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Police contract negotiations, false ticket scandal, police seizures, cash bail, fentanyl, FBI crime data, active shooter, teen curfews, AI to answer calls, real-time crime centers, police records fees, limiting FOIA, investigation into TX prisoner deaths, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Minneapolis city attorney launches probe into source of KSTP story on MPD chief  (KSTP) Yale police union distributes flyers alleging a crime-ridden New Haven during contract negotiations  (Yale Daily News) CT State Police false ticket scandal could jeopardize prosecution of criminal cases  (The Register Citizen) Report: $25.3 million seized by Kansas law enforcement between 2019 and 2022  (WIBW) CRIME RATE Students criticize the University of North Carolina's response to an active shooter emergency  (NBC Washington) Welcome To Crime Data Fall. You've heard of Hot Girl Summer, now the crime data craze is sweeping the land!  (Jeff-alytics) Is Cash Bail Reform Working? Behind the Controversy  (The Wash

Police focus on tracking crime and use of force, 911 data sheds light on police reform, Virginia police union wants to end ticket quotas, how extreme heat changes human behavior and crime rates, license plate reader debates, ShotSpotter tech under fire, man freed from jail after disputed AI evidence, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Phoenix looks at grants to help track crime and officers' use of force  (ABC15) see also:  Virginia Beach police chief offers crime stats, technology and staffing updates  (13NewsNow) and also:  New Atlanta database details use of force incidents involving police  (The Atlanta Journal Constitution) Asheville Police Department Chief Zack: Exodus of officers has slowed to a 'trickle'  (Citizen Times) Orlando Police Department needs to fix gaps in data collection, force policies, consultants say  (Orlando Sentinel) Miami Beach police ordered to stop enforcing law used to charge only black bystanders filming cops after slew of problematic arrests  (Law an

The 'No Need 2 Speed' campaign commenced this week in North Carolina .  The State Highway Patrol and local law enforcement agencies are cracking down on speeding. “I urge drivers to slow down and obey the speed limit,” said Governor's Highway Safety Program director Becky Wallace. “For every 10 miles per hour you drive over 50 mph, you double your chances of dying or being seriously injured.” Officers will focus their efforts on interstates and major four-lane highways across the state. During the 'No Need 2 Speed' campaign in November 2010, state and local law enforcement agencies cited 26,870 motorists for speeding. Not sure what to do if you get pulled over?  Here are some tips your friends at SpotCrime have put together for you: Pull over as fast as you can, if you are on the highway, pull onto the right hand side of the road Put your car in park, roll your window down and turn off your engine Leave your hands on the steering wheel, do NOT begin to rummage