Anthony Settipani

2 Michigan Officers Shot at Apartment

The shooting reportedly happened during a dispute between a landlord and a tenant at an apartment building.

Sgt. Stephanie Jackson of Tulsa (Okla.) PD Named NLEOMF Officer of the Month

Nothing in policing is routine, as Sgt. Stephanie Jackson learned when she responded to back up a call of a woman wielding a knife on January 28, 2006. The suspect was attempting to enter occupied apartments at a residential complex.

Dr. Lawrence Heiskell

Is Voice Recognition Ready for Prime Time Policing?

If I were working a patrol shift, hands-free computing could be a lifesaver. I could be driving to a call for service with both hands on the wheel and retrieving (via voice command) critical dispatch information from my mobile computer.

Howard Webb

The Miranda Arrest: 50 Years Later

In March of 1963, Phoenix Police Officer Carroll Cooley arrested Ernesto Miranda. Fifty years later, Miranda warnings are as much a part of policing today as a set of handcuffs.

Convicted Murderer Sues California for Sex Change

Stevens has been on female hormones for more than a decade - standard preparation for a sex change operation; has had a hormone-linked tumor in Stevens' brain; and is in dire need of the surgery, according to court records.

J. Cameron Thurber