Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Police in Colorado Warn Of Automobile Converter Thefts
Jan 18 2012 // Boulder, Colo. police are warning car owners that thieves are targeting catalytic converters. Police say the small boxes attached to the underside of most vehicles have precious metals that can fetch hundreds of...
Drunk Driving Arrests Increased in West Virginia in 2011
Jan 12 2012 // The director of the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program says arrests for driving under the influence increased in the past year, contradicting earlier reports. The Charleston Gazette reported that Highway...
Report: Police in Illinois Stop Fewer People
Jan 11 2012 // The number of traffic stops across Illinois has dropped by nearly 6 percent and the number of ticketed motorists has dipped about 11 percent, according to a published report. The Chicago Tribune analyzed state data on...
Former Idaho Police Officer Awarded $717,000
Jan 9 2012 // A former Idaho officer with the Fort Hall Police Department injured when his patrol vehicle was hit by another vehicle has been awarded $717,000 by a Pocatello jury. But Nicolas Garcia says he’d rather continue...
Louisiana State Police Continuing Left-Lane Enforcement Efforts
Jan 6 2012 // Louisiana State Police troopers are continuing a crackdown on drivers on the state highways who refuse to move from the left lane and allow other traffic to pass. In a recent left-lane enforcement detail on Interstate 10...
Wyoming Officials Say Mandatory Drunk Driving Law Gaining Acceptance
Jan 4 2012 // After a bit of a rocky start, law enforcement officials and prosecutors around the state say they’re now running into few problems with Wyoming’s new mandatory DUI (driving under the influence) testing...
New Orleans Settles Claims Police Ignored Threats
Jan 4 2012 // The city of New Orleans has agreed to pay $25,000 to settle a federal lawsuit that accused police of ignoring a woman’s complaint that her ex-husband threatened her two weeks before he killed her and a friend, a...
Former Idaho Police Officer Awarded $717,000
Dec 27 2011 // A former Idaho officer with the Fort Hall Police Department injured when his patrol vehicle was hit by another vehicle has been awarded $717,000 by a Pocatello jury. But Nicolas Garcia says he’d rather continue...
Claims Against Fort Lauderdale Police Top $1 Million
Dec 27 2011 // Records show that more than a $1 million has been paid out since 2005 in claims against a South Florida police department. The city of Fort Lauderdale released a list of claims and payouts in response to a public records...
Montana Man Gets DUI Driving Wrong Way by Police Station
Dec 21 2011 // A Helena, Mont. man really picked the wrong place to drive the wrong direction with an open container of alcohol in his car. The Independent Record reports 32-year-old Lacen T. Stern was arrested on suspicion of felony...
New Indiana Texting-Driving Ban Yields Few Citations
Dec 20 2011 // In its first five months on the books, Indiana’s texting-while-driving ban has led to only a few dozen citations by state troopers — a trend police blame on restrictions in the law that make it difficult for them...
Anchorage Police Nab 148 Drivers Exceeding 100 Mph
Dec 19 2011 // Anchorage police enforcing traffic laws in the past year issued nearly 150 citations to drivers exceeding 100 mph. KTVA-TV reports officers issued 148 citation for drivers who cracked the 100 mph limit. The high mark was a...
Rhode Island Police Step Up Patrols to Crack Down on Drunk Driving
Dec 19 2011 // The Rhode Island State Police are stepping up patrols through the end of the year to crack down on drivers who are under the influence of alcohol. Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says authorities will...
South Carolina Police Say Woman Had Insurance on 4 Slain Family Members
Dec 14 2011 // A woman charged with killing four members of her family had $700,000 worth of life insurance policies taken out on the victims, a detective testified in court Monday. After hearing the Pickens County investigator’s...
Nebraska Police Say Hands Tied with Texting Ban
Dec 13 2011 // Law enforcement officials in Nebraska continue to grapple with how to enforce a 2010 state law that bans texting while driving. Columbus police have issued one ticket and three warnings since the ban went into effect...
Safety Oversght of Government Aircraft Lacking
Nov 30 2011 // Nonmilitary government agencies operate more aircraft than the world’s largest airline but are subject to little federal safety oversight — a situation accident investigators say has contributed to air crashes and...
Insurance Too Pricey for Anti-Wall Street Protesters in Duluth, Minnesota
Nov 23 2011 // Anti-Wall Street protesters ignored police orders to get a permit and limit their encampment to one tent in downtown Duluth, Minn. The protesters said the cost of insurance needed for the permit is too high. On Nov. 22...
New York Students to See Danger of Texting While Driving
Nov 16 2011 // Students in suburban New York are getting a chance to learn the perils of distracted driving without having to worry about an accident or a traffic ticket. A texting-while-driving simulator that resembles an old-fashioned...
Japan Tries, Again, to Cut Corporate Ties to Yakuza Crime Syndicates
Nov 8 2011 // Aki Tsurumaki says he never felt his life was in danger during the 15 years he has been helping companies escape entanglements with Japan’s “yakuza” crime syndicates. But the 42-year-old lawyer jokes that...
Wisconsin Teen Settles Police Dog Bite Claim
Nov 7 2011 // A Wisconsin teen who sued after he was bitten by a police dog has settled the case for $210,000. Seventeen-year-old Nate Livermore suffered permanent damage to his arm two years ago when the dog bit him as he fled from a...
