Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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Vermont Lawmakers Weigh Roadside Spit Test to Detect Drugged Driving
Apr 23 2015 // Vermont is one of a growing number of states looking at following Colorado and Washington’s lead by legalizing marijuana, but there’s a problem. How can police identify those too stoned to drive? The Vermont...
New York State Police Launch Safety Campaign Aimed at Teen Drivers
Apr 20 2015 // New York State Police are launching a traffic safety campaign aimed at minimizing crashes involving teen drivers. “The Empty Chair” driving safety campaign starts Monday and runs through Friday. The empty chair...
Missouri Police: At Least 20 Trucks Stolen as Part of Theft Ring
Mar 31 2015 // Authorities in eastern Missouri are trying to determine just how many trucks were stolen in a theft ring that struck several Missouri towns along Interstate 44. The Washington Missourian reports that police now believe at...
Electronics Enable Michigan Police to Check Vehicle Insurance Quickly
Mar 31 2015 // Police in Michigan are using an easy way to check whether a motor vehicle is properly insured. Starting last year, police got access to information on whether a vehicle is insured by running a license plate number through...
Privacy Restrictions on Nevada Drones Would be Imposed by Bill
Mar 26 2015 // A Nevada Assembly member is attempting to create a regulatory framework for drones that would protect people’s privacy in the state. Democratic Assemblyman Elliot Anderson is sponsoring a bill that would limit how...
Utah Oks Bill to Enable Police to Ticket for Seatbelts
Mar 25 2015 // Utah’s Republican governor has signed a bill that that would allow police to pull over drivers for not wearing seatbelts. The measure signed by Gov. Gary Herbert on Monday makes it a primary offense for drivers older...
Dozens of Drivers Ticketed after Michigan Freeway Pileup
Mar 20 2015 // Dozens of drivers are being ticketed following January’s massive pileup on snowy Interstate 94 in southwestern Michigan that killed a 57-year-old trucker and closed a stretch of the roadway for two days, police...
Ohio Measure Would Allow Workers’ Comp for Police PTSD
Mar 11 2015 // Ohio’s emergency responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder could be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits even if they don’t have physical injuries under proposed legislation a state...
Oregon School District Sued by Women Over Alleged 1969 Abuse
Mar 9 2015 // Three women who say they were sexually abused by a sixth-grade teacher 45 years ago have sued the Oregon school district that employed him. The federal lawsuit also lists the teacher as a defendant. The complaint says the...
Gaylord, Sibley County in Minnesota Settle Racial Profiling Lawsuit
Mar 6 2015 // Officials in the south-central Minnesota city of Gaylord have agreed to pay tens of thousands of dollars to a Mexican immigrant to settle a federal lawsuit that alleged racial profiling. Minnesota Public Radio News reports...
Law Enforcement Initially Suspicious of North Carolina Gold Heist
Mar 6 2015 // The crew of a truck carrying a load of gold bars had just pulled off the interstate in North Carolina when, the two men told police, a seemingly ordinary episode of carsickness turned into a multimillion-dollar...
Carfax Launches Online Crash Report Service
Mar 6 2015 // Carfax has created a new online source – Crashdocs.org – to instantly access automobile accident reports from police departments. Through one online spot, crash reports are available from police departments across the...
South Carolina Law Enforcement Looking for Killers of Chickens Worth $1.7M
Mar 2 2015 // South Carolina law officers are hunting for the chicken killers who have sabotaged farmers several times over the past two weeks, leaving 300,000 birds dead at a cost of as much as $1.7 million. Multiple media reports say...
Car Cellphone Regulations Rejected by Arkansas House Committee
Feb 26 2015 // A dashboard video showing a state trooper narrowly avoiding a head-on collision with a driver who was using a cellphone wasn’t enough to sway an Arkansas House committee that tougher laws are needed. The Public...
Bill Banning Texting and Driving Passes Oklahoma House
Feb 25 2015 // The Oklahoma House has overwhelmingly approved restrictions on texting while driving, despite concerns among the measure’s strongest supporters that they don’t go far enough. House members voted 96-2 for the...
California Commuter Train Versus Truck Injures Dozens
Feb 25 2015 // Twenty-eight people were injured when a Southern California commuter train collided with a truck stuck on the tracks on Tuesday, toppling three rail cars. There were no deaths reported in the crash, which occurred at about...
North Carolina City to Pay $82K to Man Involved in Police Chase
Feb 23 2015 // The city of Wilmington, N.C., is settling a lawsuit with a man who led police on a chase and was then bitten by a police dog that was pushed through his car window. Area media outlets report the city has agreed to settle...
Alabama Police, City Sued by Tourist Visiting from India After Assault
Feb 17 2015 // A man from India who was slammed to the ground by a police officer had been singled out by police after a caller said a “skinny black guy” with a toboggan hat was walking in the neighborhood and peering into...
Mississippi City to Settle Federal Lawsuit Involving 39 Police Officers
Feb 12 2015 // A federal lawsuit filed in April 2014 on behalf of 39 current or former Jackson, Miss. Police Department officers will be settled. That’s according to the attorney representing the plaintiffs. The Clarion-Ledger...
New England Digs Out From Latest Winter Storm, Braces for More Snow
Feb 11 2015 // Snow-choked New England braced for more winter grief later in the week as people dug out from another 2 feet of snow Tuesday amid below-freezing temperatures and stranded Boston commuters scrambled to find other ways to...
