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Patrol
Controlling Lawsuit Risks
Some law enforcement activities are more likely than others to generate citizen complaints, tort claims, and lawsuits (use of deadly or serious force, for example). But even routine detentions, searches, and arrests also present civil liability risks. What can you do to reduce the chances of becoming a defendant in a lawsuit?
January 31, 2005
Gangs
Gangs and Citizen Complaints
Some complaints defy common sense and law enforcement very rarely files criminal "false reporting" charges against a complaining party when the allegations are found to be false.
September 30, 2008
Patrol
Video: Reese Witherspoon Arrest Dash Cam Leaked
The patrol-car video from the arrest of an intoxicated Reese Witherspoon shows the Oscar winner slurring her speech and telling the officer he would "find out who I am."
May 2, 2013
Technology
Chicago's Top Cop Supports Recording of Police
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy wants lawmakers to overturn a 2010 Illinois law known as the Eavesdropping Act, which made it a Class 1 felony to record police officers performing their duties.
January 29, 2012
Patrol
California Mayor's Warning About ICE Raid Tipped Off Sex Offenders and Violent Criminals
Another illegal immigrant from Mexico, previously deported in 2014 for a conviction for armed robbery, also evaded capture.
March 7, 2018
Patrol
Video: CA Man Allegedly Steals Patrol Car and Uses It to Go Buy Beer
Samaha allegedly took the vehicle after it was left unattended by officers who were responding to a call Saturday evening.
January 8, 2018
Patrol
Video: AZ Crime Tips Program Offers Reward for Suspect in Hit-and-Run that Injured Phoenix Officer
Police say Jose Pedro Moreno Leyva, 39, hit the motorcycle officer on October 21. According to police he was driving a pickup truck and failed to yield, turning left in front of the officer. With the impact, the officer was thrown from his motorcycle. He was hospitalized by the incident.
January 10, 2018
Patrol
Avoiding De Facto Arrests
If police take someone from one location and transport him or her involuntarily to a police facility for investigation, this will be considered a de facto arrest. Without probable cause, that arrest will be unlawful, with predictable consequences for both evidence suppression and civil liability.
July 31, 2003
Patrol
Making Off-Duty Arrests
Because of the kind of people they are, peace officers have a hard time standing by, doing nothing in the face of danger to others. As a result, many times they intervene even though they are acting alone and without many of the advantages they enjoy while "on the clock."
November 30, 2005
Patrol
Feds Said to Thwart Airport Terrorist Plot
Federal investigators say they halted a proposed Islamic terrorist ring plotting to blow up buildings, pipelines, and fuel tanks at the landmark John F. Kennedy International Airport, one of the nation's busiest airports, this weekend. A U.S. citizen and two alleged accomplices were arrested. A fourth accomplice is currently believed to be in Trinidad.
June 3, 2007
Patrol
Fine Line Between Lawful and Unlawful Protests
There will always be issues and decisions that every citizen may not agree with – it is simply the nature of who we are as Americans.
December 15, 2014
Patrol
FBI Arrests Four Conn. Cops
Four East Haven (Conn.) Police officers were arrested Tuesday for assaulting illegal immigrants in custody.
January 23, 2012
Patrol
Arrests in Oakland for Super Bowl Violence
Following the Oakland Raiders' Super Bowl defeat, crowds of people vandalized cars and businesses, despite extra men in blue.
January 28, 2003
Special Units
DEA Arrests Top La Familia Cartel Member
Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested a key member of La Familia Michoacana, one of Mexico's most ruthless and violent drug cartels, acting Administrator Michele Leonhart announced today.
August 2, 2009
Special Units
DEA Arrests 175 Mexican Drug Trafficking Suspects
In what prosecutors said was a significant step in fighting the drug wars raging on the U.S.-Mexico border, the Justice Department said Wednesday that 175 people believed to be connected with one of Mexico's most violent drug cartels were arrested this week in a dozen states.
September 17, 2008
Patrol
Utah Sovereign Citizen's High-Speed Chase
Utah Highway Patrol troopers arrested 44-year-old Lisa Anne Bluth following a high-speed pursuit on I-15. Bluth told officers she was a sovereign citizen and they had "no authority to stop her." Read the full story here.
May 7, 2013
Special Units
LAPD SWAT Arrests Barricaded Suspect
A homicide suspect was quietly taken into custody Tuesday, after barricading himself inside a Hollywood apartment for several hours.
January 3, 2011
Patrol
Dealing With Citizen Complaints
Once you realize that it's not personal, complaint response becomes a process not a confrontation. The key to dealing with any complaint is showing respect. By respecting yourself and others, everything else will fall into place.
July 12, 2010
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