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The New York Daily News reports: NYPD Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey resigned abruptly Friday night amid bombshell allegations from a female NYPD lieutenant who accused him of predatory sexual harassment, the Daily News has learned. In allegations that surfaced Saturday, Quathisha Epps claims that Maddrey repeatedly demanded sex from her and then paid her back by approving massive amounts …

Via press release: The National Police Association proudly expresses our full support for Kash Patel’s nomination to serve as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kash Patel’s extensive career in national security, law enforcement, and public service has demonstrated his unwavering commitment to upholding the rule of law, defending justice, and protecting the American people. Throughout his …

Dayton’s CBS affiliate reports: Clark County Sheriff’s Office Lieutenant John Rodgers has worked at the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for more than 20 years and currently serves as the Road Patrol Supervisor, but recent posts have him, and the department, in hot water. Rodgers made posts that he would factor in a person’s voting record, in regard to the presidential …

Orlando’s Fox affiliate reports: While the Florida Gators lost to the Georgia Bulldogs, 20-34, on Saturday down on the field at Ben Hill Griffin Stadium, there appears to have been another situation happening up in the stands. A viral video posted to X shortly before 7 p.m. appears to show a fight between police officers and a pair of fans. …

The Associated Press reports: A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Kentucky police detective of using excessive force on Breonna Taylor during a botched 2020 drug raid that left her dead. The 12-member jury returned the late-night verdict after clearing Brett Hankison earlier in the evening on a charge that he used excessive force on Taylor’s neighbors. It was …

The Treasure Coast News reports: St. Lucie County Sheriff Keith Pearson didn’t have to go far to show residents an example of why they needed to stay indoors Wednesday afternoon. A suspected tornado ripped up a steel storage building right outside the sheriff’s headquarters in the 4700 block of Midway Road. Pearson posted a video on the office’s Facebook page, …

The Meidas Touch reports: Donald Trump says he always wanted to “win” the Purple Heart. Alas, his pesky bone spurs prevented him from being able to serve in the military. None of Trump’s children ever served nor did his father or grandfather – either in the military or in law enforcement. Eric Trump said that he always wanted to be …

Gothamist reports: New York City investigators searched Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s Queens office on Thursday after receiving a report about unvouchered cash, according to the city Department of Investigation — marking yet another potential criminal probe into an appointee of Mayor Eric Adams. “DOI is investigating matters related to the Sheriff’s Office and was present at the Sheriff’s Long Island City …

USA Today reports: A group of national law enforcement leaders have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris weeks after the National Fraternal Order of Police backed former President Donald Trump. The group, Police Leaders for Community Safety, was created in 2024 as a non-partisan 501(c)4, and describes itself as an organization that represents dozens of police officials. In a press release …

The Associated Press reports: A local Ohio elections board says the county sheriff’s department will not be used for election security following a social media post by the sheriff saying people with Kamala Harris yard signs should have their addresses recorded so that immigrants can be sent to live with them if the Democratic vice president wins the November election. …

The Associated Press reports: A judge in a rural Kentucky county was shot and killed in his courthouse chambers Thursday, and the local sheriff was charged with murder in the slaying, police said. The preliminary investigation indicates Letcher County Sheriff Shawn M. Stines shot District Judge Kevin Mullins multiple times following an argument inside the courthouse, according to Kentucky State …

NBC News reports: A Florida sheriff released the mugshot and video of an 11-year-old child charged with a felony of making the written threat of a mass shooting. The release came just days after the sheriff said he would start releasing the mugshots of students who are arrested for making school shooting threats after two teenagers and the 11-year-old child …

Cleveland’s NBC affiliate reports: Portage County’s sheriff appeared to call for residents to record the addresses of residents who publicly display support for presidential candidate Kamala Harris. Sheriff Bruce D. Zuchowski, who took office in 2021, made the remarks in Facebook posts shared to two separate accounts on the night of Sept. 13. “When people ask me…What’s gonna happen if …

The Hill reports: Just over 100 law enforcement officials endorsed Vice President Harris on Friday, ahead of former President Trump’s address to the Fraternal Order of Police (FOP). In a letter signed by 101 law enforcement officials, the group declared that Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) are “the only candidates we trust to keep our communities safe.” The …

Jackson’s ABC affiliate reports: A Meridian Police Department officer has been arrested on a charge of statutory rape involving a 12-year-old girl in Kemper County. Lt. Kevin Michael Boyd surrendered at the Kemper County Sheriff’s Department Tuesday in connection to the charge, which was based on a complaint filed with Child Protective Service May 16. According to the Meridian Police …

Florida Politics reports: The Florida Police Chiefs Association (FPCA) has announced its opposition to Amendment 3 “Adult Use of Marijuana.” “As we represent the highest levels of law enforcement leadership in Florida, we believe that passage of Constitutional Amendment 3 ‘Adult Use of Marijuana’ — otherwise known as recreational marijuana — will hurt public safety and ultimately cost Floridians tax …

NBC News reports: Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday called the family of Sonya Massey, a 36-year-old Black woman who was fatally shot by a sheriff’s deputy in her Illinois home, according to Massey’s family members who spoke to NBC News. Massey, 36, was killed July 6 after she called the Sangamon County Sheriff’s Office because she was afraid there …

Via press release from the ACLU of Vermont: The ACLU and the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) settled a lawsuit against the Vermont State Police on behalf of Gregory Bombard, whose First Amendment rights were violated after an unnecessary traffic stop and retaliatory arrest in 2018. The terms of the ACLU and FIRE’s settlement include $100,000 in damages …

Seattle’s Fox affiliate reports: Embattled former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz is still fighting accusations of sexual harassment, sexual discrimination and “grooming” female cops — but in his only sit-down interview since he was forced to resign, Diaz announced he is gay. Diaz was on The Jason Rantz Show on Monday, where he said that recent events essentially forced him …

Courthouse News reports: Former Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva, the divisive official who was perennially at odds with most of the leading politicians in the region throughout his four years in office, sued the LA County Board of Supervisors on Thursday accusing the officials of libel and of violating his First, Fifth and 14th Amendment rights. The suit comes …