Legal
The Legal topic page on Police1 is a must-read for any officer, at any agency, who wants to stay up-to-date on the latest news. Every trial, verdict and court decision that has to do with cops will be covered on this page.
Just as you wouldn’t operate a motor vehicle without liability insurance, you don’t want to carry a firearm without insurance either
If several people commit the same violation, it is a training, supervision, or management problem – agencies must fix the underlying issue
The LEOSA Reform Act would expand where current and retired officers can carry a concealed firearm
A history of inmate deaths, sexual assaults, beatings, stabbings and poor medical care has prompted reform
A “Smartphone Summit” will bring big name phone companies and police together to disable stolen phones
She claims that the surgery she had as a result of breast cancer keeps her from wearing a vest
Any type of physical action aimed at intimidating a police officer could be punishable by up to 4 years
The bill will criminalize harassing or interfering with the duties of the animal or the handler
Video of the raid, which was being filmed for a reality show, was released after being shown to a jury
Though it’s a practice most agencies follow, it is now required by law for departments to supply ballistic vests
It took detectives in Phoenix’s vehicular-crimes unit two weeks to put together enough evidence to charge the suspect
Holmes’ lawyers repeatedly have said he is mentally ill, but they delayed the insanity plea while arguing state laws were unconstitutional
Police had reason to believe the teens, who had just committed a robbery, were armed
Michael Adebolajo, 28, who was shot by police before he was arrested, arrived kissing a copy of the Quran
At least 28 states and the federal government now take DNA swabs after arrests
An intensive and dangerous manhunt for Eaddy was underway all day Saturday for the death of at least 2 women
Bulger’s lawyers have made it clear that they will attack the credibility of men they describe as “once-reviled criminal defendants”
Undercover agents had given the suspect a bag believed to be bomb, and he dropped it in a trash can near Wrigley field
The metal singer’s’ attorney says the singer had been using steroids and they’d had a devastating effect on his mind
Police believed the three known gang members were out looking for rivals when they fired at the vehicle
The suspect told his brother he planned to stage a kidnap, then find her to be seen as a hero, but she died in the process
Sidney Dean Porter viciously murdered Officer Frank Ward of the John Day (Ore.) PD in 1992... and he may go free on June 7
The officer, charged with involuntary manslaughter, is accused of acting with gross negligence for the firing of his gun
Lee Rigby, 25, was first struck by a vehicle and then attacked by two men near his barracks, suffering multiple incised wounds
They believe people are likely to start using cameras for their own defense against police claims
U.S. Department of Justice could still sue the department for a series of possible civil rights violations, known as a pattern and practice investigation
The department agreed to pay $20,000 to the Seattle Times to avoid a lawsuit over withholding a report
Jerry Andrew Active murdered two and sexually assaulted another less than 12 hours after he was released from prison
Most agree that such charges are possible against Ariel Castro, though not without legal fights starting with constitutional questions over the definition of a murder victim
He remains lodged at the Middlesex County jail and has been suspended from the force with pay
