Deputies Save Man from 12-Foot Gator--Again
• GinnA naked Florida man was rescued from a gator--for the second time in less than 16 months.
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Illinois State's Attorney Threatens Arrest and Fine for Smoke-In
• thesouthern.comAn Illinois man plans a smoke-in event to prove he owns his business. An Illinois State's Attorney plans to arrest and fine him to prove he doesn't.
Maine Sheriff Cuts Ties with Drug Enforcement Agency
• Officer.comFeb. 25--MACHIAS -- Sheriff Donnie Smith of the Washington County Sheriff's Department has ordered his staff members not to work with the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency until further notice.
MySpace, Medical Marijuana and Biker Gangs
• Salem-News.comCan MySpace friends equate to biker gang affiliation? - A Dallas Oregon man says he never expected to be in trouble for the company he keeps, especially at the age of 51. But some of Les Lowen's MySpace friends may have ties to biker clubs or
Plaques sent to Mass. Police for Being 'Corrupt'
• Eagle TribunePolice Chief John Romero has launched an investigation into who sent the packages. He said police are contemplating criminal charges, possibly at the federal level. [the author insists the plaques are "fakes" yet they look real to me]
Handcuffed man 'tasered to shut him up'
• Courier-MailMr Brown's father Bryan, who has given statements to investigating officers, said about a week after the alleged incident he spoke to the officer who tasered his son. The officer said "it shut him up, didn't it?", and hung up, he sa
Feds to probe police brutality charge
• APPolice chief Henry Whitehorn said the district attorney and the Justice Department will investigate the case of a woman who is seen in a police department video lying in a pool of blood in an interrogation room. Angela Garbarino, 42, said she was bea
Family's Horror After Cops Say Pick Up Daughter's Van
• GinnYour 22-year-old daughter is missing for 4 days, her two-year-old dropped off at a local police station. You tell the police that you feel your daughter is in danger. Pomona police leave a dead girl's body in van next to police station for 4 days
The whole world is watching
• Officer.comCamera phones put law enforcement under surveillance
St. Paul Police Ask for 230 Tasers
• MN Public RadioApparently unaware that Republican conventions are complete snooze-fests, police in the capitol city seek to taser-up in preparation. [insert salacious comment about freaky things "conservatives" do behind closed doors here]
Deputy charged for dumping paralyzed man
• APA sheriff's deputy who was videotaped dumping a paralyzed man from a wheelchair onto a jailhouse floor has been charged with abuse of a disabled person, a third-degree felony, said Hillsborough County Sheriff David Gee.
Baltimore's Craziest Cop Back for an Encore
• WMAR-TVSame shorts, same cart, same bad attitude. It's Rivieri Gone Wild, Part Deux.
Speed Traps Worldwide Shown With Online Mapping Tool
• www.gpsdaily.comZooming in on local speed trap provides detailed information such as the type of speed detection used, posted speed limit, rating, and level of enforcement.
Cameras Turn Lens on Police Activities
• Officer.comDrive though some Baltimore neighborhoods at night and it quickly becomes obvious: The blinking blue-light cameras show the police are watching. But the police also are being watched.
American Drug War - The Last White Hope
• Google VideoDocumenting the "drug war" from the perspective of drug warriors and drug dealers. A lot of time with an ex-DEA agent nicknamed Dime Bag Joe.
Police raid novelty shop inside Layton Hills Mall
• Deseret Morning News / Ben WinslowWhile none of the items in the shop are illegal, authorities allege Spencer [Gifts] may have run afoul of the state statute by having sexually explicit items available for purchase and display to minors. [Layton, UT, not Layton, Saudi Arabia]
Baltimore Officer Demands the Respect his Uniform and Cart Don't
• YouTubeOfficer Rivieri, perhaps you should review the definition of assault and battery of a minor.
DPS may deploy more cameras than governor envisioned in budget
• Arizona RepublicThe Department of Public Safety is telling potential bidders to be prepared to put up to 170 speed and red-light cameras systems along Arizona highways and at intersections. More than 100 anticipated under Gov. Janet Napolitano's recent proposed
Cops Say the Darndest Things: 16 Cop Comments
• RidesAPaleHorse16 real cop comments made during arrests. Taken from in-car videos.
Beer gets seatbelt. Child doesn't
• APPolice have arrested a motorist they say had a 24-pack of beer strapped in with a seat belt but had a 16-month-old girl unrestrained in the back seat with the toddler's mother.
That could be your wife
• Stress Blog(Video)This is a rather disturbing video of a woman seeking help after an assault, and then was later treated as a criminal. Still wondering why she was stripped in the first place. Viewer beware
Taser 'Shotgun' on the Horizon for Police
• Officer.comComing soon to a police force near you: the Taser shotgun, capable of firing a debilitating electronic zap from 20 meters -- twice the reach of current 50,000-volt stun guns.
NYPD plans to step up subway patrols
• APTeams of police officers equipped with submachine guns and bomb-sniffing dogs are set to begin daily patrols of the busiest sections of the city subways this month, in what officials describe as a first for a U.S. mass transit system. [happy, happy j
"Government" invasion of garbage causing ruckus near Superbowl
Powell GammillWay too damned much fun if you ask me, made even more amusing by humorless cops!
Attacked by a cop on a dark road<br>by J.D. Tuccille
• Disloyal OppositionOn the night of July 29, 2007, a Senegalese-born American citizen living in Cottonwood, Arizona, was driving home from her job as a nurse's aide in an unlit, unpopulated route through the desert, she suddenly saw flashing lights in her rearview m
Atlanta cop Daniel Betts admits to taking payoffs
• ajc.comA former Atlanta police officer pleaded guilty Thursday to extortion charges that were uncovered in the ongoing federal investigation of the fatal shooting of an elderly woman during a botched drug raid in 2006.
NYPD Seeks an Air Monitor Crackdown for New Yorkers
• The Villiage Voice / Chris ThompsonAnd if people use these detectors without a permit, Vallone asked, do we really have to put them in jail? Afraid so, [terror expert] Falkenrath answered.
Wrongfully Arrested Photographer Awarded $8,000 In Damages
• popphoto.comAmateur photographer Bogdan Mohora, who was jailed in Seattle last year when he snapped a few photos of the police arresting a man, was awarded an $8,000 settlement this month by the city.
SupREAM Court Justices Broaden Immunity for Feds
• NY TimesFederal law enforcement officers are immune from lawsuits for mishandling, losing or even stealing personal property that comes under their control in the course of their official duties, the Supreme Court ruled in a 5-to-4 decision. [sweet]
Cops Use Taser To Kill Uppity Motorist
• ABCA Minnesota man who died after being Tasered by state troopers this week was a healthy 29-year-old, his family said Thursday.
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