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There are many video redaction solutions available, and they vary widely in capabilities and ease of use
Evidence on mobile devices is not just limited to photos, videos, text messages and the call log
Resisting officers is becoming more prevalent and socially acceptable by certain groups
“If I did break the law, it was absolutely unintentional,” said the agent
“They have for too long run this housing development and caused residents to live in fear,” an attorney said
The accounts of orders to “shoot looters,” “take back the city,” or “do what you have to do” are fragmentary
Maureen Gill says the exchange happened when she warned a male subordinate for his chronic lateness in May 2008
He compiled a hit list of targets he believed were enemies of Islam
Prosecutors say the now-56-year-old Evans and his cousin killed the teens in a dispute over missing drugs
The boy accidentally shot himself in the head when he lost control of a small Uzi he was shooting during a 2008 gun show
A lab technician had been skimming drug evidence and may face a demotion or misconduct charges
Charged in the fatal shooting of Doug Georgianni, who was operating the speed-enforcement van
Can’t have officers with the power to arrest and enforce state law because the school is a religious institution
They will appear before immigration judges, but their criminal status renders them removable from the country within 10 business days
Recommendations include improving communications between government agencies and military installations regarding potential threats, and expanding military bases’ emergency response capabilities
Half of America requires all riders to be secured, but in other half, ‘there are still gaps for adults’
The 20,000-member ACLU of Illinois intends to launch a program of monitoring police activity in public places using audio and video recording devices
African American cops say California’s Prop. 19 will protect civil rights and public safety
New legislation would hold harmless the former employers of extravagantly paid officials
The officer’s blood test wasn’t done properly after the accident, which killed a motorcyclist
The new superintendent of the NOPD says that the federal documents detailing his officers’ alleged behavior read like a ‘disgustingly vile novel’
In addition to killing thousands, the cartel has smuggled heroin, cocaine and marijuana into west Texas
A decision by a DC appeals court stops warrantless placement of a GPS tracking device on a car and sets up the possibility of a United States Supreme Court case
He mailed a threatening letter to the White House that read in part, ‘The president needs to be shot.’
To suggest that immigration is the exclusive domain of the federal government, disallowing partnerships with local law enforcement, defies the will of Congress, according to US Rep. Asa Hutchinson
Overstated or falsely reported blood evidence in dozens of cases, including three that ended in executions and another where two men were convicted of killing Michael Jordan’s father
One said he had disrespected his faith and was irredeemable for choosing the life of a thug, robber and killer
‘I think if any one of us had done these actions and assaulted someone, we would all be in jail,’ said The man who was allegedly beaten
The 65-year-old woman was strangled inside her home in early August
The recordings could provide an unparalleled look at how foreign governments aided the U.S. in holding and questioning suspected terrorists
Said he hoped she would be resurrected and planned to hold on to the body for at least seven years
‘I have made securing our Southwest Border a top priority since I came to office,’ President Barack Obama said in a news release Thursday
The Independent Monitor of Denver is arguing that the two Denver policemen should be fired for filing false reports
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