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A search firm specializing in law enforcement will lead the nationwide search for Chicago’s permanent police superintendent — a search with a fast turnaround, May 7 application deadline.

Public Sector Search & Consulting has been hired to find a permanent Chicago police superintendent to replace David Brown.

The announcement of the firm’s hiring did not say what the company would be paid to “develop a comprehensive search strategy, identify potential candidates and manage the search process.”

In the wake of a judge's decision to throw out the Mexican government's lawsuit against the gun industry, data shows American companies produce the weapons driving cartel violence.

A Washington man tried to sneak an arsenal across the border into a Mexican cartel war zone. His arrest is part of a crackdown by Homeland Security.

City leaders say they plan to narrow the list to two or three finalists by August. Here is a look at who has applied.

Copyright © 2021 Albuquerque Journal When James Dobson was let go as police chief of Opa-locka, Florida – a small city of 16,000 in Miami-Dade County – it was because of high crime rates and his lack of progress in turning around a troubled department, according to an article in the Miami Herald. Four months later, he was one of the applicants to be the next chief of the Albuquerque Police Department – as is the man who fired him, Opa-locka City Manager John Pate. Pate and Dobson were tw...

The City of Miami Police Department (MPD) will get a new top cop next year, and more than 30 applicants from around the U.S. have thrown their hats into the ring to replace the current chief of police, Jorge Colina. Colina, a 30-year veteran of the MPD, has led the department for three years. Earlier this year, he announced that he would step down in January, sparking a nationwide search for a replacement. The search comes on the heels of major unrest and increased scrutiny of American police...