Law and order

Cleveland’s police chief is pushing back after a city commission voted to halt the department’s use of automated license plate readers.
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U.S. Coast Guard personnel return fire across the Rio Grande following an exchange near Starr County, Texas.
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The Long Island Children's Rescue Operation, a task force made up of nearly 100 officers across 40 agencies, spent three days hunting for New York's missing children and recovered 34, including victims of human trafficking.
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After 23 years of federal oversight, a judge has finally ended court supervision of the Oakland Police Department. The department completed all 51 mandated reforms, opening what officials are calling a new chapter for OPD.
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ICE has lodged an immigration detainer against a Salvadoran national accused of possessing and intending to distribute fentanyl near a Virginia high school. The man had previously crossed the Rio Grande illegally, according to ICE.
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A Massachusetts police chief has been placed on paid administrative leave while an outside investigator examines allegations that she violated department policies. The move comes years after she faced controversy over staffing and officer conduct within the department.
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A staff report from the Judiciary Committee's Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement slammed Arlington County's (VA) defiance of the Trump administration's immigration enforcement agenda.
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Olathe police and the FBI have opened a new $15 million training facility designed to give officers modern resources to sharpen their skills and prepare for real-world situations. The first phase includes three outdoor shooting ranges, with an indoor range, driving track and training house planned for future phases.
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Fort Worth police are taking officer training into the virtual world, using AI and virtual reality to simulate unpredictable crisis situations. The goal is to give officers realistic, repeatable de-escalation training without putting real people at risk.
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A trans-Pacific fraud ring used counterfeit iPhones and other Apple devices, along with real customers’ serial numbers, to allegedly defraud Apple of more than $16.2 million. Now the scheme’s leaders are headed to federal prison following an ICE HSI investigation.
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Ohio’s new statewide police drone law takes effect October 6, but Cleveland police already have rules that go much further. From facial recognition to armed drones and surveillance of private spaces, the city has banned practices the state law still permits.
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Alexandria’s police chief insists politics played no role in his decision to cut off Flock camera data sharing with law enforcement agencies participating in ICE’s 287(g) Task Force Model.
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Two years after Deundray Cottrell was found dead in a cluttered shed with an electrical cord around his neck, police say his boyfriend is now facing a murder charge.
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Federal prosecutors say a Bosnian national seeking U.S. citizenship concealed a past that allegedly included pistol-whipping prisoners and ordering subordinates to carry out acts of torture.
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Police agencies have repeatedly said Flock cameras are not being used for civil traffic enforcement, but audit logs obtained by an Ohio newspaper reportedly show thousands of searches listed for traffic infractions, raising questions about how the technology is actually being used.
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