Sentences with phrase «made by police officers»

A new bill in Tennessee to require that an arrest be made by police officers in the case of a serious auto collision, should a driver be unable to provide proof of car insurance coverage is making insurance news headlines as it awaits the signature of the governor in that state.

He's a law and order conservative who wants the courts to get out of the business of second - guessing the decisions made by police officers.

I now fear for my safety after threats were made by police officers during the early morning roll call to the other defendant.

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Other than making vague promises to place more police officers on the streets, encouraging DNA testing for death - row inmates and calling for the need to reduce recidivism by investing in «proven community - based law - enforcement programs,» the Democrats» policy solutions over the past eight years have done little to dismantle the carceral state that they helped create.

The deaths of Brown and Garner made national headlines, but according to a recent report by the FBI, there was an average of 96 cases per year, from 2006 to 2012, of a white police officer killing a black person.

The discovery was made by officers from the Highland Beach Police Department in the 3100 block of South Ocean Avenue, between Boca Raton and Delray Beach, said Teri Barbera,...

Professor DiIulio again: «It is reasonable to suppose that by doubling or tripling the number of officers on regular duty in and around drug - infested, crime - torn neighborhoods, and by deploying them in accordance with the precepts of community policing, the streets and sidewalks of even the most blighted inner city could be made safe enough for children to play and adults to stroll.»

«He was arrested at an address in Bristol by officers from the MPS police central e-crime unit as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations relating to threats made on Twitter.»

This was made known by the Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Police Command, Mr Muyiwa Adejobi in Abeokuta, the state capital.

These comments were made by the 2016 presidential candidate of the New Patriotic Party, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo - Addo, in reaction to the brutal assault meted out by officers of the Ghana Police Service against unarmed civilians who embarked on a demonstration, organised by some pressure groups in Accra, on Wednesday, September 16.

Moshood also dismissed the allegations made by Misau, saying postings are routine administrative tools to ensure that police officers provide better service to the public.

The Metropolitan Police today admitted making a «mess» of the aftermath of Mark Duggan's death and promised to be much quicker in talking to relatives of people shot by officers in future.

The review board investigates allegations of misconduct by officers and makes recommendations for discipline to the Police Department.

Instead, officials said, the bills, known collectively as the Criminal Justice Reform Act, seek to balance the goal of fairer punishment, laid out by Melissa Mark - Viverito, a Democrat who is the Council speaker, with the Police Department's desire to maintain the discretion that officers use in making arrests, for even seemingly trivial offenses, when they deem it necessary.

I will work with, and not against, our police officers to make our communities safer,» he said, referring to the current administration's treatment of county police, which later by phone he called «demoralizing.»

On Saturday, Sharpton said penalizing officers for misconduct is the only way to prevent such incidents from happening again, dismissing the argument made by leaders, including his ally Mayor Bill de Blasio, that training and neighborhood policing are already making a difference.

What is difficult to accept is despite savings being made by way of an effective «pay freeze» and pensions contributions increase that on the back of those measures there are further proposed significant changes to the police remuneration system that could see up to 40 % of officers loosing up to # 4000.00 of pay in addition to that freeze.

The boxer who is still on admission suffered a broken neck but the Police were apparently not happy with comments made by Bukom Banku on radio accusing the officer for his hit - and - run antics.

«The decision to use force is made by the individual police officer, and they must account for that.»

According to him, after he made those allegations and was invited by the police, he has received numerous calls from police officers, but can not state categorically that the tape circulating on social media is indeed his voice.

Every DWI arrest made by our officers is a potential tragedy averted,» said Westchester County Police spokesman Kieran O'Leary.

She made headlines by backing the PLO, questioning whether President Bush had advance knowledge of the 9/11 attacks and being stopped by a police officer when she tried to enter the capitol.

«When you interfere with a police officer making a lawful arrest, you with your cameras attempt to really get into it — I'm not talking about standing back 10, 15 feet — or incite by yelling and screaming, raising the tension level, then you are creating circumstances that are dangerous for the public and dangerous for the police officers,» Bratton said after an event in Manhattan.

Mayor Bill de Blasio, who was blasted by police unions for statements he made in the wake of a Staten Island grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Daniel Pantaleo for Eric Garner's death, released a more subdued message Tuesday.

«By providing police officers with naloxone, we are making this life - saving overdose antidote available in every town, village and hamlet on Long Island,» said Attorney General Eric Schneiderman.

Law enforcement agencies in Erie County today joined the Erie County Department of Central Police Services in an interfaith Law Enforcement Memorial Service at the Public Safety Campus in Buffalo, part of National Police Week events being held around the country in observance of the sacrifices made by law enforcement officers.

Two members of the Southold Town Board denied allegations recently made by a former Southold Town police officer who claims he was terminated in May for political reasons.

Its «dossier» says the party has added up the spending commitments made by Labour since 2015, from scrapping the benefits cap to supporting the introduction of 10,000 new police officers.

UPPER MANHATTAN — Northern Manhattan elected officials are sounding off after an off - duty police officer accused of raping a woman in Inwood last week said he's being targeted by the District Attorney's office so they can «make an example» out of him.

According to journalists and investigators who worked with him, Rees exploited his position as a freemason to make links with masonic police officers who illegally sold him information on targets chosen by the News of the World, the Sunday Mirror and the Daily Mirror.

«The Inspector General of Police has ordered immediate investigation into the unfortunate personal comments purportedly made by the alleged Police officer named Inusa Saidu Biu on his facebook account.

«In addition, postings of Assistant Inspectors - General of Police to Zonal Commands and Commissioners of Police to State Commands are made by the same body that is saddled with the oversight functions on the Nigeria Police Force based on recommendation of the IGP, who knows the operational competence and chemistry of the officers.

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Quinn dismissed concerns by Mayor Bloomberg and other opponents that the bill would hamper police officers and make the city less safe.

He also said there was no evidence of an organized effort by unions or others to discourage police from making arrests or writing summonses, but he has also encouraged NYPD brass to instruct officers to re-engage, reportedly threatening to take away days off and other work benefits.

A day after activists and the families of civilians killed by police demonstrated outside Gov. Andrew Cuomo's Midtown office, they joined him at John Jay College as he signed an executive order making Attorney General Eric Schneiderman the special prosecutor for all cases statewide in which an officer is responsible for a civilian's death — making New York the first state to create such a role to oversee the controversial issue of police - involved homicides.

«As the Stevens commission made clear, we need new reforms to keep raising standards in policing, to make sure there is swift action when policing goes wrong, to ensure that unethical or criminal behaviour by individual officers is caught and stopped — and to make sure it doesn't taint the vital work the rest of the police do each day.»

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Recently, Williams added, he was stopped by police while driving a new vehicle with temporary tags in South Brooklyn by an officer «who wanted to make sure it was my car.»

It's not his exceptionality, but his human ordinariness, that makes Oscar's murder (by a transit police officer) sting.

Mayhem ensues, of course, made worse by a determined animal control officer with a fetish for police tape, an unexpected fashion trend, and sheep impersonating other animals.

The film was made to mark a different death: shortly after 2 a.m. on New Year's Day 2009, Oscar Grant III was lying on the ground, face down, when he was shot by a BART police officer.

Jack Swanson (Sheen, The Rookie) is a escaped inmate making a simple purchase at a gas station convenience store when he is approached by two police officers claiming that his vehicle is stolen.

Junkyards aren't all that big, when you have a group of teenagers and a few police officers at hand, but for some reason, thanks to the characters constantly making terrible decisions, the killer is allowed to freely pick them off one by one.

Quentin Tarantino has recently found himself at the center of controversy — again — after he went to a protest against police brutality and made some comments that angered police officers and has resulted in an ever - spreading boycott by police unions and organizations across the country.

Simon Pegg stars as Nicholas Angel, a by - the - books London police officer who is so good at his job he makes his fellow colleagues look bad.

Fraudsters sometimes try to trick people into making a real payment by claiming «it's just a test» or money needs to be «moved to a safe account» or «handed to a police officer».

Google's surprise guest was Ahmed Mohamed, the 14 - year - old high school freshman from Irving, Tex., who made headlines last week when his homemade clock alarmed a teacher, getting him suspended from school and detained by police officers.

According to a statement made by the Devon and Cornwall Police, of the hundred or more dogs they've seized over the years, Stella was the only one who's shown aggressive behavior and tried to bite a police ofPolice, of the hundred or more dogs they've seized over the years, Stella was the only one who's shown aggressive behavior and tried to bite a police ofpolice officer.

The sacrifice Mattis made that day to protect his community is truly appreciated by Officer Tappan, the Alpharetta Police Department and the community he serves.