Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
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Study: Houston Police Failed to Investigate Over 20,000 Cases Last Year
Jun 6 2014 // More than 20,000 burglary, assault and other cases were not investigated last year by Houston, Texas, police because of a lack of personnel, according to a report released June 2. The findings recommend that at least 45...
Virginia Police to Enforce Seat-Belt Use as Part of ‘Click It or Ticket’ Campaign
May 19 2014 // Police officers across Virginia are planning an effort to enforce traffic laws, particularly seat-belt and child-restraint use. The enforcement efforts this month are part of the national Click It or Ticket enforcement...
Vietnam Protests Over China Oil Rig Damage Taiwan-Owned Factories
May 14 2014 // Anti-China rallies sparked by the placement of an oil rig in waters near Vietnam damaged factories owned by Taiwanese companies, with some plants closing as Vietnam detained hundreds of protesters. Vietnam’s...
Maryland State Police Issuing More Tickets for Distracted Driving
May 12 2014 // Maryland State Police troopers have issued more electronic tickets for distracted driving in the last seven months than they did in all of 2013, according to agency data reflecting enforcement of a new state law targeting...
Terre Haute, Indiana Sees Rise in Mo-Ped Thefts
May 6 2014 // With gas prices close to $4 per gallon, Terre Haute resident Russell Moffatt had been happy to park his gas-guzzling pickup truck in favor of a fuel efficient mo-ped that he could ride to work. That is, until someone stole...
New Funding Allows Crackdown on Texting While Driving in North Dakota
May 5 2014 // Motorists routinely may see fellow drivers texting and driving, but police rarely do, making enforcement of North Dakota’s distracted driving law difficult to enforce, authorities say. “When a squad car is in...
Workers’ Compensation Fraud: The Insurance Producer’s Role
May 5 2014 // There are essentially two types of workers’ compensation fraud – premium fraud and claimant fraud – and insurance producers can play a role in the discovery and resolution of both, according to one investigator...
Canary Wharf Security Alert Ends after Controlled Explosion
May 2 2014 // A security alert yesterday at London’s Canary Wharf financial district ended after police carried out a controlled explosion on a package that was found near the headquarters of Barclays Bank. Canary Wharf Group,...
Louisiana Town Still Without Police Chief, Liability Insurance
Apr 17 2014 // Efforts to revitalize the Sorrento Police Department in Louisiana seem to be stagnating while the police chief’s position sits vacant and the days pass without anyone actively seeking liability insurance for the...
Louisiana Truck-Bus Crash Caused by Texting, State Police Say
Apr 16 2014 // Texting while driving is thought to be cause of an accident in Louisiana involving a Calcasieu Parish school bus and a pickup truck that sent one student and the bus driver to the hospital. State Police Sgt. James Anderson...
Use of Cellphone Tracking Device in Michigan County Questioned
Apr 11 2014 // Oakland County commissioners asked no questions last March before unanimously approving a cellphone tracking device so powerful it was used by the military to fight terrorists. Now, though, some privacy advocates question...
Austin Cracking Down on Drunk-Driving Police Officers, Staff
Apr 11 2014 // Officers and support staff who drive drunk face dismissal in a stricter DWI policy applying to those who enforce the law, Austin, Texas, police Chief Art Acevedo said. Acevedo announced the updated policy to the...
Police Seek Suspects in Rash of Vehicle Fires in Fort Worth
Apr 9 2014 // At least nine vehicles have been set on fire in a North Texas neighborhood and police are seeking clues to those responsible for the fiery vandalism. Fort Worth police on April 7 announced the search for suspects in the...
Lawsuits May Cause Small Michigan Village to Lose Insurance
Apr 1 2014 // A small village in Michigan’s Saginaw County is facing the prospect of losing its insurance coverage following issues including a number of lawsuits against its officials and police chief. The lawsuits and mounting...
Dallas Settles Police Abuse Case for $1.1M
Mar 28 2014 // The Dallas City Council has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle a lawsuit with a man who claimed he was unfairly beaten by a police officer and unjustly jailed for 15 months. The Dallas Morning News reports the city...
Workers’ Compensation Fraud and the Insurance Producer
Mar 24 2014 // There are essentially two types of workers’ compensation fraud — premium fraud and claimant fraud — and insurance producers can play a role in the discovery and resolution of both, according to one investigator...
Ex-St. Louis Officer Awarded $7.5M in Sexual Harassment Suit
Mar 24 2014 // A jury awarded a $7.5 million judgment to a former St. Louis police officer who claimed her supervising sergeant sexually harassed her and that she suffered retaliation for complaining. Tanisha Ross-Paige won $300,000 in...
2 Florida Police Officers Charged with Boat Arson, Insurance Fraud
Mar 20 2014 // Florida state law enforcement officials announced they arrested a police officer and another man for allegedly conspiring to defraud an insurer by purposely destroying a pleasure boat. The Florida Department of Law...
Virginia Police Responded to More Than 350 Wrecks After Latest Winter Storm
Mar 19 2014 // Virginia State Police say troopers have responded to more than 350 wrecks since a winter storm hit the state. State police spokeswoman Corinne Geller says troopers also responded to 228 disabled vehicles between 12:01 a.m....
Former Oklahoma Police Officer Sentenced in Auto Insurance Scam
Mar 17 2014 // A former police officer has been sentenced to serve 10 days of weekend imprisonment and three years of supervised probation in an auto insurance fraud case, according to Sanford C. Coats, U.S. Attorney for the Western...
