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Police Say Man Stayed in Foreclosed Home
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- July 22, 2008
Nebraska man held on suspicion of trespassing.
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The Chuck Norris Home Deduction
By Luke Mullins -
The Home Front
- July 21, 2008
You’re going to demolish it anyway; why not have an elite police force kick the doors in first?
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Knife-Crime Spree Sweeps Britain, Leaving Victims and Fear in Its Wake
By Thomas K. Grose -
Nation & World
- July 18, 2008
With the British press chronicling every attack's gory details, people are demanding a tough response.
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Interpol's Chief on Keeping Terrorists Away From the Beijing Olympics
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- July 10, 2008
Ronald Noble also talks about stolen passports, Columbian rebel computers, and catching child predators
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Interpol Helps Detect U.S. Arrivals Who Use Fraudulent Passports
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- July 9, 2008
The effort identifies some 300 suspect documents a month.
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Crime Rates Shown to Be Falling
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- June 11, 2008
Lastest figures show a reversal of an upward tick, but the picture remains complicated.
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Wesleyan Tackles Party Aftermath
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- May 19, 2008
Police used Tasers, pepper spray, and dogs to control the crowd of students.
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Trail Mix: Law & Order Edition
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- May 7, 2008
*San Diego State University has placed six fraternities on "interim suspension" after the arrest of several members in the recent large drug bust on campus, the Daily Aztec reports..
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Michigan State Continues Riot Damage Control
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- April 9, 2008
"It takes a long time to put the ship back on the right course when students do this."
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Morning Buzz: Tuesday, April 8, 2008
News Desk
- April 8, 2008
Gen. David Petraeus, the four-star general in charge of Iraq, will once again step onto Capitol Hill today to delivery testimony on the progress of the war.
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A Tough Cop Turns Nashville Music Agent
By Kerry Hannon -
Money & Business
- March 7, 2008
A California Highway Patrol assistant chief finds a second career managing singers and songwriters.
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Computer Evidence Helps Crack Criminal Cases
By Kevin Whitelaw -
Nation & World
- February 27, 2008
With American support, Colombian cybercops sharpen their technical skills.
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Preparing for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, China's Authorities Go After Human-Rights Advocates
By Paul Mooney -
Nation & World
- February 14, 2008
China's leaders see the Olympic Games as an opportunity to dazzle the world
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How the Chinese Authorities Silenced Dissident Hu Jia
By Paul Mooney -
Nation & World
- February 14, 2008
Much of the news about human-rights abuses in China emerged from the living room of Hu Jia.
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Democrats Pan Justice Budget
News Desk
- February 5, 2008
The president's budget proposal offers both winners and losers for the Justice Department, but those differences are already stirring criticism from the Democratic Congress. The proposal for the department would cut the overall budget from last year by about $355 million, with aid to local law enforcement and to other grant programs bearing the brunt of the belt tightening.
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Senator Seeks Federal Money for Local Police
News Desk
- January 23, 2008
Congress is hoping to bring back hundreds of millions in federal funding for local law enforcement slashed from this year's appropriations bill, a Senate staffer told the U.S. Conference of Mayors during its annual conference in Washington today.
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A Low-Key Response to Minor Crimes
By Thomas K. Grose -
Nation & World
- October 19, 2007
But are the measures not tough enough—or too tough
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A Host of Trouble
By Emma Schwartz -
Nation & World
- September 29, 2007
More parents are being held criminally liable for their teens' drinking parties.
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But Female Moped Riders Are So Cute
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 21, 2007
University of Minnesota police have issued a flurry of moped-related traffic citations this week.
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Latino Frat and Police Get Metaphorically Rowdy
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 20, 2007
Just as Hispanic Heritage Month kicks off, University of Wisconsin officials and a Latino fraternity are at odds over a party that was canceled by university police last weekend.
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Campus Police and Tasers, Part 2
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 18, 2007
University of Florida senior was charged with a third-degree felony for resisting arrest with violence, but not before he was shot with a Taser gun.
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Police Get to Leave Poop Behind
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 5, 2007
Proving once again that the police are a privileged lot, the Madison (Wis.) City Council passed an ordinance that excuses officers on patrol from having to scoop the poop their four-legged friends leave behind.
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Police Officer Crashes Cruiser While Giving Ball State Students a Ride
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 31, 2007
A Muncie, Ind., police officer crashed his patrol car after taking three Ball State University freshmen on a "joy ride," the Daily News reports.
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Another Look at the UCLA Taser Incident
By Christina Mueller -
The Paper Trail
- August 2, 2007
An independent investigation of the infamous UCLA Taser incident--university police zapped a student after he refused to show his school ID, and a cellphone clip of the incident was posted on YouTube--says the officers violated use-of-force policies and guidelines of office conduct, the Daily Bruin writes.
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Madison Police Use Facebook to Track Parties
The Paper Trail
- December 15, 2006
Police in Madison, Wis., have been using Facebook to track student parties since Halloween--and they will continue to do so in 2007.
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