Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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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...
Port Authority Cleared of Negligence Claims in ’93 WTC Bombing
Sep 28 2011 // Last week, New York State’s high court cleared Port Authority of New York and New Jersey of negligence claims in the 1993 World Trade Center parking garage bombing. The Sept. 22 ruling reverses lower courts’...
Ohio Supreme Court: Township not Liable for Officer’s Out-of-Jurisdiction Crash
Sep 20 2011 // The Supreme Court of Ohio has ruled that a political subdivision is immune from liability if one of its police officers is involved in a traffic accident when responding to an emergency even if it is located out the...
Mississippi City Police to Send E-mail Crime Alerts
Sep 13 2011 // The Columbus, Mississippi Police Department is launching the Columbus Business Alert initiative, an effort to inform local businesses of crime information as it is happening. Police department spokeswoman Terrie Songer...
Hacker Group Not So Anonymous Anymore
Sep 13 2011 // The computer hackers, chat room denizens and young people who comprise the loosely affiliated Internet collective known as Anonymous have increasingly turned to questionable tactics, drawing the attention of the FBI, the...
Police Settle with Michigan Family of Boy Killed by Stun Gun
Aug 23 2011 // The family of a 15-year-old boy who died after a Bay City police officer used a stun gun on him in 2009 is getting a share of a $1 million settlement. The Bay City Times reported that U.S. District Court Judge Thomas L....
Aruba Police Probe Insurance Link in Missing Tourist Case
Aug 19 2011 // A U.S. tourist detained in the presumed death of his travel companion on the Caribbean island of Aruba had an insurance policy that covered the missing woman, a prosecutor said Wednesday. Gary Giordano mentioned the travel...
Vermont Family Seeks Wrongful Death Retrial Against State Police
Aug 16 2011 // The family of a mentally ill Vermont man shot to death by Vermont State Police troopers is asking a federal appeals court to order a wrongful death trial. The family of Robert Fortunati wants a new trial on their claims...
Virginia ‘Guns in Bars’ Study Finds Little Effect on Crime
Aug 16 2011 // The number of gun crimes at Virginia bars and restaurants declined slightly during the first year of a new state law that allows people with permits to carry concealed firearms into establishments that serve alcohol, a...
Port Smith Agency Owner Missing
Aug 15 2011 // Malcolm Tidwell, an insurance agent from Port Smith is reported missing. The exact date of his disappearance is unknown. Police were first alerted to his disappearance by one of his clients who said that he missed their...
Managing Agency, Company Relationships the Easy Way
Aug 15 2011 // Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in Insurance Journal’s Satire Issue, August 15, 2011. The content in this issue is not real and is not to be taken seriously. It’s supposed to be humorous....
UK Insurers Welcome PM’s Pledge on Compensation Scheme
Aug 12 2011 // The UK’s insurance industry “has welcomed Prime Minister David Cameron’s announcement that the Riot Act police compensation schemes will operate as normal and has promised to use its expertise to help the...
Minnesota Police Ticket 21 for Driving 100 MPH
Aug 11 2011 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety said it ticketed 21 motorists for driving more than 100 mph and 72 drivers for going more than 90 mph during a stepped-up speeding enforcement campaign in July. State Patrol Lt....
