KANSAS CITY, MO – The Kansas City Council on Thursday voted in favor of a new wage deal through April 30, 2020, with the local firefighters union. The council majority said the deal was a good compromise to resolve a months-long impasse with Local 42 of the International Association of Fire Fighters, which represents about […]
Several instructors at the Franklin County sheriff’s training academy are under investigation for allegedly beating up recruits, including at least one who came away with black eyes and a swollen face. “There were some allegations made about excessive roughness during training scenarios and we’re looking into the allegations,” Franklin County Sheriff Zach Scott said Tuesday. […]
ALBUQUERQUE, NM – An Albuquerque fire station has become easy pickings for thieves but that might change soon. Thieves burglarized then tried to steal a firefighter’s truck at this station. That station has had such a problem with vehicle burglaries that the firefighter’s union has decided to buy surveillance cameras to catch the thieves in […]
ELIZABETH, NJ – An state appeals court has thrown out the conviction of a Union County corrections officer who was found guilty of harassment for making copies of his sergeant’s wedding photographs and adding vulgar comments for others to see. William Burkert, a former corrections officer who is now retired, used the pictures to make […]
