“The alternative is death,” Gray said.
To even his wife’s surprise, he drove to a CVS and got a shot.
That was the hope of the officer who wrote the letter, describing how a small cough rapidly developed into a hellish battle to survive. Please don t make the same mistake I did
“I’m writing this to urge you to get the vaccine for yourself, your family, and your loved ones,” he wrote in the letter that has been widely distributed by cops on social media .”Please don’t make the same mistake I did.”
Described as being in his late 30s and a workout fanatic, he agreed to let The Palm Beach Post publish the letter as long as it didn’t identify him.
Police union leader: 911 dispatchers may be exposed to asbestos
The leader of Palm Beach County’s police union is calling for nearly 100 dispatchers and radio operators to be moved from the sheriff’s office headquarters undergoing renovation work on Gun Club Road, saying the workers have been “forced to endure” potential exposure to hazardous materials like asbestos.
The “first responders of the first responders” have been working out of the sheriff’s office headquarters while it undergoes a $42 million renovation, most of which is paid for with sales tax dollars. The headquarters houses the central location for the county’s 911 communications.
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Congress appears willing to consider more police oversight legislation, however, there’s still major disagreement on qualified immunity reform. Qualified immunity protects officers from civil lawsuits in certain interactions with civilians. This horrible idea excuses bad behavior from officers, and other government officials, through a carve-out of the Fourth Amendment.
The disagreement falls along political party lines.
“I always listen to everybody’s proposal, but what I’m not going to do is put our law enforcement community in a position that they’ve got to second-guess themselves when they’re trying to make sure people are staying safe,” Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott told ABC’s This Week with George Stephanopoulos on Sunday during an interview while also promoting South Carolina Senator Tim Scott’s possible compromise moving the lawsuit costs to police departments instead of individual officers. “Well, how do we how do we make our systems
Palm Beach County activists and leaders react to HB1 anti-riot bill
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed HB1 the so-called anti-riot bill into law, which places tougher penalties on protesters who engage in violent rallies, and in south Florida, itâs getting a mixed reaction.
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. â Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Monday signed HB1 the so-called anti-riot bill into law, which places tougher penalties on protesters who engage in violent rallies, and in south Florida, itâs getting a mixed reaction.
âItâs a constitutionally unjust bill in my opinion,â David Rae said.
Palm Beach County schools pick new police chief April 19, 2021 at 2:11 PM EDT - Updated April 19 at 4:26 PM
The School District of Palm Beach County has tapped former Boca Raton Police Chief Daniel Alexander to lead the school district s police department, officials announced on Monday.
Alexander, the current deputy chief of school police, will replace outgoing Chief Frank Kitzerow, who announced his resignation last week and will officially leave the department at the end of the month.
Alexander joined the school district s police department in December of 2019 after serving as the Boca Raton police chief for more than 13 years.
Prior to that, he was the police chief in Cape Coral for four years.