Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
La. police officer resigns after fraud accusation
Jan 28 2007 // A Shreveport, La., police officer resigned after he was accused of changing a police report to claim that his wife had insurance when another car hit hers. Cpl. Ronald Small and Tracey Small were booked Jan. 12 at Caddo...
Fla. CFO Launches Nationwide Search for Fraud Director
Jan 23 2007 // In effort to combat the mounting rate of insurance fraud, Florida Chief Financial Officer Alex Sink has launched a nationwide search for a “highly-experienced and talented” law enforcement official to lead the...
La. Police Officer Resigns After Fraud Accusation
Jan 15 2007 // A Shreveport, La., police officer resigned after he was accused of changing a police report to claim that his wife had insurance when another car hit hers. Cpl. Ronald Small and Tracey Small were booked Jan. 12 at Caddo...
Police Increase Patrols as Fires Hit 2 Churches in N.C.
Jan 15 2007 // Police increased their patrols of churches across the city after fires broke out at two Baptist churches during the night and a break-in was discovered at a third — all within an hour. “We’re going to be...
Oregon Proposal on Auto Insurance Surcharge Losing Support
Jan 11 2007 // With his proposed surcharge on auto insurance going nowhere fast, Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski is pressing state lawmakers to find another way to fund 139 additional state troopers so the state can have 24-hour patrol...
La. Senator: Make FEMA Turn Over Trailer Info to Law Enforcement
Jan 10 2007 // The government should make FEMA turn over records of residents of its trailers and trailer parks to New Orleans police and other agencies investigating crime in the area, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu said. The proposal is part...
Travelers Scales Back Decision on Renewing Commercial Polices in N.O.
Jan 8 2007 // St. Paul Travelers is scaling back plans to stop renewing most of its commercial policies in the New Orleans area this year, a decision that is “very good news” for businesses here after the 2005 hurricanes,...
Ky. Law Enforcement Veteran to Lead Insurance Fraud Unit
Jan 8 2007 // A former chief of police in Louisville has been appointed director of the Insurance Fraud Investigation Division of the Kentucky Office of Insurance. Eugene Sherrard began his career in 1971 as a dispatcher for the...
Gold Hill, Ore., Could Lose Insurance
Jan 2 2007 // The insurance company for Gold Hill, a southwest Oregon city, has threatened to pull its coverage because of continuing problems with the city council and the police department. In a letter obtained by the (Medford) Mail...
Legislator Would ban Cell Phone use by Drivers in Ark.
Dec 13 2006 // An Arkansas state senator wants the state to force drivers to hang up their cell phones while driving – or at least own a hands-free device that would allow them to do so. Sen. Kim Hendren filed two competing...
La. Gov.’s Spending Plans Approved by House Appropriations Committee
Dec 11 2006 // A nearly $2 billion package of pay raises, road repairs, insurance rebates, health care and other spending sought by Louisiana Gov. Kathleen Blanco easily sped through a House committee Dec. 9. The House Appropriations...
Neb. insurers argue against benefits for state trooper in suicide case
Dec 11 2006 // Family members of a state trooper who killed himself after the 2002 Norfolk bank slayings face another court battle in their fight for workers’ compensation benefits they say they are owed. Several large insurers and...
Okla. Man Claims Attorney Harassed Him in Case Related to Former Commissioner
Nov 13 2006 // An attorney has complained to police that Enid attorney Stephen Jones warned him against cooperating in a state grand jury investigation. Daniel L. Rath testified before a multicounty grand jury investigating Texas...
La. Town Votes to Abolish Police Department
Nov 10 2006 // The Abita Springs, La., Board of Aldermen have voted to abolish the town’s police department and pay the St. Tammany Parish sheriff’s office to provide full-time police service. About 100 residents filled Abita...
Mich. H.E.A.T. Increases Stolen Property Recovery by $2 Million
Oct 25 2006 // Michigan celebrated the 21st anniversary of the H.E.A.T. (Help Eliminate Auto Thefts) program with its annual award program this week. According to the official release, since its inception in 1985, H.E.A.T., with its...
La. State Police Checking for Compliance with Auto Insurance Law
Oct 6 2006 // The Louisiana State Police announced that its Troop E is conducting several insurance checkpoints Oct. 5 through Oct. 9. Checkpoints were tentatively scheduled for Oct. 5, 2006, in Grant and Rapides Parishes; Saturday,...
Md. Police Officers Accused of Setting SUV on Fire for Insurance
Oct 1 2006 // A second police officer has been charged with setting an SUV on fire to obtain insurance money to buy a Cadillac Escalade, the Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said. Elizabeth Lauren Anderson, 27, of Knoxville,...
Ill. Couple Accused of Torching Car Dealership for Insurance Money
Sep 27 2006 // After an investigation of more than four months, two McHenry, Ill. residents have been charged with the fire at a McHenry car dealership in April, police said. Arrested were John Krawec, 43, and his girlfriend, Anna...
Guard Troops to Stay in New Orleans Through December, La. Gov. Says
Sep 18 2006 // National Guard troops and state police will patrol New Orleans through December, Gov. Kathleen Blanco said at a recent summit of law enforcement officials and crime experts called to address a spate of killings marring the...
FBI: Overall N.Y. Crime Rate Continues Decline; Car Thefts Down 13%
Sep 18 2006 // Overall crime rates continued to decline in New York during 2005 as vehicle thefts dropped almost 13 percent and robberies edged up from 2004, according to a Federal Bureau of Investigation report. The rate of violent...
