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.
Is placing two suspects in a room together an interrogation? Can Miranda rights be violated without an interrogation?
The court rules on whether a dog sniff or the vehicle inventory and impound led to the extension of the traffic stop
Police drone use is increasing, making it essential for agencies to adopt a sound law enforcement drone policy governing their use
The Maryland Chiefs of Police Association and the Maryland Sheriffs’ Association have argued that the move would cause overdoses to rise
The high court sided with arguments that Amendment A would have violated the state’s requirement that constitutional amendments deal with just one subject
The man who plowed through a Christmas parade is facing five counts of first-degree homicide
The FBI failed to investigate a tip it had received about a month before the attack, the deal said
The court rules on the legality of a two-step interrogation technique in which officers “ask first, warn second” in this recent case
Video from a doorbell camera captured the suspect’s arrest after the massacre
The state has also created a special task force that works to crack down on retail crimes
“This was a unique opportunity,” officials said. “Both the defendant and victim reached places where they could see a resolution”
Lt. William Kelly was fired after sending an anonymous donation and message supporting Kyle Rittenhouse
The court denies law enforcement officers qualified immunity for the arrest of a local journalist in a recent case
The agency will institute updated guidelines pertaining to the use of the precision immobilization technique
Rittenhouse, 18, faced charges including intentional homicide and reckless endangerment for his role in the August 2020 shootings
Portland is the only city in the top 75 U.S. cities that doesn’t use bodycams, according to the DOJ
The laws expand peer counseling programs, benefits for disabled responders and penalties for offenders who harm federal LEOs
The sum, which was disclosed by three anonymous sources familiar with the matter, would be the largest police-related settlement in Colorado history
Officers had obscured their names and badge numbers while responding to protests citing safety and privacy concerns
Sheriff Nathan Sickler says the crime rate, associated with thousands of recent illegal marijuana farms, has gone through the roof
A judge ruled that concerns about the accuracy and management of the tests were significant enough to pause the tests’ use as court evidence
Conducting a law enforcement training audit can help agencies identify and rectify deficiencies, reducing training-related risk
FOP head John Catanzara has a lengthy history of making controversial statements while in uniform
The officers claim a council member defamed them by referring to a fatal police shooting as “a blatant murder”
The “mosaic theory” will certainly become a more common argument advanced by defendants as police expand the use of technology in gathering evidence
The union had sued over the vaccine mandate rollout, alleging the city negotiated in bad faith
Security video showed then-Chief Anthony Campo putting the note on a Black officer’s desk
Dubbed the Trooper Thomas Clardy law, the bill would equalize marijuana with alcohol in driving impaired cases
Former detective Myles Cosgrove is making his case before the Louisville Metro Police Merit Board
Critics say Chesa Boudin has failed to prosecute repeat offenders, allowing them to commit more crimes that have contributed to the deterioration of the city’s quality of life
The appellate court analyzes a recent case in light of the state-created danger doctrine to decide if the officer should be liable
The officers had been criticized for how they treated Rittenhouse after the fatal shooting
Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal would create an “Office of Election Crimes and Security”
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