ATLANTA, GA - In his first full day on the job, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed unveiled a reorganization of the police department's command staff and announced other plans, including one to hire an economic development czar. [widget:news__become_a_cop] [widget:366] Acting Police Chief George Turner promoted several longtime leaders to new positions to boost morale among officers. The moves included promoting Peter Andresen ...

HARTFORD, Conn. -- A police chief in Connecticut whose department is under federal investigation for allegations of racial profiling failed to appear at a related hearing Monday that he'd been subpoenaed to attend. East Haven police Chief Leonard Gallo was supposed to testify before the state's Freedom of Information Commission, said two Yale Law School students who are representing some Hispanic ...

Police ready to head out into the woods of Appomattox County, Va. during a manhunt on Tuesday Jan. 19, 2010. Police searched early Wednesday for a gunman they believe killed eight people found at a nearby home and forced down a police helicopter by shooting its fuel tank. (AP Photo/The News & Advance, Nick Adams) Next Photo >>>[page] State Police Officer ...

FARMINGTON, N.M. — Prosecutors in New Mexico say they plan to pursue hate crime charges against three men accused of branding a swastika on a mentally challenged man's arm with a heated metal clothes hanger. Jesse Sanford, William Hatch and Paul Beebe — all in their 20s — were charged Friday with kidnapping, aggravated battery and other felonies. The three white ...