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A Jasper County judge has overruled a news reporter's request to dismiss a Joplin police officer's petition that would prevent the city from disclosing the officer's identity. The officer, referred to in the case as John Doe, seeks a restraining order against city disclosure of his name. Judge David Mouton heard motions in the case Thursday in Jasper County Circuit Court at Joplin. He entered a ruling on those Friday. An attorney for the officer, Sean P. McCauley, of Kansas City, contended in court Thursday that a section of the Missouri Open Records law allows the injunction because the officer and/or his family could be in danger if their identities were known. McCauley cited a section of the Sunshine Law that states: “If any portion of a record or document of a law enforcement officer or agency, other than an arrest report, which would otherwise be open, contains information that is reasonably likely to pose a clear and present danger to the safety of any victim, witness, undercover officer, or other person ... that portion of the record shall be closed and shall be redacted from any record made available pursuant to this chapter.” The attorney representing those seeking release of the name, Bernard J. Rhodes, also of Kansas City, said, “If it’s really so dangerous, why hasn’t the city taken action” to protect the officer? There were social media comments in the past against the officer, but those are no longer posted. Because those do not continue, the officer has no cause of action under the Sunshine Law, Rhodes contended. The shooting occurred March 26, 2022, in Baxter Springs, Kansas, involving the death of a 2-year old. Joplin police and other agencies were called to assist Baxter Springs police in a standoff with Eli Crawford. Crawford fatally shot his wife that day during a domestic dispute and was holding their 2-year-old daughter in his trailer while he fired at officers to keep them from arresting him. Law enforcers reported that they tried to get the man to surrender or stop firing, and they finally decided to authorize a Joplin SWAT team officer to shoot Crawford if he had a clear shot. Authorities said later that the officer believed he could see the father in a window of the trailer and fired, but instead hit the young girl, Clesslynn Crawford. Shortly after that, a muffled shot was heard inside the trailer, and Eli Crawford was found to have committed suicide. Investigators then found the body of the girl, who was the victim of the officer's shot. Grandparents of the toddler filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Kansas. The city of Joplin paid a settlement to them of $1.4 million through the city's insurer. The other law enforcement agencies paid the rest. In October 2023, a Kansas City public radio news reporter, Sam Zeff, filed an open records request with the city of Joplin for reports about the girl's shooting. Before those were disclosed, the officer filed the lawsuit seeking a court order that would allow the city to redact his name. According to the court documents, city officials had told the officer they would have to release his name under the Sunshine Law unless there was a court order prohibiting the release. John Doe's petition seeking a court order is still pending in the court.
Stock indexes closed mixed on Wall Street at the end of a rare bumpy week. The S&P 500 ended little changed Friday. The benchmark index reached its latest in a string of records a week ago. It lost ground for the week following three weeks of gains. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%. The Nasdaq composite edged up 0.1%. Broadcom surged after the semiconductor company beat Wall Street’s profit targets and gave a glowing forecast, highlighting its artificial intelligence products. RH, formerly known as Restoration Hardware, surged after raising its revenue forecast. Treasury yields rose in the bond market. THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings.Hospitality, restaurants, retail, logistics, and distribution are some of the sectors that use temporary workers to meet the peak of Christmas demands. “These sectors face a significant increase in demand due to the spike in activities related to customer service, packaging, stock replenishment and logistics operations,” explains Vanda Santos, director of service and quality at Adecco Portugal , noting that this pattern “is not just in big cities, but throughout the country”. However, the “high dynamism” of the job market has posed “significant challenges” for companies when hiring workers for seasonal roles, admit recruitment companies consulted by the Lusa agency. It is worth remembering that Portugal is close to full employment, with the unemployment rate at 6.6% in October, a stabilisation compared to the previous month. “We experience recruitment difficulties, especially in roles that require some type of specialisation or certification, particularly in the area of transport”, says Lucília Queirós, national corporate sales & foundation leader at Eurofirms Portugal . And it is also “already noticeable in less specialised functions”, adds Pedro Empis, operational director of talent solutions, at Randstad , in response to Lusa. Sabrina Barreto also identifies this difficulty, pointing out that “candidates who are employed only look for opportunities that they can combine with their current role (part-time) or something that offers better conditions/stability”. However, “foreign candidates have contributed to meeting many of the needs”, she adds. Still, there are cases in which, despite having a “perfectly adequate profile”, they are excluded because “they have pending documents”, adds the ‘central sourcing manager’ of Gi Group . To overcome these difficulties, recruitment processes begin in September or, at the latest, at the end of October or beginning of November. Advance planning “is essential to ensure we can meet our clients’ seasonal needs, ensuring teams are complete and prepared before the busiest period begins,” says Vanda Santos. On the other hand, there are also those who offer incentives to attract workers. “There are several realities that complement the salary, such as performance bonuses, meal vouchers or even incentives related to the products and services of end customers, which act as factors to candidates”, explains Pedro Empis. Another incentive “is greater adaptability of schedules to respond to candidate availability”, adds Lucília Queirós. Furthermore, “to make temporary positions more attractive, companies often offer the possibility of permanent integration, which can be a decisive factor in accepting the vacancy”, concludes Sabrina Barreto.
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