Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Lojack for Motorcycles Addresses Growing Risk
May 23 2005 // With summer right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the Easy Rider days of...
Fla. Matrix Database Would Tap Into Insurance Records
May 23 2005 // Florida insurance companies could be required to provide customer information if Florida law officials implement a comprehensive Multi-state Anti-Terrorism Information Exchange, or Matrix database, now being...
Texas Representative, Police Chiefs Appeal to Lt. Governor for Help with Auto Burglary Bill
May 9 2005 // The Texas House of Representatives reported that Rep. Vicki Truitt (Keller) joined forces with police chiefs from Texas’ six largest cities to sign a letter imploring Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to put pressure on Senate...
INSURERS OPPOSE POLICE LEVY:
May 9 2005 // State regulators and auto insurance companies doing business in Massachusetts are opposed to a legislative proposal that would impose $15 million in new surcharges on insurers to pay for police training. Insurance...
Insurers Blast Maine Premium Tax Hike
Apr 7 2005 // The Maine Joint Committee on Labor, acting in a work session, has approved a bill to increase the state’s premium tax on several property/casualty insurance lines from 2 percent to 2.5 percent in order to fund...
Lojack for Motorcycles Addresses Growing Risk
Apr 4 2005 // With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy...
N.Y. Counties Receive Insurance Anti-Fraud Funds
Mar 10 2005 // New York Governor George E. Pataki has announced the recipients of $5.3 million in grants for programs to combat motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud in communities across the state. “These grants will help give...
Oregon Governor Suggests Insurance Fee to Pay for State Police
Mar 7 2005 // Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski said he has asked the Legislature to look into adding a surcharge on vehicle insurance to raise money for State Police patrols. “I think it is a perfect fit,” the governor...
ICT and APD Work on Crime Prevention Signs
Mar 3 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reported that it is partnering with the Austin Police Department to kick-off an innovative education effort to reduce automobile burglaries. The partnership led to the creation of signs...
La. State Police Make Insurance Fraud Arrests
Mar 3 2005 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported that it recently closed a month-long investigation with the arrests of three Concordia Parish individuals. Michell Warren, 34, of Vidalia, Milton Cupstid, 58, of...
Fire Service Leaders Claim National Fire Academy in Fight to Survive as Funds Go to Law Enforcement
Jan 30 2005 // Training in fire prevention and protection at the National Fire Academy is being slowly degraded as the federal Department of Homeland Security shifts funds to law enforcement and other programs, national fire service...
N.H. Police Switch, Now Back Mandatory Seat Belts
Jan 13 2005 // The New Hampshire state police chiefs’ association has switched sides in the debate over broadening New Hampshire’s seat-belt law. For the first time, the chiefs support making seat-belt use mandatory for all,...
Insurer Donates Anti-Fraud Tools to N.Y. City Police
Dec 29 2004 // The latest tools in surveillance technology — “Joey and “Whisper” – have joined the fight against no-fault insurance fraud in New York City, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau. AutoOne...
At Senate Hearings into Broker Pay, NAIC Claims States Get Job Done without Headlines
Nov 16 2004 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Greg Serio, speaking on behalf of the nation’s state insurance commissioners, will tell a Senate subcommittee today that state regulators play a critical role in guaranteeing a...
Former N.J. Employee at Chiropractic Clinic Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 3 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former employee of a defunct Collingswood chiropractic clinic has been sentenced to state prison for his reported role in using stolen police reports to illegally...
Former Ore. Agent Pleads Guilty to Corpse Abuse in Indian Grave Robbing
Oct 21 2004 // Former insurance agent Jack Harelson pleaded guilty Tuesday to abusing the mummified corpses of two Indian children that police found in his garden, where he had hidden them after digging up their ancient graves in the...
Amid Heightened Security, Financial Firms Including Citigroup, AIG, MetLife and Pru Tend to Business
Aug 3 2004 // Police closed several streets in midtown Manhattan and banned trucks from bridges and tunnels leading to the city’s financial district Monday, Aug. 2, following a government warning that terrorists were planning to...
La. State Police Issue Warrants in Fake Accident Scam
Jul 15 2004 // Louisiana state police allege that an insurance scam in Louisiana involving fake traffic wrecks netted nearly $200,000 over seven years, the Associated Press reported. State police issued arrest warrants for 13 people in...
Fla. Law Enforcement Vet to Lead Fraud Division
Jul 7 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that a veteran law enforcement officer with more than 22 years of municipal and state experience has been tapped to take over as director of Florida’s...
N.J. to Fine Drivers Using Cell Phones Starting July 1
Jun 28 2004 // New Jersey’s ban on cell phone use by drivers goes into full effect on July 1, but police still can’t pull somebody over simply for chattering away while going down the road. Motorists talking on hand-held cell...
