Bureau Sued Auto Lender Earlier This Year for Deception and Threats to Contact Commanding Officers WASHINGTON, D.C. –-(ENEWSPF)–October 28, 2015. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) filed an administrative order against Security National Automotive Acceptance Company (SNAAC), an auto lender specializing in loans to servicemembers, for engaging in illegal[Read More…]
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New Drug Policy Alliance Report Reveals Dramatic Increase in Marijuana Possession Arrests in Virginia, Especially in Black Communities
Black Virginians Arrested for Marijuana Possession at 3.3 Times the Rate of White Virginians, Despite Equal Rates of Marijuana Use; Report Released as Thousands Prepare to Gather Next Month in Arlington for World’s Largest Drug Policy Reform Conference Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. A new report has found that marijuana possession arrests in[Read More…]
Governors State University to Hold Master of Occupational Therapy Degree Program Information Session on November 4
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015. The Department of Occupational Therapy at Governors State University will host an information session for the Master of Occupational Therapy degree program Wednesday, November 4 from 5-6 p.m., in Room G 157 at university, located at 1 University Parkway, University Park, IL 60484. Attendees are[Read More…]
Community Policing is Not the Answer
Activists and Community Organizations Release Report on Community Policing in Response to President’s Recommendations for Policing. CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–October 29, 2015. Yesterday, community organizations convenee at City Hall to release a report on Chicago Alternative Policing Strategy (CAPS). The report is a response to President Obama’s call, in his speech at the[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady, Dr. Biden, and His Royal Highness Prince Harry of the United Kingdom, At Invictus Games Event
First Lady Michelle Obama and Dr. Jill Biden react after Prince Harry of Wales hands the First Lady a ball that came to him while watching a wheelchair basketball game in the field house at Fort Belvoir, Va., Oct. 28, 2015. Their visit to Fort Belvoir is in support of[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at the 122nd Annual International Association of Chiefs of Police Conference
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—October 28, 2015 – 2:18 P.M. CDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, good afternoon, everybody. Please have a seat. Welcome to Chicago, my hometown. (Applause.) Chief Beary, thank you for that introduction because it was brief, which — (laughter) — and that’s what I like. At this point, one way or another,[Read More…]
Former Executive Admits Guilt in Conspiracy Affecting Water Treatment Chemicals
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015. A former executive of a water treatment chemicals manufacturer has pleaded guilty for his role in a conspiracy to eliminate competition by fixing prices, rigging bids and allocating customers for liquid aluminum sulfate supplied to municipalities and pulp and paper companies in the United States. Frank[Read More…]
Department of Justice Releases Report on the Ambush of Police Officers
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015. The Department of Justice today announced the release of an Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) report that addresses ambushes and violence against police officers. The report, Ambushes of Police: Environment, Incident Dynamics, and the Aftermath of Surprise Attacks against Law Enforcement, analyzes ambushes of[Read More…]
Department of Justice Announces New Guidebook on 21st Century Policing
Attorney General Lynch to Launch Phase Two of Six-City Community Policing Tour Highlighting Jurisdictions that Effectively Implement Recommendations in the 21st Century Policing Guidebook Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015. The Department of Justice today released a new resource guide called The President’s Task Force on 21st Century Policing Implementation Guidebook [external[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama Honoring the U.S. National Women’s Soccer Team
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 27, 2015 – 11:27 A.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Well, welcome to the White House, everybody. And, Ayla, thank you for that introduction. You did a great job. I know your dad is incredibly proud of you. I don’t know where your brother is right now. (Laughter.) But this[Read More…]
