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More IACP 2025 From the Show Floor

Watch expanded coverage of IACP 2025 as the POLICE Magazine team walks the aisles at the expo and shares what we found interesting on display for chiefs from across the country and around the world this week in Denver, Colorado.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2015

North Carolina Man Accused of Threatening Officers on Facebook

Lincoln County sheriff’s investigators said Timothy Lee Cornwell of Maiden made death threats on his Facebook page against a Lincoln County narcotics officer and a state Probation and Parole officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 19, 2015

Washington State Man Faces Sentencing for Facebook Threats Against Darren Wilson

A Washington state man faces sentencing for posting threats on Facebook against a former Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who fatally shot a young black man — a case that is part of a broader legal debate over when social media rants go beyond hyperbole and become criminal acts.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 16, 2015

Seattle Channel for Police Body-Cam Videos Draws Attention

The Seattle Police Department is voluntarily putting blurry, silent versions of its body cam videos on YouTube, giving the curious a chance to see what they entail while also protecting the privacy of those depicted.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 10, 2015

Fight Over Body Cam Footage Begun in Florida

As more police departments equip their officers with body-worn cameras, the question of who gets access to that footage—and at what cost—is fast becoming a new frontier in open-records policy.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 9, 2015

Madison Chief Posts Message to Community Over Shooting

Madison, Wis., Police Chief Mike Koval wrote the following message to the community following the fatal officer-involved shooting of Tony Robinson, 19, Friday night. The message was posted in the chief's blog on the City of Madison's Website.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2015

Sheriffs Sue Colorado Over Legal Marijuana

Sheriffs from Colorado and neighboring states Kansas and Nebraska say in a lawsuit that Colorado's marijuana law creates a "crisis of conscience" by pitting the state law against the Constitution and puts an economic burden on other states

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 6, 2015

FLEOA Denounces Bill to Change Federal LEOs' Pensions as Un-American

Today, the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association (FLEOA) released its response denouncing Congressman Westerman's bill that would change a federal law enforcement officer's pension to a "high‐five" year calculation. Currently, the pension is calculated on the average of an employee's highest three salary years.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2015

Video: Federal Report Says Brown Shooting Justified, Clears Wilson

Specifically, the DOJ said there was "no evidence" to disprove Wilson's testimony that he feared for his safety, nor was there reliable evidence that Michael Brown had his hands up when he was shot.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2015

Video: Justice Department Demands Changes After Investigation Reveals Ferguson Uses Police to Generate Revenue

The report describes a city government that uses its police and courts as an ATM, tolerating a culture of police brutality while pressuring the police chief and court officials to increase traffic enforcement and fees without regard to public safety.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 5, 2015

Ferguson Not Alone in Attracting Justice Department Ire

The report includes information on what is happening in Cleveland; East Haven, Conn.; Missoula County, Mont.; New Orleans; Albuquerque; and Newark.

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