Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Person Leaving Keys in Car May Be Liable, Tennessee Court Rules
Dec 13 2010 // A Tennessee court has ruled that a person who leaves keys in a car can be held responsible if the car is stolen and then involved in a crash. The Tennessee Court of Appeals– in a case involving a stolen car, a police...
Pennsylvania Police: Arson Gutted Civil War-Themed Chapel
Dec 7 2010 // A fire that destroyed a controversial Civil War-themed chapel in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania was set intentionally, police said. There are no official suspects, but investigators are seeking three teens reported to be in the...
High Court Sides with New York City Police in 2005 Shootout
Nov 30 2010 // New York City police officers were justified in shooting at an armed suspect on a Harlem street in 2005, a shootout that injured a mother and daughter playing nearby, New York’s highest court ruled. The officers had...
Hate Crime Victim’s Estate Sues New York Authorities
Nov 24 2010 // The estate of an Ecuadorean immigrant has filed a $40 million civil rights lawsuit that blames police inaction over prior violence for the man’s stabbing death during a confrontation with a mob of teens who had made...
French Retirement Protests Take Violent Turn
Oct 21 2010 // Masked youths clad in black have torched cars, smashed storefronts and thrown up roadblocks, clashing with riot police across France as protests over raising the retirement age to 62 took a radical turn. Hundreds of...
Loss of Insurance Job Cited in California School Shooting Case
Oct 15 2010 // The man suspected of opening fire at a Carlsbad elementary school, wounding two girls, had a minor brush with the law in 2002 in Illinois when he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor telephone harassment, the San Diego...
Kentucky Police Find Stolen Golf Carts For Sale Online
Oct 1 2010 // Police in central Kentucky have recovered six stolen golf carts after finding three of them offered for sale online. WAVE-TV in Louisville reported that Hillview Police discovered the carts offered on Craigslist. Billy...
Virginia County Goes After Distracted Drivers Who Text
Sep 14 2010 // Yes, it’s illegal to text while driving in Virginia, just as it is in 29 other states. And yes, police see the same things on the roads that all motorists see: distracted drivers paying more attention to their cell...
Cincinnati Police Caution Car Owners About Thefts
Sep 14 2010 // Cincinnati police are placing notes on cars parked around the city, cautioning owners not to leave laptop computers, GPS devices or other equipment in their vehicles where it can be seen by would-be thieves. Police say the...
Michigan Bill Would Allow Police to Give New Roadside Drug Tests
Sep 10 2010 // A proposal would allow Michigan police to use new, portable drug testing kits when they suspect a motorist is under the influence of substances other than alcohol. Legislation to allow the roadside drug tests was...
Virginia State Police Report on Weekend Patrols
Aug 25 2010 // The latest Virginia State Police crackdown on speeders and reckless drivers has resulted in more than 4,000 traffic violations. State troopers tallied that impressive number over the weekend on Interstates 64 and 66. The...
Mother of Man Shot by Baltimore Police Files $30M Lawsuit
Aug 19 2010 // The mother of a man who was shot to death by Baltimore County police has filed a multimillion-dollar federal lawsuit against six officers and the county government. Gwendolyn Cann claims officers used excessive force when...
Kentucky Police Suspect Two Fires Are Arson
Aug 19 2010 // A pair of fires that happened within minutes of each other may be arson and a southern Kentucky fire chief believes they may also be connected. Russellville Police Department Chief Barry Dill told the Bowling Green Daily...
U.S. Gives States Cash to Police Health Insurance Rate Hikes
Aug 17 2010 // A $46 million round of grants will help U.S. states boost oversight of health insurance premium hikes and keep down costs, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday. All but a few states will receive...
Cruise Ships Traveling In Changing Legal, Security Climate
Aug 9 2010 // Crime on cruise ships is rare, considering 10 million North Americans sailed last year. But some crime victims believe that justice also is rare — due to overlapping investigative powers, difficulty obtaining...
S.C. Police Station Destroyed in Suspicous Fire
Aug 5 2010 // Fire has destroyed a small South Carolina police station where a patrol car was burned earlier this year. Lynchburg Mayor Thompson Isaac told WIS-TV says the fire occurred early Wednesday. There are no reports of...
Court: Officer’s Fitness for Duty Exam OK With ADA
Aug 3 2010 // The city of Yakima, Wash., did not violate the Americans with Disabilities Act when it required a police officer to take a “fitness for duty” exam (FFDE) before returning to work. According to court documents...
New York City Settles 50-Bullet Cop Lawsuit for $7M
Jul 30 2010 // The city of New York has agreed to pay more than $7 million to settle a civil lawsuit stemming from the fatal 50-bullet police shooting of an unarmed man on his wedding day. The settlement filed in Brooklyn federal court...
Indiana Police Pose as Crooked Car Dealers to Nab Thieves
Jul 23 2010 // Northwest Indiana authorities say a nine-month sting targeting car thieves attracted 20 men and women who sold undercover police 70 vehicles valued at more than $510,000. Lake County Sheriff Roy Dominguez said that...
Virginia Police Crackdown Nets 6K Tickets, Arrests
Jul 21 2010 // A weekend enforcement effort by the Virginia State Police on Interstates 81 and 95 resulted in more than 6,000 summonses and arrests. More than half of the tickets were for speeding. State police also reported stopping 628...
