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• Arizona Chief Given Prestigious CALEA Award

  04-08-2018 00:37 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Last week Scottsdale, AZ, Police Chief Alan G. Rodbell attended the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) summer conference in Grand Rapids, MI, where he was recognized for his contributions to the advancement of professionalism in policing and excellence in leadership, according to the department's Facebook page. He was awarded the "Egon Bittner Award" for his significant contributions to the public safety profession and to CALEA.Chief Rodbell was recognized for leadi
  
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• Appeals Court Rules Trump Can't Withhold Funds from California 'Sanctuary' Cities

  04-08-2018 00:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  A federal appeals court decided Wednesday that the Trump administration may not withhold federal funds from California’s immigrant-friendly "sanctuary" cities and counties.The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals, in a 2-1 decision, upheld a district judge’s ruling in favor of San Francisco and Santa Clara County, which sued over the administration’s threats to withhold money to jurisdictions that have passed laws limiting local law enforcement cooperation with federal immigration
  
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• Senate Passes 1.9% Federal Pay Raise

  04-08-2018 00:05 via feedproxy.google.com
  This week, the United States Senate passed a 1.9% pay raise for federal employees in 2019. The measure was included in one of four appropriations bills passed Wednesday as a "minibus" legislation package, reports fedagent.com.While the news will be a welcome development for most federal employees, and would match the raise feds received last year, the passage by the Senate does not guarantee the language's ultimate success, with President Trump having proposed a federal pay freeze for 2019 and p
  
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• Police: Florida Officer Fell Asleep Before Overturning Patrol Car

  04-08-2018 00:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A Lakeland, FL, police officer who overturned his cruiser on County Line Road fell asleep while he was driving, the police department reported Thursday.Camilo Almeida, 32, was driving his police vehicle at about 6:50 a.m. on July 13 when the crash occurred. He lost control of the car, entered the west shoulder of the road, then hit a culvert and overturned, Florida Highway Patrol troopers reported. Almeida was taken to Lakeland Regional Medical Center with minor injuries. The cruiser was totaled
  
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