All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Oct 8 2013 // Investigators say they’re looking into a failed arson attempt at a southwest Missouri Planned Parenthood clinic after a bag containing incendiary material was found on the roof.Surveillance video from the facility in...
Oct 8 2013 // Officers with the Harlan City Police Department have a new accessory for their uniforms — a mobile video camera.According to WYMT-TV, the device is worn near the center of an officer’s chest and records audio and...
Oct 4 2013 // Illinois State Police say a man who was shaving was one of dozens of people stopped by officers patrolling a Chicago expressway for distracted drivers. While state troopers only issued the shaver a warning, spokeswoman...
Oct 3 2013 // The law on all-terrain vehicle use in Mississippi has gotten a little tighter over the past three years.Helmets are now required, as are certification courses for underage operators. But many law enforcement officials say...
Oct 2 2013 // Under a plan being discussed by a northeast Georgia school district, Colt 6920 M4 carbine rifles would be stored in safes inside schools to defend students in a school shooting.The weapons — one for each school...
Sep 27 2013 // The Virginia State Police is joining with Nationwide Insurance to help protect public safety personnel and all those who drive tow trucks and road maintenance vehicles.They have joined together to promote Virginia’s...
Sep 27 2013 // A county sheriff told Indiana legislators he doesn’t believe school security would be improved by having teachers or principals carrying guns.Vigo County Sheriff Greg Ewing told a legislative committee about how his...
Sep 25 2013 // Police in Rhode Island are stepping up their enforcement of the state’s seatbelt laws. State Police Superintendent Col. Steven O’Donnell says police departments throughout the state will be participating in a...
Sep 24 2013 // California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones named Eric Weirich deputy commissioner of the enforcement branch of the California Department of Insurance.Weirich began with CDI as a detective with the fraud division in 1998....
Sep 20 2013 // The horrifying video remains online for anyone to see: surveillance camera footage of 78-year-old Angel Arces Torres getting struck by a car, thrown into the air and landing critically injured on a street in Hartford in...
Sep 16 2013 // To get the driver’s licenses they’ve long sought, immigrants living in California illegally will have to do something many have long resisted: publicly identify themselves.The driver’s license bill that...
Sep 12 2013 // London police must repay the insurers of a warehouse that held Sony Corp. goods, damaged in riots that spread through the city in the summer of 2011, a judge ruled.Judge Julian Flaux said the attack on a building in north...
Sep 3 2013 // A new Illinois law that allows motorists to provide proof of insurance using their smartphones is puzzling some police departments.The Springfield bureau of Lee Enterprises reports some law enforcement agencies are still...
Aug 27 2013 // Pierre Wauthier, chief financial officer of Zurich Insurance Group AG, probably committed suicide at his home, according to police. He was 53.An autopsy to determine the cause of death “clearly pointed to a...
Aug 26 2013 // In the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Pembroke Pines, students returning to school this year are being greeted not only by their teachers and principal. They’re also meeting the armed school resource officer who will be...
Aug 20 2013 // Illinois gun owners who fail to report the theft or loss of a weapon will face tougher restrictions under a new law signed by Gov. Pat Quinn.The law closes a background check loophole for the sale or transfer of a firearm...
Aug 20 2013 // Police in Las Vegas say the driver of an empty tour bus involved in a chain-reaction crash that injured 12 people admitted smoking synthetic marijuana – spice – before the wreck.Police told KLAS-TV they’re...
Aug 15 2013 // The Arkansas State Police on Aug. 14 deployed 24 new low-profile vehicles that are designed to blend in with ordinary traffic and allow troopers a better opportunity to witness more traffic violations.Each of the 12 troops...
Aug 12 2013 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Aug. 11 announced a week-long New York State Police enforcement initiative that will target speeding and aggressive drivers across the state.The “Speed Week” campaign runs from...
Aug 2 2013 // Gov. Nikki Haley traveled Upstate Thursday for a signing ceremony for a new South Carolina law giving police K-9 units some protection in court. Haley visited Taylors for a ceremonial bill signing. She first signed the...