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Asset Forfeiture
The goal of an asset forfeiture program should always be crime reduction; obtaining funds should be secondary to the primary mission.
February 11, 2010
Patrol
Ohio Agencies Collect $3.4M In Asset Forfeiture
The Department of Justice distributed $3.4 million in asset forfeiture funds to state and local law enforcement agencies in Ohio stemming from three federal cases.
July 10, 2013
Patrol
New Mexico Governor Signs Bill Prohibiting Civil Asset Forfeiture
The practice of civil asset forfeiture has funneled millions of dollars and property to state and local law enforcement agencies, some of which sent letters to the governor asking her to veto the legislation.
April 10, 2015
Patrol
DOJ Resumes Asset Forfeiture Program
The U.S. Department of Justice plans to resume sharing funds seized from drug dealers and other criminals, reversing a decision made late last year to at least temporarily halt the program that provides hundreds of millions of dollars annually to law enforcement agencies.
April 1, 2016
Patrol
Civil asset forfeiture bill passes Congress
June 30, 2000
Patrol
AL PD Uses Asset Forfeiture Funds from Big Seizure to Buy Needed Gear
Thanks to an OnStar tip two years ago that led them to four pounds of powder cocaine and a quarter-million dollars, the entire Pleasant Grove (AL) Police Department was able to use asset forfeiture funds to become better equipped.
March 14, 2017
Patrol
Asset Forfeiture Buys 2,000 Trauma Kits for Colorado Officers
In the coming months, 2,000 police officers around the state of Colorado will receive individual first-aid kits (IFAK), Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman announced Thursday.
March 26, 2016
Patrol
Attorney General Sessions Wants Increase in Asset Forfeiture
Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Monday said he'd be issuing a new directive this week aimed at increasing police seizures of cash and property from criminals.
July 18, 2017
Patrol
Holder Severely Limits Federal Civil Asset Forfeiture Program
While police can continue to make seizures under their own state laws, the federal program was easy to use and required most of the proceeds from the seizures to go to local and state police departments. Many states require seized proceeds to go into the general fund.
January 16, 2015
Vehicle Ops
Drug Forfeiture Funds May Save Topeka PD Helicopter
A Topeka city councilman wants to use asset forfeiture funds to retain a police helicopter unit that had been eliminated from the city's 2010 budget.
December 8, 2009
Patrol
DOJ Letter Announces Deferral of Asset Sharing, Effective Immediately
In a letter dated December 21, the Justice Department announced that because of legislation imposing more than $1 billion in cuts to the DOJ Asset Forfeiture Program, it is "deferring for the time being any equitable sharing payments from the Program," effective immediately.
December 23, 2015
Patrol
Consultant Proposes Eliminating N.J. Police Department
A private consultant has recommended the downsizing or eliminating the Bergen County (N.J.) Police Department in a report financed with asset forfeiture funds.
May 18, 2011
Vehicle Ops
Georgia Sheriff's Office Acquires Mobile Command Center
A 38-foot Mobile Command Center was purchased by the Forsyth County (Ga.) Sheriff's Office using asset forfeiture funds, and will be used in Forsyth County and neighboring areas.
November 2, 2010
Weapons
Sheriff Joe: Deputies Now Carry Patrol Rifles 24/7
Maricopa County (Ariz.) Sheriff Joe Arpaio has issued AR-15s to each of his deputies and ordered them to carry the patrol rifles whether they are on or off duty. Earlier this week, Arpaio's office received 400 Smith & Wesson AR-15s that have been paid for with asset-forfeiture seizures.
August 8, 2013
Patrol
Why is Congress Reforming a Program That Has No Funding?
The Asset Forfeiture Fund is self-financed from seizures of property owned by criminals and it helps law enforcement agencies pay for resources and officers, so why is Congress cutting it as part of a budget deal?
February 29, 2016
Vehicle Ops
Long Beach Police Add Two Copters To Air Unit
Using asset forfeiture funds, the Long Beach PD purchased two 2003 Eurocopter AS-350B2 copters to replace two 2002 Eurocopters EC-130B4, which have been in service for nine years. The units will receive upgraded equipment to enhance their law enforcement capabilities via grant money.
October 6, 2011
Patrol
Google Pays $230M To R.I. Agencies
Rhode Island law enforcement agencies plan to set up a statewide police training center, build a new headquarters, and replace aging vehicle fleets with a $230 million asset forfeiture windfall from Google.
April 2, 2012
Patrol
Court Awards Ore. Agency $1M Lottery Ticket
The Medford (Ore.) Police Department won the lottery Wednesday, after an appellate court awarded the agency a $1 million scratcher illegally purchased by a woman in 2005 in an asset forfeiture case.
July 11, 2012
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