Posts Tagged ‘Police’

Report: Assaults increase on rangers, park police

WASHINGTON (AP) — Park rangers, wildlife refuge workers and U.S. Park Police experienced more assaults and threats from visitors last year than in 2011, according to a group that represents federal resource workers. Tweet This Post

We Deserve a Police State

Just look at the polls: everyone loves Big Brother when he’s got the right party affiliation. Tweet This Post

Riot police move into Taksim Square

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American Voices: Supreme Court: Police Can Take DNA During Arrests

The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that police can swab a suspect for DNA during an arrest—though prior to any trial or potential conviction—in cases of a “serious offense,” with Justice Antonin Scalia joining three liberal justices in di… The Onion Tweet This Post

Constitution Check: What are the limits on police testing of DNA?

Lyle Denniston looks at the unanswered questions from the Supreme Court’s ruling on DNA swabbing of criminal suspects, including limits on what the police can do and which people can see the results. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This Post

NYC police commish says he’s not running for mayor

NEW YORK (AP) — Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly is the most popular public figure in New York City not running for mayor. And when asked, his answer is always the same: He has no plans to enter the race and is focusing solely on running the police department. Tweet This Post

NYC police: Notes to Obama, mayor had gun threats

WASHINGTON (AP) — A suspicious letter mailed to the White House was similar to two threatening, poison-laced letters on the gun law debate sent to New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, one of the nation's most potent gun-control advocates, officials said Thursday. Tweet This Post

Woman: China police ask to ax White House petition

BEIJING (AP) — Upset about plans for a petrochemical plant near her hometown in China, a woman turned to a new method that Chinese are using to air their complaints: she posted a petition on the White House’s website. Then, Chinese police asked her to remove it. Politics News Headlines – Yahoo! News Tweet This [...]

Obama to honor fallen police officers

President Barack Obama on Wednesday will deliver remarks at an annual memorial for police officers killed in the line of duty in 2012. The National Peace Officers Memorial Service held on Capitol Hill is part of the annual National Police Week in Washington, D.C., which began in 1982 as a gathering in Senate Park to [...]