Tag: Holiday Crimes: Page 4

Training

NYPD Prepares for Times Square's Festivities

A phalanx of rookie cops - one day out of the Police Academy - will be out in force on New Year's Eve as police keep watch on the festivities in Times Square. And keeping watch over them - and just about everyone else - will be Sky Watch, the retractable NYPD tower that allows police to spot problems from blocks away.

December 30, 2008

Patrol

N.Y. Police Nab Cop-Impersonating, Home-Invading Grinches

Nicholas Papaleo and Constantino Christo, both of Brooklyn, were tooling around in Whitestone, dressed as cops and bent on robbing a drug deal on the night before Christmas, police said. When they saw Robert Kapovic outside his well-kept home, they figured he might offer just as much bounty and a lot less resistance.

December 29, 2008

SWAT

Tis the Season for Mayhem and Madness—So Be Safe

As the year draws to a close, the holiday season is upon us. However, for some professions-notably, police, fire, military, emergency medical, etc.-the holidays are often busier than the rest of the year. Those in these professions, along with their families, understand and accept this as a fact of life.

December 21, 2008

Patrol

Shoplifting

In light of the recent economic downturn, retailers operating on a tight profit margin are going to be much less forgiving of shoplifters and have much higher expectations that you will deal with the shoplifting problem.

November 30, 2008

Patrol

Des Moines Police to Use Holiday Gifts to Ensnare Thieves

Last year more than 1,300 thefts from Iowa vehicles were reported in November and December. Officials say they hope Operation Gift Wrap will deter thieves who plan to steal holiday cheer this year.

November 26, 2008

Patrol

Speed Cameras Installed in Arizona to Monitor Holiday Traffic

DPS is using its entire fleet of 42 speed-enforcement vans and about 20 fixed units to cover all of I-10 and I-40 in Arizona.

November 26, 2008

Special Units

FBI Warns of Possible Holiday Terror Plot Against New York City Subways

Federal authorities are warning law enforcement personnel of a possible terror plot against the New York City subway system during the holiday season.

November 25, 2008

Patrol

Violence Around Bars

November brings what is arguably the biggest drinking night of the year. The night before Thanksgiving has achieved that dubious status in drinking establishments throughout the country. And it usually leads to violence around bars.

October 31, 2008

Patrol

Stores in Illinois Town Voluntarily Ban Halloween Selling of Eggs to Minors

Starting last year, two Evanston community groups, Brummel Park Neighbors and Network 2424, backed by Rainey and Chicago Ald. Joe Moore (49th), decided to try to crack the problem at the source by asking stores to stop selling eggs to youths around Halloween. Moore's office sent letters to grocers, and Rainey tracked down a renegade store that supplied eggs used in a smaller number of eggings last year.

October 29, 2008

Patrol

Tricks and Treats

It’s time for my Annual Real Men (and Women) of Halloween Genius Roundup wherein I review the previous year’s sordid activities. Here are the weirdos and wackos who helped keep us employed, entertained, or emotionally spent in 2007.

October 27, 2008

Patrol

Crimes Against Tourists

There is a long recognized relationship between tourism and crime. Much of this can be attributed to "vacation behavior," a general carefree attitude that translates into carelessness and leaves the tourist vulnerable.

April 30, 2008

Training

Conway (Ark.) Police Department

Cops in this Little Rock suburb have created a model program for reducing Christmas-time property crime.

January 31, 2006