Police Department

A police department is a law enforcement agency that is responsible for maintaining public safety and order within a specific jurisdiction, such as a city or county. Police departments are typically headed by a chief of police or other senior law enforcement officer, and they are staffed by sworn police officers who have the authority to enforce the law and make arrests. Police departments may also include support staff, such as dispatchers and administrative personnel. Police departments are typically funded by tax revenues and may be organized at the local, state, or federal level. The duties of a police department may include responding to emergency calls, patrolling neighborhoods, investigating crimes, and enforcing traffic laws.

Organ transplant committee seeks inclusion of Mumbai police to curb trafficking
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Organ transplant committee seeks inclusion of Mumbai police to curb trafficking

To curb organ trafficking and bring more clarity to transplant procedures, Mumbai’s Human Organ Authority Committee has asked for support from the police department. It has also written to the Azad Maidan police station in this regard. Senior health officials said they will be holding meetings with police authorities to have discussions on joining the…

DCFS Providing Training to Spot Signs of Human Trafficking
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DCFS Providing Training to Spot Signs of Human Trafficking

  DCFS Providing Training to Spot Signs of Human Trafficking (Chicago, IL) — January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with The Power Project to train group home and residential care facility staff across Illinois on how to identify, intervene and prevent human trafficking…

DCFS places awareness on human trafficking
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DCFS places awareness on human trafficking

  January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month, and the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) is partnering with The Power Project to train group home and residential care facility staff across Illinois on how to identify, intervene and prevent human trafficking among their youth in treatment. Nearly 1,000 congregate care staff in 37…

Foundation that helps find missing kids is working Denver case – Denver7
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Foundation that helps find missing kids is working Denver case – Denver7

DENVER — When a child goes missing, depending on the situation, an Amber Alert is issued. However, it doesn’t apply to all families and all cases. An Amber Alert was not issued for a teen girl who was reported missing over the weekend in Denver. That was why the Dock Ellis Foundation Inc. jumped in….

Mumbai: ‘Cops must help panel that oversees organ transplants’
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Mumbai: ‘Cops must help panel that oversees organ transplants’

To make the organ transplant procedure more transparent and curb organ trafficking, the City Human Organ Authority Committee has sought support from the police department. The panel has written a letter to local police officers in this regard. After a kidney racket was exposed in Pune in March, the state government set up three regional…

FBI Charges Two With Human Trafficking After Finding 26 Refugees Stashed in Texas Home
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FBI Charges Two With Human Trafficking After Finding 26 Refugees Stashed in Texas Home

Federal authorities rescued over 20 migrants, including a 3-year-old girl, who were allegedly smuggled and held hostage inside a Fort Worth, Texas, home in the freezing cold late Wednesday. According to the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), nine women and a 3-year-old girl were among the Honduran, Guatemalan and Salvadoran refugees rescued during…

Washington police warn of alarming sex trafficking trend before holidays – Fox News
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Washington police warn of alarming sex trafficking trend before holidays – Fox News

The Washington police department that handled a murder case involving a father accused of stabbing his daughter’s 19-year-old boyfriend to death for allegedly selling her into a sex trafficking ring in the Seattle area issued a new warning Wednesday on the “fastest growing criminal industry in the world today.” The Spokane Police Department posted to…

Iowa Trafficker Sentenced to 22 Years
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Iowa Trafficker Sentenced to 22 Years

The Iowa Network Against Human Trafficking and Slavery (NAHT) thanks all of our 1500 blog post/ newsletter subscribers for your support of our goal to end human trafficking/modern slavery in all its forms in Iowa. We wish you a joy-filled, healthy, and blessed holiday season and a happy and healthy new year, 2023. Governor’s Proclamation…

Truck Driver Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor Victim and Producing Videos of the Abuse
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Truck Driver Sentenced to 37 Years in Prison for Sex Trafficking a Minor Victim and Producing Videos of the Abuse

PITTSBURGH, PA – A former resident of Hammond, Indiana, has been sentenced in federal court to 444 months in prison followed by lifetime supervision on his conviction of sex trafficking a minor and production of material depicting the sexual exploitation of a minor, United States Attorney Cindy K. Chung announced today. United States District Judge…

Human Trafficking: A Look Inside “The Life,” part 1
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Human Trafficking: A Look Inside “The Life,” part 1

SHEBOYGAN, Wis. (WBAY) – Human trafficking is a real issue happening across the country, including Wisconsin. However, most people don’t notice it even when it’s happening right in front of them. In all 72 counties of Wisconsin is another world unseen by most with the worst to offer. It’s known as “The Life.” “The Life,…