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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 19, 2011

Indianapolis Beefs Up Surveillance for 2012 Super Bowl

In preparation for the 2012 Super Bowl, security officials will install at least a dozen surveillance cameras in downtown Indianapolis. The city currently has 68 cameras placed in key areas throughout the downtown area.

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Articlesby Melanie BasichAugust 19, 2011

Follow the Glowing Bread Crumbs

Wouldn't it be great if you could prove a suspect had been at the scene of a crime by following a pathway of telltale glowing light found on his clothing or vehicle after the fact? That's what Cyalume's idIRt can do.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2011

Hackers Post BART Officers' Personal Data

Hackers launched a second cyber-attack on Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) police, posting the personal information of more than 100 transit officers on the BART Police Officers' Association Website.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2011

Feds Expand Training for Mexican Police

The expansion could include the establishment of training centers south of the border and the use of members of the National Guard and Webb County (Texas) Sheriff's Office as trainers of Mexican police.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 18, 2011

Connecticut Crime Lab Loses Accreditation After Critical Fed Audit

The federal audits raised concerns about the administration of the lab. The integrity of DNA testing on crime-scene evidence had not been compromised by the huge case backlogs and chronic under-staffing, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy has said.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2011

Veteran Pa. Detective Kills Self

An Allegheny County (Pa.) Police detective who had saved a teenage girl's life committed suicide after a four-hour standoff with police. Homicide detective Lawrence Carpico, 49, died at 10:17 p.m. Saturday. He was found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 16, 2011

Detroit Police Require Alarm Verification for Burglary Response

Starting Monday, the Detroit Police Department will only respond to burglary calls if the alarm company provides verification that an actual break-in has occurred.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 15, 2011

Maryland State Police Crime Lab Gains International Certification

In 2010, the Maryland State Police Forensic Sciences Division Laboratory received evidence from 19,000 criminal cases to process in the forensic fields of biology, toxicology, trace evidence, latent print/impressions, drug analysis, and firearms/tool marks.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2011

Embattled Fullerton Chief Goes on Medical Leave

Following the decision by Chief Michael Sellers' doctor to place the chief on medical leave, City Manager Joe Felz named Capt. Kevin Hamilton as interim chief.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 11, 2011

Tulsa Officer Gave 'Take Out' Order for Inmate

Sgt. Carla Housely said she wrote out a statement by inmate Durrell Collins, who claimed that Tulsa Police Officer Bill Yelton asked him to beat up another inmate in the Tulsa Jail,

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