Tag: Investigations: Page 28

Technology

Feds Probe Alleged Wiretapping by NFL Team

A joint Louisiana State Police and FBI task force is investigating allegations that the New Orleans Saints set up general manager Mickey Loomis' booth in the Superdome so he could listen in on opposing coaches.

April 25, 2012

Patrol

Four Ways To Build Trust After Trayvon Martin

The Trayvon Martin tragedy has made it clear that the relationship between many African Americans and officers is still based on suspicion and mistrust. Despite so much progress, a small crack of a possible action or inaction from a single officer or agency quickly brings on a national torrent of anger and frustration.

April 5, 2012

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Google Pays $230M To R.I. Agencies

Rhode Island law enforcement agencies plan to set up a statewide police training center, build a new headquarters, and replace aging vehicle fleets with a $230 million asset forfeiture windfall from Google.

April 2, 2012

Technology

New Jersey Agencies Adopt Spillman Data Sharing Software

After a research and evaluation process, 29 public safety agencies in Monmouth County, N.J., are adopting a shared software system from Spillman Technologies for dispatching, records management, mobile data computing, field reporting, and investigations.

March 22, 2012

Patrol

Look Closer

It is the prejudice of some cops to just accept things as they appear to be. A robbery is a robbery; a burglary, a burg. But sometimes it pays to remember the slogan from "American Beauty"—"Look closer."

March 19, 2012

Technology

New Restrictions on GPS Tracking

Police use of technology to catch criminals makes the U.S. Supreme Court nervous, as was evident in the recent Jones decision. In the absence of a recognized basis for a warrantless search, Jones does mean that a warrant must be obtained for installation andmonitoring of a GPS tracker on a suspect's vehicle.

March 4, 2012

Patrol

NYPD Officer Returns Fire, Killing Paroled Robber

An NYPD officer fatally shot a parolee who emptied a six-shot revolver while firing at the officer during a shootout in the New York subway system on Tuesday.

February 14, 2012

Patrol

Suspect Who Shot Ariz. Deputy, May Have Killed N.H. Couple

Authorities are investigating whether a sheriff's deputy shot to death while answering a burglary call and a New Hampshire couple found dead in their car in Sedona, Ariz., were killed by the same gunman.

January 8, 2012

Technology

Calif. Launches eCrime Enforcement Unit

California has created a task force to identify and prosecute identity theft, cyber crimes and other crimes involving the use of technology. The eCrime Unit will be staffed with Department of Justice attorneys and investigators.

December 14, 2011

Patrol

Investigation Continues In Kansas Officer's Death

An investigation continued Wednesday into why an Atchison, Kan., man fatally shot an officer and then himself.

December 13, 2011

Patrol

Gunman's Motive Still Unknown in Va. Tech Cop Killing

The Virginia Tech police officer who was shot dead at his parked cruiser was a trained firearms and defense instructor with a specialty in crisis intervention.

December 8, 2011

Patrol

'America's Most Wanted' Returns To Lifetime

John Walsh's "America's Most Wanted" returns tonight on Lifetime as "basically the same show" that aired on Fox for 23 years before that network canceled it in the spring.

December 1, 2011