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POLICE & LAW ENFORCEMENT NEWS

Do you respect or fear the police in your town? There is a difference.
Have they earned your respect or commanded your fear?

And what about the Prosecutors and Judges? Are they upholding the law? Are they protecting our rights? Or are they pursuing a political agenda?

Citing Thin Evidence, Judge Voids a 1980 Murder Verdict
A state court judge threw out the murder conviction of a man who five federal judges previously said should be released because his trial 24 years ago was tainted by the testimony of an unreliable jailhouse informant.

Court Guards Kill Teens
Mom of teen who plunged to death at courthouse says son couldn't have kicked in elevator doors.

Judge: "I Saw Police Commit Felonies!"
A judge presiding over the cases of free trade protesters said in court that he saw "no less than 20 felonies committed by police officers" during the November demonstrations, adding to a chorus of complaints about police conduct.

Law Plan 'Threatens Right to a Fair Trial'
Those accused of crimes who refuse to attend court could be tried in their absence, under controversial proposals by the Scottish Executive to modernize the criminal justice system.

Cover-Up Fears Over Alleged Police Assaults
An inquiry is to be launched at Scotland's biggest police force amid concerns that assaults by officers are being covered up or overlooked by internal investigations.

Night Shtick
Club promoters say Huntington Beach cops drove them out of the city.

Jobs Training 'the Key to Cutting Crime' Helping young offenders to get a job can have a dramatic effect on whether they continue to commit crime, according to a new study.

U.S. Appeals Court Overturns 100 Death Sentences A federal appeals court threw out more than 100 death sentences in Arizona and two other states because the inmates were sent to death row by judges instead of juries.
The case stems from a 2002 decision by the U.S. Supreme Court, in which the high court found that juries, not judges, must render death sentences.

When Cops Are Thugs Zero Tolerance Comes to Mexico City, Coutesy of Rudy Giuliani.

Police Gunning to Pepper Criminals Paintball-style guns which fire pellets of CS or pepper spray are being tested by police scientists as a non-lethal alternative to firearms.

Police Outrage Over Demand for Their DNA Plans to force Scotland's police to give DNA samples have sparked a rebellion among rank-and-file officers.

A Seven-Year Ricochet With a eye lost, a police shooting victim waits for justice.

Out of His Skull A district attorney out of control.

Drugs Led Ex-Officer to Deadly Shootout Two months after his drug addiction cost him his job as a police officer, Dave Freeman abducted his doctor at gunpoint in a desperate attempt to obtain more prescription drugs.

Police Officer Faces Sex Charges Jury selection begins for suspect accused of bigamy, unlawful sexual conduct with minor.

Firm Named to Help Police Install System to Find Cellphone Callers A communications consulting firm announced that it has been selected to help set up the wireless 911 system for New York City police dispatchers. The new system will pinpoint the location of callers who make emergency calls from cellphones.

Signs Grow of Innocent People Being Executed, Judge Says "In the past decade, substantial evidence has emerged to demonstrate that innocent individuals are sentenced to death, and undoubtedly executed, much more often than previously understood," the judge, Mark L. Wolf of Federal District Court in Boston, wrote in a decision allowing a capital case to proceed to trial. He cited exonorations of more than 100 people on death row based on DNA and other evidence.

It's Police, Camera, Action on the Beat Scotland's police are to be fitted with miniature cameras attached to their uniforms.

Partners, Horse and Man, in Prison Pasture Through a partnership with the Thoroughbred Retirement Foundation, the nation's largest and oldest thoroughbred-rescue operation, Wallkill Correctional Facility, a medium-security state prison, has operated a work program for the past 18 years for inmates to care for the former race horses.

Justice Criticizes Lengthy Sentences Justice Anthony M. Kennedy of the Supreme Court said that prison terms were too long and that he favored ending manditory minimum sentences for some federal crimes.

Blacklisting Judges Attorney General John Ashcroft has ordered federal prosecutors to start collecting information on federal judges who give sentences that are lighter than those suggested by federal guidelines.

Professors With a Past Ex-convict criminologists say time they spent as prison inmates adds special insight to their research and their teaching.

Judge Criticizes Police Methods of Questioning War Protesters A federal judge in Manhattan criticized police officials for the way demonstrators against the war in Iraq were interrogated earlier this year, and he made clear that civil liberties lawyers could seek to hold the city in contempt of court in the future if the police violate people's rights.

NYC Probation Dept. Is Now Arming Officers Supervising Criminals New York City probation officers have been authorized to carry handguns under a new policy intended to enhance the supervision of criminals by increasing the number of officers required to routinely go into their neighborhoods and homes.

City Officials Suggest Shooting in Police Raid Was Accidental New York City officials said that the police shooting of an unarmed woman during a raid on a basement apartment in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, appeared to have been an accident, following a detective's brief struggle to open the door to a bathroom where the woman was hiding.

Texting to Get Police Back on the Beat Plans are being drawn up to issue police witnesses in court cases with a mobile phone to summon them to the witness stand just before they are needed with a simple text message. The system would allow officers to stay on patrol for as long as possible rather than sitting in a court witness room all day waiting to be called.

A Tale of Two Shootings After a night of drinking and rock & roll, an off-duty OC cop engages in random gun play. No charges are filed. But a Santa Ana resident accused of randomly firing a gun in his yard faces a life sentence. When it comes to cops and crew-cut Latinos, justice isn't blind - it's suspect.

The Growing Inmate Population The nation's prison and jail population rose again last year, to 2,166,260, a record. The increase comes at a time when crime is falling and state and local governments are struggling to close budget deficits.

Boy Faces Attempted Murder Charge for Scalding Cops A seven-year-old boy faces a charge of attempted murder in India for allegedly pouring a mug of hot water over police officers.

Bombay Policeman in Trouble for Writing Novel A senior Bombay police officer faces disciplinary action after writing a thinly disguised autobiographical novel.

As Trial in Taped Beating Nears End in Los Angeles, Groups Join to Prevent Repeated Riots As a verdict nears in the trial of two police officers charged in the videotaped beating of a 16-year-old, about 1,500 so-called peace ambassadors, many of them current or former gang members, are preparing to fan out to spread the word that violence accomplishes nothing.

Study Finds 2.6% Increase in U.S. Prison Population The nation's prison population grew 2.6 percent last year, the largest increase since 1999, according to a study by the Justice Department. The jump came despite a small decline in serious crime in 2002. It also came when a growing number of states facing large budget deficits have begun trying to reduce prison costs by easing tough sentencing laws passed in the 1990's, thereby decreasing the number of inmates. At the end of 2002, there were 2,166,260 Americans in local jails, state and federal prisons and juvenile detention facilities, the report found.
In the federal prison system, which with 163,528 inmates is now larger than any state system, 48 percent of the growth in the number of prisoners from 1995 to 2001 was accounted for by drug crimes and only 9 percent by violent crimes.

Web Site Causes Unease in Police Washington State officials are uncertain how to address the actions of William Sheehan, who posts lists of police officers' personal information on his Web site, www.copwatch.org.

Police Official Is Charged With Fraud A top New York City police official was charged in federal court with diverting more than $110,000 from a nonprofit foundation to cover his personal bills for collect telephone calls involving prison inmates, according to court papers.

Elmer Bustos R.I.P. No justice likely in cop-shooting death of Santa Ana teenager.

Activists Push Back at NYPD Fifteen activists were set to file a federal lawsuit July 1 claiming the NYPD trampled on their civil liberties at the massive February 15 anti-war demonstration near the United Nations. Accusing police of interference and abuse - including arbitrary arrests and blocked access to the rally - the complaint will seek damages and a declaration that the police violated the constitutional rights of a potentially huge class of participants from the year's biggest protest.

Man Shot, Killed Trying to Flee Las Vegas Police Officer Suspect was thought to be carjacking vehicle - turns out the car was being driven by his girlfriend.

Police Officer Violated Policy A Police officer with a troubled work history violated conduct rules while off-duty by signing his dead girlfriend's name on her final paychecks and depositing the nearly $3,700 into his own account to pay off his truck loan.

Police Raid Gone Awry: A Muddled Path to the Wrong Door The raid conducted by law enforcement on the home of a law-abiding Marine highlights the way in which aggressive police work can go wrong.

I Ain't From Nowhere Anaheim's gang unit saved Eddie Quinoines - the hard way. Now they won't leave him alone.

Gap in Surveillance Tape at Issue in Abuse Suit by New Jersey Inmates A surveillance videotape has raised troubling new questions about a 1997 prison lockdown in which more than 600 inmates claimed they were beaten by guards.

Justice Denied at the Source Under Ashcroft the "Justice" Department considers you guilty until proven innocent.

Surf City cop who shot kid has history of cover-ups

Prosecutions Are a Focus in Houston DNA Scandal Two grand juries investigating problems in Houston's police crime laboratory have widened their inquiry to include local prosecutors, asking about their potential culpability for winning convictions with tainted evidence, people involved in the investigation say.

Inside Job: A Lawyer's Nightmare

County Says It's Too Poor to Defend Poor A Mississippi county is suing the state becuase it cannot afford to provide defendants with anything more than assembly-line justice.

Police Stop Collecting Data on Protesters' Politics The Police Department said it would destroy the database it began compiling a few weeks ago on the political leanings of people arrested during antiwar protests. - Don't hold your breath, though.

Oakland Cops Defend Use of Force - What did you expect? An apology?

Oakland Police Open Fire At Anti-War Protest Police opened fire with wooden dowels, "sting balls" and other non-lethal weapons at anti-war protesters outside the Port of Oakland, injuring at least a dozen demonstrators and six longshoremen standing nearby.

Handcuffed Suspect Drives Squad Car Off A handcuffed man stole an unmarked police car following his arrest for a traffic violation.

Errors at F.B.I. May Be Issue in 3,000 Cases The Justice Department has identified cases that could have been affected by flawed procedures and skewed testimony by F.B.I. laboratory technicians before 1997.

City to Pay $2.25 Million in Killing of Guard by Police The city of New York has agreed to pay $2.25 million to the family of Patrick M. Dorismond, and unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a Hispanic detective three years ago.

New Federal Plan for DNA Testing Facing a huge national backlog of cases, Attorney General John Ashcroft announced plans to seek $1 billion over five years to increase DNA analysis. The administration's plan would expand the number of federal crimes that require DNA collection, so that all people convicted of violence or terrorism would be included, officials said. The plan would also permit those states that require DNA to be collected from people arrested - and not only convicted - for certain crimes to include the results in the Justice Department's database.

San Fransisco Police Chief Case Dropped In a significant retreat, a judge dismissed conspiracy charges against the San Fransisco police chief and the assistant chief at the request of the district attorney.

Los Angeles Police Review Big Scandal "...that has cost the city $40 million in settlements... ...the new police chief ordered an outside investigation and reports emerged that corrupt officers remained on the beat."

San Fransisco Police Chief and Deputies Indicted in Cover-Up "...on charges related to a fight outside a bar in November involving off-duty police officers..."

The Force Multipliers NYPD to Bring Nationwide Spying Effort Home. "Under the order of a federal court, the police department on Friday proposed a set of internal guidelines for spying on New Yorkers who are NOT suspected of breaking the law."

Busted for Peace When Cops Play Soldier, Protesters Become the Enemy.

Cops Stop Photo Ops Photogs Allege Police Aggression at Rally

Politicians in Judges' Robes "The courts derive their legitimacy from their perceived neutrality. If judges are actively involved in partisan politics, their decisions will be seen as political, no different than a vote by a legislator."

Pensioner's Anger at FBI Error "Twenty days after Mr. Bond was first taken into custody and 24 hours after the FBI arrested the real suspect in Las Vegas, the US authorities issued a terse apology to the pensioner, ordering his release and confirming that he had been the victim of an 'identity theft'."

Former Orange County Police Officer Convicted of Lewd Conduct A former Huntington Beach police officer was convicted of lewd conduct for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl during an on-duty interview at her home.

Protesters Say City Police Used Rough Tactics at Rally Organizers of Saturday's demonstration against war with Iraq released a videotape of police using pepper spray on people and backing horses into crowds.

Prison Company's Courtship Provokes New York's Scrutiny A private prison company courted the powerful as it won millions of dollars in state contracts. Now its political activities have provoked an array of inquiries.

With Itchy Ticket Fingers, Cashing In on Illegal Parking The [NYC] Police Department plans to hire nearly 1,000 new traffic agents over the next year, part of Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg's plan to net $69 million for the city.

F.B.I Recruits Chinese Students in U.S. "... to gain insight into what it says is an intensified effort by the Chinese government to obtain militarily useful technologies."

Police Torture Probe's Pace Hit "...U.S. Rep. Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) on Monday questioned the pace of a special investigation into police misconduct and torture charges spanning more than 20 years."

Jewelers No Match for Cop's Theft Ring "...a crew of thieves led by former Chicago Police Deputy Supt. William Hanhardt cleverly stole about $2 million in gems from locked safe-deposit boxes..."

War Preparation Hurts Local Police "The ongoing mobilization of National Guard members and reservists is sapping the ranks of many small police departments, and the problem will get worse if the country goes to war with Iraq, officials said." - So, the criminals hoping for war aren't just in the government anymore.

NYC Mayor Says No Layoffs for Police Now

Cop Arrested in Drunken-Driving Death

Genoa Police Admit 'Fabrication' of Evidence Against Protesters

Police Layoffs Are Possible, Says NYC Mayor

Ex-Cop Convicted of Murder Walks Free

Governor Pardons 4 Who Claimed to Have Been Torutured into Confessing to Crimes They Did Not Commit

States' Budget Crunch Affects Prisons

Retired Chemist Monitors Criminal Trials

Mich. Woman's Fingertip Severed in Arrest

L.A. Police Officer Convicted of Rape

L.A. Police Commission OKs Pursuit Plan

Ex-Ill. Police Chief Sentenced in Scam