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Technology

Social Media Analytics in Law Enforcement

Law enforcement agencies and first responders would do well to acclimate themselves to social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, and other social media sites. Such capabilities can provide crucial information during civil unrest, natural disasters, and other disturbances.

September 19, 2012

Patrol

Five New Orleans Officers Sentenced In Danziger Bridge Shooting

Four New Orleans Police officers received long prison sentences today for the Danzinger Bridge shooting, and their supervisor who helped cover up the crime received a six-year term.

April 3, 2012

Patrol

Former New Orleans Cop Sentenced In Katrina Cover-up

A federal judge sentenced former New Orleans police officer Robert Barrios to five years in prison Thursday for his role in the cover-up of the Danziger Bridge shootings after Hurricane Katrina.

December 1, 2011

Patrol

Former NOPD Cop Sentenced In Danzinger Bridge Case

District Court Judge Martin L.C. Feldman sentenced former New Orleans Police Officer Ignatius Hills to 78 months in prison on Wednesday for his role in the Danzinger Bridge shooting conspiracy.

October 5, 2011

Patrol

Former N.Y. Corrections Officer Arrested Trying to Evacuate Homes to Burglarize Them

Daniel DiGianni, 42, and accomplice, Linda Fleshner, 28, went door-to-door in South Beach on Saturday afternoon, warning people to leave their homes ahead of Hurricane Irene.

August 28, 2011

Patrol

Jury Convicts Five NOPD Officers In Post-Katrina Shootings, Cover-Up

A jury convicted all five New Orleans Police officers accused of fatally shooting two civilians on Danzinger Bridge and covering it up for almost five years.

August 4, 2011

Patrol

Missouri Trooper, K-9 Swept Away by Flood Waters

Trooper Frederick Guthrie, 46, likely drowned Monday afternoon in Holt County. His patrol vehicle was found at the junction of Missouri 118 and Missouri 111. His K-9, Reed, has not been located.

August 1, 2011

Patrol

Ex-NOPD Cop Details Katrina Cover-Up

Eventually, the officers met at the flooded 7th District station, where they handed their weapons to members of the NOPD academy. They headed into the ruined station to tell their versions of what happened before giving formal statements to investigators.

July 6, 2011

Patrol

Former NOPD Lt. Testifies Against Fellow Officers In Katrina Trial

A former New Orleans Police lieutenant who has pleaded guilty to participating in the cover-up of the Danziger Bridge police shootings after Hurricane Katrina will testify today in the trial of the officers.

June 27, 2011

Patrol

Officer Who Responded to Joplin Tornado Dies from Lightning Injuries

Officer Jefferson "Jeff" Taylor, who was struck by lightning on Monday, May 23, while on tornado disaster response duty in Joplin, passed away at a hospital here on Friday. He was 31 years old. He worked for Riverside, a suburb on the north side of Kansas City.

June 2, 2011

Patrol

Mo. Officer Struck by Lightning In Medically Induced Coma

Riverside (Mo.) Police Officer Jeff Taylor has been induced into a medical coma in the intensive care unit of a Springfield, Mo., hospital, as he struggles to recover from being struck by lightning.

May 25, 2011

Careers

Joplin: A Tornado Tests Your Preparedness

Joplin will rise from the ripped trees and flattened devastation as a more modern, more energetic, and more proud community. And, I wonder, will you take the time to make your own bug-out bag, buy that generator, and be prepared if it happens to you?

May 25, 2011