Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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N.Y.’s $5M in Grants to Combat Auto Theft, Insurance Fraud
Jan 15 2006 // The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has awarded more than $5 million to 29 law enforcement agencies in 16 counties throughout the state to support local programs to combat motor vehicle theft and...
Police: Woman in Ark. Prison for Trying to Have Adjuster Killed Being Investigated Again
Jan 13 2006 // A woman sent to prison in Arkansas for 40 years for trying to hire a hit man to kill an insurance adjuster is under investigation again after authorities were told she was trying to hire another hit man from inside...
Nevada Men to Face Katrina-Related Fraud Charges in La.
Jan 9 2006 // Two Nevada men accused of defrauding victims of Hurricane Katrina and their insurance companies were returned to Louisiana to face criminal charges. State police accused William Pinckard, 49, and James R. Rousseau, 40, of...
Police: N.C. Insurance Man Shot Partners Because of Business Dispute
Dec 29 2005 // The president of a small North Carolina insurance agency accused of shooting his two partners was upset because they wanted to sell the business, authorities said. James T. Tedesco, 37, has been charged with two counts of...
Mercury Insurance Helps Police Teach Teens about Drinking and Driving
Dec 28 2005 // Mercury Insurance Group and the San Diego Police Department have produced “Every 15 Minutes,” a two-day program to teach high schoolers the dangers of drinking and driving. The goal of both Mercury Insurance...
Update: Businessman Found in Chicago River
Dec 21 2005 // Missing Massachusetts businessman, Matt Soumakis, 31, was identified yesterday when police pulled a body from the Chicago River. Soumakis was reported missing on Dec. 6. He was in Chicago attending the National Association...
Proformance Insurance, N.J. State Police Note Auto Fraud Case
Dec 8 2005 // In a joint investigation with the New Jersey State Police, the Proformance Insurance Company, a provider of specialized property/casualty insurance products in New Jersey, revealed that one of its auto policyholders had...
State Security Kept in Dark During Conn. Courthouse Bomb Threat
Dec 7 2005 // Connecticut homeland security officials went more than two hours Friday without knowing that a series of bomb threats had forced the evacuation and shutdown of the state’s 45 courthouses, authorities acknowledged...
Minn. High Court Rules Drunken Passenger Doesn’t Justify Search
Dec 5 2005 // The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that a police officer wasn’t justified in searching the vehicle of a Winona woman because the passenger in her car was drunk. “To allow a vehicle search solely because an...
La. Grand Jury Takes No Action Against Former Police Chief
Nov 27 2005 // A Calcasieu Parish, La., grand jury has decided to take no action against the former Vinton police chief who was arrested earlier this year on charges of extortion, malfeasance in office and insurance fraud, the Associated...
ICT Joins Mesquite Police on Crime Prevention Program
Nov 23 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas and the Mesquite (Texas) Police Department have joined together in a crime prevention program aimed at reducing automobile burglaries. The program involves the creation and implementation of...
Louisiana Police Officer Convicted in Insurance Scam
Nov 21 2005 // A Marksville, La., police officer who helped a woman he was dating file fraudulent insurance claims has been convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy, money laundering and concealment of assets. Herbert Guillot Jr., who...
Louisiana Police Officer Convicted in Insurance Scam
Nov 20 2005 // A Marksville, La., police officer who helped a woman he was dating file fraudulent insurance claims has been convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy, money laundering and concealment of assets. Herbert Guillot Jr., who...
La. Police Officer Convicted in Insurance Scam
Nov 15 2005 // A Marksville, La., police officer who helped a woman he was dating file fraudulent insurance claims has been convicted by a federal jury of conspiracy, money laundering and concealment of assets. Herbert Guillot Jr., who...
Auto Fraud Case Link Suspected as Discarded Medical Records Discovered in Longwood, Fla.
Nov 15 2005 // A trash bin in Longwood, Fla. near Orlando has revealed boxes of medical records containing photographs, names, Social Security numbers and other personal information about chiropractic patients in Lawrence, Mass. treated...
U.K. Cameras Spot Uninsured Drivers
Nov 10 2005 // The Association of British Insurers (ABI) notes that U.K. police have started using automatic number plate recognition cameras to spot cars being driven without insurance. The ABI calls the initiative a “new...
W. Va. Woman Charged With Fraud, Sold Fake Insurance Cards for $400
Oct 20 2005 // Martinsburg, W. Va. police have charged Barbara Lynn Gonzalez with making fake insurance cards and selling them to Hispanic residents, according to court records. Gonzalez has been charged with two felony counts of false...
Insurance a Concern for Small Town Volunteer Police Force
Oct 18 2005 // Adair Village, Ore., this small city near Corvallis, Ore., is considering what may be the first all-volunteer police force in Oregon. Many towns have all-volunteer fire departments. But the Oregon Department of Public...
Northern Va. Police Bust Staged Accident Ringleaders
Oct 12 2005 // Authorities are taking aim at ‘swoop and squat’ accident scams They call it the “swoop and squat’.’ A driver pulls in front of another vehicle and slams on the brakes, deliberately causing an...
Pa. Town’s Insurer Pays to Settle ‘Officer NASCAR’ Suit
Sep 25 2005 // The insurance carrier for the city of Erie, Pa. will pay $600,000 to the parents of a woman left brain damaged by a car crash involving a police officer whose driving earned him the nickname “NASCAR” among his...
