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"It's a safety hazard for us" Overcrowded jail is putting inmates and staff in harms way Right now, the Lauderdale County Detention Center has 368 inmates and only 250 beds, so over one hundred inmates are having to sleep on the floor. Posted: Jul 9, 2021 8:48 PM Updated: Jul 9, 2021 8:49 PM Posted By: Nicole Zedeck The Lauderdale County Detention Center is tackling a major overcrowding problem. Inmates out number beds by more than one hundred, and there's not enough staff to watch over them. It's putting a strain on the staff, as they're having to deal with inmates who are frustrated by th...

Sharpton, George Floyd attorneys address memorial service for Hunter Brittain A memorial service for of 17-year-old Hunter Brittain, who was shot and killed by police during a traffic stop, was held Tuesday morning in the auditorium of Beebe High School, in the Arkansas town of the same name, 36 miles northeast of Little Rock. Attorney Ben Crump stands next to Hunter Brittain's casket at the Beebe High School Auditorium before his memorial service in Beebe, Arkansas on Tuesday, July 6, 2021. (AP Photo/Andrew Demillo) Brittain was gunned down without warning by a Lonoke County sheriff’s depu...

Police departments face severe challenges in retaining and recruiting officers, according to new data outlining the steady exodus from an occupation that was the target of protests last year after several high-profile police killings.

Premium Content Subscriber only Police are investigating after officers found marijuana and methamphetamine during a raid on a Landsborough home on Saturday. Officers raided the Caloundra Street property about 10am. Witnesses reported seeing at least 10 officers and two police dogs forcing their way in. Beerwah Police Station officer-in-charge Brendan Davis said the team of officers, who were based out of Caloundra, found drugs suspected to be marijuana and methamphetamine. Senior Sergeant Davis said a number of items including bongs, grinders and other utensils were also seized. Two women, a...

The gunman, whose home was on fire, was also dead, the authorities in Santa Clara County, Calif., said.