All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 19 2012 // Police say a naked man crashed a pickup truck into a Dallas mall, then drove over a few kiosks before stopping to try on clothes.Dallas police were called to the Southwest Center Mall around 7:30 a.m. on July 13. Officers...
Jul 18 2012 // An Occupy Portland protester has filed a federal lawsuit accusing police of excessive force during a demonstration last fall in which he says his back was injured. Justin James Bridges says he was swept up in a crowd Nov....
Jul 17 2012 // Motorists across Vermont have been slowing down and following traffic laws since the state launched a summer traffic enforcement program designed to counter a rash of fatalities in the first half of the year, said the...
Jul 17 2012 // Bexar County in Central Texas has had the most reports of road rage crashes in the state over the last few years, according to a newspaper analysis.From 2007 to 2011, police officers and sheriff’s deputies in Bexar...
Jul 11 2012 // FBI divers and police officials in New York are working to retrieve a yacht that capsized and sank, killing three children. The 34-foot Kandi Won is about 60 feet below the surface, off the north shore of Long Island. It...
Jul 5 2012 // The Justice Department sued the city of Corpus Christi on Tuesday, alleging the Police Department discriminated in hiring women by using a physical ability test few female applicants have been able to pass.Federal...
Jul 2 2012 // A former state senator who resigned in January over a domestic violence incident involving his ex-girlfriend has filed a $10 million notice of claim against Phoenix police and city officials.Scott Bundgaard, 44, stepped...
Jun 28 2012 // A former Saginaw, Mich., police officer who claimed he was fired in 2006 and discriminated against because of his race is expected to get more than $1 million in a settlement. The Saginaw News reports City Council recently...
Jun 22 2012 // State police say an annual Michigan enforcement crackdown on motorists who fail to use seat belts and child safety seats led to 8,050 citations. That’s down about 1,000 from 2011.This year’s Click It or Ticket...
Jun 1 2012 // The mother of a troubled Gulf War veteran who was shot dead in his car during a standoff with Las Vegas police is seeking tens of millions of dollars in damages in a lawsuit claiming a lack of departmental training and...
May 31 2012 // A judge on Wednesday ordered a convicted New Jersey police chief to forfeit his job.A jury convicted Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa of official misconduct and insurance fraud two weeks ago. The Record newspaper reports...
May 30 2012 // The Minnesota Department of Commerce is encouraging local law enforcement, county prosecutors, and community organizations to apply for a third round of auto theft prevention grants.The Minnesota Auto Theft Prevention...
May 28 2012 // Two law enforcement officers from the New Orleans area have pleaded guilty to engaging in a plot to make a fraudulent insurance claim.Former New Orleans Police Sgt. Kevin Guillot and former Jefferson Parish sheriff’s...
May 22 2012 // The Denver City Council is expected to consider paying $40,000 to settle a lawsuit brought by a bystander who was injured in a police shooting outside a nightclub in July 2010.The Denver Post reported the council will meet...
May 22 2012 // Vermont State Police and other law enforcement agencies have begun conducting sobriety and vehicle safety checkpoints within Caledonia and Essex counties. Between Sunday, May 20, and June 3, an aggressive effort will be...
May 21 2012 // Vermont police say a 33-year-old motorist was distracted while writing a text message on his cellphone when he crashed into a police car.Vermont State Police say Jesse Clayton crashed into a Rutland police cruiser at about...
May 18 2012 // Hackensack Police Chief Ken Zisa faces up to 45 years in prison after a jury convicted him of insurance fraud and official misconduct.After deliberating three days, the panel on Wednesday found Zisa filed a false insurance...
May 14 2012 // A Mother’s Day checkpoint in Louisiana’s Calcasieu Parish ended in five arrests for driving while intoxicated. Law enforcement officers also issued multiple citations for other offenses.Louisiana State Police...
May 7 2012 // Texas officials say that illegal moving companies are operating statewide, putting consumers at risk for losing their belongings or paying a ransom for getting them back.At a recent press conference, Texas government and...
May 4 2012 // The owner of a western Kentucky pizza joint and a suntan parlor is suing Hopkinsville police over drug raids at his businesses.Luther Anderson, who owns Pizz-A-Roma and Sunkissed Tanning, which share a building in...