Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in Chief The San Francisco Police Department (SFPD) is one of the most diverse departments in the United States, but it wasn’t always that way. In the mid-1970s, the SFPD was almost entirely comprised of white male officers, but a consent decree was placed on the department requiring it to […]
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Ga. sheriff's 'politically incorrect' sign creates buzz
Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefBy PoliceOne Staff HAMILTON, Ga. — Harris County Sheriff Mike Jolley posted a sign outside of his department to “stir people’s beliefs and patriotism,” he told Columbus Ledger-Enquirer. The sign says, “WARNING: Harris County is politically incorrect. We say: Merry Christmas, God Bless America and In God We Trust. […]
Md. officer shoots man swinging butcher knife in wrist
Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefAssociated Press DUNDALK, Md. — Baltimore County Police say an officer shot a man swinging a butcher knife, striking him on the wrist. Police said in a news release that officers responding to a report of a suicidal person in Dundalk on Tuesday morning found a man on a […]