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As law enforcement officers throughout the nation, we all have heard the statistics: Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the United States. There were 3,100 victims of identity-theft ...

Pacific Safety Products Inc. has established a wholly owned subsidiary, Sentry Armor Systems, located in Dover, Tenn. Sentry Armor develops, markets, manufactures and sells armor systems for customers including the ...

Civilians and police officers pose similar questions about police shootings of unarmed suspects: Can police shoot an unarmed suspect? Is it ethical? Is it legal? Civilians often add these questions: ...

Today, everything's computerized, or at least it seems so. Don't believe me? Just imagine a late 1950s shade-tree mechanic trying to tune-up one of today s vehicles.

You're first on the scene of a school bus rollover on a highway exit ramp. There are several injured lying on the roadway and multiple others trapped and injured inside. ...

The United States Supreme Court recently decided the exclusionary rule does not apply when police officers fail to properly "knock-and-announce" their presence during the execution of a search warrant. Writing ...

You're a small department with 10 officers that's adding an investigator's position. Problem is, you need a crime scene vehicle, and you have no money. Another scenario: Your sheriff's department ...

This issue, I follow up my last column, which discussed the United States Supreme Court's decision in Georgia v. Randolph. In the Randolph case, the Court addressed whether law enforcement ...

My next series of investigative columns focuses on the crime of rape. Due to the unique nature of the crime and the frequency in which physical evidence plays a pivotal ...

Consider the following scenario: You and a partner respond to a call of a domestic disturbance at a residence. Upon arrival, you are greeted by the female caller who tells ...