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When your constables can run at 50 kilometers per hour and catch speeding cars on foot, how does a lawbreaker stand a chance? That’s what was sluggishly percolating through Robert DuPort’s mind, we suspect, when he was arrested for driving under the influence.
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To train police officers how to better track stolen equipment and vehicles, the first of several regional heavy equipment theft summits will be held June 21 in Jackson, Miss. The FBI-LEEDA and the National Equipment Register will sponsor the event.
Read More →Registered sex offender Jeremy Jones was let go several times when he was arrested for minor offenses in 2003 and 2004. Police checked his fingerprints via the FBI’s IAFIS database, but it failed to bring up a match that would have identified the man and his record.
Read More →California’s sex offender registry Website recently added a feature that allows users to report information to help law enforcement keep its records up to date.
Read More →BIO-key’s new WEB-key fingerprint-based authentication systems give agencies a way to control access to secure applications. WEB-key uses biometrics technology to scan, measure, and analyze individual fingerprints, comparing them to a database of live images to confirm or deny access into any secured, registered area. Users can register their fingerprints with BIO-key, so other forms of identification are unnecessary.
Read More →Congress has passed legislation to completely reorganize United States intelligence agencies in response to recommendations from the 9/11 Commission.
Read More →A man has been arrested on a felony charge for submitting fake voter registration cards in Ohio. He is accused of using names such as Mary Poppins and Dick Tracy to fill out more than 100 such forms, all of which had similar-looking signatures.
Read More →A new performance standard for automated systems that register motorists’ speeds to catch speeders should help law enforcement agencies choose which one to purchase and help them make sure the devices perform the required task.
Read More →The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 218, also known as the “National Concealed Carry for Cops” bill, legislation that would allow qualified off-duty and retired law enforcement officers to carry concealed firearms across all 50 states.
Read More →Law enforcement personnel can now register online to receive information on missing children via email with the KidSave.com Emergency Notification Network.
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