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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 22, 2010

Prosecutor Says NY Cop Is 'Drug Dealer In a Police Uniform'

The Niagara Falls (N.Y.) officer had pleaded guilty to narcotics, weapons, and civil rights charges. A federal grand jury originally indicted the officer on 10 counts of sexually assaulting women in his custody, possessing a firearm while committing a drug trafficking crime, and conspiracy to distribute cocaine.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2010

DOJ Warns Oakland About Approval of Marijuana Growing

The Oakland city attorney has acknowledged receiving a letter from the U.S. Department of Justice warning the city about a plan approved by the city council that allows large-scale marijuana growers.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 2, 2010

DEA: Houston PCP Seizure Is Largest Ever

The arrests came at the climax of an 18-month investigation dubbed Operation Scratch Off; DEA agents seized 57 gallons of the PCP in the bust.

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Photo Galleriesby Staff WriterDecember 1, 2010

Meth Superlab In Georgia

Take a closer look at the raid led by the Gwinnett County (Ga.) PD's Special Investigation Section of a meth house in suburban Atlanta that resulted in the seizure of almost a half-ton of methamphetamine with a street value of $44 million. Police arrested a Texas man in connection with the bust. Photos courtesy of Gwinnett County PD.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2010

Crack Cocaine Found In Preschooler's Shoe

After a 3-year-old girl complained of foot pain, staffers at a Boston-area Head Start program discovered 17 bags of crack cocaine in the preschooler's shoe.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 16, 2010

Dallas Officer Calls for 'Full Legalization'

Novello, 56, said he supports "full legalization and full regulation." Novello is a 29-year veteran of the department and a spokesman for Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a group of former and current officers supporting legalization.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 15, 2010

Georgia Chief Deputy Killed Answering Door at Home

Chief Deputy Kevin Roberts, 48, was fatally shot by 37-year-old Sherman Ash Branch, the subject of a Greene County Sheriff's Office narcotics investigation. Branch then killed himself.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 15, 2010

Arizona Voters Narrowly Approve Medical Marijuana

A measure legalizing marijuana for medicinal use has passed in Arizona with 50.13 percent (or 4,341 votes) of the ballots, the secretary of state has announced.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 11, 2010

Members of Multinational Vietnamese Pot Network Indicted

Three members of a multinational Vietnamese drug-trafficking syndicate have been indicted in a $10 million February bust involving a suburban New Jersey patrol officer who sniffed out a grow house.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 4, 2010

Tunnel Near San Diego Yields 20 Tons of Marijuana

Approximately 30 tons of marijuana with a street value of $20 million have been seized in the U.S. and Mexico and linked to the tunnel, which is equipped with rail, lighting and ventilation systems.

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