Past 24 Hours of APPD Activities

Monday, March 19, 2018 / Chief of Police / Police Activity

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The attached activity blotter is a list of our police related activities for the last 24 hours.

Iowa LEO says she was forced to resign after sexual harassment complaints

Erin Jordan The Gazette, Cedar Rapids, Iowa WEST UNION, Iowa — West Union’s only female police officer says she was forced to resign last week in retaliation for compla... Read more

FBI: Woman 'infatuated' with Columbine 'no longer a threat'

Associated Press LITTLETON, Colo. — FBI agents hunting a young Florida woman accused of threatening violence in the Denver area ahead of the 20th anniversary of Columbine sai... Read more

Amid controversy, Calif. town votes to keep flag on police cars

Associated Press LAGUNA BEACH, Calif. — The flag will continue to wave on police cars in a small Southern California coastal community, the City Council decided Tuesday night... Read more

Gun control group targets Nev. sheriffs over new law

Associated Press LAS VEGAS — A national gun control lobbying organization on Tuesday made Nevada the latest Western state where it is trying to show that gun rights groups in... Read more

Federal grant to help Ala. establish a civil asset forfeiture database

John Sharp Alabama Media Group, Birmingham Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s office announced April 10 a $38,336 grant that will go toward establishing a statewide database to enable t... Read more

Pa. bill creates police grants for drug-detecting devices

The Times PHILADELPHIA — U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb has reintroduced legislation creating a grant program to help police obtain portable, chemical-screening devices that can be use... Read more

4 charged in connection with chemical bomb thrown at Colo. officer

Sam Tabachnik The Denver Post Four 19-year-old men face charges in connection with a chemical bomb that injured two people, including a police officer, the 17th Judicial District A... Read more

Get more bang for your training buck with a simulation training subscription

Sponsored by VirTra At the end of 2018, PoliceOne issued its annual list of trends and predictions for the year ahead, including a forecast of a coming funding crunch for law enfor... Read more

Police History: How Trooper Charlie Hanger caught the Oklahoma City bomber

Author: Lt. Dan MarcouIn the years since the deadly blast that killed 168 and injured 680 at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, we in law enforcement have lear... Read more

911 Emergency Dispatcher: The calm voice in the dark

Author: Lt. Dan MarcouCharlene Belew The Duncan Banner, Okla. Most people have heard about the “thin red line” and the “thin blue line,” but what about the... Read more