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Crime rate changes during the pandemic, fines and ankle monitors for coronavirus violations, downsides of relying on predictive policing outlined by DOJ, looking at surveillance of citizens to fight pandemic, and more... POLICE CONDUCT A Minnesota trooper pulled over a doctor for speeding. Then he gave her his N95 medical masks  (CNN) A 3rd NYPD member dies of coronavirus after hundreds of officers test positive  (CNN) Kentucky puts ankle monitors on coronavirus patients who break quarantine  (Global News) and also:  Six months in jail, $11,000 fine for leaving home without a 'reasonable excuse’  (The Sydney Morning Herald) What to expect on patrol during the COVID-19 pandemicA BOLO for five call types officers may respond to during the current national emergency  (PoliceOne) 'Blue wall of silence': When the sexual assault suspect is a police officer  (Star Tribune) Flood of retired Norfolk police officers offer services in wake of corona...

Addressing the inaccuracies of predictive AI in policing, Boston looks at new way behind parking tickets, ceasefire in Baltimore working?, changing course in addressing overdoses, and more... POLICE CONDUCT This Tiny Louisiana Police Force Is a National Leader in Taking Guns From Abusers  (The Trace) St. Paul police adopt policy changing how emergency calls are prioritized   (KMSP) D.C. issues record $1 billion in traffic and parking tickets, AAA calls it 'predatory'  (WJLA) see also:  Boston parking proposal: Adjust tickets based on driver's income  (WCVB) Video: Orlando Cops Arrest Crying Six-Year-Old Girl One of the officers was fired after arresting two six-year-olds in one day.  (Reason.com) LAPD not giving up on data-driven policing, even after scrapping controversial program  (CBS News) CRIME RATE Internal documents, whistleblowers point to alleged underreporting of crime by DC Police  (WUSA) With initiative to curb fear of ...