The City of Fort Collins has settled with city police officers Detective Kennyberg Araujo and Sergeant Francis Gonzales after the pair filed a lawsuit against the City alleging discrimination and retaliation on the basis of race and national origin. Per the settlement, all claims against the City, former Deputy Chief of Police Don Vagge, and […]
PENSACOLA, FL – Pensacola Police Department Chief David Alexander III will be forced into retirement in May, unless Mayor Ashton Hayward and the Pensacola City Council move to keep him in office. Alexander has said he would like to remain police chief, despite having signed a contract that stipulates his departure in May, coinciding with […]
TRENTON, NJ – The final judgment in a long-awaited civil lawsuit against the Trenton Fire Department was released last week, ordering the city to pay nearly $1 million in damages and fees, according to the court document. The judgment stems from a 2014 lawsuit filed by former firefighter Jesse Diaz, who alleged that he overheard […]
LOS ANGELES — The union that represents the Los Angeles Police Department rank-and-file demanded today that the city take steps to remove mold and bird droppings found in and around the Southeast Community Police Station on 108th Street in South L.A. and provide medical testing for personnel assigned to the facility. “Over 100 LAPD police […]
A recent review of the budgets of all nine Coachella Valley cities confirms what multiple sources have mentioned over the last several months: The costs of providing police and fire protection have been rising every year—and could soon become a worrisome financial burden. “About 50 percent of our general-fund budget at this time goes specifically […]
