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SWAT
Covert Entry Search Warrants
Traditional search warrants aren't always the best choice, because they require immediate notification. With a covert entry warrant, officers can delay notification, collect evidence, and continue building their case.
July 21, 2011
Technology
Facebook Loses Appeal on New York Search Warrants
A New York state appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Facebook had no legal standing to challenge search warrants on behalf of its customers.
July 22, 2015
Patrol
Anticipatory Search Warrants
Can you get a search warrant in advance that will authorize you to enter and search for the suspected items once the designated time arrives or the triggering event occurs? According to a 2006 U.S. Supreme Court decision, the answer is, yes.
May 31, 2006
Investigations
NC Investigators Seek Search Warrants Over Sabotage of Power Grid
Richard Maness, chief deputy of the Moore County Sheriff’s Office said detectives began drawing up the warrants as early as Sunday. Maness declined to provide specifics about people or property that sheriff’s detectives want to search.
December 8, 2022
Patrol
Avoid Defective Search Warrants
Flaws in a warrant that are so obvious you should have recognized them can doom your search and seizure and eliminate the usual "good faith" protection.
November 10, 2010
Special Units
Reasonable Execution of Search Warrants
A search conducted under a valid search warrant can still violate the Fourth Amendment if it is conducted in an unreasonable manner. "It is incumbent upon the officer executing a search warrant to ensure the search is lawfully authorized and lawfully conducted." (Groh v. Ramirez)
July 31, 2007
Patrol
Court Rules Officers Need Warrants to Search Arrestees' Phones
The old rules, Chief Justice Roberts said, cannot be applied to “modern cellphones, which are now such a pervasive and insistent part of daily life that the proverbial visitor from Mars might conclude they were an important feature of human anatomy.”
June 24, 2014
Technology
Law Enforcement Rarely Uses Search Warrants in Getting Twitter Data
United States law-enforcement agencies by and large do not establish probable cause or obtain a search warrant from an impartial judge before they seek information about a Twitter user.
January 30, 2013
Patrol
Pennsylvania Detective Dies of Apparent 'Cardiac Event' While Serving Warrants
Det. Paul J. Koropal was participating in the execution of federal search warrants at 11 locations in Fayette County at the time of the medical emergency.
May 7, 2015
Technology
Florida Agency Using Skype To Obtain Warrants
Cpl. Darin Morgan came up with an idea to save time when obtaining blood search warrants from judges in cases involving impaired drivers. Using Skype can shave hours off police time spent traveling and waiting to meet judges in person.
March 28, 2011
Special Units
Oakland Police Arrest 26 'Ghost Town' Members
Officers served 12 search warrants leading to the arrest of Ghost Town members who have been linked to murder, assault, robbery, carjacking and narcotics and weapons offenses.
May 20, 2010
Patrol
Search Warrant Basics
There are good reasons why officers need to become more comfortable with writing search warrant applications, and to delay non-emergency searches until warrants can be obtained.
April 28, 2015
Patrol
Law Enforcement Task Force Arrests 310 Fugitives in Arizona
Federal agents and local police executed 341 search warrants for felony crimes, including homicide, robbery, sexual assault, dangerous drugs and aggravated assault, officials said.
May 1, 2018
Patrol
ATF Agent Participated In Crimes with Tulsa Cops
Brandon McFadden, who pleaded guilty to drug distribution and is awaiting sentencing, said he knew Officer Jeff Henderson made up information to obtain search warrants and used a criminal informant to sell drugs.
August 3, 2011
Patrol
Chicago Mayor, Police Superintendent Announce Warrant Reforms
On Wednesday, Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown joined Mayor Lori Lightfoot in unveiling an array of proposed reforms to the policies outlining what happens before, during and after search warrants are executed by Chicago police officers.
March 3, 2021
Vehicle Ops
Multi-Flex Surveillance Vehicle
Crime Point
Crime Point has introduced a multi-function surveillance platform that can be used for tactical applications, as well as manned or remote investigations. The Multi-Flex vehicle allows police agencies to maximize their investment through versatile equipment that can be used to support SWAT call-outs, search warrants, and live investigations.
February 17, 2011
Special Units
Houston Officer Charged with Murder Over Deadly Drug Raid
Prosecutors allege their investigation discovered that the indicted officers were part of a unit that falsified documentation about drug payments to confidential informants, routinely used false information to get search warrants, and lied in police reports.
January 26, 2021
Patrol
40 Officers Killed by Gunfire in 2014
They were killed during traffic stops and bar fights. They were killed in ambushes and while serving search warrants. They were killed by men who admitted hating police officers or had grudges against the government — or they were found dead in unexplained circumstances. Two were shot in a remote Alaskan village not accessible by roads. And one died more than 20 years after he was shot on duty.
December 23, 2014
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