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The Fayetteville Police Department wants more women to join its ranks. Here's how
An initiative is underway at the Police Department to recruit 72 additional female officers by 2030. Here's how they're going ...
Second female cop files discrimination lawsuit against Saddle River Police Department
Former Police Officer Maryan Beskaly's complaint charges "wrongful termination" in April 2023, just short of completion of her probationary first year with the department. The complaint also alleges ...
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Carbondale Police Department salutes their first female police officer
CARBONDALE Celebrating Women’s History Month, the Carbondale Police Department salutes our first female police officer — Merilyn Whittaker Hogan. On Oct. 5, 1972, Merilyn Whittaker became the ...
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Male cop told female officer to take testosterone to ‘better perform,’ NJ suit says
A former New Jersey police officer ... sexism at the” police department, and “we plan on exposing it in full.” When Beskaly was hired in 2022, she was the second female officer in the ...