Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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Ill. Mom, Son Duo Destroy Family Car in Insurance Fraud Scam
Apr 13 2006 // An Orland Park, Ill. mother and her 19-year-old son are accused of destroying a family car then reporting it stolen to collect insurance money. Janet L. Hurta, 50, was charged with felony insurance fraud, police said. Her...
With Eye on Federal Monies, More States Adopting Primary Seat Belt Laws
Mar 9 2006 // Seventeen-year-old Brittney Hudson wasn’t wearing her seat belt when it mattered most, the moment her 2004 Toyota Celica rolled over along a rural stretch in western Colorado and ejected her from the vehicle. The...
Auto, Homeowners Coverage for Police, Firefighters Offers Unique Benefits
Mar 8 2006 // St. Louis, Mo.-based Stuckey and Company unveiled a new a homeowners and auto insurance program designed exclusively for police and firefighters. “We believe that police and firefighters are deserving of special...
Texas Cities Ticketing Uninsured Drivers and Towing Vehicles
Mar 2 2006 // More than a dozen Texas cities have enacted ordinances allowing police officers to ticket uninsured motorists and tow their vehicles, the Insurance Council of Texas reported. The policy has begun to spread rapidly as city...
State Police Cameras Track Speeders in Ill. Construction Zones
Feb 28 2006 // Cameras set up along specific Illinois highway construction zones will allow the Illinois State Police to track speeders and subsequently send violaters a ticket in the mail along with their photograph as proof. In March...
Stone Oak Underwriters to Provide Public Officials E&O, EPLI and Law Enforcement Liability for Public Entities
Feb 27 2006 // San Antonio, TX – Stone Oak Underwriters, LLC, of San Antonio, Texas has entered into a Program Administrators agreement with Berkley Underwriting Partners, LLC, to provide Public Officials E&O, EPLI and Law...
N.C. Police Take Thousands of License Plates From Uninsured Drivers
Feb 21 2006 // At least 5,300 cars across North Carolina have had their tags taken away by police and deputies empowered by a new law to confiscate the plates of uninsured vehicles. The law that took effect Dec. 1 gave local law...
Police Arrest Two People in Large Scale Fake License Scam in Mo.
Feb 17 2006 // Authorities in Grain Valley, Mo. have arrested two people suspected of making illegal license tags. Police believe the large-scale operation has already brought in $10,000 to $20,000 for those involved. The investigation...
Va. State Police Launch Advertisements to Battle Insurance Fraud
Feb 16 2006 // “A little fib here…a slight exaggeration there…” starts the recently released insurance fraud television ad. The 30-second spot, produced by the Virginia State Police (VSP) Insurance Fraud Program...
Pair Arrested in Wash. Arson Case
Feb 15 2006 // Special agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and Edmonds, Washington police officers have arrested two men for the Dec. 17, 2004, arson of the Gregory Building in Edmonds, and more...
R.I. Gov. Carcieri Names Police Veteran to Beacon Mutual Board
Feb 15 2006 // Rhode Island Governor Donald L. Carcieri, who is battling the insurer over legislation to relax its regulation and reduce the number of gubernatoral board appointees, has appointed former State Police Major Brendan P....
Svendson to Lead Deloitte Financial Advisory Services’ Mid-America Region
Feb 7 2006 // Deloitte Financial Advisory Services LLP announced that Midwest regional managing partner, Don M. Svendson, has been named Mid-America regional managing partner. Svendson, based in Dallas, succeeds Edward Lynch, partner,...
Ark. State Police Defend Damage to Seized Autos
Jan 24 2006 // A group of residents from Phillips County is having its lawsuit against the Arkansas State Police heard in federal court in Little Rock, where the agency is defending its dismantling of a number of vehicles because they...
La. State Police Arrest Orleans Parish Man for Fraud Attempt
Jan 19 2006 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported that an Orleans Parish man has been arrested on a felony insurance fraud warrant. The arrest evolved from a complaint by a private insurance company. The Louisiana...
N.Y.’s $5M in Grants to Combat Auto Theft, Insurance Fraud
Jan 15 2006 // The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services has awarded more than $5 million to 29 law enforcement agencies in 16 counties throughout the state to support local programs to combat motor vehicle theft and...
Police: Woman in Ark. Prison for Trying to Have Adjuster Killed Being Investigated Again
Jan 13 2006 // A woman sent to prison in Arkansas for 40 years for trying to hire a hit man to kill an insurance adjuster is under investigation again after authorities were told she was trying to hire another hit man from inside...
Nevada Men to Face Katrina-Related Fraud Charges in La.
Jan 9 2006 // Two Nevada men accused of defrauding victims of Hurricane Katrina and their insurance companies were returned to Louisiana to face criminal charges. State police accused William Pinckard, 49, and James R. Rousseau, 40, of...
Police: N.C. Insurance Man Shot Partners Because of Business Dispute
Dec 29 2005 // The president of a small North Carolina insurance agency accused of shooting his two partners was upset because they wanted to sell the business, authorities said. James T. Tedesco, 37, has been charged with two counts of...
Mercury Insurance Helps Police Teach Teens about Drinking and Driving
Dec 28 2005 // Mercury Insurance Group and the San Diego Police Department have produced “Every 15 Minutes,” a two-day program to teach high schoolers the dangers of drinking and driving. The goal of both Mercury Insurance...
Update: Businessman Found in Chicago River
Dec 21 2005 // Missing Massachusetts businessman, Matt Soumakis, 31, was identified yesterday when police pulled a body from the Chicago River. Soumakis was reported missing on Dec. 6. He was in Chicago attending the National Association...
