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South Carolina National Guard conducting wellness checks on local citizens. A wellness check (also known as a welfare check or a Safe and Well check) is an in-person visit from one or more law enforcement officers, especially in response to a request from a friend or family member who is concerned about the person's wellbeing. [1] [2] [3] [4]
Tarrant County residents are looking for answers after an Arlington firefighter was shot in the chest during a welfare check early Friday morning.. The Arlington Police Department told the Star ...
The Arlington fire chief identified a firefighter who was shot in the chest Friday morning during a welfare check ... Arlington police, firefighters and medics responded just before 12:45 a.m. to ...
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WTVO) — Almost 140,000 Illinois residents will soon be receiving checks of between $50 and $100, as part of the state’s program to return money without owners filing a claim.
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Illinois.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2018 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 846 law enforcement agencies employing 48,240 sworn police officers, about 379 for each 100,000 residents.
The Safety, Accountability, Fairness and Equity-Today Act, commonly known as the SAFE-T Act, is a state of Illinois statute enacted in 2021 that makes a number of reforms to the criminal justice system, affecting policing, pretrial detention and bail, sentencing, and corrections.
The Illinois State Treasurer's Office is distributing almost $13.2 million in Enhanced Money Match program funds to nearly 140,000 residents.
The FOID card is issued by the Illinois State Police, with the application being submitted either online or via a paper application process. [3] Police first perform a check of the applicant on the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS), an electronic database maintained by the FBI. Grounds for disqualification include a ...