Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Louisiana Town May Lose Police Protection Over Insurance Coverage
Nov 15 2013 // With just five days remaining until liability insurance coverage for the Sorrento Police Department ends, officials in the Louisiana town are quickly running out of options to continue police protection for residents. The...
West Virginia Counties Launch Mobile App Alert for Emergencies, Big or Small
Nov 12 2013 // A unique smartphone app was launched geared at keeping Cabell and Wayne county residents aware of local emergencies, from small traffic problems or school closings to nation-threatening crises. The Heads Up Huntington app...
NTSB Faults Parade Plans in Fatal Texas Train Collision
Nov 11 2013 // The lack of safety planning by parade organizers and the city of Midland, Texas, has been faulted by federal investigators in an accident in November 2012 in which a freight train rammed a tractor-trailer truck towing a...
Lack of Insurance Could End Police Patrols in Louisiana Town
Nov 7 2013 // The town of Sorrento, La., has less than two weeks to find liability insurance to back its police department before the current insurance lapses. Assistant Police Chief Ricky Smith says he has submitted paperwork to six...
Judge Weighs Alabama City’s Case Over Police Officer’s Facebook Posts
Oct 31 2013 // A Dothan, Alabama judge is considering whether city officials acted appropriately in upholding disciplinary action against a police officer for Facebook posts she made. Circuit Judge Butch Binford heard arguments in the...
Texas DPS Touts Success of Border Crime, Vehicle Safety Initiative
Oct 25 2013 // The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) announced that a multi-agency law enforcement initiative, dubbed Operation Strong Safety, that targeted crime, unsafe commercial vehicles and unsafe driving practices has been...
Iowa State Troopers Target Out-of-State Drivers
Oct 23 2013 // Drivers with out-of-state plates are much more likely to be stopped by the Iowa State Patrol when they drive in the state. The Des Moines Register reviewed about 22,000 traffic warnings and tickets issued by the State...
Insurance Media CEO, an Ex-Cop, Pulls Man From Burning Wreck
Oct 17 2013 // There may be no such thing as a retired cop; it’s more like they are “off duty.” It’s a mindset that many former police officers and emergency response professionals seem to share. After spending 16...
Connecticut Police Use New Law to Target Distracted Driving
Oct 11 2013 // Connecticut Police are cracking down on motorists who text or use a hand-held cellphone while driving. Authorities call it “high-visibility enforcement” intended to call attention to a state law that took...
Police: Bag on Missouri Clinic Roof Failed Try at Arson
Oct 8 2013 // Investigators say they’re looking into a failed arson attempt at a southwest Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic after a bag containing incendiary material was found on the roof. Surveillance video from the facility...
Kentucky City’s Police Wear Video Cameras on Uniforms
Oct 8 2013 // Officers with the Harlan City Police Department have a new accessory for their uniforms — a mobile video camera. According to WYMT-TV, the device is worn near the center of an officer’s chest and records audio and...
Illinois State Police Catch Shaving, Texting Drivers
Oct 4 2013 // Illinois State Police say a man who was shaving was one of dozens of people stopped by officers patrolling a Chicago expressway for distracted drivers. While state troopers only issued the shaver a warning, spokeswoman...
Law Enforcers Look to Strengthen Mississippi ATV Law
Oct 3 2013 // The law on all-terrain vehicle use in Mississippi has gotten a little tighter over the past three years. Helmets are now required, as are certification courses for underage operators. But many law enforcement officials say...
Police Offer Plan for Guns in Georgia Schools
Oct 2 2013 // Under a plan being discussed by a northeast Georgia school district, Colt 6920 M4 carbine rifles would be stored in safes inside schools to defend students in a school shooting. The weapons — one for each school...
Virginia Police, Nationwide Insurance Promote Move Over law
Sep 27 2013 // The Virginia State Police is joining with Nationwide Insurance to help protect public safety personnel and all those who drive tow trucks and road maintenance vehicles. They have joined together to promote Virginia’s...
Indiana Sheriff Leery of Armed Teachers in Schools
Sep 27 2013 // A county sheriff told Indiana legislators he doesn’t believe school security would be improved by having teachers or principals carrying guns. Vigo County Sheriff Greg Ewing told a legislative committee about how his...
Rhode Island Police Launch Seatbelt Enforcement Campaign
Sep 25 2013 // Police in Rhode Island are stepping up their enforcement of the state’s seatbelt laws. State Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says police departments throughout the state will be participating in a...
California Commissioner Names New Deputy Commissioner Of Enforcement
Sep 24 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones named Eric Weirich deputy commissioner of the enforcement branch of the California Department of Insurance. Weirich began with CDI as a detective with the fraud division in...
Connecticut Lawmaker Calls for More Privacy for Victims
Sep 20 2013 // The horrifying video remains online for anyone to see: surveillance camera footage of 78-year-old Angel Arces Torres getting struck by a car, thrown into the air and landing critically injured on a street in Hartford in...
California Immigrants May Flag Status to Get Driver’s License
Sep 16 2013 // To get the driver’s licenses they’ve long sought, immigrants living in California illegally will have to do something many have long resisted: publicly identify themselves. The driver’s license bill that...
