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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

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

Weapons

High Court: 'Straw' Gun Purchases Illegal

The Supreme Court on Monday deemed "straw" purchases of firearms illegal, delivering a huge win to advocates of stricter gun controls. The case, Abramski v. United States, centered on a former police officer who bought a Glock 19 handgun for his uncle.

June 16, 2014

Technology

States Seek to Limit Use of Cell Phone Surveillance Tools

Controversy is brewing over local police use of cell phone surveillance tools to gather mass user data.

June 15, 2014

Patrol

Illinois Tosses Ticket Quotas

A new Illinois state law prohibits police agencies from assigning ticket quotas to rate officers' peformance.

June 14, 2014

Patrol

N.J. Law Makes It Illegal to Threaten Police Dogs

New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie signed into law a bill that makes it a crime to threaten a police K-9 being used by a law enforcement agency.

August 14, 2013

Patrol

Killing Police Animals Now a Felony In New York

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that now makes it a felony to kill a police dog or horse, increasing the penalty from a misdemeanor when the law goes into effect in November.

July 29, 2013

Patrol

N.H. Medical Marijuana Law Bans Home Grow

New Hampshire became the nineteenth state in the nation to approve the use of medical marijuana for the terminally and chronically ill when Gov. Maggie Hassan signed House Bill 573 into law on Tuesday.

July 24, 2013

Patrol

N.Y. Bill Would Make Harassing Cops a Felony

The New York state Senate passed a bill Wednesday that would make it a felony to annoy a police officer. The bill would make aggravated harassment of an officer a crime punishable by up to four years in prison.

June 6, 2013

Weapons

Illegal Gun Owners Would Be Reported To NICS Under La. Bill

Louisiana legislators approved a bill requiring information about residents banned from possessing a firearm be reported to the federal system accessed for background checks.

May 29, 2013

Weapons

R.I. Ends Ban On Armed Campus Police

Police at the University of Rhode Island could soon be carrying firearms following a vote Thursday by state education officials to end Rhode Island's distinction as the only state to prohibit police on public campuses from carrying guns.

May 23, 2013

Patrol

'Indestructible' Minn. K-9 Euthanized

A Minnesota agency's police dog euthanized April 30 left a lasting legacy in law enforcement after enduring a stabbing, kicking, and near drowning.

May 5, 2013