Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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Legislation to Impound Uninsured Vehicles Advances in Oklahoma
May 28 2010 // Legislation that would allow law enforcement in Oklahoma to impound uninsured vehicles is one step away from becoming law. House Bill 2331, by state Rep. Steve Martin and state Sen. Gary Stanislawski, passed the Oklahoma...
West Virginia Could Add Second Agency to Police Mine Safety and Enforce Rules
May 17 2010 // West Virginia is mulling a new state agency dedicated to policing dangerous coal mines in response to an explosion that killed 29 men at Massey Energy’s Upper Big Branch mine. The state Board of Coal Mine Health and...
Former New Jersey Cop Wins $5M in Lawsuit Against State Police
May 13 2010 // A former municipal police officer who sued a New Jersey state trooper for excessive use of force has been awarded $5 million. The New Jersey Turnpike Authority says it plans to appeal the jury’s decision. Gary Wade,...
Mississippi City Seeks Split of Damages in Police Chase
May 11 2010 // For the fourth time in the last year, a Hinds County, Mississippi circuit judge has ruled against the city of Jackson in cases involving a police chase. The latest ruling comes from a lawsuit filed by a former Richland...
As Surveillance Cameras Catch On, Florida Police Catch Criminals
Apr 9 2010 // The eyewitnesses are everywhere, watching everything. Break-ins. Bank heists. Convenience store robberies, purse snatchings and shopping sprees charged on stolen credit cards. All these incidents and more caught in the...
Cameras Make Chicago Most Closely Watched U.S. City
Apr 7 2010 // In less than a decade and with little opposition, Chicago has linked thousands of cameras in a network covering most of the city, creating the most extensive and sophisticated video surveillance system in the United States...
New York Police Arrest Man in Phantom Insurance Claim Scheme
Mar 30 2010 // Authorities in Upstate New York have arrested a man they say used a phony bank account to buy insurance on a home he didn’t own so he could cash in on property losses that didn’t occur. Buffalo police arrested...
Tennessee Mayor: Had to Fire Police Chief to Keep Insurance
Mar 25 2010 // The mayor of Rutledge, Tennessee says he had no choice in the firing of the East Tennessee city’s police chief. Mayor Danny Turley said he fired Jeff Daniel after the former police chief refused to resign last...
New York Police Agree Driver Error Caused Toyota Crash
Mar 24 2010 // A New York housekeeper who reported that her boss’ Toyota Prius accelerated on its own and wouldn’t brake as she hurtled toward a stone wall apparently had her foot on the gas pedal the entire time, according...
Sparks Police Cite 68 for Lack of Proof of Insurance
Mar 24 2010 // Spark, Nev., police cited more than 600 drivers and made one arrest during a nearly month-long campaign to address growing complaints about speeding on the city’s streets. Sgt. Pat Dyer says additional officers were...
Police: Mass. Temp Agency Paid Cash to Avoid Taxes, Insurance
Mar 22 2010 // Two former owners of a temporary employment agency in Massachusetts have been charged with paying more than $24 million in unreported cash to employees as part of a conspiracy to avoid paying more than $7 million dollars...
Driver Error Possible in New York Prius Crash, Says Safety Agency
Mar 19 2010 // U.S. safety officials believe driver error may be behind the crash in New York of a Toyota Motor Corp. Prius that has been investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration, federal investigators said...
Partying Teens Cause $200K Damage to New York House
Mar 19 2010 // New York police say dozens of partying teenagers caused more than $200,000 in damage at an unoccupied house in suburban Albany. Police in North Greenbush say the damage was done during a party on the night of Feb. 17, when...
Toyota to Investigate Prius California Police Say Accelerated
Mar 9 2010 // The driver of a 2008 Toyota Prius said his car uncontrollably accelerated to over 90 miles per hour on a San Diego County freeway before a California Highway Patrol officer helped him stop the car, police said. The driver,...
Distress Claim Denied for Connecticut Cop Who Shot Chimp
Mar 7 2010 // A Connecticut police officer who shot and killed a 200-pound chimpanzee last year after it mauled a woman has been denied an insurance claim for post-traumatic stress disorder because state law only applies to police...
Tractor-Trailer Cargo Thefts on the Rise in Pennsylvania
Mar 4 2010 // Authorities say thieves are increasingly targeting tractor-trailers in Pennsylvania to steal their loads of electronics, food or drink, later abandoning the trailers at the side of the road. Sometimes the culprits steal...
‘Snowed-In’ Ohio Man Charged in Western Pennsylvania Arson
Feb 25 2010 // An Ohio man is charged with setting fire to a western Pennsylvania mobile home he used to rent after police say heavy snows kept him from driving away. Thirty-three-year-old Robert Lee Armstrong, of Warren, Ohio, is...
Wife Seeks $285M after Husband Fatally Shot by NYC Police
Feb 24 2010 // The wife of a Bronx, New York man who was fatally shot by a police officer while defending his stepdaughter is suing for $285 million. The wrongful death suit filed Friday names the city and Officer Michael...
Mississippi Town Limits Funeral Processions to 5 Cars
Feb 23 2010 // Funeral processions are a time-honored tradition in the South, but the customary show of respect is dying in some cities. In Mississippi, the Gulfport Police Department recently decided to limit funeral processions to five...
Stress Claim Denied for Connecticut Cop Who Shot Chimpanzee
Feb 19 2010 // A Connecticut police officer who shot and killed a 200-pound chimpanzee last year after it mauled a woman has been denied an insurance claim for post-traumatic stress disorder because state law only applies to police...
