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Newsby Staff WriterAugust 1, 2012

Ark. Deputy Fired for Facebook Comments

A Baxter County (Ark.) Sheriff's deputy was fired after he posted comments on his Facebook page containing profanity, criticism of coworkers, and a reference to himself sitting naked on his porch.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 27, 2012

Skype Makes Chat Data More Available To Police

Skype, the online phone service long favored by political dissidents, criminals and others eager to communicate beyond the reach of governments, has expanded its cooperation with law enforcement authorities to make online chats and other user information available to police.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 26, 2012

Snoozing N.J. Cop Suspended

A Trenton (N.J.) Police Department officer was suspended without pay Wednesday after a photo circulated on the Internet showing him asleep in his cruiser.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 24, 2012

N.J. Cop Used Police Database to Find Woman on Facebook

A Voorhees Township (N.J.) Police officer has been suspended for using a law enforcement database to track down a woman on Facebook.

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Newsby Staff WriterJuly 19, 2012

Video: Ga. Deputy Says He Was Fired for Facebook Post

A former Forsyth County Sheriff's deputy says he lost his job because he posted on Facebook that he'd be supporting the current sheriff's opponent.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 19, 2012

Ky. Prankster Arrested for Facebook Photo

A 20-year-old Kentucky man was arrested, after he posted a photo on Facebook showing him appearing to siphon gas from a Jenkins Police Department cruiser and making an obscene gesture.

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Inside the Badge by William HarveyApril 5, 2012

How To Clear Social Media Hurdles

Social networking technology has changed the way we communicate with each other, both personally and professionally. Social media has also possibly established new hurdles on the job market.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 29, 2012

'Batman' Pulled Over In Maryland

Montgomery County (Md.) Police officers pulled over the Caped Crusader on Route 29 for driving with "no tags on [the] Batmobile," the agency announced on its Twitter feed.

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 23, 2012

Virginia Trooper Applicants Must Allow Social Media Review

The Virginia State Police now require potential troopers to provide their social media accounts for review during an extensive background screening process. The ACLU of Virginia has decried the process as "deplorable" and akin to "asking to see someone's diary."

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Newsby Staff WriterMarch 22, 2012

Felonbook.com Launched To Change 'The System'

The site enables the "game changing principles of anonymous viral activism, or A-V-A," according to a press release from its founder, who is known as Mr. X (con).

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