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This Police Chief Sent Out Ten Of His Officers To Find His Son's Stolen iPhone
Meehan made officers work overtime to find his son's stolen iPhone. The first thing the vast majority of us would do in the event that our precious iPhone is stolen is load up the Find My iPhone feature within iCloud and then call the Police and tell them where the shameless thug is located, ...
Bargain Hunters Spend $4,700 On Potatoes, Cans Of Coke Disguised As iPhones & Laptops
Don't buy iPhones from people in the street, because they probably aren't iPhones. A gang of conmen in Manchester, England, have managed to scam unsuspecting customers out of over 3,000 (approx. $4,700) since February by selling bottles of water, cans of Coke, and bags of potatoes which t...
New Jersey Town May Fine You For Texting While Walking
iPhone app 'Email 'n Walk' lets you e-mail and walk at the same time Do you hate those morons who wander through the streets whilst tapping text messages into their phones? Do you want to knock the stupid handset out of their hands every time you’re forced to swerve or step aside to avoid...
Police Tasings Might Finally Be Ruled Brutality [Weapons]
Tasers are used across the nation by police as a "pain compliance technique." But do the powerful electroshock weapons amount to police brutality? A case that lands before the Supreme Court next week could decide the fate of tasers.More »
Air-Conditioned Flak Jackets Could Keep Cops Cool In the Summer [Safety]
Empa, a Swiss materials company, has created an air-conditioned bulletproof vest based on Coolpad technology that could help keep police officers cool in the boiling, brain-melting summer heat.More »
Verizon Is Launching a 911 Texting Service [911]
Verizon has announced that it plans to launch the nation's first text-to-911 service, designed to allow those who are deaf or hard of hearing to contact the emergency services via SMS.More »
This Man Had a Taser Dart Stuck In His Brain and Didn't Even Realize [Weapons]
Sometimes, academic journals have the best stories. Like last week's issue of Forensic Science International, which describes how a man had a a drunken confrontation with the police and ended up with a taser dart stuck in his brain.More »
The Secrets of Field Sobriety Tests [Video]
Have you been drinking tonight, sir? Oh. Crap. If you're in a car, that's not a question you want to hear from a man in uniform. And if the answer is yes, you're in for the worst pop quiz of your life: the field sobriety test.More »
Connecticut Bill Aims to Make Cops Pay for First Amendment Violations [Law]
Officers of the law in Connecticut may soon have a strong incentive to tolerate citizens filming them—financial liability.More »
The Most Unbelievably Terrible Police Wanted Composites [Crime]
If your only exposure to the art of compiling police composites comes from CSI or NCIS or ASDFJKL, you might think that modern law enforcement is all supercomputers and enhance machines. If only.More »
