer who used deadly force will face any charges.A spokesperson for the state Attorney General’s Office...