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The firings and release of an investigative report ends a chapter for the West Palm Beach Police Department that saw public airing of high-level misconduct and accusations of absentee leadership.

The Florida chapter of the Fraternal Order of Police is the latest public safety organization to oppose Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional amendment designed to provide property tax relief to homeowners.

The recent fatal shootings by ICE officers in Texas and Maine come at a time when the federal agency has hired a huge number of officers quickly. Some law enforcement experts worry that this kind of a hiring spree can lead police agencies to cut corners in vetting new hires.

Family members of Jenice Woods and Marcia Pochette, killed in a crash resulting from a West Palm Beach police unit's chase, sued the department. In a new filing on Tuesday, they cite reporting by WLRN that found the agency's “GHOST” unit left a trail of disciplinary issues and warning signs well before the officers were criminally charged.

The federal government is offering local law enforcement incentives to join a program that gives their officers authority to make immigration arrests. Police leaders say the funds, which include money for salaries, equipment and vehicles, are enticing.

The last known address for Claudio Manuel Neves Valente was about 10 miles north of Miami. The yellow house with a red roof is in a working-class neighborhood that features large houses, mostly with fenced backyards and basements. Some neighbors who talked with The Associated Press on Friday said they had never seen Neves Valente.

The 27-year-old was shot and killed earlier this month while responding to a traffic crash in south Miami-Dade.

Miami-Dade Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz said Friday’s fatal shooting of MDSO deputy Devin Jaramillo “was not an ambush” but happened during a “minor traffic crash” investigation.

The officers were in stable condition, the Miami police chief said. The gunman was later found dead, the chief said.

The $5.4 million budget increase for more police officers comes amid a systemic overhaul of the West Palm Beach Police Department.

Investigators say that on Aug. 12, a stray cat named "Hawkeye" was found with a dart lodged in its body in the 700 block of S.W. 6th Street, Hallandale Beach.

At a news conference in Jacksonville, 22-year-old William McNeil Jr. spoke softly as he made a few brief comments with his family and civil rights attorneys by his side.