Read more police department stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/22030/police-department.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:06:10 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72238/taser-tells-cops-dont-aim-at-chest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagStun gun maker Taser has issued an advisory to police departments suggesting cops not aim at a suspect’s chest because it poses an "extremely low" chance of triggering an "adverse cardiac event." The company insists its product is safe, but if something goes wrong, "it would place the law-enforcement agency,...http://www.newser.com/story/72238/taser-tells-cops-dont-aim-at-chest.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 21 Oct 2009 11:35:37 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/66273/another-harvard-prof-accuses-police-of-racism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAnother black member of Harvard's faculty has accused the Cambridge Police Department of racism, the Boston Globe reports. S. Allen Counter, a Harvard Medical School professor, was arrested outside his home in 2006 on assault and battery charges. “I was polite, and yet police lied and said I was loud,...http://www.newser.com/story/66273/another-harvard-prof-accuses-police-of-racism.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 06 Aug 2009 12:48:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65126/gates-to-black-people-dont-step-onto-that-porch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagHenry Louis Gates is upset about his arrest, in which he sees wide implications and a potential "teachable moment." The Harvard professor talks it over with the Daily Beast in the person of Elizabeth Gates, who happens to be his daughter: On the police: "I’m glad that this lady called...http://www.newser.com/story/65126/gates-to-black-people-dont-step-onto-that-porch.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 23 Jul 2009 12:30:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58939/boy-scouts-train-to-fight-terror-patrol-borders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThink of it as Extreme Boy Scouting: the co-ed Explorers program has trained kids across the country in law enforcement techniques for decades. But lately “our emphasis is on terrorism, illegal entry, drugs, and human smuggling,” says a Border Patrol agent of the program. That means charging around with pellet...http://www.newser.com/story/58939/boy-scouts-train-to-fight-terror-patrol-borders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 7:02:24 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54599/nation-of-cops-attends-oakland-officers-funeral.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagLaw enforcement officers from across the country descended on Oakland today for the funerals of four cops gunned down by a fugitive last weekend, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. All 815 members of the Oakland force attended while officers from other jurisdictions patrolled the streets in their stead. An overflow...http://www.newser.com/story/54599/nation-of-cops-attends-oakland-officers-funeral.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 27 Mar 2009 16:11:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54046/china-busts-100-monks-after-attack-on-police.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagChina arrested almost 100 monks after hundreds of Tibetans attacked a Chinese police station, the AP reports. Police nabbed six while 89 others, almost all monks, turned themselves in, said the state news agency. The uproar appeared to be over a Tibetan who disappeared after he escaped from police, the...http://www.newser.com/story/54046/china-busts-100-monks-after-attack-on-police.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 22 Mar 2009 12:16:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43168/nypd-clashes-with-justice-on-surveillance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Department of Justice has firmly rejected efforts by the New York Police Department to relax restrictions on eavesdropping, triggering a war of words between the agencies’ heads, the New York Times reports. The NYPD wants broader latitude for electronic surveillance, and less red tape for its requests, but Justice...http://www.newser.com/story/43168/nypd-clashes-with-justice-on-surveillance.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 20 Nov 2008 10:24:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/28475/cops-cant-afford-gas-prices-either.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWith gas prices near $4 a gallon, more US police are saving money by peddling around, the AP reports. One cop shop in Bedford, Va., for example, has saved up to 400 gallons of fuel per month by buying just 8 bikes. But the two-wheelers don't come cheap: With crime-stopping...http://www.newser.com/story/28475/cops-cant-afford-gas-prices-either.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 May 2008 19:25:19 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/26966/cop-stomp-video-worse-than-rodney-king.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAuthorities have ordered 13 Philadelphia police officers involved in the videotaped beating of three black suspects off the streets, AP reports. The video shows the suspects being kicked, punched, and hit with nightsticks while appearing to offer no resistance. Rev. Al Sharpton compared the incident with the videotaped beating of...http://www.newser.com/story/26966/cop-stomp-video-worse-than-rodney-king.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 09 May 2008 8:22:43 CDT