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A Hanford Police officer reflects on his career as he gets ready to retire.

LARGO — The city of Largo is feeling blue and it wants its residents to as well.  May 9-15 is National Police Week, so the city is encouraging the community to recognize law enforcement members for their service and sacrifice.  The Largo Police Department kicked off its own internal salute May 4 when it announced its 2019 and 2020 officers and supervisors of the year. Deputy Chief Mike Loux detailed the accomplishments of the four members, two of which had to wait a year because of t...

HANFORD — Local families were treated to an evening of fun for a good cause courtesy of Sensory Rock Gym and the Hanford Police Department Wednesday night.  The event was held as part of Autism Awareness Month, with police estimating at least 350 attending the festivities at Civic Park. According to Hanford Police Lt. Stephanie Huddleston, the idea first emerged in November with Officer Rolando Jaime, who works in the Problem Oriented Policing (P.O.P.) program, which was created to enha...

Fentanyl, cocaine seized during Daytona Beach drug bust 5 suspects in custody Tags:  From top left: Carrie Rayburn, Sheldon Campbell, William Belden, Wayman Hunt and John Taylor (Daytona Beach Police Department) DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. – Daytona Beach police say they made five arrests and seized dangerous drugs during a bust at a home near Tuscawilla Park on Tuesday. Records show the Daytona Beach Police Department’s Problem Oriented Policing unit went to a home on Live Oak Avenue to execute a...

How Cincinnati CAN became Cincinnati DID 20 years after unrest Unheralded reform panel had lasting impact Kareem Elgazzar | WCPO Posted at 5:00 AM, Apr 09, 2021 and last updated 2021-04-09 05:00:49-04 CINCINNATI — The way the Collaborative Agreement has changed Cincinnati’s policing practices gets all the attention when it comes to the city’s response to the fatal shooting of Timothy Thomas 20 years ago. But an unheralded civic panel formed in the aftermath of Cincinnati’s ...

Pre-policing days Art Howells nickname when he worked at McDonalds at 2100 Lathrop Avenue from 1978 to 1983 was literally "Chief," an omen for the official role he would later hold with the Racine Police Department. Hes shown posing in this photo, at far-left, in his McDonalds uniform next to his sisters Sindy Howell-Stewart and Vanessa Oliver. Submitted photo April 1987: Investigating Sporting a short afro typical of the times, Art Howell works with partner Dean Stanton in the e...

Photo Courtesy of the National Shooting Sports Foundation California has almost every gun control law imaginable on the books, but for some reason criminals just don’t seem to care too much. Homicides in the city of Los Angeles soared last year, and so far this year hasn’t been any better, with the number of shootings up 88% in the first two months of 2021 and homicides up 39% compared to the first two months of 2020. City leaders have responded in varying fashions. Los Angeles District At...

UPDATE, 3:50 p.m.: In response to questions from the Outpost, the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office provided a bit more information about the facts behind Aguirre’s arrest and the allegations against him.  Asked what contraband he’s accused of bringing into the jail, Public Information Specialist Samantha Karges said via email, “[E]vidence indicates that opioids and methamphetamine were brought into the jail by Aguirre.” The investigation was initiated after a witness “from outside...

  WINDSOR, ONT. -- Windsor police have made an arrest in a homicide investigation that was launched after the death of a man on Louis Avenue. Patrol officers responded to a residence in the 800 block of Louis Avenue Tuesday around 2 p.m. for a report of a deceased person. When officers arrived they found a man dead inside a residence. Police have since identified Lamont Rhue, 55, of Windsor as the victim. As circumstances surrounding the death were unknown, the Major Crime Unit attended...

Crime Drops in City of Rancho Cordova, CA by 61% Share Article Today, the City of Rancho Cordova, CA celebrated being a safe community by announcing that violent crime and property crime decreased by 61% between 2004-2019, which reflects data collected since cityhood. Community-oriented policing creates a safe community in Rancho Cordova, CA. Since Rancho Cordova incorporated and established the Rancho Cordova Police Department (RCPD) 18 years ago, it has focused on making the community a safe ...