- 16 May 2012
Judge grants class action status to NY frisk challenge
(Reuters) - A judge on Wednesday granted class-action status to a lawsuit challenging the New York Police Department's controversial crime-fighting tactic known as "stop and frisk."
- 16 May 2012
Mother shocked twice with Taser at Mississippi school
GUNTOWN, Mississippi (Reuters) - A woman who became increasingly irate about her child being disciplined at middle school was shocked twice with a Taser outside the principal's office and arrested on Wednesday, authorities said.
- 13 May 2012
Documents withheld in GSA scandal
The watchdog agency for the General Services Administration is declining to release hundreds of thousands of documents about travel fraud investigations, saying the disclosure could interfere with ongoing law enforcement proceedings.
- 13 May 2012
'I Am Not Going to Surrender My Office to the Federal Government,' Sheriff Arpaio Says
A defiant Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, pounds his fist on the podium as he answers questions regarding the Department of Justice announcing a federal civil lawsuit against Sheriff Arpaio and his department, during a news conference Thursday, May 10, 2012, in Phoenix.
- 09 May 2012
Police repeatedly TASER terrified Alzheimer's sufferer in front of his wife...
...because he didn't want to go into care.
Police fired Tasers at a terrified Alzheimer’s sufferer in a troubling incident that reopens the debate on the controversial weapon.
- 18 April 2012
Ninety-Year-Old Sisters Fight Off Knife Wielding Carjacker
Police in Hamilton, N.J. say two elderly sisters, aged 94 and 93, fought off an armed 27-year-old man who tried to rob them and steal their car.
- 15 April 2012
Man Sues BMW Over Non-Stop 20-Month Erection Caused By Motorcycle Ride...
SAN FRANCISCO (WWJ) - BMW North America has probably had to deal with plenty of unusual lawsuits, but one filed last week may be a first — a California man says the seat on his motorcycle has given him an erection he just can’t shake.
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