The hidden camera ploy that has propelled television host Chris Hansen into an American pop culture phenomenon has pulled a fast one on the To Catch a Predator star. The Daily Mail is reporting today that Hansen, the Dateline NBC personality that has hosted the popular To Catch a Predator series from 2004 through 2007, [...]
Tag: Law Enforcement
June 30, 2011
June 24, 2011
Hackers Break into Arizona Police Computers
* Arizona DPS confirms “computer issues” * Group says it hacked computer to protest immigration law WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Computer hackers who previously broke into a U.S. Senate server and brought down the CIA web site struck an Arizona police web site on Thursday. Lulz Security, saying it opposed a tough anti-immigration law in Arizona, [...]
June 18, 2011
June 11, 2011
June 10, 2011
Alabama Passes Tough Illegal-immigration Law
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama vaulted past Arizona on Thursday with what is being called the most restrictive law in the nation against illegal immigration, requiring schools to find out if students are in the country lawfully and making it a crime to knowingly give an illegal immigrant a ride. Advocacy groups promised to challenge [...]
June 9, 2011
June 8, 2011
June 5, 2011
Experts: Anthony Defense Team Faces Uphill Battle
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Prosecutors say they’re roughly halfway done presenting their murder case against a Florida woman accused of killing her daughter. The bulk of their forensic evidence is still to come, but it’s unclear if it will be enough to propel the highly circumstantial case against Casey Anthony to a conviction. Prosecutors are [...]
June 1, 2011
Texas Sheriff: Deputy’s Killer Looked for Lawman
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — A Texas sheriff says the killer of one of his deputies apparently was looking for a law enforcement officer to kill. Bexar (BAYR) County Sheriff Amadeo Ortiz says it appears someone simply killed a police officer on “the spur of the moment.” He also said every theory was being considered in [...]
June 1, 2011
May 26, 2011
Blood at Scene Becomes Pivotal for Strauss-Kahn Defense
Evidence that Dominique Strauss- Kahn’s encounter with a hotel maid may have involved force, including reports of blood at the scene, might damage any defense contention that she consented, former prosecutors said. Strauss-Kahn is accused in a seven-count indictment of forcibly trying to have intercourse with the woman at the Sofitel hotel in midtown Manhattan, [...]
May 26, 2011
May 23, 2011
Destructive Tornadoes Rip Through Central U.S.
May 22: Damage to cars and homes is shown after a tornado hit northern Minneapolis. Officials said at least one tornado has hit the city of Minneapolis, causing significant damage. (AP/The Star Tribune) MINNEAPOLIS – Tornadoes ripped through parts of the Midwest on Sunday, killing at least one person in Minneapolis and an unknown number [...]