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California SWAT Officer Shot by Motorcycle Gang Member

A gunman accused of shooting a Pomona, Calif., police SWAT officer who was serving a search warrant has been identified by authorities as a 36-year-old member of a "dangerous" motorcycle gang.

October 28, 2014

Technology

Newest Androids to Offer Default Encryption, Blocking Police Searches

The next generation of Google’s Android operating system, due for release next month, will encrypt data by default for the first time, raising yet another barrier to police gaining access to the troves of personal data typically kept on smartphones.

September 19, 2014

Technology

Apple to No Longer Unlock Most Devices for Police

Apple said Wednesday night that it is making it impossible for the company to turn over data from most iPhones or iPads to police — even when they have a search warrant.

September 18, 2014

Technology

Bill Would Allow Judge to Issue Search Warrant by Telephone in Tennessee

Some state senators oppose a Tennessee bill that would allow a magistrate or judge to issue a search warrant by telephone or "other reliable electronic means."

August 6, 2014

Patrol

Cell Phone Search Incident to Arrest

Just when it looks like a rule is finally refined to the point of general understanding, the Supreme Court takes an unexpected turn, as it recently did on the subject of searching an arrestee's cell phone incident to his arrest.

July 10, 2014

Technology

Ohio Police Get More Time to Plant Tracking Devices

The Ohio Supreme Court is now giving law enforcement an extra week to install tracking devices after obtaining a search warrant.

June 25, 2014

Patrol

How SCOTUS Cell Phone Search Warrant Ruling Affects You

On June 25, the Supreme Court ruled that the well-established exception permitting some searches incident to arrest does not apply to data searches of the arrestee's cell phone. But there are some details that you should know.

June 25, 2014

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Court Rules Officers Need Warrants to Search Arrestees' Phones

The old rules, Chief Justice Roberts said, cannot be applied to “modern cellphones, which are now such a pervasive and insistent part of daily life that the proverbial visitor from Mars might conclude they were an important feature of human anatomy.”

June 24, 2014

Patrol

Kansas Law Makers Open Police Records

Kansas legislators have approved legislation opening some law enforcement records to the public, bringing the state in line with the practice across the country.

May 18, 2014

Patrol

2 Texas Officers Shot Serving Warrant

Two Killeen, Texas, police officers were shot Friday morning as Tactical Response officers and Bell County deputies served a search warrant at a Killeen residence.

May 8, 2014

Patrol

Supreme Court Allows Disputed Home Searches Without Warrant

Police can search a home without a warrant if one of the occupants consents — and even if an occupant who would object isn’t home at the time, the Supreme Court ruled Tuesday.

February 24, 2014

Technology

Rules in Flux on Ohio Police Use of GPS Tracking

Ohio law is playing catch-up with the increasing police practice of secretly installing GPS devices on suspects’ vehicles to track their travels and potentially crack crimes.

February 12, 2014