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News•by Staff Writer•April 12, 2012

Chicago Homicides Rise 60%, Mayor Calls for Gang Law

Chicago homicides spiked 60% in the first three months of 2012. As a result, Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on the state's General Assembly to pass a bill that would allow federal-style racketeering prosecutions of violent gang activity.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 11, 2012

N.C. Chief Loses Badge After Failing Firearms Qualification

The Richlands (N.C.) Police Department chief has lost his badge and gun after failing the department's firearms qualification test.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 10, 2012

308 Systems Expands International Mobile Command System Distribution

Technology provider 308 Systems has reached agreements to distribute its line of rugged, customized communications kits to markets in Northern Europe, the Middle East, India, North Africa, and the United Kingdom.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 9, 2012

Tenn. Sgt. Killed Saving Firefighters

Kenny Fox, a sergeant for the Decatur County (Tenn.) Sheriff's Office and the fire chief of District 3 in Decaturville, died Saturday morning after saving the lives of two other volunteer firefighters by pushing them out of the way before a roof collapsed in a fire.

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Videos•by Staff Writer•April 6, 2012

Austin Chief Briefs Media on LODD

Austin (Texas) Police Chief Art Acevedo briefs the media about the fatal shooting of Officer Jamie Padron early Friday at a Walmart. Read the full story here.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 5, 2012

L.A. Sheriff's Capt. Took Inmate Golfing

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department captain apparently took a convicted jewel thief out for golf tips.

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News•by Staff Writer•April 4, 2012

Fla. University Police Chief Retires Amid Hazing Scandal

Florida A&M University (FAMU) Police Chief Calvin Ross will retire May 1. His department has been under fire for the way it has handled an investigation of alleged systemic hazing at the institution and its music department.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 29, 2012

Civil Rights Suit Filed Against NYPD's Stop-and-Frisk

The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed a federal class-action lawsuit against New York City and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly, claiming officers conducted suspicionless stops inside private buildings.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 29, 2012

'Batman' Pulled Over In Maryland

Montgomery County (Md.) Police officers pulled over the Caped Crusader on Route 29 for driving with "no tags on [the] Batmobile," the agency announced on its Twitter feed.

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News•by Staff Writer•March 27, 2012

ACLU: FBI's 'Positive Intel' Violates Muslims' Religious Rights

The FBI used its "mosque outreach" program to illegally obtain information about the religious practices of San Francisco-area Muslims, the American Civil Liberties Union claims.

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