You know how annoying it is when you keep getting calls or mail for someone that isn’t you? That’s nothing compared to the Las Vegas man who has spent two years trying to convince police and angry Sprint customers that he does not have their lost phone. [More]
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Impersonating A Cop To Score Free McDonald’s Is Frowned Upon By Actual Police
By 10.8.12
The lengths to which we hear about people going to get free grub at fast food joints sometimes makes us wonder if we’re missing something. It’s understandable to an extent — short on cash, really hungry, etc. — but impersonating a cop just for some french fries? That’s a pretty serious tack to take and one that will likely result in time behind bars. [More]
What To Keep In Mind When Recording Police
By 4.11.12
Before you pull out your phone to take a video of law enforcement officers at work, you should brush up of the legal ramifications of what you’re about to do and take care to protect yourself. A misstep could get you in trouble. [More]
What Can Cops Look At On Your Phone Without A Warrant?
By 3.1.12
Ten years ago, most of us had little more on our mobile phones than other phone numbers. Then cames texts, photos, video, web pages, passwords, credit card info, and most importantly Sudoku scores. But how much of that should be readily available to police if you are believed to have run afoul of the law? [More]
Do Not Call 911 Five Times About Your Broken iPhone
By 11.11.11
911 emergency services are a very helpful community resource, but they have their limits. They cannot, for example, deliver you a pizza. Or transfer you to AppleCare when your iPhone doesn’t work. That didn’t stop a man in Illinois from doing the latter…and then getting arrested for it. [More]
Author Crafts Modest Proposal For Police Officers To Consider
By 10.27.11
Law enforcement officers put themselves at great risk, perform a vital public service and give society the peace of mind to be able to function with confidence. Even so, it has been said that some cops have been known to do things that could be classified as annoying or abusive. [More]
Car Receives $44,500 Ticket For 1,800 Years Of Illegal Parking
By 10.27.11
Accurate data entry is important. Need proof? Just ask the woman in Italy who was taken to the hospital for a dizzy spell after receiving a €32,000 ($44,500) parking ticket. How long does a car have to be parked to receive that kind of fine? About 1,800 years. Wait, what? [More]
Vegas Dismisses $896 Ticket They Gave Car Parked In New York
By 10.26.11
Sometimes it just takes a little followup. That’s what got a $896 ticket vaporized that the city of Las Vegas had erroneously slapped on Charlotte’s car while it was 2,000 miles away in New York state. [More]
Car Racks Up $896.80 Vegas Parking Ticket While Sitting In New York
By 10.25.11
Charlotte is bewildered as to how her Camry somehow got a for $896.80 ticket for parking in a handicapped spot in Las Vegas while it was sitting happily in New York State. Had her car been secretly running out of town to go galavant around Sin City behind her back? [More]
Bronx DA Seeks To Indict 17 Cops In Massive Ticket Fixing Scandal
By 9.20.11
A two-year investigation into ticket fixing, where cops agree to make tickets disappear in exchange for bribes, gifts and favors, is expected to result in the indictment of 17 NYPD cops. [More]
Do Not Call 911 Because Taco Bell Won't Serve You When You Walk Through Drive-Thru
By 9.16.11
No matter how bad you need a taco late at night, and regardless of how miffed you are that Taco Bell will not hook you up via its drive-thru when you’re on foot, your plight is not an emergency that warrants a 911 call. [More]
Federal Court: Massachusetts Law Against Recording Of On-The-Job Cops Is Unconstitutional
By 8.29.11
A federal appeals court ruled that the people have the right to record police officers when they’re on the job in public. A U.S. First Circuit Court of Appeals judge found that a Massachusetts law used to ban such actions is unconstitutional. [More]
Cops Use Facebook To Track Down Criminals
By 7.28.11
Facebook has become an effective crime-fighting tool for law enforcement officers, not only allowing cops to profile suspects but providing convenient ways for victims to report crimes. [More]
Police Bust Tweens For Operating Unlicensed Lemonade Stand
By 7.18.11
It’s the middle of summer, and we all know what that means: adorable kids learning the basics of capitalism by running lemonade stands. Among those basics: you need to lay down a few hundred bucks at City Hall before you even think about buying lemons and paper cups. Three Georgia girls thought they would earn money for a trip to the water park by selling lemonade in their neighborhood. They were successful…until the police chief happened to drive by, and shut them down for selling lemonade without business and food vendors’ licenses totaling $180. [More]
Ignoring Police Protests, Philly Tickets Good Samaritan
By 7.8.11
No good deed goes unpunished. [More]
Alabama Brewery Owner Moonlights As Detective To Track Down Stolen Kegs
By 6.13.11
When an owner of an Alabama brewery lost 40 beer kegs in a heist, he took it upon himself to track down the culprits and the containers. Now comes the difficult part: Waiting for the legal system to get off its duff and allow him to reclaim the property he claims is his. [More]
Should We Put Cameras On Cops?
By 5.19.11
Following allegations police had stolen a laptop and a digital camera from a suspect’s house, San Francisco PD is considering equipping officers with a head-mounted video camera to document searches and arrests and make sure they’re being conducted appropriately. Is this a good idea? Take our poll and sound off. [More]
Cops Remove Nonstop Cellphone Talker From Amtrak
By 5.18.11
A woman boarded one of Amtrak’s “quiet cars” – special train cars set up where cellphone use and other loud noises are verboten – and proceeded to talk loudly for 16 hours on the moving train on her cellphone before police removed her. [More]
