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The court transportation system is the first weak point. Did you know that 40% of all inmate escapes occur during transport? Any gang member who's spent any time in custody has practiced slipping out of handcuffs and shackles, and you can bet one or more of them carry jail-made handcuff keys.
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The Indiana State Police's Methamphetamine Suppression Section (MSS) seizes hundreds of meth labs a month. The troopers assigned to the unit encounter plenty of hazardous chemicals, dangerous "shake and bake" meth labs, and children living in meth-cooking environments.
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The police department sex scandal that landed Lakeland, Fla., in national headlines has now claimed the jobs of four veteran officers implicated in the case, with two getting fired and two resigning this week.
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PublicEngines has introduced CrimeReports Plus, public safety software that combines the CrimeReports public crime map with an internal crime intelligence dashboard.
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Streamlight Inc. has introduced The Siege—a rugged, cordless, LED lantern that can be used to light investigative and other crime scenes. The lantern provides 360 degrees of soft, even light, and can be configured to illuminate large areas, according to the company.
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Law enforcement saw a 9 percent increase in the number of officers killed on duty during the first half of 2013. Despite the increase, it marked the second lowest number since 1963. There were 51 officers killed from January through June.
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The all-wheel Ford F-250 crew cab pickup truck has surpassed the Cadillac Escalade as the most stolen insured vehicle and Modesto, Calif., again became the jurisdiction with the most per-capita auto thefts, according to two insurance associations.
Read More →MSU Study Validates Accuracy and Crime Solving Benefits of Facial Recognition Technology and Raises Question of "What If?" this Breakthrough Facial Processing Software had been applied to Solve Recent High Profile Incidents
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Los Angeles' crime rates may be going down but as the events of Tuesday revealed all too painfully, violent crimes against police officers are going up.
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A Sidney (Neb.) Police officer berated a motorist and warned him to stop following him to crime scenes in this video captured by the passenger. Read the full story here.
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