Misc. Law Enforcement Topics
This collection of Miscellaneous police stories features content that is not so easily categorized. The pieces featured here touch on elements of law enforcement and some not-so-common issues that concern cops.
Absent some clear violation of law unrelated to the act of videotaping cops’ actions, officers are advised to carefully consider the legalities surrounding the decision to arrest
For 21 years the Salt Lake Police Association has taken the lead in organizing the annual holiday tradition
Cops say the boy hit his mom’s attacker with a board and then shot him in the face
Gifts reflect companies’ ties to law enforcement
From British institutions to dark blue uniforms, police milestones are pictured and explained
Walgreens says Jeremy Hoven violated store policy
37-year-old Melanie April Wheeler Brewster was shot
Lifetime series ‘Against the Wall’ lacks street cred
The city’s zoning commission approved an emergency proposal
Callers would not have to worry about personal information falling into the hands of a criminal
Capitol Hill Police unveils money-saving, sleek look for cruisers
“I do not see why the officer has to go on leave, paid or not. He was doing his job.”
Police POV aims to put public in officers’ shoes
Police received 177 reports of gunshots fired on New Year’s 2009 and are cracking down this year
The girl’s boyfriend was kicked several times in the head while trying to protect his girlfriend
The elimination of 180 positions from the force means more bad news for Camden, which has already seen 37 homicides this year
The death of Jonathan Garcia-Valladares appears to be a random killing, police said
Jurors would have had to unanimously agree to sentence him to the death penalty
The 83 plaintiffs were among hundreds cited in the rides between 2004 and 2006
The suspect started the fire, then barricaded himself in the back room of a GameStop video game store
Some lenders have verified foreclosures without reading the documents
The county paid $125,000 to integrate a computer program designed to help better respond to law enforcement-related calls
Luis Marcelo Munuzuri Harris, 31, posed as an undercover narcotics officer to rob and rape a woman
The Bureau of Investigation agent was worried the department would find out
Interpretation of the Constitution tells them the sheriff is the highest authority in the country
