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Article: Young Teen Charged with Felony for Taping Talk with Principal
Paul Boron was a 13-year-old middle school student in Manteno, Illinois on February 16 this year when he was summoned […]
Article: ICE Uses Cell Phone Tracking to Hunt Undocumented Aliens
Cracking down on illegal immigration was a central part of the Trump presidential campaign and continues as a major emphasis […]
Article: New York Gangs Diversify into Credit Card Fraud, Related Crimes
When I first started practicing criminal defense law, using violence might have been enough to qualify someone for membership in […]
Article: Does Police Storing of License Plate Scans Violate Privacy Rights?
A case headed for the Virginia Supreme Court raises the issue: do police violate government information disclosure laws by storing […]
Article: Judges Split on Warrant to Tape
Does the FBI Need a Warrant to Tape Outside a Federal Courthouse? In under two weeks, two California-based federal judges […]
Article: Still Some Bugs in California’s Database of Gang Members
About the CalGang Database For over two decades, California law enforcement agencies have been compiling CalGang, a massive state-funded database […]
Article: Lawbreakers Misuse Even the Newest Tech to Their Disadvantage
No matter how fast technology advances, the resourcefulness of certain people in using it to their disadvantage somehow manages to […]
Article: New York May Let Police Access Drivers’ Cell Phones in Accidents
The New York legislature has seen the introduction of a bill, with bipartisan sponsorship that, if adopted, would make New […]
Article: Camden Uses New Tactics, Surveillance in Bid to Reduce Crime
Camden, New Jersey, an aging industrial city of about 78,000 across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, has seen better days. […]
Article: Suspects’ Technology Use Can Bring Law Enforcement Attention
Some law enforcement officials are actively exploring new ways to use technology — ranging from advanced surveillance methods to tracking […]
Article: Why Eyewitness Testimony May Be Wrong
If you were a prosecutor getting ready to go to trial, just about the best evidence you could hope to […]
Article: FBI, Federal Prosecutors Probe Baseball Team Computer Hacking
For major-league baseball teams, a certain amount of chicanery, like trying to steal the signals an opposing team’s catcher uses […]
Article: Why DNA Evidence Isn’t Always as Reliable as It Looks on TV
It’s featured in paternity testing segments on lowbrow daytime TV programs, and is practically a cast member on the various […]
Article: Does a Polite Note to the Teller Mean You’re Not Robbing the Bank?
A Very Polite Robbery On the afternoon of May 6, when 23-year-old unemployed aspiring rap star Dominyk Antonio Alfonseca found […]
Article: Law Enforcement Agencies Make Wide Use of Social Media
With nearly everyone in the known universe using social media, it should be no surprise law enforcement agencies are too. […]
Article: Nassau County Tests Putting Cameras on Cops and in Police Vehicles
Bodycams and Dashcams are coming to the Nassau County Police Department Several months ago, the Nassau County Police Department started […]