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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 23, 2010

Safariland to Sell Three Monadnock Baton Products in One Kit

Safariland, a BAE Systems line of business, announced today the introduction of the Monadnock Classic Friction Lock Patrol Kit, incorporating three of its most popular baton products: the Classic Friction Lock baton, the Hindi Baton Cap and the Front Draw Holder.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 20, 2010

Nurse Appeals Firing Over Comment to Officer

Leverington is appealing the firing with a three-judge panel on the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver, arguing she was exercising her free-speech rights to criticize the government. However, threats do not fall under this protection.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 16, 2010

New Seattle Chief Will Revamp Response Proceedures

The department will expand officers using TASER devices, equip 40 officers with on-body video, provide additional crisis-response training and look for ways to get officers out of cruisers.

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Videosby Staff WriterSeptember 15, 2010

LAPD Officer Stacey Lim's Lethal-Force Encounter

LAPD Officer Stacey Lim details her off-duty lethal force encounter. Lim was driving home after a softball game on June 9, 1990, when a carjacker ambushed and shot her as she exited her truck outside of her Canyon County home. After a 15-year-old gang member shot Lim with a stolen .357 Magnum, she returned fire, ending the threat. Officer Lim recieved the Medal of Valor in 1991.

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Newsby Staff WriterSeptember 3, 2010

Texas DPS Places Fourth Largest LE TASER Order Ever

TASER International has received an order for 2,748 X26 ECDs from the Texas Department of Public Safety. It's the fourth largest law enforcement order in company history.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeSeptember 3, 2010

Electronic Privacy on the Job

Increasingly, law enforcement agencies issue electronic communication and information equipment to employees for their use in performing official duties. Access to and use and monitoring of the information stored or transmitted by means of such devices may be subject to a variety of employer policies, state and federal statutes, constitutional provisions, and case law.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 30, 2010

Paris Hilton May Challenge LV Metro's Search In Cocaine Bust

Hilton's attorneys may argue officers didn't follow proper procedure by taking her from the scene. She is also claiming the purse didn't belong to her, according to the report.

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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 26, 2010

Katrina: Was NOPD Ordered to Shoot Looters?

The accounts of orders to "shoot looters," "take back the city," or "do what you have to do" are fragmentary. It remains unclear who originated them or whether they were heard by any of the officers involved in shooting 11 civilians in the days after Katrina.

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Articlesby Devallis RutledgeAugust 10, 2010

Miranda Invocation and Waiver

If a suspect wants to assert either his right to counsel or his right to silence, it is up to him to do so, unequivocally and unambiguously.

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Articlesby David GriffithAugust 9, 2010

Lessons Learned from the Mehserle Trial

The Mehserle story serves as a cautionary tale for all officers and all law enforcement agencies.

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