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Police Line-of-Duty Deaths Up 13%

173 federal, state, local officers killed this year

(Newser) - Law enforcement deaths in the line of duty rose 13% this year to 173—the second sharp rise since 2009's 50-year-low, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. Gunfire claimed the lives of 68 officers, making this the first year since 1997 in which more law enforcement...

Occupy LA Cost City $2.35M
 Occupy LA Cost City $2.35M 
Dec 24, 2011 10:37 AM CST

Occupy LA Cost City $2.35M

Protesters blame costs on excessive use of cops

(Newser) - Occupy LA protesters cost the city a cool $2.35 million—at least—largely in police overtime. The price tag doesn't include the costs of repairs to the lawn during the two-month encampment and the fountain outside City Hall. Time-and-a half overtime for the regular force and General Services...

30% of Americans Arrested by Age 23
 30% of Americans 
 Arrested by Age 23 
study says
Dec 19, 2011 7:24 AM CST

30% of Americans Arrested by Age 23

Up from 22% in the 1960s

(Newser) - By the time they're 23, almost a third of Americans will have been arrested: These days, it's a "pretty common experience," says the author of a new study. The data marks a jump in arrests over the past 44 years; four decades ago, a study found...

Cops Nab 50 Occupiers Entering Church Lot

New York protesters seeking new camp site

(Newser) - Dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested today after they scaled a chain-link fence or crawled under it to get to an Episcopal church-owned lot they want to use for a new camp site. Protesters used a wooden ladder to scale the fence or lifted it from below while...

Europol Bust 112 in Child Porn Ring

More likely on the way, as police sift through chat sites

(Newser) - Police have cracked a massive child porn ring, arresting 112 people across 22 countries, after uncovering a series of Internet chat channels devoted to the illicit trade, Europol announced today. Police say they have 269 suspects in total, and expect to make more arrests. They're focusing first on busting...

Man Asks Cop: 'Can I Have My Weed Back?'

Guess it didn't belong to a friend

(Newser) - A Pennsylvania man has become a case study in what not to say to cops. Devonte Davon Jeter was arrested for marijuana possession in May, and in a preliminary hearing yesterday, his lawyer made the case that the pot could have belonged to someone else in his car, the Beaver ...

Police Test Laser to 'Blind Rioters'

British police try new technology after summer riots

(Newser) - In the wake of this year's rioting , British police are testing a laser that would temporarily blind looters with a wall of light, the Telegraph reports. The $40,000 laser can reportedly reach people up to 500 yards away and spot them in poor visibility with an infrared scope....

Dopey Dad Dropped Joint in Tot's Lunchbox: Police

Aghast preschool teachers call police, he's busted

(Newser) - How dopey was dad? So dopey he accidentally dropped his joint into his toddler son's lunchbox as he was packing it up, Connecticut police report. The marijuana was discovered by aghast preschool teachers, who promptly called the cops, authorities said. The toddler's parents agreed to a search of...

Big Police Problem: 'Butt Dials' to 911

One city says 20% of emergency calls are mistakes

(Newser) - "Butt dials" are becoming a police menace if Evanston, Illinois, is typical. About 20% of the city's 911 calls—around 500 a month—fall under the category of "unintentional" or "abandoned," and police blame most of them on people sitting on their phones or something...

Florida Police Employees Fired for Trying to Cast Spell

They allegedly tried to drive out superior with birdseed

(Newser) - A pair of Florida police employees had hoped their magic spell would get rid of their boss—but it wound up sending them packing instead. With budget cuts looming over the North Miami Police Department, longtime cop Elizabeth Torres and office manager Yvonne Rodriguez had plotted to sprinkle enchanted birdseed...

Cops Storm Occupy LA Camp

 Cops Storm 
 Occupy LA, 
 Arrest 200 
UPDATED
Nov 30, 2011 7:55 AM CST

Cops Storm Occupy LA, Arrest 200

Ditto that in Philly, with 50 arrests

(Newser) - More than 1,000 police officers moved in late last night to clear out the Occupy LA encampment on the lawn of City Hall. Police swarmed into the camp from several directions and began dismantling tents as protesters chanted, reports the Los Angeles Times . By early this morning, the site...

Occupy LA Camp Gets Reprieve
 Occupy LA Camp Gets Reprieve
Nov 28, 2011 7:53 AM CST

Occupy LA Camp Gets Reprieve

Occupy Philly protest still calm as well

(Newser) - The Occupy LA encampment got a stay of execution this morning—though a few arrests have been reported beyond the boundaries of City Hall Park. Two hours after protesters defied city hall's order to vacate the park by 12:01am, lawyer and Occupy supporter Jim Lafferty told Reuters he...

US Cops Eye Drone Patrols
 US Cops Eye Drone Patrols 
Nov 28, 2011 12:54 AM CST

US Cops Eye Drone Patrols

FAA preparing new rules to allow domestic use of drones

(Newser) - Meet your science-fiction future. Drones may soon be deployed over your sky, courtesy of your local police force. The Federal Aviation Administration is in the process of paving the way for use of the terror-busting devices on domestic soil, reports the Los Angeles Times . And it's not only police,...

'Militarization' of Police Is War on Democracy

Police once knew how to handle non-violent protests, says Bob Ostertag

(Newser) - US Police used to recognize non-violent protest for what it was, and arrested and carried off protesters, when necessary, with a minimum of fuss. But the mass pepper spraying of UC Davis students last week represents a "radical departure" from that tradition, a dangerous "militarization" of police that...

Pepper-Spray Cops Placed on Leave

UC Davis chancellor rejects calls for her resignation

(Newser) - Now for the pepper-spray fallout at UC Davis. Two campus cops involved in spraying seated students were put on administrative leave today, and the school's chancellor struggled to keep her job, the AP reports. Chancellor Linda Katehi rebuffed the faculty's call for her resignation, promising to assemble a...

Protesters Ousted From Zuccotti Park
 Protesters Ousted 
 From Zuccotti Park 
updated
Nov 15, 2011 7:55 AM CST

Protesters Ousted From Zuccotti Park

70 arrested as protesters shout: 'No surrender!'

(Newser) - Occupy Wall Street protesters were cleared from Zuccotti Park by hundreds of cops in riot gear early this morning. "The police are forming a human shield, and are pushing everyone away," said a witness. Angry protesters shouted: "Our park! No retreat. No surrender!" reports the New ...

How Police Feel About the Occupy Movement
 How Cops Feel About Occupy 
OPINION
Nov 14, 2011 1:50 PM CST

How Cops Feel About Occupy

Their grievances are work-related, not political

(Newser) - “Who are you protecting?” It’s a question Occupy protesters have become fond of shouting at the cops policing them, and it’s a fair one, writes former cop and assistant police science professor Peter Moskos in Slate . The answer: “Police are supposed to protect everything and everybody—...

Cops Storm Occupy Portland
 Cops Storm Occupy Portland 
Nov 14, 2011 3:39 AM CST

Cops Storm Occupy Portland

50 Busted, Protesters Take to Streets

(Newser) - Hundreds of defiant protesters took to the streets yesterday after cops stormed Occupy Portland encampments and busted 50 people. Mayor Sam Adams ordered the camps shut because of what he called unhealthy conditions and increased crime triggered by drug users and thieves drawn to the sites, reports AP . Authorities erected...

Berkeley Cops Clash With Student Occupiers

Video shows them lashing out at crowd with batons

(Newser) - Things got ugly at UC Berkeley yesterday, when students tried to set up an Occupy encampment on campus against university orders. No sooner had students set up their tents than dozens of cops in riot gear descended on them, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. When students linked arms around the...

Occupy Oakland: Police Face Probe Over Wounding of Iraq War Vet Scott Olsen
 Oakland Cops 
 Face Inquiry Over 
 Wounded Iraq Vet 
big strike tomorrow
Nov 1, 2011 5:08 PM CDT

Oakland Cops Face Inquiry Over Wounded Iraq Vet

City prepares for general strike

(Newser) - A city panel is launching a formal investigation into Oakland police following the wounding of an Iraq veteran in last week’s clash with Occupy Oakland protesters . The inquiry, sparked by a complaint to the Citizens’ Police Review Board, is due to begin within days and run “several months,...

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