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Point of Law: The Limits of Electronic Searches

Can an individual be prosecuted for despicable criminal conduct based on evidence obtained in violation of the United States Constitution? Ultimately, the Ninth Circuit judges wrote, “In the circumstances of this case (United States v. Holcomb, 23-469 (9th Cir. 2025)), respect for the Constitution and the rule of law requires an answer of “no.”

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 4, 2012

Video: Md. Cop, Agency Sued Over OIS

The Prince George's County (Md.) Police Department and one of its officers are looking down the barrel of a $10 million lawsuit after video surveillance contradicted an officer's account of a shooting.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 31, 2012

CACI Offers Dazer Laser Optical Distracter To Feds

CACI International Inc. has entered into a strategic agreement with Laser Energetics, Inc. to offer the Dazer Laser Light Fighting Technologies product line of laser optical distracters to the Department of Defense and other federal government organizations.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 29, 2012

N.Y. Cops 'Displayed' Sex Toys, Lawsuit Claims

When cops couldn't find a gun in a Bronx man's home, they settled for taking out his mother's sex toys and displaying them around the apartment, the 22-year-old claims in a lawsuit.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2012

Ark. Cop Reprimanded In Chavis Carter Case

An Arkansas police officer who twice frisked a man who authorities say subsequently shot himself to death while handcuffed in a patrol car has returned to active duty but must undergo more training and face an official reprimand.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2012

Defense Technology Announces New First Defense OC Vapor

The MK-9S is a pepper spray with an intense concentration of major capsaicinoids that is non-flammable and produces a high volume mist, exceeding CRT and DOT flammability protocols. This formulation evaporates in a very short distance, eliminating the need for extensive area clean-up or personal decontamination procedures.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2012

NYC Shooter's Mom: Cops Justified In Killing Son

The mother of Jeffrey Johnson said she doesn't blame the New York Police Department officers who killed her son after he fatally shot a former co-worker on a crowded sidewalk.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 28, 2012

Video: Kan. Cops Cleared In Dollar Store Shooting

The Wichita (Kan.) Police Department has released surveillance video, 911 tapes, and photographs from an October robbery of a Dollar store showing a fatal officer-involved shooting of a man with a knife.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 27, 2012

Video: Fla. Cops Cleared In Pursuit Shooting

Boynton Beach (Fla.) Police officers who shot and killed a bank robbery suspect at the end of a pursuit have been cleared by the state's attorney's office. Criminal charges will not be filed against Officers Eric Reynolds and Christopher Munro, who shot Calvin Wallace in June after he robbed a Delray Beach bank.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2012

Video: Ark. Man Shot In Squad Told Girlfriend He Had a Gun

Police in Jonesboro, Ark., say the girlfriend of a man shot to death in the back of a squad car told an investigator he had called her from the car and said he had a gun.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 23, 2012

Video: Fla. Cops Chase, Fatally Shoot Teen

Tampa Police say two officers were forced to fatally shoot Javon Neal, 19, after he pointed a shotgun at them, while family members questioned the shooting, claiming Neal was unarmed.

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