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FBI Finds $2.3 million Linked to Drug Ring in House Near Disneyland

About a block from Disneyland, federal agents seized $2.3 million in cash that allegedly came from a drug-trafficking and money-laundering group with links to the hometown of the notorious drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, authorities said.

May 16, 2016

Florida Crime Labs Help Eliminate Backlog of Rape Kits

A new law in Florida is investing $10.7 million in Florida's crime laboratories.

May 9, 2016

Video: Investigators Suspect Drug Cartel Involved in Ohio Family Murders

A law enforcement source confirmed investigators found some 200 marijuana plants. They were inside an indoor grow operation that was found in some of the homes where the eight members of the Rhoden family were executed.

April 26, 2016

Ohio Slaying Of 8 Family Members Was 'Pre-Planned Execution'

Authorities are scrambling to determine who killed eight family members in a "pre-planned execution" that has shaken residents in their rural southern Ohio community.

April 25, 2016

Streamlight Upgrades High-Lumen Portable Scene Light

Streamlight has increased the lumen output of its high-lumen Portable Scene Light to 5,300 lumens. The updated light also now features a red low battery warning indicator.

April 18, 2016

Photo: Streamlight

Attacks on Nashville Police Lead to New Measures

Metro police are setting up mobile video cameras and beefing up patrols in an East Nashville public housing development after two officers were attacked and seriously injured in less than a 24-hour period while trying to help residents in the low-income neighborhood.

April 14, 2016

Metro Nashville (TN) PD Officer Matthew Cammarn was attacked Tuesday. (Photo: Metro Nashville PD)

Cybercriminals Targeting Police, Hospitals, Schools for Ransom

But if this happens to your agency, don't expect the ransom to be $350. So-called ransomware attacks have surged so sharply that the FBI says hacking victims in the United States have paid more than $209 million in ransom payments in the first three months of this year, compared with $25 million in all of 2015. The FBI has not reported any arrests.

April 12, 2016

Hundreds of Requests to Unlock Phones Flood FBI

At the same time the FBI was struggling to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino terrorist Syed Farook, the agency was being inundated with requests from state and local law enforcement seeking help accessing the contents of hundreds of encrypted or damaged cellphones linked to unrelated criminal investigations scattered across the country

April 11, 2016

L-3 Mobile-Vision, Inc. Releases Cloud Storage Platform for BodyVision Cameras

L-3 Mobile-Vision, Inc. has announced the release of its newest product, L3Capture.com, a cloud-based evidence management solution designed to store and safeguard video data for BodyVision police body-worn cameras.

April 11, 2016

Photo: L-3 Mobile-Vision

Study Shows 91% of Sexual Assaults in Texas Go Unreported to Police

Since 2003, the rate of sexual assault has increased, while the number of people reporting the crime to authorities has decreased.

April 8, 2016

Ask the Expert Your Questions About Security Policy and the Cloud

Now you can ask an expert your questions about security policy and the cloud and read responses to others' questions on PoliceMag.com.

April 1, 2016

Knife Linked to Former O.J. Simpson Property Is Not Connected to Homicide Case

Forensic testing concluded that a knife reportedly found at the former home of O.J. Simpson is not connected to the 1994 homicide case, Los Angeles police confirmed Friday.

April 1, 2016

Suspect in Hit-And-Run Death of 9-Year-Old Girl Located Using LPR Data

Vigilant Solutions announced today that a state law enforcement agency used historical and commercially available license plate reader data to locate and arrest a suspect in the fatal hit-and-run death of a 9-year-old-girl.

March 31, 2016

FBI to Help Unlock Arkansas Murder Victim's iPhone

In what might be a landmark decision for state and local law enforcement, the FBI has agreed to unlock an iPhone and iPod in an Arkansas murder case—a decision that will likely have agencies all over the country asking for help in similar cases.

March 31, 2016

WatchGuard Video Introduces Cloud-Based Evidence Sharing Application

WatchGuard Video has announced the release of Cloud-Share, a new application within its evidence management software platform, Evidence Library 4 Web, that allows locally-stored digital evidence to be shared efficiently and securely without the cost of producing evidence DVDs or storing files in the cloud indefinitely.

March 30, 2016

Louisiana Sheriff’s Deputies Raid Police Department, Find Money and Drugs Missing

The sheriff said his agency’s undercover drug investigations in the area over the past few years, which have resulted in dozens of arrests, have been hampered by interference from the Grand Isle force.

March 19, 2016

32 Minnesota Officers Named on ISIS "Kill List" After Personal Info Hacked

The FBI and multiple police departments in Minnesota are investigating the release of a so-called "kill list" containing the names and personal information of at least 32 police officers from departments throughout the state.

March 17, 2016

It's believed the officers' information was hacked from insurance applications filed with a law enforcement association. (Photo: Fox 8 screen shot)

Spacesaver to Hold Webinar on Tackling Evidence Management

You can save your spot for the upcoming webinar "Behind an Accreditation: Ideas for Tackling Your Evidence Management" on Tuesday, March 29th hosted by Spacesaver Corporation with guests from the Parker (CO) Police Department.

March 8, 2016

Photo: Spacesaver

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