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Newsby Staff WriterJune 27, 2018

Man Accused of Hiring Hitman to Kill Houston Officer After Getting Ticketed

"The suspect wanted the officer dead because he believed that the officer was interfering in his business operations," Acevedo said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 26, 2018

Pennsylvania Police Crack Cold Case with DNA, Genetic Genealogy Database

Police in Pennsylvania have made an arrest in the 1992 rape and murder of Christy Mirack, an elementary school teacher in Lancaster.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 25, 2018

Arrests Made in Murder of New York Police Explorer

Five suspects have been arrested in the brutal “mistaken-identity killing” of 15-year-old Lesandro (Junior) Guzman-Feliz last week.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2018

Amazon Employees Join ACLU, Investors in Protest of Amazon’s Sale of Tech to Police

A group of Amazon employees have asked company executives to discontinue its sale of the company’s Rekognition facial recognition software to law enforcement agencies.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2018

FBI, DEA, Local California Agencies, Take Down Major Meth Ring

An eight-month operation by the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has resulted in the seizure of large quantities of methamphetamine and marijuana.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 22, 2018

DNA Left on Abandoned Bike Leads to Arrest in Florida Murder Case

Police in Miami Gardens (FL) say that DNA collected from a bicycle abandoned at a murder scene in March led to the arrest of 23-year-old David Jones.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 20, 2018

Houston Forensic Science Center Outsources DNA Work to Tackle Backlog

The Houston Forensic Science Center will outsource most of its DNA work to a private laboratory for the next 10 months to play catch-up with a backlog of evidence.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 15, 2018

Apple Closes Security Loophole, Frustrating Police Investigations

Apple — maker of the iPhone — will change certain security settings and operating system code to once again block law enforcement from gaining access to information on seized phones.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 14, 2018

IG Report on Clinton Email Probe Calls Comey 'Insubordinate'

In a highly anticipated report on the FBI’s handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation, Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz called former director James Comey’s actions in the case “insubordinate.”

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 8, 2018

Minneapolis Police Cease Undercover Marijuana Operations

The Minneapolis Police Department has ordered its officers to discontinue sting operations that target “low-level” marijuana possession and sales.

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