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Australian Law Enforcement Now Forcing Service Providers To Grant Access To Data And Content
Maybe these companies shouldn’t have worked so hard to protect the information and communications of criminals while providing the same protections to the 99.5% of non-criminals that make up their user bases.
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Surveillance firm says Apple is 'phenomenal' for law enforcement
Secret recordings of a surveillance firm's presentation show how much iCloud data Apple surrenders to law enforcement with a warrant — though it's Google and Facebook that can track a suspect to within three feet. PenLink is a little-known firm from Nebraska which earns $20 million annually from helping the US government track criminal suspects. PenLink also sells its services to local law enforcement - and it's from such a sales presentation that details of iCloud warrants has emerged.
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Suspect in Young Dolph murder investigation mistakenly released from jail
Shundale Barnett was arrested last month after Young Dolph's fatal shooting. But instead of extraditing him from Indiana to Tennessee, authorities released him.
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SFPD put rape victims’ DNA into database used to find criminals, DA alleges
DA cites arrest of woman who had rape exam years ago—chief plans investigation.
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How Law Enforcement Agencies Around the Globe Are Using Robo-Dogs
Some things just don’t mesh well together. On their own, for example, dogs and robots are pleasant, sometimes even joyous additions to the human experience. When combined though, they can lead to dystopic results. Despite the uncomfortable optics, “robo-dogs” have experienced a resurgence in recent years, particularly among law enforcement agencies.
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A Police Car Hit a Kid on Halloween 2019. The NYPD Is Quashing a Move to Punish the Officer.
Civilian investigators found that officers engaged in serious misconduct, including hitting one boy with a car, pointing a gun at another and wrongly arresting three teens. Then the NYPD intervened.
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Graphic Kobe Bryant crash photos were shown off by cops and firefighters at a bar and an awards ceremony, lawsuit says
Graphic images of Kobe and Gianna Bryant after their deaths in a helicopter crash were shown off at bars and an awards ceremony, according to legal documents filed in a federal court. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's widow, is suing the Los Angeles Sheriff's Department, the fire department, the county, and eight police officers over the photos, alleging invasion of privacy and negligence.
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How an Undercover Cop Having Sex With Activists Killed a Climate Movement
Mark Kennedy spent seven years pretending to be a climate activist. People he deceived are still rebuilding their lives.
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New FBI Website Asking for Astroworld Pics, Video: 'This Took Far Too Long'
More than two months after the Astroworld crowd-control disaster claimed the lives of 10 people, the Houston Police Department on Friday asked attendees to upload their photos and video to a new dedicated website designed by the FBI.
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Woman killed after being shoved in front of subway in Times Square
Police say that Simon Martial, 61, a reportedly homeless man with an extensive criminal history, randomly shoved Michelle Alyssa Go, 40, onto the tracks, where she was struck and killed by an oncoming train.
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LAPD fired two officers who ignored robbers to play 'Pokémon Go'
The early Pokémon Go frenzy apparently led to poor choices from two police officers. As Axios' Stephen Totilo and BBC News report, the LAPD is now known to have fired officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell for ignoring a robbery on April 15th, 2017 to play Niantic's augmented reality blockbuster. Rather than respond to a radio call demanding backup for a theft at Macy's in the Crenshaw Mall, the policemen reportedly spent the next 20 minutes driving around to catch a Snorlax (an uncommon find in the game) and a Togetic.
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LAPD Officers Ignore Robbery in Progress to Catch Snorlax in Pokémon Go
Two Los Angeles police officers were fired for ignoring a robbery in progress and instead trying to catch a Snorlax in Pokémon Go, according to court documents published Friday. According to the officers’ appeal, former LAPD officers Louis Lozano and Eric Mitchell were fired for “willfully abdicating their duty to assist a commanding officer’s response to a robbery in progress and playing a Pokémon mobile game while on duty.”
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San Francisco Mayor London Breed announces plan to go after 'bulls*** that has destroyed our city'
After months of viral videos showing deteriorating conditions on the streets of San Francisco, including smash-and-grab robberies and open-air drug use, the city’s mayor has moved to implement a new public safety approach to curb criminal behavior. Her move could signal a recognition by the Democratic establishment that crime may prove a potent issue in upcoming elections.
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Fugitive Sex Offender Wanted For 20 Years Caught Working At Church: Police
The man was convicted of sexual misconduct with a minor in Indiana in 2001.
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Judge Says NYPD Illegally Withheld Footage in Police Shootings
A New York state judge said the NYPD was operating in “bad faith” when it denied requests to release body-worn camera footage from the killing of Kawaski Trawick.
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Atlanta's airport had an active shooter scare as millions prepare for holiday travel
Rumors of an active shooter at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport left travelers scared and confused Saturday until the airport announced a firearm had been accidentally discharged. The reports of an active shooter were posted on Twitter as early as 1:30 p.m. ET by passengers as well as concerned family and friends of those traveling through the international hub. The airport's official Twitter page posted at 1:57 p.m., almost half an hour after the chaos began, that there wasn't a shooting underway.
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Facebook tells LA police to stop spying on users with fake accounts
This comes after the Guardian revealed that the US police department had been working with a tech firm, analysing user data to help solve crimes. Facebook expressly prohibits the creation and use of fake accounts. The intent, it said, was to "create a safe environment where people can trust and hold one another accountable".
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Travis Scott kept playing for more than 30 minutes after police declared Astroworld a mass casualty event
Rapper Travis Scott kept playing for more than 30 minutes after police declared his Astroworld festival a mass casualty event. Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said early on Saturday morning that a "mass casualty" event was declared at around 9:38 p.m. during Scott's performance at the Texas festival on Friday night.
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How Do Bad Cops Stay in Power? Just Look at Miami.
“This is my neighborhood and I run this shit the way I want to,” police Capt. Javier Ortiz allegedly told a man who wanted to file an Internal Affairs complaint against him.
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UK teen sentenced to 35 years for devil-pact double murder
A British teenager who murdered two sisters in a London park as part of a pact he believed he had made with demonic forces to kill women every six months in exchange for a future lottery win has been jailed for a minimum of 35 years.
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