Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Law Enforcers Look to Strengthen Mississippi ATV Law
Oct 3 2013 // The law on all-terrain vehicle use in Mississippi has gotten a little tighter over the past three years. Helmets are now required, as are certification courses for underage operators. But many law enforcement officials say...
Police Offer Plan for Guns in Georgia Schools
Oct 2 2013 // Under a plan being discussed by a northeast Georgia school district, Colt 6920 M4 carbine rifles would be stored in safes inside schools to defend students in a school shooting. The weapons — one for each school...
Virginia Police, Nationwide Insurance Promote Move Over law
Sep 27 2013 // The Virginia State Police is joining with Nationwide Insurance to help protect public safety personnel and all those who drive tow trucks and road maintenance vehicles. They have joined together to promote Virginia’s...
Indiana Sheriff Leery of Armed Teachers in Schools
Sep 27 2013 // A county sheriff told Indiana legislators he doesn’t believe school security would be improved by having teachers or principals carrying guns. Vigo County Sheriff Greg Ewing told a legislative committee about how his...
Rhode Island Police Launch Seatbelt Enforcement Campaign
Sep 25 2013 // Police in Rhode Island are stepping up their enforcement of the state’s seatbelt laws. State Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says police departments throughout the state will be participating in a...
California Commissioner Names New Deputy Commissioner Of Enforcement
Sep 24 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones named Eric Weirich deputy commissioner of the enforcement branch of the California Department of Insurance. Weirich began with CDI as a detective with the fraud division in...
Connecticut Lawmaker Calls for More Privacy for Victims
Sep 20 2013 // The horrifying video remains online for anyone to see: surveillance camera footage of 78-year-old Angel Arces Torres getting struck by a car, thrown into the air and landing critically injured on a street in Hartford in...
California Immigrants May Flag Status to Get Driver’s License
Sep 16 2013 // To get the driver’s licenses they’ve long sought, immigrants living in California illegally will have to do something many have long resisted: publicly identify themselves. The driver’s license bill that...
London Police Must Repay Insurers for Riot-Damaged Sony Warehouse
Sep 12 2013 // London police must repay the insurers of a warehouse that held Sony Corp. goods, damaged in riots that spread through the city in the summer of 2011, a judge ruled. Judge Julian Flaux said the attack on a building in north...
Proof of Insurance Law Puzzling Some Illinois Police
Sep 3 2013 // A new Illinois law that allows motorists to provide proof of insurance using their smartphones is puzzling some police departments. The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports some law enforcement agencies are still...
Zurich Insurance CFO Wauthier Committed Suicide: Police
Aug 27 2013 // Pierre Wauthier, chief financial officer of Zurich Insurance Group AG, probably committed suicide at his home, according to police. He was 53. An autopsy to determine the cause of death “clearly pointed to a...
Florida Schools Open with More Armed Security
Aug 26 2013 // In the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Pembroke Pines, students returning to school this year are being greeted not only by their teachers and principal. They’re also meeting the armed school resource officer who will be...
Illinois Governor Signs Gun Law on Background Checks, Thefts
Aug 20 2013 // Illinois gun owners who fail to report the theft or loss of a weapon will face tougher restrictions under a new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn. The law closes a background check loophole for the sale or transfer of a firearm...
Police: Driver Of Crashed Las Vegas Bus Admits Smoking Spice
Aug 20 2013 // Police in Las Vegas say the driver of an empty tour bus involved in a chain-reaction crash that injured 12 people admitted smoking synthetic marijuana – spice – before the wreck. Police told KLAS-TV they’re...
Arkansas State Police Roll Out New Low-Profile Cruisers
Aug 15 2013 // The Arkansas State Police on Aug. 14 deployed 24 new low-profile vehicles that are designed to blend in with ordinary traffic and allow troopers a better opportunity to witness more traffic violations. Each of the 12...
N.Y. to Deploy More Troopers, Unmarked Patrol Cars This Week to Target Speeders
Aug 12 2013 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 11 announced a week-long New York State Police enforcement initiative that will target speeding and aggressive drivers across the state. The “Speed Week” campaign runs from...
South Carolina Governor Celebrates Police Dog Liability Law
Aug 2 2013 // Gov. Nikki Haley traveled Upstate Thursday for a signing ceremony for a new South Carolina law giving police K-9 units some protection in court. Haley visited Taylors for a ceremonial bill signing. She first signed the...
Corporate ‘Sleuths’ on Edge after China Detains Foreign Consultants
Aug 1 2013 // The detention by Chinese authorities of a British corporate investigator and his American wife in the wake of a corruption probe into pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has had a chilling effect on other risk consultants...
South Carolina Limits Police Liability for Dog Bites
Jul 22 2013 // A new South Carolina law provides police K-9 units some protection in court. Until last month, the state’s strict liability statute for dog bites meant criminal suspects could almost certainly collect a settlement if...
New York Announces Summer Texting-While-Driving Crackdown on Long Island
Jul 18 2013 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo this week detailed a summer crackdown by the New York State Police on distracted driving on Long Island. Authorities said that in New York State, one in five crashes is a result of distracted...
