Word: timoney
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...roster—which showcases a diverse set of backgrounds ranging from journalism to foreign politics—also includes Israel's former Minister of Interior Ophir Pines-Paz, Boston Globe reporter Susan Milligan, and former Miami, Florida chief of police John Timoney...
Archer, former president of the American Bar Association, will bring a more local perspective on politics, along with Timoney, a police officer with 40 years of experience. Timoney said he hopes to inform students about the political aspects of police work by describing the "nuances and angles where police can be very good or sometimes very...
...still think officer safety first," Timoney says. "We talk constantly about waiting for backup, taking defensive postures. Our biggest enemy is complacency. There is no such thing as a routine car stop...
...Timoney's answer to the emboldened attacks on his colleagues is to give them matching firepower. Although it had been in the works prior to officer Somohano's death, the day after the fatal shooting Timoney signed a new police directive authorizing Miami patrol officers to carry AR 15s, a military-grade assault weapon. "Cops understandably feel they are outgunned," Timoney says. "Nine, ten months ago we looked at what can we do to give the officers a fair chance...
...Other than giving them more firepower, police departments around the country don't think they have a lot of other bright ideas to combat the recent spike in cop killings. Miami Police Chief Timoney says the most important thing is to make sure officers are staying vigilant and thinking before they act, even when the patrol work becomes seemingly monotonous...