Curbside Justice  

Encompassing everything from red curbs to alleyways, from metered parking spots to handicapped designated violators, parking enforcement is often seen as a nuisance. But it can also be a means of identifying red flags.

Cognitive Dissonance  

I focused on several likely hiding places: a container of Comet cleanser, filled with just cleanser; a PVC piece of pipe—only a bomb; a box of "SOS" pads....wait a minute!

Justifying Temporary Detentions  

When a marked police car pulls into a high-crime area and people start running away for no apparent reason, this is reasonable suspicion to stop them.

Shots Fired: Reno, Nevada 02•23•1984  

Hastings walked to the Fireside Lounge on the corner of Fourth and Lake Streets, dialed up his favorite federal agent on a pay phone, and fessed up to having some 13 stolen antique knives and a stolen Beretta on his person. Oh, and he wanted to turn himself in.

Unmarked NYPD Cars Routinely Towed by City, Mayor Unsympathetic

The Detectives' Endowment Association complained that tow trucks working for Internal Affairs have met their quota of four tows a day by tailing detectives and then hooking their cars.

Propper Announces I.C.E. Performance Polo

Propper International, a manufacturer of garments for military, tactical and law enforcement use, introduced the I.C.E. Performance Polo line with improved wicking technology.

Ohio Officer Fatally Shot Responding to Disturbance Call

Elyria (Ohio) Police officer James Kerstetter was fatally shot during a neighborhood disturbance call after he located a suspect who may have exposed himself to a child, the agency announced.