Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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Insurance Council of Texas Partners With Police For Crime Prevention Program
May 20 2015 // The Insurance Council of Texas has joined the Tomball Police Department in a crime prevention campaign aimed at preventing auto thefts and burglaries. The program involves the creation and distribution of signs that read,...
Family of Man Shot by Charlotte Police Settle with City for $2M
May 19 2015 // The city of Charlotte has reached a $2.25 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a black man shot to death by a white police officer in 2013. City Attorney Bob Hagemann announced at a news conference last...
Report: North Carolina Police Issued Nearly 500 Tickets With Uncalibrated Radar Guns
May 19 2015 // An audit has found Asheville Police wrote nearly 500 speeding tickets using radar guns that were not calibrated. The city released audit results last week to media outlets. It included a note from interim Police Chief...
Louisiana State Police Charge Firefighter in Insurance Fraud Investigation
May 13 2015 // Following an investigation into a complaint received from the Shreveport City Attorney’s Office, the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit charged a firefighter with insurance fraud. Michael Keel...
Police Looking for Arsonist Plaguing Alabama City
May 12 2015 // Investigators say they are close to finding the person or persons responsible for setting at least seven Birmingham homes on fire over the past few months. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Chief C.W. Mardis tells WBMA-TV someone...
New England States Launch Regional Crackdown on Speeding
May 7 2015 // State police across New England launched the region’s first coordinated crackdown on speeding and failing to wear seat belts. Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy on Monday announced the “New England Drive to Save...
Starbucks Sued by North Carolina Police Officer Burned by Free Coffee
May 7 2015 // A North Carolina police officer who got a free cup of Starbucks coffee is suing the company for $50,000 after he spilled it and got burned. WRAL-TV reports attorneys said in court this week that Raleigh officer Matthew...
Policewomen in Colorado Claim Fitness Discrimination
May 5 2015 // A group of 12 Colorado Springs, Colo. female police officers are suing the city for what they say is an unfair fitness test that discriminates against women over the age of 40. The Gazette of Colorado Springs reported that...
Kinsale Introduces Law Enforcement/Police Professional Liability Product
May 1 2015 // Kinsale Insurance Co. has launched a new law enforcement/police professional product. Eligible accounts include boroughs, cities, counties, townships and villages’ law enforcement departments serving populations of...
South Carolina Prosecutors: DUI Cases Should Rely Less on Police Video
May 1 2015 // South Carolina prosecutors want state law to de-emphasize video in drunken driving cases, saying too many are being dismissed because of imperfect recordings. But defense attorneys counter the solution is better officer...
Proposed North Carolina Law Allows Courts to Order Release of Police Videos
Apr 28 2015 // Recordings from cameras worn by North Carolina police officers or attached to their vehicle dashboards and used for criminal investigations would be confidential with some exceptions in legislation getting support at the...
Parents of Missouri Teen Killed by Police Sue City of Ferguson
Apr 24 2015 // Ferguson, Mo., was sued by the family of an unarmed black teenager whose fatal shooting by a police officer triggered nationwide protests, while subsequent deaths at the hands of police fueled a national debate about how...
Former Alabama Police Chief Charged with Insurance Fraud for House Fire
Apr 24 2015 // A former Alabama police chief is one of two men charged with insurance fraud for an October house fire. Sixty-two-year-old Thomas Fuller and 47-year-old Glenn Fuller were arrested Saturday and taken to DeKalb County Jail,...
Virginia’s Fairfax County Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit for $3M
Apr 23 2015 // Virginia’s Fairfax County agreed Tuesday to pay nearly $3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit after one of its police officers shot and killed a man in the doorway of his home two years ago. Officer Adam...
Vermont Lawmakers Weigh Roadside Spit Test to Detect Drugged Driving
Apr 23 2015 // Vermont is one of a growing number of states looking at following Colorado and Washington’s lead by legalizing marijuana, but there’s a problem. How can police identify those too stoned to drive? The Vermont...
New York State Police Launch Safety Campaign Aimed at Teen Drivers
Apr 20 2015 // New York State Police are launching a traffic safety campaign aimed at minimizing crashes involving teen drivers. “The Empty Chair” driving safety campaign starts Monday and runs through Friday. The empty chair...
Missouri Police: At Least 20 Trucks Stolen as Part of Theft Ring
Mar 31 2015 // Authorities in eastern Missouri are trying to determine just how many trucks were stolen in a theft ring that struck several Missouri towns along Interstate 44. The Washington Missourian reports that police now believe at...
Electronics Enable Michigan Police to Check Vehicle Insurance Quickly
Mar 31 2015 // Police in Michigan are using an easy way to check whether a motor vehicle is properly insured. Starting last year, police got access to information on whether a vehicle is insured by running a license plate number through...
Privacy Restrictions on Nevada Drones Would be Imposed by Bill
Mar 26 2015 // A Nevada Assembly member is attempting to create a regulatory framework for drones that would protect people’s privacy in the state. Democratic Assemblyman Elliot Anderson is sponsoring a bill that would limit how...
Utah Oks Bill to Enable Police to Ticket for Seatbelts
Mar 25 2015 // Utah’s Republican governor has signed a bill that that would allow police to pull over drivers for not wearing seatbelts. The measure signed by Gov. Gary Herbert on Monday makes it a primary offense for drivers older...
