Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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Bridgeport, Conn., Police Department Eyes Driving Simulators
Feb 6 2015 // Two years ago on Christmas Day, veteran Police Officer Roderick Doda and new Officer Eric Schnieder suffered head and neck injuries when their cruiser was rammed by a car involved in a chase in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It...
Tourism Group Promises $2.5M to Help Fund New Orleans Patrols
Feb 5 2015 // New Orleans’ tourism industry will put up $2.5 million to help fund extra Louisiana State Police patrols in the city beyond the Mardi Gras season. State police and other law enforcement agencies traditionally help...
Victim of State Trooper Shooting Receives $285K Settlement from South Carolina
Feb 5 2015 // South Carolina’s insurance is paying $285,000 to an unarmed man who was shot during a traffic stop by a state trooper now facing a criminal charge. The state Insurance Reserve Fund says the settlement was reached in...
FBI Case Log: The Stolen Stradivarius
Jan 28 2015 // When a 300-year-old Stradivarius violin valued at more than $5 million was stolen from Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra concertmaster Frank Almond last year, investigators initially believed the theft may have been the work of...
New Orleans Residents: Police Shortage a Mardi Gras Security Risk
Jan 26 2015 // Throughout the quieter parts of the French Quarter, residents and businesses have posted signs that read “Caution: Walk in Large Groups. We (heart) N.O.P.D. We Just Need More.” It’s an unsettling message...
Michigan Police Targeting Speeding, Distracted Driving After Pileup
Jan 21 2015 // Michigan authorities plan to crack down on speeding and distracted driving in eastern Kalamazoo County following a 193-vehicle pileup that killed one man and closed a stretch of Interstate 94 for two days. State police Lt....
Mississippi Police Officer Loses Facebook Firing Lawsuit
Jan 13 2015 // A federal appeals court has upheld the firing of a Greenville, Miss., police officer who alleged she was dismissed over comments posted on a social networking site. Former Sgt. Susan Graziosi was fired in 2012 after...
N.Y. Gov. Announces Nearly $4M Awarded to Combat Auto Theft, Insurance Fraud
Jan 12 2015 // New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo announced more than $3.7 million in grant funding to fight against motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud. The grant awards will go to district attorneys’ offices and police departments...
2014 New Jersey Traffic Deaths Spiked After Record Low in 2013
Jan 2 2015 // The number of pedestrians killed by cars in New Jersey spiked in 2014, throwing 2013’s record low figure into reverse. As of Wednesday morning, New Jersey State Police reported 563 people were killed in traffic...
Unsafe Megabus Stopped, Taken Out of Service in Indiana
Jan 2 2015 // A Megabus carrying 67 passengers was taken out of service on Dec. 31 after an Indiana trooper spotted it leaning to one side and an inspection found other problems, state police said. After an officer stopped the...
Police: Fewer Pennsylvania Crashes, Injuries Over Christmas Weekend
Dec 31 2014 // Happy holidays meant safer driving this year in Pennsylvania. State police say they investigated 728 crashes during the five-day Christmas holiday driving period, Dec. 24 through Dec. 28. That’s 172 fewer crashes...
Mississippi Police Officers’ Wrongful Firing Suit Returned to Court
Dec 29 2014 // A wrongful termination lawsuit filed by two Shelby, Mississippi, police officers who said they were fired for refusing to ignore an alderman’s criminal activity is headed back to federal court in Oxford. The U.S....
Louisiana Police Department Charges Officers for Damage to Cars
Dec 23 2014 // A Baton Rouge, La., police officer, who resigned after crashing his police car into one of the LSU lakes while taking a woman on a late-night, off-duty ride, can expect a hefty bill. Police say Byron S. Boudreaux, the...
Rockford, Illinois, Settles Police Shooting Lawsuit for $1.1M
Dec 18 2014 // The city of Rockford, Ill., has reached a $1.1 million settlement with the estate of an unarmed black man who was fatally shot inside a church-run day care by two white police officers in 2009, according to officials. In a...
Los Angeles Police and NICB Warn of Bandit Tow Truck Scams
Dec 17 2014 // The Los Angeles Police Department and the National Insurance Crime Bureau are warning motorists of a growing problem with unauthorized tow truck operators in the L.A. area. These “bandit” tow truck operators...
Police: Teens Burglarize 19 Stores Overnight in Central Texas Town
Dec 12 2014 // A pair of Central Texas teenagers has been arrested after authorities say they burglarized 19 businesses overnight. Hays County deputies were called to downtown Wimberley on the morning of Dec. 10 after a dog walker...
India Uber Driver’s Rape Charge Raises Doubts About Oversight
Dec 10 2014 // The Uber taxi driver held on suspicion of raping a passenger in India is a career criminal who was out on bail for sexually assaulting a woman, Indian police said, raising fresh concern about the safety of using the...
Police in Minnetonka, Minnesota, Warn of Increase in Burglaries
Dec 8 2014 // Minnetonka, Minn., police are warning homeowners that eight burglaries have occurred in the Minneapolis suburb in less than a month. WCCO-TV reports the Minnetonka Police Department says it issued a crime alert after four...
College Sexual Assault Charges Hard to Prove
Dec 8 2014 // An anonymous college student said in a media report that she had been gang-raped at a fraternity house. She told the reporter that she was drugged and beaten around the face, legs and vagina, yet a university dean ignored...
Virginia State Police: 5 Traffic Deaths Over Thanksgiving Holiday
Dec 3 2014 // Virginia State Police say the state recorded its smallest number of Thanksgiving weekend traffic fatalities in more than two decades. Five people died during the holiday reporting period, which began at 12:01 a.m....
