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Tennessee town’s whole police force quits over new mayor

A small town in Tennessee lost its entire police force in protest against a new mayor elected a few weeks ago. Alexandria Police Chief Travis Bryant resigned last week because he believed new Mayor Beth Tripp was “micromanaging” the department without the proper policing experience, and two other officers quickly followed suit. According to WTVF […]

Ford’s new tech turns police cars into high-tech watchdogs

Ford Motor Company recently filed a patent that is garnering attention and discussion about privacy and surveillance on the roads. The patent, “System and Method for Detecting Speeding,” describes a system that could turn Ford vehicles into mobile speed detection devices that can alert other drivers to the police. This patent application was filed with […]

Kamala Harris Pushed for Removing School Police to Combat Racial Inequities During 2019 Presidential Campaign

Vice President Kamala Harris called for removing police officers from schools in 2019 to address racial disparities in student discipline, according to comments she made during her first presidential campaign. In an interview while running for president in 2019, then-Senator Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) argued for eliminating police presence on campuses to address racial inequality. In […]

Police motorcycle escorting Vice President Harris’s motorcade in Georgia crashes

A police motorcycle escorting Vice President Harris' motorcade crashed shortly after leaving a restaurant in Savannah, Georgia on Wednesday. A reporter for the Christian Science Monitor who was part of the vice presidential candidate's press corps wrote in an email that the motorcade slowed down and circled around the police motorcycle that had been hit. […]