The Colorado Court of Appeals this week ruled that the City of Boulder cannot charge fees for body camera footage related to a complaint of officer misconduct, a decision supporters say is a major win for police transparency and accountability across Colorado. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Yellow Scene Magazine, […]

Nevada quietly signed an agreement earlier this year with a company that collects location data from cellphones, allowing police to track a device virtually in real time — all without a warrant. The software from Fog Data Science, adopted this January in Nevada through a Department of Public Safety contract, pulls information from smartphone apps […]

Almost a third of police probes involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada in the last five years saw the subjects of the investigations leave the country before charges were laid or prosecuted. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press through an access to information request list 67 incidents involving members of foreign missions that […]

The federal government has tabled legislation in the House of Commons it says would help law enforcement and the Canadian Security Intelligence Service investigate threats. Here’s what the new bill proposes: Confirmation of service demand: The bill would require internet and phone companies to tell authorities whether they provide a service to a particular person […]

After claims by a senior federal government official last week that the Indian government is no longer involved in criminal activities on Canadian soil, the RCMP has informed The Pointer of ongoing investigations involving New Delhi’s links to criminal networks here. “The RCMP has a number of ongoing investigations pertaining to this type of activity,” […]

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Criminal investigators hoping to develop suspects in difficult cases have been asking Google to reveal who searched for specific information online, seeking “reverse keyword” warrants that critics warn threaten the privacy of innocent people. Unlike traditional search warrants that target a known suspect or location, keyword warrants work backward by identifying […]

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by New York City’s former interim police commissioner that accused the previous mayor, Eric Adams, and his top deputies of operating the NYPD as a “criminal enterprise.” The racketeering lawsuit was originally filed in July by Thomas Donlon, a longtime FBI official appointed […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Four people have been indicted on federal charges stemming from clashes with federal officers in Minneapolis, including one woman who is accused of biting off an immigration officer’s fingertip. The three others were charged in connection with threats made to FBI agents after documents containing the agents’ personal information was stolen from […]

Three Peel Regional Police officers have been suspended in connection to a corruption and organized crime investigation that led to criminal charges against 27 suspects, including seven Toronto police officers and one retired officer. Const. Tyler Bell-Morena says the force west of Toronto has administratively suspended three officers, pending further investigation by York Regional Police. […]

A former police sergeant was sentenced for his crimes Friday while the force’s chief promised better oversight on a database he used to find, date and deceive vulnerable women in Regina.  Robert Semenchuk was handed a conditional sentence of two years less a day, to be served in the community, followed by three years’ probation. […]

Eight current and retired Toronto police officers have been charged in an organized crime and corruption investigation.  The sprawling investigation led by York regional police alleges Toronto officers provided personal information used to carry out crimes including shootings, robberies and a murder plot. Investigators allege some officers also trafficked cocaine and accepted bribes to support […]

Police in southern New Brunswick are investigating allegations that at least 12 residents of a seniors complex in Saint John were victims of what investigators have described as sexual offences. The Saint John Police Force confirmed Friday that no arrests have been made. But Staff Sgt. Shawna Fowler said in a statement that police have […]