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New York Post
2 weeks ago
NYC politics

Mayor Adams restores half of next year's NYPD classes, adding 1,200 to depleted ranks

Mayor Adams reinstated funding for two canceled police classes to increase NYPD staffing levels. [ more ]
Truthout
5 months ago
NYC politics

NYPD Spends $390 Million on Encrypted Radio System Despite NYC's Massive Budget Cut

New York City is allocating millions of dollars to the police force while cutting funding to other services like libraries.
Encrypting police radios undermines press freedom and the public's ability to hold police accountable for misconduct. [ more ]
London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
1 month ago
London politics

Rob Blackie pledges his 'top priority' is to 'fix the Met'

Rob Blackie focuses on making London's streets safer by prioritizing police funding and frontline officers.
Blackie criticizes Sadiq Khan's performance on crime, vows to end cronyism, and enhance police efficiency and focus. [ more ]
www.standard.co.uk
1 month ago
London politics

Sadiq Khan promises 1,300 new police officers - but only with a Labour Government

Sadiq Khan pledges to increase neighborhood police if re-elected with Labour Government.
Additional officers to come from a pool of 13,000 extra officers nationwide funded through identified savings. [ more ]
Above the Law
1 month ago
Law

See Which Police Officers Are Most Often Named In NY Civil Lawsuits

Maintaining the NYPD costs $29M a day
NYPD misconduct lawsuits have cost $548M since 2018 [ more ]
www.yourlocalguardian.co.uk
3 months ago
London

Sutton's 'lack of frontline policing' criticised despite increase in officers

Ruth Dombey admitted concerns over the decrease in police in Sutton due to police abstractions, which move officers out of the borough.
Data from the Mayor's Office for Policing And Crime shows that police abstractions in Sutton have more than doubled in recent years, with a quarter of police time spent outside the borough. [ more ]
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