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A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy gunned down Saturday outside his boyhood home in Cypress Park had been assigned to guard the most dangerous inmates in the county, including members of the notorious Mexican Mafia gang, authorities said Sunday.
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Daily, some 135,000 convenience stores in the U.S. serve 100 million Americans who find their easy in-and-out access appealing. Unfortunately, such convenience isn't lost on criminals who have historically found convenience stores equally attractive.
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Sleek and modern, the latest FoxFury Goggles fit comfortably over glasses without appearing bulky. An ultra ergonomic design includes relief side slots to reduce fogging, and lanyard holes. Ideal for forensic specialists, crime scene investigators, and arson investigators, FoxFury's custom designed Goggles are readily available in orange, yellow, and clear.
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Honestly, we have a lot of things in life that are like physicals: We don't enjoy them but we need to do them. For the crime fighter the list includes things like depositions, evaluations, and death notifications.
Read More →Ever since the 1964 U.S. Supreme Court decision in Massiah v. U.S., it has been the rule that any statements about a crime that were deliberately elicited from the suspect by a government official or undercover agent, after the Sixth Amendment right to counsel had “attached” and been asserted, could not be used at trial to prove guilt.
Read More →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.
Read More →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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TASER International wants to give you the ability to show a jury or board of inquiry exactly what you saw on the street. That's the idea behind the company's TASERCAM and its soon to be launched Autonomous eXtended on-Officer Network (AXON).
Read More →What do you tell a detective who says you are genetically related to a criminal and wants to know who you think it might be? It is not an abstract question. Investigators may soon routinely trace suspects using their relatives' DNA — a technique that could solve more crimes but that causes critics to fear for innocent people's privacy.
Read More →Violent crime in the United States declined 1.4 percent in 2007 compared with 2006, ending a two-year run during which the statistic increased, according to a preliminary FBI report issued Monday.
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