By Alan J. Keays, VTDigger RUTLAND — A recording device worn by the state trooper who pulled over a Rutland firefighter later charged with impersonating a police officer wasn't working during that traffic stop — or any other stop that day, newly released information shows. Such failures are happening more frequently as the devices near
The Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) has awarded the Sacramento County District Attorney’s Office a $250,141 grant to continue the “Alcohol and Drug Impaired Driver Vertical Prosecution Program,” which focuses on driving under the influence (DUI) cases involving repeat offenders and crashes resulting in death or serious injury. Funding for this program was provided by
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – Years after thousands were stolen from the Red Cross, the organization is finally getting it back and using it to help New Mexicans. A New Mexico district attorney’s office recently prosecuted a case stemming from 2011 when the organizer of a fundraiser, John Torres-Nez, embezzled more than $36,000 meant for Japanese
The Anderson County District Attorney General's office has a new employee that's barking up a lot of attention. This new hire has black hair, big brown eyes and four legs. While his wagging tail makes him stand out, his enthusiasm for the job is inspiring. Jake, a black lab mix, failed three times as a
Although she enjoyed her private law practice, Kristine Russell said she didn’t find her true calling until she joined the Lafourche Parish District Attorney’s Office. “From the day I walked in, I felt like I was home,” she said. “I felt as though this was where I was meant to be. There’s never been a
The gunman accused of committing the deadliest mass shooting in modern Texas history sent threatening texts to his mother-in-law before targeting the church where she sometimes worshiped, authorities said on Monday. Devin Kelley, 26, opened fire on the First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs on Sunday, killing 26 people and wounded 20 others. His wife’s
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio county prosecutor says the amount of fentanyl seized from three California men last month was enough to kill the entire population of Columbus. A Franklin County grand jury on Friday indicted Joel Lassiter, Luis Delgado and Rashaad Williams on aggravated drug trafficking and drug possession charges. Court records don’t indicate
Our Child Abuse Prosecution Project has released "THE DIGITAL WORLD: The Role of Digital Information in the Investigation & Prosecution of 21st Century Crime". This monograph discusses some of the different types of digital technology currently available and describes how information spawned by that technology may be relevant to an investigation or admissible at trial.
There has been lots of talk about liars this election season, but when it comes to the dispassionate eye of science, there is no foolproof way to say who is telling the truth — yet. But a new University of Pennsylvania study suggests that science is getting closer. The authors compared the age-old technology of polygraphs
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