Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Court: Claim Against Oregon City Valid Even Years After Claim Occurred
Mar 18 2008 // The Oregon Supreme Court has ruled that a claim of sex abuse against a government employee may depend on when the plaintiff discovers the city played a role in the abuse, not necessarily when the abuse occurred. In The Boy...
Maine County Dogged by Police Canine Liability
Mar 10 2008 // Three police dogs that work for the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Department were being confined to their kennels while off-duty. The issue of liability arose when Jag, a German shepherd, bit a newspaper carrier...
Maine County Dogged by Liability for Off-Duty Police Canines
Feb 29 2008 // Three police dogs that work for the Cumberland County, Maine Sheriff’s Department are being confined to their kennels while off-duty. The issue of liability arose when Jag, a German shepherd, bit a newspaper carrier...
Wilson Joins Virginia State Police Insurance Fraud Program
Feb 25 2008 // Daniel Wilson, a former insurance defense attorney, has been named legal specialist for the Insurance Fraud Program of the Virginia State Police in Richmond. Wilson’s responsibilities include acting as a liaison...
Corpus Christi, Texas, Police to Impound Uninsured Drivers’ Cars
Feb 4 2008 // The Corpus Christi Police Department will start impounding the cars of uninsured drivers, officials said. About one in three Nueces County, Texas, drivers are uninsured, compared to about one in five statewide, Chief Bryan...
Former Wash. Mayor, Ex-state Trooper Convicted of Fraud
Jan 31 2008 // A former Westport, Wash., mayor and ex-state trooper has been convicted of involvement in a scheme to commit insurance fraud, a case involving a nonexistent 1949 Chevrolet Woody and a dead State Patrol sergeant. Douglas...
Police: Volunteer Set Fire to Texas Radio Station Over Playlist
Jan 30 2008 // A volunteer at a community radio station in Austin, Texas, set fire to the station because he was upset that his song selections for an overnight Internet broadcast were changed, police said. Paul Webster Feinstein, 24,...
Two Ex-police Officers in La. Acquitted of Insurance Fraud Charges
Jan 22 2008 // Two former Monroe, La., police officers have been acquitted in federal court on allegations they committed insurance fraud. A 12-person jury returned the verdicts in the case against Brandon Brooks and former police union...
Police Update: Fire that Gutted Kentucky Courthouse was Arson
Jan 7 2008 // Officials in western Kentucky now say arson is to blame for the fire last week that nearly destroyed the Carlisle County Courthouse. The investigation is still under way. The fire started early on the morning of Dec. 26....
NYC Police Nab 2 for Selling Stolen Equipment to Business Owners
Dec 31 2007 // The New York City Department of Investigation says two men hawking stolen fire extinguishers have been arrested on charges of grand larceny and reckless endangerment. Sergey Vishnev and Maxin Ilim, both of Brooklyn,...
Police: Jailed La. Couple Had Home Torched to Get Bail Money
Dec 10 2007 // A Monroe, La., couple already jailed on drug charges now face more trouble over an alleged scheme to have someone set fire to their home so they could collect insurance money to make bail. Orrell M. “Red”...
Mass. Police Officer Indicted for Insurance Fraud
Dec 7 2007 // A grand jury has indicted a Springfield, Mass. police officer in connection with insurance fraud and larceny. Prosecutors say Anthony Trabal was charged with motor vehicle fraud and two counts of attempted larceny for...
Insurer Balks at Payment in Case of Clinton Neighbor Shooting
Nov 21 2007 // A man whose wife was shot to death — a killing that attracted national attention because the couple lived near Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton — is trying to collect nearly half a million dollars on her life insurance,...
N.H. Lawmaker Seeks Ban on Texting While Driving
Oct 31 2007 // A New Hampshire lawmaker wants the Legislature to send drivers a clear message: stop sending text messages while driving! Nashua Democrat David Campbell has filed the paperwork for a bill to ban two-handed texting or...
FEMA: Too Little Flood Insurance Means $2.6M Less for New Orleans
Oct 11 2007 // The New Orleans Police Department, headquartered in trailers since Hurricane Katrina destroyed its buildings in August 2005, missed out on $2.6 million in federal rebuilding aid because it lacked adequate flood insurance,...
Former Okla. Police Officer Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Case
Oct 9 2007 // A former Muskogee, Okla., police captain has received a one-year suspended sentence and a $1,000 fine after being found guilty of filing a false insurance claim. A Muskogee County jury convicted Jim Wooten in late July and...
Maine cop hit by stolen police car covered
Oct 8 2007 // A sheriff’s deputy who was run over by his own police vehicle after it was stolen by a Jefferson man on Christmas five years ago is entitled to compensation from his personal car insurance company, Maine’s...
Maine cop hit by stolen police car covered
Oct 8 2007 // A sheriff’s deputy who was run over by his own police vehicle after it was stolen by a Jefferson man on Christmas five years ago is entitled to compensation from his personal car insurance company, Maine’s...
Minn. Court: Warrant Needed for Blood Tests in Drunk Driving Cases
Oct 5 2007 // The Minnesota Court of Appeals decided this week that police should have gotten a warrant before ordering a blood test from a suspected drunken driver in Dakota County, a ruling that could add extra steps for police going...
N.Y. City Police Camera Scans License Plates Near Ground Zero
Oct 3 2007 // The New York City Police Department has been operating a camera that scans the license plates of cars passing just blocks from ground zero, a newspaper reported this week. The camera is an example of the kind of technology...