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British Police Test Lasers to 'Blind Rioters' After Summer Looting

Dec 12, 2011 6:12 PM CST

Police Test Laser to 'Blind Rioters'

British police try new technology after summer riots

(Newser) - In the wake of this year's rioting , British police are testing a laser that would temporarily blind looters with a wall of light, the Telegraph reports. The $40,000 laser can reportedly reach people up to 500 yards away and spot them in poor visibility with an infrared scope....

Dopey Dad Dropped Joint in Tot's Lunchbox: Police

Dec 9, 2011 12:20 AM CST

Dopey Dad Dropped Joint in Tot's Lunchbox: Police

Aghast preschool teachers call police, he's busted

(Newser) - How dopey was dad? So dopey he accidentally dropped his joint into his toddler son's lunchbox as he was packing it up, Connecticut police report. The marijuana was discovered by aghast preschool teachers, who promptly called the cops, authorities said. The toddler's parents agreed to a search of...

Big Police Problem:
'Butt Dials' to 911

Dec 2, 2011 5:04 PM CST

Big Police Problem: 'Butt Dials' to 911

One city says 20% of emergency calls are mistakes

(Newser) - "Butt dials" are becoming a police menace if Evanston, Illinois, is typical. About 20% of the city's 911 calls—around 500 a month—fall under the category of "unintentional" or "abandoned," and police blame most of them on people sitting on their phones or something...

Florida Police Employees Fired for Trying to Cast Spell

Dec 1, 2011 2:03 PM CST

Florida Police Employees Fired for Trying to Cast Spell

They allegedly tried to drive out superior with birdseed

(Newser) - A pair of Florida police employees had hoped their magic spell would get rid of their boss—but it wound up sending them packing instead. With budget cuts looming over the North Miami Police Department, longtime cop Elizabeth Torres and office manager Yvonne Rodriguez had plotted to sprinkle enchanted birdseed...

Cops Storm
Occupy LA,
Arrest 200

UPDATED

Nov 30, 2011 7:55 AM CST

Cops Storm Occupy LA, Arrest 200

Ditto that in Philly, with 50 arrests

(Newser) - More than 1,000 police officers moved in late last night to clear out the Occupy LA encampment on the lawn of City Hall. Police swarmed into the camp from several directions and began dismantling tents as protesters chanted, reports the Los Angeles Times . By early this morning, the site...

Occupy LA Camp Gets Reprieve

Nov 28, 2011 7:53 AM CST

Occupy LA Camp Gets Reprieve

Occupy Philly protest still calm as well

(Newser) - The Occupy LA encampment got a stay of execution this morning—though a few arrests have been reported beyond the boundaries of City Hall Park. Two hours after protesters defied city hall's order to vacate the park by 12:01am, lawyer and Occupy supporter Jim Lafferty told Reuters he...

US Cops Eye Drone Patrols

Nov 28, 2011 12:54 AM CST

US Cops Eye Drone Patrols

FAA preparing new rules to allow domestic use of drones

(Newser) - Meet your science-fiction future. Drones may soon be deployed over your sky, courtesy of your local police force. The Federal Aviation Administration is in the process of paving the way for use of the terror-busting devices on domestic soil, reports the Los Angeles Times . And it's not only police,...

'Militarization' of Police
Is War on Democracy

OPINION

Nov 21, 2011 5:02 AM CST

'Militarization' of Police Is War on Democracy

Police once knew how to handle non-violent protests, says Bob Ostertag

(Newser) - US Police used to recognize non-violent protest for what it was, and arrested and carried off protesters, when necessary, with a minimum of fuss. But the mass pepper spraying of UC Davis students last week represents a "radical departure" from that tradition, a dangerous "militarization" of police that...

Pepper-Spray Cops
Placed on Leave

Nov 20, 2011 1:52 PM CST

Pepper-Spray Cops Placed on Leave

UC Davis chancellor rejects calls for her resignation

(Newser) - Now for the pepper-spray fallout at UC Davis. Two campus cops involved in spraying seated students were put on administrative leave today, and the school's chancellor struggled to keep her job, the AP reports. Chancellor Linda Katehi rebuffed the faculty's call for her resignation, promising to assemble a...

Protesters Ousted
From Zuccotti Park

updated

Nov 15, 2011 7:55 AM CST

Protesters Ousted From Zuccotti Park

70 arrested as protesters shout: 'No surrender!'

(Newser) - Occupy Wall Street protesters were cleared from Zuccotti Park by hundreds of cops in riot gear early this morning. "The police are forming a human shield, and are pushing everyone away," said a witness. Angry protesters shouted: "Our park! No retreat. No surrender!" reports the New ...

How Cops Feel About Occupy

OPINION

Nov 14, 2011 1:50 PM CST

How Cops Feel About Occupy

Their grievances are work-related, not political

(Newser) - “Who are you protecting?” It’s a question Occupy protesters have become fond of shouting at the cops policing them, and it’s a fair one, writes former cop and assistant police science professor Peter Moskos in Slate . The answer: “Police are supposed to protect everything and everybody—...

Cops Storm Occupy Portland

Nov 14, 2011 3:39 AM CST

Cops Storm Occupy Portland

50 Busted, Protesters Take to Streets

(Newser) - Hundreds of defiant protesters took to the streets yesterday after cops stormed Occupy Portland encampments and busted 50 people. Mayor Sam Adams ordered the camps shut because of what he called unhealthy conditions and increased crime triggered by drug users and thieves drawn to the sites, reports AP . Authorities erected...

Berkeley Cops Clash
With Student Occupiers

Nov 10, 2011 11:21 AM CST

Berkeley Cops Clash With Student Occupiers

Video shows them lashing out at crowd with batons

(Newser) - Things got ugly at UC Berkeley yesterday, when students tried to set up an Occupy encampment on campus against university orders. No sooner had students set up their tents than dozens of cops in riot gear descended on them, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. When students linked arms around the...

Oakland Cops
Face Inquiry Over
Wounded Iraq Vet

big strike tomorrow

Nov 1, 2011 5:08 PM CDT

Oakland Cops Face Inquiry Over Wounded Iraq Vet

City prepares for general strike

(Newser) - A city panel is launching a formal investigation into Oakland police following the wounding of an Iraq veteran in last week’s clash with Occupy Oakland protesters . The inquiry, sparked by a complaint to the Citizens’ Police Review Board, is due to begin within days and run “several months,...

Domino's Managers Torch
Papa John's: Cops

Oct 30, 2011 2:07 PM CDT

Domino's Managers Torch Papa John's: Cops

The pair allegedly built an ignition device but didn't use it

(Newser) - Talk about taking your job a little too seriously. A pair of Domino's Pizza managers in Lake City, Florida, have been charged with burning down a rival Papa John's Pizza franchise, the Ocala Star-Banner reports. Police arrested one manager, Sean Everett Davidson, 23, on Thursday, and say he...

NYPD Cops Accused in
Gun-Smuggling Sting

Oct 25, 2011 11:35 AM CDT

NYPD Cops Accused in Gun-Smuggling Sting

They allegedly tried to move weapons they thought were stolen

(Newser) - A sting operation resulted in the arrest today of five New York Police Department officers on charges that they smuggled firearms, cigarettes, and slot machines they thought were stolen, federal authorities said. The officers were among 12 people charged in a criminal complaint unsealed in federal court in Manhattan. Three...

Woman Jailed 53 Days
in Name Mixup

Oct 20, 2011 6:06 PM CDT

Woman Jailed 53 Days in Name Mixup

Her crime: Having the same first name as someone else

(Newser) - That Fargo line of "I'm not sure that I agree with you 100% on your police work there, Lou" applies here in a big way: When Teresa Culpepper called to report a missing truck, officers arrived at her house and promptly arrested her on charges of aggravated assault,...

Woman Charged for Hitting Hubby With Cupcakes

Oct 17, 2011 7:41 PM CDT

Woman Charged for Hitting Hubby With Cupcakes

Quarrel turns ugly when wife opens cake box

(Newser) - Well, it's one way to lose weight: A Chicago woman was charged with domestic battery this weekend for hurling cupcakes at her husband, the Chicago Tribune reports. Police say the woman quarreled with her hubby on Saturday night, then struck him on the head and pelted him with cakes...

Wall Street
March Prompts
Police Brawl

Oct 14, 2011 10:32 AM CDT

Wall Street March Prompts Police Brawl

15 arrested in showdown

(Newser) - After the cleanup of Wall Street protesters' Zuccotti Park base was postponed , the occupiers were feeling inspired—so they poured onto Broadway for a new march. The result: 15 arrests, the New York Post reports. Police were waiting for protesters, who were blocking traffic; cops pursued and grappled with protesters,...

Seattle 'Superhero'
Nabbed in Pepper
Spray Incident

Oct 10, 2011 6:36 PM CDT

Seattle 'Superhero' Nabbed in Pepper Spray Incident

Video shows woman battering him with purse

(Newser) - Seattle's self-proclaimed superhero is under arrest for his role in a pepper spray scuffle among early morning clubgoers, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports. The alleged victims told police that Phoenix Jones—his real name is withheld pending charges—ran up to them on the street in the wee hours yesterday...