Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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NYC Reaches $5.9M Settlement in Eric Garner Chokehold Death Case
Jul 14 2015 // New York City reached a $5.9 million settlement with the family of an unarmed black man who died after being put in a choke-hold by a police officer. Eric Garner’s death in a confrontation over the sale of loose...
Coming Soon: Marijuana ‘Breathalyzers’ for Police Testing of Drivers
Jul 14 2015 // As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road. Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies...
New York Police Issued More Than 10K Tickets Over July 4th Weekend
Jul 10 2015 // New York state troopers say they issued more than 10,000 tickets over the July 4th holiday weekend. State police once again this year beefed up enforcement against holiday drivers who were impaired, distracted, speeding or...
Jury Awards Former Southern California Police Dispatcher $315K
Jul 8 2015 // A police dispatcher in Southern California who alleges she was fired for reporting an officer accused of raping and sexually assaulting other dispatchers has been awarded more than $315,000. The Sun reported a jury’s...
Report Says Police Actions Escalated Ferguson Unrest
Jul 1 2015 // Police antagonized crowds gathered to protest in Ferguson, violated free-speech rights and made it difficult to hold officers accountable, according to a U.S. Department of Justice report summary obtained by the St. Louis...
Two Uber Executives Detained by French Police Pending Investigation
Jun 30 2015 // French police have detained two executives from Uber for questioning as a government clampdown intensifies on the U.S.-based taxi and ride-sharing service. Thibaud Simphal, manager of Uber France, and Pierre-Dimitri...
Arkansas State Troopers Now Redacting Crash-Report Data
Jun 23 2015 // Arkansas State Police is citing a 21-year-old federal privacy law as their reason for withholding information from vehicle crash reports. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports that the agency’s new policy, which...
N.J. Police Captain Accused of Illegally Accessing Private Insurance Database
Jun 18 2015 // Authorities have accused a Newark, New Jersey, police captain and a former officer of illegally accessing a private insurance database to sell the information to others. Capt. Anthony Buono of Millstone, New Jersey, and...
Former Tennessee College Police Chief Files Discrimination Suit
Jun 9 2015 // The former Chattanooga State Community College director of police services has filed lawsuit claiming she was discriminated against by one of her former bosses and eventually fired on trumped up charges. The lawsuit says...
Miami-Dade County Approves Body Cameras for Police
Jun 5 2015 // The Miami-Dade county commissioners have approved spending up to $5 million during the next five years on body camera technology for the police force. The Miami Herald reports the county commissioners voted 11-2 this week...
Massive Copper Theft in NYC Latest Example of Troubling Trend Nationwide
Jun 3 2015 // Longtime New York City subway cops have seen copper thefts before, but last week’s heist on a stretch of open-air tracks was particularly brazen: 500 feet of inch-thick cable stripped from the rails in the middle of...
N.Y. DMV Seizes 18 Fake IDs, Arrests 21 at Saratoga Springs Concert
Jun 1 2015 // New York State Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) announced that the DMV’s underage drinking enforcement action at a concert on May 31 at Saratoga Performing Arts Center (SPAC), in Saratoga Springs, New York,...
California Man Who Lost Eye to Taser Sues Police For $25M
Jun 1 2015 // A 31-year-old man has filed a $25 million lawsuit against a California police department, saying he lost his left eye after Fairfield police used a Taser gun on him. Jerome Hill stated in his complaint that police hit him...
Texas Open Carry Handgun Bill Stalled by Police Opposition
May 29 2015 // Fierce opposition from police across the state derailed efforts to pass a bill that allows open carry of handguns on the streets of Texas. The bill appeared ready to pass the House and be sent to Gov. Greg Abbott to sign...
Effort to Expand Police Mental Health Coverage Progresses in Connecticut
May 26 2015 // A long-running effort in Connecticut to extend workers’ compensation benefits to police officers who receive mental health injuries on the job cleared a key hurdle on May 22 after years of defeat in the General...
N.H. Senate Amendment Would Change Who Polices Public Risk Pools
May 26 2015 // The New Hampshire Secretary of State’s office could lose its ability to oversee a public risk pool it’s had issues with for years, if a last-minute amendment to the state Senate budget remains in place. The New...
Insurance Council of Texas Partners With Police For Crime Prevention Program
May 20 2015 // The Insurance Council of Texas has joined the Tomball Police Department in a crime prevention campaign aimed at preventing auto thefts and burglaries. The program involves the creation and distribution of signs that read,...
Family of Man Shot by Charlotte Police Settle with City for $2M
May 19 2015 // The city of Charlotte has reached a $2.25 million settlement in a lawsuit brought by the family of a black man shot to death by a white police officer in 2013. City Attorney Bob Hagemann announced at a news conference last...
Report: North Carolina Police Issued Nearly 500 Tickets With Uncalibrated Radar Guns
May 19 2015 // An audit has found Asheville Police wrote nearly 500 speeding tickets using radar guns that were not calibrated. The city released audit results last week to media outlets. It included a note from interim Police Chief...
Louisiana State Police Charge Firefighter in Insurance Fraud Investigation
May 13 2015 // Following an investigation into a complaint received from the Shreveport City Attorney’s Office, the Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud and Auto Theft Unit charged a firefighter with insurance fraud. Michael Keel...
