law enforcement

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis appointed Peter Antonacci to lead a new elections fraud office in July 2022, just a few months before Antonacci died inside the Capitol building.

A Florida election fraud chief died last year in the hallway of Ron DeSantis' office

3:27pm November 28, 2023

by Emily Olson

Peter Antonacci, the head of Florida's elections fraud office, had just left a heated meeting when he collapsed in the hallway of the governor's office, according to a newly released investigation.

Pilot Mountain police chief resigns and 3 officers placed on leave amid financial corruption investigation

4:28pm November 16, 2023

by April Laissle

Town officials say officers repeatedly charged a nonprofit to provide security at events, and then pocketed the money.

Law Enforcement

Pilot Mountain Chief of Police placed on leave pending an investigation

4:46pm November 09, 2023

by April Laissle

A release issued by the town Tuesday said Chief of Police Robbie Jackson had been placed on leave with pay “as the town investigates the Pilot Mountain Police Department.”

Sign in front of the Forsyth County Law Enforcement and Detention Center

Costs are rising for improvements at the Forsyth County jail

11:48am October 27, 2023

by April Laissle

Forsyth County is working to replace locks at the county jail to prevent inmates from jamming them and opening the doors.

Officer directs traffic at Greensboro intersection

Politics & Government

Greensboro Police Department to hire civilian traffic investigators

3:31pm October 25, 2023

by April Laissle

Greensboro Police Department is recruiting civilians to investigate certain traffic accidents.

States and counties nationwide are using opioid settlement funds for law enforcement efforts, including buying new squad cars. This draws criticism that the funds should be invested in treatment instead.

Law enforcement eyes opioid settlement cash for squad cars and body scanners

4:38pm October 20, 2023

by Aneri Pattani

Some state and local governments have started tapping in to opioid settlement funds for law enforcement expenses. Many argue it should go toward treating addiction instead.

Transportation

Police crackdown on speeding during deadliest month for motorists

1:30pm October 12, 2023

by April Laissle

North Carolina police are cracking down on speeding this week in an effort to prevent accidents during what is statistically the deadliest month for motorists in the state.

Robert Wayne Lee — known as "Boopac Shakur" — would pose as a teenage girl online to lure and expose alleged pedophiles. Lee was shot and killed Sept. 29 in the Pontiac, Mich. area. A GoFundMe has been created to help the family with funeral expenses.

National

Police investigate the shooting death of man who often confronted alleged pedophiles

6:01am October 07, 2023

by Jonathan Franklin

Robert Wayne Lee, known online as "Boopac Shakur," was killed during an argument in a Michigan restaurant. So far, there is no evidence the confrontation was a planned sting by Lee, police said.

Drug busts like this one in Indianapolis in 2019 have been a standard strategy for law enforcement targeting dealers for decades. Research suggests the raids may be doing more harm than good.

Politicians want cop crackdowns on drug dealers. Experts say tough tactics cost lives

2:14am July 06, 2023

by Brian Mann

As fentanyl deaths surge, lawmakers want more drug busts and arrests. But new research found tough police tactics might increase overdoses and drug deaths in communities.

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A police car drives through an intersection near Brownwood Park on Saturday where a stop sign has been modified in opposition to the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center that protesters refer to as "Cop City," in Atlanta.

Domestic terrorism charges in Georgia are prompting concern over political repression

10:04pm June 28, 2023

by Odette Yousef

In Atlanta, dozens of activists who oppose a new police and fire training facility are being accused of domestic terrorism. That has alarmed civil liberties and human rights groups.

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