Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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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...
How Anonymous Citizen Tipsters in Mississippi Help Stop Crime
Feb 8 2010 // Crime prevention takes more than the work of law enforcement officers. Mississippi citizens are also doing their part through a program called Crime Stoppers. The Golden Triangle Crime Stoppers has been in existence since...
Police: Pennsylvania Arsonist Leaves Trail of Playing Cards
Feb 5 2010 // Police say a serial arsonist is leaving behind playing cards and taunting notes for investigators at the scenes of a string of car fires in central Pennsylvania. Police in York County say a trail of playing cards have been...
Accidents Up Despite Spokane Red Light Cameras
Jan 7 2010 // Intersections where Spokane, Wash., installed red light cameras in 2008 in the name of safety saw an increase in crashes and injuries in the first year of the controversial program. There were 38 collisions at the three...
Connecticut Town Settles Police Discrimination Case
Dec 30 2009 // The town of Greenwich, Connecticut has agreed to pay $887,000 to settle a racial discrimination lawsuit involving several minority police officers. Town officials revealed the terms of the settlement after the Board of...
Kentucky State Police Seeking Projects to Curb Teen Drinking
Dec 8 2009 // Kentucky State Police are seeking projects to support with grant funding as part of an effort to reduce underage drinking. The KSP serves as state administrator for the Enforcing Underage Drinking Laws grant. KSP...
