Charlie Beck Chosen By Villaragosa To Head LA Police
LOS ANGELES — A respected Los Angeles Police Department veteran credited with cleaning up a devastating corruption scandal was picked by the may...
LOS ANGELES — A respected Los Angeles Police Department veteran credited with cleaning up a devastating corruption scandal was picked by the may...
New York Times | IAN URBINA | Posted 11.02.2009 | Home
A neighbor of the convicted rapist in Cleveland who was arrested Saturday night after six decomposed bodies were found in his house said Monday that t...
nydailynews.com | By John Marzulli | Posted 10.28.2009 | New York
The NYPD is investigating a confrontation between white uniformed cops and black hate-crime detectives who claim they were racially profiled, the Dail...
The Huffington Post | Posted 10.27.2009 | Books
A couple of weeks ago, before the publication of Superfreakonomics, the follow up to the bestselling Freakonomics by New York Times "Freakonomics" col...
AOL News | Evan Buxbaum, CNN | Posted 10.25.2009 | New York
Authorities have identified a teenager believed to be suffering from amnesia who was found on the streets of New York two weeks ago. Police say a CNN...
Allison Kilkenny | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics
The media is portraying Winkfein as an irrational hag, who somehow deserved to be shocked with 50,000 volts of electricity after getting mouthy with a police officer.
Mira Kamdar | Posted 10.13.2009 | World
Anyone who has seen Slumdog Millionaire, remembers the scenes of police torture. Last week, American journalist, Joel Elliott, got to experience that violence first-hand.
AP | P. SOLOMON BANDA | Posted 10.05.2009 | Denver
DENVER — U.S. Attorney Eric Holder, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano on Monday stressed the importa...
AP | CHRISTINE ARMARIO | Posted 10.05.2009 | Home
TAMPA, Fla. — The University of South Florida was locked down for a time Monday after someone reported a man with a gun and a bomb near the libr...
Posted 09.24.2009 | Business
The Volusia County Sheriff's Office is training garbage collectors, electricians and other mobile professionals to help fight crime. The crime initia...
Dave Cooper | Posted 09.24.2009 | Politics
This week Pittsburgh is trying to put on its best face for the International Coal Conference and the G20 Summit of world leaders. Yet Pittsburgh has shown itself to be an example of police harassment.
Joe Territo | Posted 09.21.2009 | New York
Police said the boy's father, afraid of getting caught with cocaine, had hidden it in his son's pockets and told him it was candy.
Michelle Pilecki | Posted 09.21.2009 | Politics
The anarchists in my neighborhood -- just about four straight, uphill miles from the site of the G-20 summit meeting -- have set up shop. And they have made many of us nervous.
The Boston Globe | September 19, 2009 06:19 PM | Posted 09.19.2009 | Politics
The new law decriminalizes possession of less than an ounce of marijuana. But that did not stop police from handing out handfuls of $100 tickets when ...
Norm Stamper | Posted 09.18.2009 | Politics
In 1976, 30 of my 31 police officers confessed to on-the-job use of the most vile, invective, racist language you can imagine. How do we confront the barefaced bigotry we see today?
AP | JOHN HANNA | Posted 09.13.2009 | Home
DOVER, Kan. — Two newlyweds held hostage in their eastern Kansas home on Saturday escaped unharmed when the man holding them captive fell asleep...
Wael Nawara | Posted 09.12.2009 | World
Living in a conservative society, I can understand that there would be quite a few people who would be offended by those publicly breakfasting during the days of Ramadan.
Wall Street Journal | JENNIFER LEVITZ | Posted 10.23.2009 | Home
The National Association of Citizens on Patrol, a Corona, Calif., nonprofit that promotes civilian volunteerism in law enforcement, says there are abo...
AP | JON GAMBRELL | Posted 10.19.2009 | Home
JERICHO, Ark. — It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don ...
Len Levitt | Posted 09.17.2009 | New York
Bratton's award reflects not just the union's appreciation but its disdain for Kelly over a number of bread-and-butter issues across his seven-year tenure.
AP | Posted 09.14.2009 | New York
FREEPORT, N.Y. — A New York man is accused of leaving his ailing mother on the floor and stepping over her for two days before calling 911. Pol...
Frank Sharry | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics
Opponents of immigration reform continue to claim that they represent the best interests of Americans. But they are up against some powerful opponents -- leaders from all walks of life.
Antonio Villaraigosa | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics
Chief of Police William Bratton announced his resignation after six-and-a-half years of service to Los Angeles. Bratton realized that strong policing and effective prevention programs are not mutually exclusive.
HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 09.03.2009 | Politics
The lawyer arrested by D.C. police last weekend for disorderly conduct after chanting "I hate police" plans to fight the charge in court and is puttin...
AP | THOMAS WATKINS | Posted 11.03.2009 | Los Angeles