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Police Recruits in Kentucky Can Earn Associate’s Degree For Free
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Officials say a new initiative will allow Kentucky police academy recruits to earn an associate’s degree for free. A statement from the Kentucky Justice and Public Safety Cabinet says it has partnered with the Department of Criminal Justice Training and Bluegrass Community & Technical College to offer the program, which is… Read More
City Approves $130K Settlement in Excessive Force Lawsuit
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia city has approved payments totaling $130,000 to settle a lawsuit accusing three police officers of using excessive force against a teenager and his toddler cousin. The Gazette-Mail reports the Charleston City Council voted unanimously on Monday to approve the two settlements. The mothers of both juveniles, who are… Read More
3 More Police Departments Latest to Meet State Standards
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The state says the latest law enforcement agencies to be certified on standards governing the use of deadly force and other policies are a sheriff’s office and two village police departments. The standards were created after a series of fatal police shootings in Ohio and nationally. Agencies that don’t meet the… Read More
Police Officer Who Offered Money for Sex Back on Duty
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A Columbus police officer who was suspended after he admitted he offered to pay a woman for sex is now back on duty. Twenty-six-year-old Officer Helal Daoud, who has been with Columbus police for two years, was placed on leave in November. The Columbus Dispatch reports the woman told investigators that… Read More
Police Discuss Rally With Organizers, Plan Coverage Of Event
By: Susan Tebben
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Police are planning their presence at a rally to protest the purchase of a new home for the Ohio University president. Police and organizers of the Bat Rally, to be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, have already discussed ways to protest without causing a police intervention, according to sources from both the rally and the… Read More
Ohio Governor’s Panel Weighs More State Oversight of Police
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – The panel commissioned by Gov. John Kasich to study police and community relations in Ohio is looking at whether state oversight of police officers should be increased. Panel members are suggesting things like statewide committees to investigate police-involved shootings and a central database of any officer fired by a department. Other… Read More
Ohio Governor’s Police Relations Panel Holds Next Meeting
By: Associated Press
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The panel commissioned by Gov. John Kasich to study police and community relations in Ohio is getting closer to a final report. Kasich formed the 24-person committee of city council members, religious leaders and law enforcement officials after several police-involved shootings in Ohio and across the country raised concerns. The task force has collected information… Read More
Police Chief: ‘Huge’ Gap Between Law Enforcement, Community
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A veteran Ohio police chief says it may be time to change how police officers are trained to close a gap between law enforcement expectations and those of the community. Michael Navarre, police chief in Oregon in northwest Ohio and former Toledo chief, says officers have long been trained to shoot when they see a… Read More
Governor’s Police Relations Panel To Hold Forum In Columbus
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Gov. John Kasich plans to address the group he commissioned to study police and community relations in Ohio. The latest in a series of meetings around the state will take place Monday at Ohio State University. Kasich formed the 24-person committee of city council members, religious leaders and law enforcement officials after several police-involved shootings… Read More