Police in the US use XBox 360 and PS3s as key parts of investigations. With police now cooperating more closely with companies like Microsoft, is it time to ask for greater transparency about their relationships? View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post on National Cyber Security
Ex-Pa. police captain settles case from NY protest
Associated Press NEW YORK — A retired Philadelphia police captain arrested during a Wall Street protest in New York City is set to resolve his case without jail time or probation. Former Capt. Ray Lewis took Manhattan prosecutors’ offer Wednesday to get the disorderly conduct case closed if he avoids…
As grant money dwindles, police chiefs fear rise in crime
By Elizabeth Bewley Gannett Washington Bureau WASHINGTON — Lebanon Police Chief Scott Bowen says his department would be "in dire straits" without the nearly $1.8 million it has received through the federal Community Oriented Policing Services program. The program has allowed Lebanon to hire or keep 15 officers since 1995….
How do you police cars that drive themselves?
By PoliceOne Staff Self-driving vehicles are currently being tested in California, raising questions among academics and officials that include — of particular relevance to law enforcement — what would happen if one of these vehicles needed to be pulled over. Google is leading the testing, and according to the New…
Video: Wash. campus police director talks threat assessment, technology
Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Wash., sits in the middle of the state, just east of the Cascade Range. The student population is 10,000, about 3,500 of which live on campus. The university police department has 11 commissioned officers. For about two years, the campus has had an Internet-based system…
What about Paksitan police security?
A relative peace prevails in Karachi, Pakistan these days, with sporadic (rather than incessant) incidents of targeted killings peppering the headlines. View full post on could security – Yahoo! News Search Results View full post on National Cyber Security
Police Limit Comic: January 22, 2012
Author: Garey McKee Police Limit Comic is published on PoliceOne every Sunday. For more than a decade, the strip’s cast of unnamed characters has been constantly struggling with stresses, not only from the criminal element on the street, but also from the upper echelons of the police department’s top brass,…
Police Limit Comic: January 22, 2012
Author: Garey McKee Police Limit Comic is published on PoliceOne every Sunday. For more than a decade, the strip’s cast of unnamed characters has been constantly struggling with stresses, not only from the criminal element on the street, but also from the upper echelons of the police department’s top brass,…
Woman enters Mass. police station with cocaine, is arrested
By PoliceOne Staff TOPSFIELD, Mass. — Police arrested a woman who walked into a police station with cocaine. Danielle Wood, 23, entered the station Monday on an unrelated matter, according to the Boston Herald. Officers found an outstanding warrant, so they searched her, police said. Wood was arrested on charges…
Koobface gang turns off command servers, as Russian police explain lack of action
The publication of a detailed probe into the alleged members of the Koobface malware gang appears to have had an instant impact. But there’s no sign that the Russian authorities are planning to investigate the alleged gang anytime soon. View full post on Naked Security – Sophos View full post…
