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Prosecutors say Wisconsin police chief helped California gun dealers" illegal ammo import scheme
16+ hour, 27+ min ago (579+ words) MADISON, Wis. " Two California brothers could each face up to five years in prison for allegedly recruiting a small-town Wisconsin police chief to help them illegally import nearly half-a-million armor-piercing rounds into the U. S. Jacob and Darin Dowd ran a gun…...
Supreme Court weighs "geofence warrants" for police to get cellphone users" location data
17+ hour, 48+ min ago (1102+ words) The Supreme Court probed the trickiest corners of modern technology, convenience and privacy law on Monday as the justices tried to figure out how far police may go in asking Google to turn over users" location data to help solve…...
Gunman at correspondents" dinner charged with trying to assassinate Trump
17+ hour, 49+ min ago (1248+ words) Federal prosecutors on Monday brought attempted assassination charges against the man accused of opening fire outside the ballroom of the White House correspondents" dinner and writing a manifesto saying he was targeting President Trump and his Cabinet. Prosecutors updated the…...
Suspect in shooting of 2 Chicago officers allegedly pulled handgun from under blanket at hospital
17+ hour, 30+ min ago (668+ words) CHICAGO " A robbery suspect who allegedly pulled a handgun from under a blanket at a Chicago hospital and shot the two officers who brought him there for treatment will remain jailed on charges of murder and attempted murder, a judge…...
Man convicted in 2024 killing of NYPD officer sentenced to 115 years to life in prison
15+ hour, 51+ min ago (696+ words) NEW YORK " A man convicted in the 2024 shooting death of a New York City police officer during a traffic stop will spend the rest of his life behind bars after a judge sentenced him Monday to 115 years to life in…...
Taking photo of Muslim inmate without hijab violated her religious rights, court rules
17+ hour, 21+ min ago (245+ words) U. S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan, a Biden appointee to the federal court in Minnesota, said Muna Jama, the woman in question, wears her hijab every day when she is in "mixed-gender spaces" beyond her family, so that mug shot is more…...
Jeanine Pirro brings strength and clarity to crime fighting in nation's capital
17+ hour, 40+ min ago (715+ words) U. S. attorney is calm, firm and fair under pressure I recently attended a community meeting chaired by my wife at which the featured speaker was the U. S. attorney for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro. A brief introduction highlighted the importance of…...
DOJ charges Iranian man with smuggling migrants
18+ hour, 33+ min ago (275+ words) Federal prosecutors unsealed an indictment charging an Iranian national with coordinating an alien smuggling operation that funneled primarily Iranian migrants into the United States through South and Central America, the Justice Department announced. Jafar Tafakori, 57, was arrested April 23 in Pereira,…...
5 questions about the Northern Ireland car-bomb attack
18+ hour, 32+ min ago (342+ words) 1. What happened in the car-bomb attack on the police station in Northern Ireland? On Saturday night around 10: 30 p. m. , attackers stopped a delivery driver in Dunmurry on the outskirts of Belfast, placed an improvised bomb made from a compressed gas cylinder in…...
Geofence warrants are Fourth Amendment nightmare, fit for police state
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (583+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court is hearing a case dealing with geofence warrants, also called reverse warrants " and more aptly so because of the potential for law enforcement to surveil and arrest without a specific warrant naming the person or thing to…...