Latest Law Enforcement Headlines
All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.Y. Counties Receive Insurance Anti-Fraud Funds
Mar 10 2005 // New York Governor George E. Pataki has announced the recipients of $5.3 million in grants for programs to combat motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud in communities across the state. “These grants will help give...
Oregon Governor Suggests Insurance Fee to Pay for State Police
Mar 7 2005 // Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski said he has asked the Legislature to look into adding a surcharge on vehicle insurance to raise money for State Police patrols. “I think it is a perfect fit,” the governor...
ICT and APD Work on Crime Prevention Signs
Mar 3 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reported that it is partnering with the Austin Police Department to kick-off an innovative education effort to reduce automobile burglaries. The partnership led to the creation of signs...
La. State Police Make Insurance Fraud Arrests
Mar 3 2005 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported that it recently closed a month-long investigation with the arrests of three Concordia Parish individuals. Michell Warren, 34, of Vidalia, Milton Cupstid, 58, of...
Fire Service Leaders Claim National Fire Academy in Fight to Survive as Funds Go to Law Enforcement
Jan 30 2005 // Training in fire prevention and protection at the National Fire Academy is being slowly degraded as the federal Department of Homeland Security shifts funds to law enforcement and other programs, national fire service...
N.H. Police Switch, Now Back Mandatory Seat Belts
Jan 13 2005 // The New Hampshire state police chiefs’ association has switched sides in the debate over broadening New Hampshire’s seat-belt law. For the first time, the chiefs support making seat-belt use mandatory for all,...
Insurer Donates Anti-Fraud Tools to N.Y. City Police
Dec 29 2004 // The latest tools in surveillance technology — “Joey and “Whisper” – have joined the fight against no-fault insurance fraud in New York City, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau. AutoOne...
At Senate Hearings into Broker Pay, NAIC Claims States Get Job Done without Headlines
Nov 16 2004 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Greg Serio, speaking on behalf of the nation’s state insurance commissioners, will tell a Senate subcommittee today that state regulators play a critical role in guaranteeing a...
Former N.J. Employee at Chiropractic Clinic Sentenced in Insurance Fraud Scheme
Nov 3 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former employee of a defunct Collingswood chiropractic clinic has been sentenced to state prison for his reported role in using stolen police reports to illegally...
Former Ore. Agent Pleads Guilty to Corpse Abuse in Indian Grave Robbing
Oct 21 2004 // Former insurance agent Jack Harelson pleaded guilty Tuesday to abusing the mummified corpses of two Indian children that police found in his garden, where he had hidden them after digging up their ancient graves in the...
Amid Heightened Security, Financial Firms Including Citigroup, AIG, MetLife and Pru Tend to Business
Aug 3 2004 // Police closed several streets in midtown Manhattan and banned trucks from bridges and tunnels leading to the city’s financial district Monday, Aug. 2, following a government warning that terrorists were planning to...
La. State Police Issue Warrants in Fake Accident Scam
Jul 15 2004 // Louisiana state police allege that an insurance scam in Louisiana involving fake traffic wrecks netted nearly $200,000 over seven years, the Associated Press reported. State police issued arrest warrants for 13 people in...
Fla. Law Enforcement Vet to Lead Fraud Division
Jul 7 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that a veteran law enforcement officer with more than 22 years of municipal and state experience has been tapped to take over as director of Florida’s...
N.J. to Fine Drivers Using Cell Phones Starting July 1
Jun 28 2004 // New Jersey’s ban on cell phone use by drivers goes into full effect on July 1, but police still can’t pull somebody over simply for chattering away while going down the road. Motorists talking on hand-held cell...
Former Ky. State Policeman Found Guilty on Charges of Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 3 2004 // West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Executive Director Gregory Burton announced that a former Kentucky state police officer has been convicted in Kanawha County Circuit Court of felony workers’...
Mass. Fraud Task Force Targets Two Cities
Apr 13 2004 // In a targeted effort to reduce the number of fraudulent auto insurance claims that drive up premium costs for residents of Springfield and Holyoke, Mass., a task force has been formed that combines the resources of the...
Former Ky. State Policeman Found Guilty on Charges of Workers’ Comp Fraud
Apr 1 2004 // West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Executive Director Gregory Burton announced that a former Kentucky state police officer has been convicted in Kanawha County Circuit Court of felony workers’...
NYSID Selects Top 10 ‘Rotten Apples’ in 2003 Fraud Review
Mar 9 2004 // New York’s Superintendent of Insurance Gregory V. Serio announced the his Department’s “Top 10” list of the worst insurance fraud cases in the state for 2003. “This list of ‘Rotten...
N.Y. Gov. Pataki Announces $4.3 Million in Grants to Combat Auto Theft and Fraud
Feb 26 2004 // Governor George E. Pataki has announced $4.3 million in grants to 27 programs to reduce motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud across New York State. The funding will be distributed to programs that provide law...
Lloyd’s Partners with London Police
Jan 29 2004 // “East London Bobbies will be experiencing the world of brief cases and pin-striped suits as part of a new mentoring scheme,” said a bulletin from Lloyd’s. Senior police officers from Tower Hamlets will...
