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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2008

N.J. Names New Camden Police Chief, Triples Street Officers

Camden Deputy Police Chief John Scott Thomson yesterday was promoted to chief of police, taking over a department struggling to control drug dealing, gang warfare, and a homicide rate on a record pace.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 31, 2008

Popularity of CSI Shows Helping Crime Labs Gain Funding

The very shows that have inflated juries' expectations for swift justice have helped attract the resources needed to modernize crime scene units—they're getting more high-tech equipment and anchoring their staffs with career-oriented specialists. Dallas is about to hire a civilian scientist to head up its crime scene response section for the first time.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2008

S.C. Sheriff Proposes Tent Jail to Ease Overcrowding

A compound on county-owned property complete with razor wire, chain-link fencing, canvas tents and portable showers and toilets dubbed "Camp Beaufort" may be the county's best chance to alleviate crowding in the Beaufort County (S.C.) Detention Center, Sheriff P.J. Tanner said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2008

Probe: San Diego Police Dog Died of Heatstroke

The San Diego police dog left in the back of his handler's patrol car last month died of heatstroke, county investigators said yesterday, and it will be up to the District Attorney's Office whether it will charge the officer.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 18, 2008

NYPD Suspends First Officer Caught in Random Steroid Testing

On the hunt for juiced-up cops, the NYPD bounced an officer with just two years on the job after he was the first to test positive in new random steroid tests, police said.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2008

Illinois Police to Crack Down on Unsafe Motorcyclists

Motorcyclists in Illinois soon will notice more surveillance by police aimed at making sure riders are following the rules of the road, local law-enforcement agencies announced Wednesday.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2008

Arpaio Crime Sweeps Targeted by Lawsuits that Allege Profiling

Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration and crime sweeps are being targeted in a lawsuit that alleges his deputies have racially profiled Hispanics.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2008

Denver Metro Gang Sweep Nets 23 Arrests

The U.S. Justice Department and the Metro Gang Task Force say they've arrested 23 people suspected of distributing Ecstasy in the Denver area. A grand jury handed up a 109-count indictment against 27 people who were believed to be members of the "Asian Pride" gang.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 17, 2008

FLIR Systems Introduces Ultra 9HD Airborne Thermal Camera

Ultra 9HD features FLIR's large-format 640x480 InSb thermal imaging array with a 1.2-degree narrow field of view, and a high definition 1920x1080 daylight camera. FLIR's unique dual-channel optical path couples the high-def daylight camera with a long range 640X480 EMCCD low-light imager.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 16, 2008

Charlotte Officer Fired for Shooting Suspect

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer was fired after a review board today determined she unjustly shot a man at a Central Avenue gas station. Officer J.S. Curlee, a former dispatcher who graduated from the police academy in November, shot Brian Jarod Howie once in the arm and chest while responding to a backup call May 7. He survived.

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