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After 9/11, NYPD Remade Intelligence Unit as Muslim Spy Squad 27 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
New York Magazine explores the reinvention of the New York City Police Department's Intelligence Division as a far-reaching anti-terrorism squad focused on Muslims after the 2001 attack on the World T...
In Sovereign Movement, Liens Are Wielded as 'Paper Terrorism' 27 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
The New York Times reports that the filing of liens, legal claims on property to secure the payment of a debt, has become a favorite tactic in the spread of an anti-government ideology known as the “s...
Elementary Schools Are the New Focus of Student Safety 27 Aug 2013 | 07:14 pm
In the aftermath of the school massacre last year in Newtown, Conn., many districts across the nation are increasing the number of school resource officers on campus and, in a few cases, permitting te...
OH Quietly Began Scanning Driver's License Photos for Criminals 27 Aug 2013 | 07:11 pm
Attorney General Mike DeWine said he should have told Ohioans nearly three months ago that a new system had gone online subjecting their driver’s license photos to a facial-recognition program to help...
Was Clements Hit Payback for Protection by Colorado Prison Gang? 27 Aug 2013 | 07:02 pm
The Denver Post reports that investigators have answered key questions about the slaying earlier this year of Colorado prisons chief Tom Clements by an ex-inmate, Evan Ebel. A source, citing informati...
MI Prison Guard Assaults Declined Since Taser Use Began 27 Aug 2013 | 06:49 pm
Assaults on Michigan corrections officers have fallen since some began carrying Tasers 1½ years ago, but critics question whether the electronic stun guns are being misused, reports the Lansing State ...
Dozens of New Arrests for Inmates Freed in MA Crime Lab Scandal 27 Aug 2013 | 06:40 pm
The Boston Globe reports that the Massachusetts crime lab scandal is having a measurable impact on crimes rates in the Boston area a year after judges began releasing inmates — some with long records ...
Technology Credited as Auto Theft Declines Sharply in Twin Cities 27 Aug 2013 | 06:26 pm
Vehicle thefts in the Twin Cities have fallen almost 50 percent since 2005, as “smart keys” equipped with computer chips, GPS tracking and other technology to thwart thieves have become standard equip...
Zurich Opens 'Sex Boxes' for Drive-In Prostitution Business 27 Aug 2013 | 06:23 pm
Zurich, Switzerland, where prostitution has been legal since 1942, launched an experimental program of garage-like "sex boxes" to make the sex trade less of a public nuisance and safer for women, repo...
Would a Move From Harrisburg Clean Up Corrupt PA Government? 27 Aug 2013 | 06:22 pm
The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review asks whether moving Pennsylvania's capital out of Harrisburg to Pittsburgh or Philadelphia would reduce government corruption in the state. Two recent studies — one by Ha...
