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Cop Caught in Sex Pics Fired

Mark Russell — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 05:42:48 CDT

Just days after going viral, the New Mexico state trooper caught by a surveillance camera having sex on the hood of a Honda has been fired, reports the New Mexican . Police officials said the sex was not criminal nor done in exchange for anything in the trooper's official duties, but...

Surveillance Camera Catches Cop Having Sex

John Johnson — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:28:16 CDT

A surveillance camera set up to catch vandals in Sante Fe instead caught a New Mexico state trooper having sex with a woman on the hood of car. In broad daylight. With his uniform on. The trooper is now the subject of an internal investigation by the State Police, reports...

Michigan Cops Scan Your Cell Phone Data: ACLU

John Johnson — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 13:49:05 CDT

The ACLU is worried that Michigan state troopers are violating 4th Amendment rights by using a gizmo that quickly scans drivers' cell phones during routine traffic stops and extracts information, reports The Truth About Cars blog . The group accuses the state of dodging Freedom of Information requests on how often...

Loaded Diaper Deployed in Road Rage Incident

Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:32:00 CDT

State police in Pennsylvania say a woman wiped a dirty diaper on the window of another woman's vehicle during a dispute in a traffic jam as both were leaving a county fair. Jessica Hollis, 23, has been charged with harassment in the incident, which state police said happened about 10:...

Why Did the Turtle Cross the Road?

Kevin Spak — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 15:43:00 CDT

A turtle trying to reach the safety of a riverbank literally stopped traffic yesterday in Boston, NBC affiliate WHDH reports . The elderly reptile strolled across a three-lane parkway at its own pace as some drivers stopped, some swerved, and two SUVs coasted right over the top of its shell. The...

Arizona Sheriff Won't Enforce 'Stupid' Immigration Law

Mary Papenfuss — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 07:00:00 CDT

The top cop in Arizona's Pima County has no intention of enforcing the state's new "stupid, racist and disgusting" immigration law. "We're going to keep doing what we've been doing all along," said Sheriff Clarence Dupnik. "We're not going to stop and detain these people for the Border Patrol." He...

Ticket-Crazed Virginia Hands Out 6,996 in One Weekend

Harry Kimball — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:12:00 CST

In the olden days, cops handed out traffic tickets to keep us safe; in our brave, new, cash-strapped world, states and municipalities are pushing police to hand out as many as possible—for the money they bring in. Just look at Virginia, where last weekend police wrote 6,996 tickets...

Paterson Official Resigns Over Aide Scandal

Nick McMaster — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 16:35:55 CST

The member of David Paterson's Cabinet charged with overseeing the State Police resigned today after learning of the governor's alleged intervention in a domestic-violence case involving a member of his staff. Denise O'Donnell said she had been misled by the State Police superintendent about the case, in which Paterson and...

Rip Torn Arrested for Breaking Into Conn. Bank

M. Morris — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 13:34:54 CST

Rip Torn is due in court tomorrow after allegedly breaking into a bank while "highly intoxicated" and carrying a loaded gun, Connecticut state police say. The 78-year-old actor broke a window to gain entry to a Salisbury bank Friday evening and is being held on $100,000 cash bond, reports...