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So far this year, there have been 17 Line of Duty Deaths in the US, according to the website, Officer Down Memorial. Two thousand six hundred police officers have died in the Line of Duty in the past decade.
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Federal judge allows Missouri ban on enforcing federal gun laws to stay in place while state appealsMissouri is appealing a federal judge’s decision striking down the Second Amendment Preservation Act, which allows citizens to file suit for up to $50,000 if they believe that police enforcement of federal gun laws violated their right to keep and bear arms.
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Overall, crime determined by 911 calls to Joplin Police was down 4.4% from 2021 to 2022. Although assaults on police officers nearly doubled from 16 in 2021 to 31 cases last year.
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Following Chief Rowland's retirement, Assistant Chief Brian Lewis will serve as interim Police Chief, and the City will initiate a search process to fill the position permanently.
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Over 2,000 mourners attended Officer Cooper's and Reed's services at Missouri Southern State University in Joplin last March.
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Hayes had three run-ins with police in Pittsburg and Frontenac in 2021 and 2022. Saturday's arrest was his first this year.
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Roughly 18,000 officers or 4% of the US law enforcement workforce has left the since the start of the pandemic.
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If the measure passes it would extend the sales tax residents approved in 2013.
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Both the government and law enforcement workforces are shrinking since the start of the pandemic
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Chief Rowland also spoke about the racial makeup of the department and hiring difficulties.