Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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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...
Louisiana State Police: No Seatbelts in More than 80% of Holiday Fatalities
Dec 1 2009 // The Louisiana State Police says it investigated eight fatal crashes on Louisiana highways during the Thanksgiving holiday period of November 27 through November 29. These crashes resulted in 16 deaths across the state. The...
Groups Call for Balance in Immigration, Worker Protection Law Enforcement
Nov 2 2009 // Workplace immigration raids during the Bush administration interfered with ongoing labor investigations and allowed employers to exploit workers who complained about conditions on the job, labor groups said in a...
Oregon Bans Cell Phones in the Car
Nov 2 2009 // As of Jan. 1, you can get slapped with a $90 fine if you use a hand-held cell phone while driving in Oregon. Will that be enough to encourage motorists to keep their full attention on the road? And how well can the law be...
Arrests Made in Western Pennsylvania Arson Spree
Oct 29 2009 // Eight people have been arrested for more than a third of the 34 fires police say were intentionally set in the last two years in New Castle in western Pennsylvania. “Hopefully, we can rest a little easier now,...
California Police Find Pot Warehouse After Fire
Oct 22 2009 // Oakland police say they’ve uncovered at least 1,000 marijuana plants after a fire in a warehouse. Fire officials say it took crews about 10 minutes to get the fire under control in the one-story warehouse in East...
Louisiana State Police Recover More Stolen Equipment
Oct 20 2009 // The Louisiana State Police reports that its Region 1 detectives have recovered additional stolen farm and construction equipment after further investigation into a case in which two suspects had already been charged with...
Mississippi Witnessing Rise in Women Charged with Drunk Driving
Oct 19 2009 // After having drinks with friends one night, Kristina Tanner left in her car to buy someone a pack of cigarettes. On the way back, she was arrested for DUI — her second drunken-driving arrest within a...
Police Have Doubts About California Art Theft Claim Scenario
Oct 19 2009 // Two men who claim thieves broke into their rental home in the ritzy coastal enclave of Pebble Beach and made off with millions of dollars worth of art have been named as suspects in the case. Monterey County...
California Art Theft “Stinks” Police Say
Oct 8 2009 // Two men who claim thieves broke into their rental home in the ritzy coastal enclave of Pebble Beach and made off with millions of dollars worth of art were named as suspects in the case Tuesday. Monterey County...
