Tag: Search and Seizure: Page 5

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Ore. Cop Seizes Activist's Video

A woman who considers herself a "citizen journalist" said she plans to sue, after a Gresham (Ore.) Police officer seized video she captured during an arrest. Read the full story here.

February 17, 2013

Patrol

Consent Searches

Warrantless searches are presumed to be unreasonable, but the U.S. Supreme Court has acknowledged that a warrantless search may still be reasonable under the Fourth Amendment if it falls within the guidelines of one or more of a limited number of exceptions.

February 4, 2013

Patrol

How To Tell When You Need a Search Warrant

POLICE

While it's always best to have a piece of paper to back you up in court, sometimes shortcuts are OK.

January 24, 2013

Patrol

How To Justify Officer Safety Searches

POLICE

Know the limits of your authority to protect yourself—physically and legally.

January 23, 2013

Technology

NYPD Begins Testing Handgun Scanners

The NYPD will soon deploy new technology allowing police to detect guns carried by criminals without using the typical pat-down procedure, Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said Wednesday.

January 22, 2013

Patrol

Warrantless DUI Tests Head To Supreme Court

Supreme Court justices showed unease Wednesday about letting police without a search warrant draw a blood sample from an unwilling drunken-driving suspect, but they also expressed sympathy for the urgency faced by officers in such traffic stops.

January 9, 2013

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Video: Texas Troopers Sued Over Roadside Cavity Search

Two female motorists are suing two Texas troopers and the director of the Department of Public Safety, after they were given a full body cavity search along the roadside.

December 19, 2012

Patrol

Roadside Cavity Search In Texas

Two female motorists are suing two Texas troopers and the director of the Department of Public Safety, after they were given a full body cavity search along the roadside. Read the full story here.

December 19, 2012

Special Units

Okla. Student Arrested for Plotting School Attack

Police arrested Sammie Eaglebear Chavez, 18, on Friday for allegedly planning to carry out a shooting and bombing attack at his high school. The arrest occurred only a few hours before the Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting in Connecticut.

December 16, 2012

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Video: Ky. Campus Officer Fired for Dorm Room Raid

A University of Kentucky campus police officer has been fired for forcing his way into a student's dorm room without a warrant and making "inappropriate physical contact" with the student.

December 11, 2012

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Kentucky Dorm Room Raid

Warning: The video features explicit content. Two University of Kentucky, Lexington campus police officers are under fire for forcing their way into the dorm room of a student, who videotaped the encounter and posted it on YouTube. Read the full story here.

December 11, 2012

Patrol

A Training Solution for Searching Female Suspects

POLICE

Female searches can be problematic for cops of both genders. Use this technique, when searching female suspects.

December 11, 2012