Report: Jackson’s Personal Doc Gave Deadly Shot

Michael Jackson ‘s personal doctor administered the final, deadly shot of the anesthetic propofol that would end his life, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press. Dr. Conrad Murray was with Jackson when he died June 25 at his California rental home and has been identified in court papers as the subject of a [...]

Bronx Criminal Lawyer (718) 585-4444 Bronx Excessive Force Lawyer

PETER J. SCHAFFER, Attorney at Law devotes his practice to New York State criminal defense, the defense of all federal criminal cases, and representing victims of false arrest and the use of excessive force by law enforcement (“police brutality”) . Mr. Schaffer uses the knowledge and skills he has developed over the past twenty-two years [...]

“I Could Be Doing Real Police Work”

Quoting a member of Law Enforcement Against Prohibition , Nicholas Kristof sees the light in the cleverly and accurately titled “ Drugs Won the War ”: He said he gradually became disillusioned with the drug war, beginning in 1967 when he was a young beat officer in San Diego. read more More: continued here Tags: E, [...]

Jerry ‘Seinfeld’ Brown wows Realtors

Attorney General Jerry Brown If California Attorney General Jerry Brown loses the governor’s race, he has a budding career as a stand-up comedian. He slayed a room full of hundreds of California Realtors gathered in Sacramento this morning for the group’s annual visit to lobby state lawmakers. “Who knew Jerry was so funny!” they asked [...]

White House to Keep Agencies Focus on Terrorism

The Obama administration is moving to solidify one of the most significant shifts of resources put into place under President George W. Bush: the transformation of the Justice Department and the Federal Bureau of Investigation into agencies where the top priority is counterterrorism rather than conventional law enforcement. Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. and [...]

Calif. attorney general says complaints about charities are secret

The attorney general this week denied my request for access to complaints the agency has received about a southern California public charity. In a letter sent Tuesday, Jami Cantore, an assistant attorney general with the charities division in Los Angeles, said “(t)he records you seek are confidential law enforcement records of the Attorney General … [...]

See, things are getting better already.

Some welcome sanity from Seattle’s U.S. Attorney Jeff Sullivan, via Lee… “Today, I informed the Border Patrol that all future small possession cases may be referred to state or local law enforcement, but will not be pursued by the U.S. Attorney’s Office due to a lack of federal interest in the prosecution.”As long as “small [...]

Score a Touchdown for Public Safety and Security at IACP

Score a Touchdown for Public Safety and Security at IACP Now more than ever, the well-being of communities and citizens everywhere depends on enhanced public safety and security. As a result, law enforcement leaders turn to Federal Signal for technology-enhanced systems to protect people, property and the environment — every day. Play it forward with [...]

Republicans Abuse Prosecutorial Powers to Intimidate Voters

By Steven Rosenfeld, AlterNet. Posted October 17, 2008. From the FBI to Ohio county prosecutors, GOP-connected lawmen are seeking to scare new voters. (Editor’s note: This story was published late Thursday, before the Obama campaign counsel Bob Bauer addressed many of these same issues in a media conference call on Friday.) As the presidential election [...]

Advance Fee Check Scam Targets Students, Stay-at-Home Parents

For scams that involve Canadian companies or con artists, contact PhoneBusters, a joint effort of US and Canadian law enforcement to fight telemarketing fraud, toll-free at 1-888-495-8501. Bookmark to: Add ‘Advance Fee Check Scam … Read the original post: Advance Fee Check Scam Targets Students, Stay-at-Home Parents More: continued here Tags: Companies, E, Fraud, Home, [...]