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Police in the state of Fribourg have hired the professional actor to deter motorists from speeding.
Cities fill budget gaps with traffic citations
The recession may be claiming a new victim: the 5-10-mph “cushion” police and state troopers across the USA have routinely given motorists exceeding the speed limit.
Continue reading… “Speeding ‘Cushion’ Dwindling Across the U.S. Due to Recession”
The Kenosha, Wisconsin Police Department recorded their own version of The Twelve Days of Christmas using gifts they are accustomed to.
About 20 members of the Police Department were involved in the making of the video, which was directed by Crime Prevention Officer Jeff Wamboldt and edited by Safety Officer Dennis Walsh. Work on the video began in September with filming throughout the month of October; the video was finished before Thanksgiving.
This is definitely one of the coolest cameras we have seen on the Impact lab, the DORYU 2-16 Pistol Camera. (Pics)
Continue reading… “DORYU 2-16 Pistol Movie Camera”
Great white sharks hunt down their prey in the same way as serial killers, scientists have found. Researchers used methods copied from criminology to show that great whites pick their targets in a highly focused fashion.
Continue reading… “Sharks – Serial Killers Of The Sea”
Natural ‘barcodes’ of information, built into human faces for recognition of other people, may also help improve face recognition software, according to a study.
Continue reading… “We Can Identify People With The Help Of Facial ‘Barcodes’”
Montebello police spent more than an hour today trying to find a police cruiser after someone apparently took it for a joy ride and stole two weapons inside before ditching the vehicle. Continue reading… “Weapons Stolen From Police Car”
A Seattle man who’d admitted to raping two women at Myrtle Edwards Park was sentenced to 20 years in prison Friday.
Earlier this year, Angel Galvan-Hernandez pleaded guilty to two counts of first-degree rape in the separate August 2007 attacks at the waterfront park.
In both attacks, Galvan-Hernandez, 26, was accused of beating and choking his victims as he forced himself on them.
Speaking in King County Superior Court, Galvan-Hernandez pleaded with Judge Julie Spector to have him executed rather than send him to prison.
In a turn characterized by Spector, without humor, as “ironic,” Galvan-Hernandez begged not to be sent to prison where he believes he will be raped. Continue reading… “Rapist Asks For Death”
A San Diego County man wanted for a store robbery was arrested after he showed up to take an examination to become a police officer, authorities said. Continue reading… “Suspect Tries To Become Policeman”
A man died shortly after sheriff’s deputies used a Taser on him at his Montgomery County home Saturday, authorities said. Continue reading… “Man Dies From Taser”
Raymond Alvarez: The quickly rising numbers graphically displayed on a Los Angeles Times web page are telling. Mexico’s drug war story is darkened by numbers, staggering numbers. There were 7,337 drug-related deaths in 2008, the Times reports. The death toll from terrorist attacks in Mumbai last year approaches the average weekly body count in Juarez, which is just across the Rio Grande from El Paso, Texas.
Continue reading… “Mexico on the Brink of Chaos”
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Cop Who Shoved Cyclist Fired by NYPD, Faces 4 Year Sentence: Are you glad this “pig” got what he deserves? Continue reading… “Cop Who Shoved Cyclist Fired By NYPD”
