departments

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According to the department’s directive written in 2023, officers should consider voice commands and several alternatives before using lethal force.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 20, 2026

Police said 10,000 officers would be on hand for the parade, the department's largest ever deployment for a planned event, with heavy weapons and explosives teams among them.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

He added that the department’s position is the state’s Administrative Procedure Act does not contemplate the commissioner or department staff authorizing intervention requests in the case.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026

The department’s antitrust division said Friday that the merger would likely improve competition “across the media and entertainment ecosystem, with benefits for American consumers and workers.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The department’s “location pay,” meant to help compensate officers assigned to Sing Sing, is considered a joke—about fifteen dollars a week.

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover