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Police union sues city, LAPD over new auto impound policy Los Angeles Times Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The Los Angeles Police Protective League files suit over a controversial policy that will limit cases in which officers impound vehicles of drivers operating without a license. The new procedures put officers in conflict with state laws and could expose them to civil liability, according to the suit. More
Fireworks suppliers want fast decision on Michigan's new law The Detroit News Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Companies are urging a judge to quickly consider their challenge to a new Michigan law that requires millions of dollars in liability insurance if they want to sell powerful fireworks. Bay City federal Judge Thomas Ludington has set a hearing for June 7. But that's after Memorial Day and is close to July 4, the biggest day of the year for fireworks. Suppliers need to place their orders. More City settles police explorer sex abuse case TheCalifornian.com Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Salinas, Calif., city officials have disclosed that they will pay the then 15-year-old victim of former police Community Service Officer Scott Callan $200,000 in what City Attorney Vannessa Vallarta described as a "compromise" monetary settlement. More
Do something with unused pools, city is told Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nine swimming pools the city closed for financial reasons as long as eight years ago are a legal liability and should be filled in, sold or converted into spray parks, Pittsburgh Controller Michael Lamb said in a recently released audit. More
Kansas bioterror lab: A money pit or a gold mine? Harvest Public Media via The Kansas City Star Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() There’s a whole lot of uncertainly in the middle of Kansas. Make that hole — as in the gaping construction site of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility on the campus of Kansas State University in Manhattan. More New Jersey top cop disturbed by sports-car caravan reports The Associated Press via Seattle Post-Intelligencer Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The leader of New Jersey's police force lamented recently that a veteran trooper's distinguished career will likely be defined by the probe into allegations that he escorted — without official authorization — a group of luxury sports cars at 100 mph down a state highway last month. The allegations against Sgt. First Class Nadir Nassry are "very disturbing," said State Police Superintendent Col. Rick Fuentes. More
Secured cities: Finding urban security and municipal video funding Security Info Watch Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() The municipal video surveillance conference Secured Cities ended recently, with many takeaways for managers, end users and integrators looking to get a piece of this growing market. But the vehicles for obtaining funding have shifted and changed and the new nuances were discussed in a session called: "Grants, P3s and EPCs: Where to Find Today's City Wide Surveillance Funding." More TSA collects $409,000 in change lost during security screenings WTMJ-AM Share ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Nickels and dimes left in bins during pre-flight screenings are adding up for the Transportation Safety Administration. In 2010, the most recent year for which data was available, the TSA collected $409,085.56 at the U.S.'s major airports. More |
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