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Facing up to facial recognition

While many communities have developed ordinances and regulations aimed at banning or limiting...

Passionate about fire prevention: 2022 Exemplary Public Servant Ray Melton

Two influential events brought Ray Melton into his current role as fire and life safety educator...

Federal Highway Administration launches first-ever $350M wildlife crossings grant program

Each year, more than one million American drivers collide with wildlife in the roadway, killing...

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Fresno council votes to explore efficacy of controversial public safety partnership

The Fresno City Council voted 3-2 this week to give city leaders 90 days to evaluate the potential impacts of partnering with a controversial non-profit to reduce violent crime in the city. The organization, called Advance Peace, describes itself as an advocacy group dedicated to ending cyclical an retaliatory gun violence in American cities by […]

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Phoenix mayor, police chief apologize for alleged officer misconduct in shoplifting incident

Phoenix Mayor Kat Gallego apologized to a family who police drew guns on after an alleged shoplifting incident at a local dollar store last month. The family, Dravon Ames and Iesha Harper – who is pregnant, told news agencies said in late May they left the store and drove to an apartment complex to drop […]

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Denver couple charged with felonies for allegedly running illegal Airbnb

A Denver couple has been charged with felonies related to allegedly running an illegal short-term rental business through Airbnb. Some experts are saying the charge might serve as a warning to other rule-breakers in the area. According to city law, an owner or leaser of a short-term rental is required to use the property as […]

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Michigan attorney general dismisses all remaining Flint water crisis criminal charges

The Michigan Department of Attorney General has dismissed all criminal charges related to the Flint, Mich., water crisis. The office announced the charges against eight defendants were dismissed in a statement on June 13, according to MLive. The office has instead started fresh with an expanded investigation. “Legitimate criminal prosecutions require complete investigations,” the statement reads, […]

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Cincinnati City Council votes to decriminalize marijuana

The Cincinnati City Council voted today to decriminalize marijuana possession within the city limits, joining the ranks of numerous communities across the country to soften their stances on the drug. The measure, which passed 5-3, will allow individuals to have in their possession 100 grams of plant material without fearing legal consequence, according to The […]

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Pugilism to curb gun violence? Baltimore mayor thinks it’s possible

Baltimore Mayor Jack Young thinks the city can help curb gun violence using an unorthodox method – city-sanctioned fisticuffs. Young floated the idea at a rally against gun violence last Sunday, according to Baltimore’s CBS affiliate. “You know if they really want to settle them, we can have them down at the civic center — […]

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City employee kills 12 at Virginia Beach Municipal Center

Tragedy struck the Virginia Beach, Va., community on Friday, May 31. DeWayne Craddock, an engineer who worked with the city for over a decade notified his superiors he intended to resign that morning, according to The New York Times. Later that afternoon, he entered the municipal center and murdered 12 people in a spree-style killing. […]

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State of emergency declared for all 77 counties in Oklahoma

All 77 Oklahoma counties remain under a state of emergency due to severe weather, nearly a month after it was initially declared. Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt initially declared a state of emergency on May 1 for 52 counties due to severe storms, flooding, tornadoes and straight-line winds, according to Oklahoma’s News 4. The state of […]

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Brawl breaks out at conference of local California officials

A Commerce, Calif., official was hospitalized and another plans to press charges after a fight involving several Commerce city officials broke out at a conference. The fight occurred on May 18 at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort in Indian Wells, Calif., NBC Los Angeles reports. It took place at an annual seminar for local officials […]

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San Francisco becomes first city to ban municipal use of facial recognition technology

San Francisco became the first American city to ban city use of facial recognition surveillance technology. The Stop Secret Surveillance ordinance, which passed 8-1 on May 14, bans San Francisco city agencies’ use of facial recognition technology, according to Vox. “The propensity for facial recognition technology to endanger civil rights and civil liberties substantially outweighs its […]

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Public Safety

Highlights

Facing up to facial recognition

Passionate about fire prevention: 2022 Exemplary Public Servant Ray Melton

Federal Highway Administration launches first-ever $350M wildlife crossings grant program

Article

Fresno council votes to explore efficacy of controversial public safety partnership

Article

Phoenix mayor, police chief apologize for alleged officer misconduct in shoplifting incident

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Denver couple charged with felonies for allegedly running illegal Airbnb

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Michigan attorney general dismisses all remaining Flint water crisis criminal charges

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Cincinnati City Council votes to decriminalize marijuana

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Pugilism to curb gun violence? Baltimore mayor thinks it’s possible

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City employee kills 12 at Virginia Beach Municipal Center

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State of emergency declared for all 77 counties in Oklahoma

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Brawl breaks out at conference of local California officials

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San Francisco becomes first city to ban municipal use of facial recognition technology

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