All the headlines from our Law Enforcement Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 9 2005 // State regulators and auto insurance companies doing business in Massachusetts are opposed to a legislative proposal that would impose $15 million in new surcharges on insurers to pay for police training. Insurance...
Apr 7 2005 // The Maine Joint Committee on Labor, acting in a work session, has approved a bill to increase the state’s premium tax on several property/casualty insurance lines from 2 percent to 2.5 percent in order to fund...
Apr 4 2005 // With spring right around the bend, motorcycle enthusiasts across the nation are gearing up to hit the road. In recent years, the popularity of motorcycle riding has risen to a zenith rivaling that of the “Easy...
Mar 10 2005 // New York Governor George E. Pataki has announced the recipients of $5.3 million in grants for programs to combat motor vehicle theft and insurance fraud in communities across the state.“These grants will help give...
Mar 7 2005 // Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski said he has asked the Legislature to look into adding a surcharge on vehicle insurance to raise money for State Police patrols.“I think it is a perfect fit,” the governor said....
Mar 3 2005 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reported that it is partnering with the Austin Police Department to kick-off an innovative education effort to reduce automobile burglaries. The partnership led to the creation of signs...
Mar 3 2005 // The Louisiana State Police Insurance Fraud Unit reported that it recently closed a month-long investigation with the arrests of three Concordia Parish individuals.Michell Warren, 34, of Vidalia, Milton Cupstid, 58, of...
Jan 30 2005 // Training in fire prevention and protection at the National Fire Academy is being slowly degraded as the federal Department of Homeland Security shifts funds to law enforcement and other programs, national fire service...
Jan 13 2005 // The New Hampshire state police chiefs’ association has switched sides in the debate over broadening New Hampshire’s seat-belt law.For the first time, the chiefs support making seat-belt use mandatory for all,...
Dec 29 2004 // The latest tools in surveillance technology — “Joey and “Whisper” – have joined the fight against no-fault insurance fraud in New York City, reports the National Insurance Crime Bureau.AutoOne...
Nov 16 2004 // New York Superintendent of Insurance Greg Serio, speaking on behalf of the nation’s state insurance commissioners, will tell a Senate subcommittee today that state regulators play a critical role in guaranteeing a...
Nov 3 2004 // New Jersey Attorney General Peter Harvey announced that a former employee of a defunct Collingswood chiropractic clinic has been sentenced to state prison for his reported role in using stolen police reports to illegally...
Oct 21 2004 // Former insurance agent Jack Harelson pleaded guilty Tuesday to abusing the mummified corpses of two Indian children that police found in his garden, where he had hidden them after digging up their ancient graves in the...
Aug 3 2004 // Police closed several streets in midtown Manhattan and banned trucks from bridges and tunnels leading to the city’s financial district Monday, Aug. 2, following a government warning that terrorists were planning to...
Jul 15 2004 // Louisiana state police allege that an insurance scam in Louisiana involving fake traffic wrecks netted nearly $200,000 over seven years, the Associated Press reported.State police issued arrest warrants for 13 people in...
Jul 7 2004 // Florida’s Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher announced that a veteran law enforcement officer with more than 22 years of municipal and state experience has been tapped to take over as director of Florida’s...
Jun 28 2004 // New Jersey’s ban on cell phone use by drivers goes into full effect on July 1, but police still can’t pull somebody over simply for chattering away while going down the road.Motorists talking on hand-held cell...
May 3 2004 // West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Executive Director Gregory Burton announced that a former Kentucky state police officer has been convicted in Kanawha County Circuit Court of felony workers’...
Apr 13 2004 // In a targeted effort to reduce the number of fraudulent auto insurance claims that drive up premium costs for residents of Springfield and Holyoke, Mass., a task force has been formed that combines the resources of the...
Apr 1 2004 // West Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission Executive Director Gregory Burton announced that a former Kentucky state police officer has been convicted in Kanawha County Circuit Court of felony workers’...