Under intensifying pressure to quickly increase the number of officers on the street, Miami’s police chief and city manager have gone into recruiting overdrive this summer to better protect the public — and their own jobs. Over the past several weeks, the city has brought in additional background investigators and paid them overtime to slog […]
COLUMBIA, MO – City Manager Mike Matthes violated the state and federal constitutions Monday during a meeting with the Columbia Police Officers’ Association board in which he demanded they fire the union’s director because of a controversial Facebook post, a letter from the association’s attorney claims. Matthes contends that the issues the letter raises about […]
SAN JOSE, CA – The city and its police union were close to a deal on raises Wednesday that would wrap up a pay and benefits package officers say is crucial to keeping cops on the depleted force. But a last-minute dispute over how to implement a proposed pension settlement reached last month threatens to […]
