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(WSMV) PITTSFIELD, Maine (WABI) - Several law enforcement agencies in Pittsfield Friday trying to resolve what they are calling a critical incident. A spokesperson for Maine State Police says, “Right now we can confirm law enforcement officers were called to a residence on Detroit Rd. in Pittsfield at 8:15 a.m. on Friday, February 25, 2022. Maine State Police along with officers and deputies ...

Ten years ago when Trayvon Martin was fatally shot, Florida was one of the few states with “stand your ground” laws that eased use of deadly force in the face of danger ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. -- The “stand your ground” self defense law had been in effect in Florida for more than six years when it became part of the national vocabulary with the death of Trayvon Martin in 2012. When the 17-year-...

When a SWAT team carried police dog Nero out of a Marston Mills home on April 12,2018, he was choking, bleeding heavily and had a bullet lodged inside him. EMTs, paramedics, and ambulances were all at hand, but due to state law were legally prohibited from providing medical help to the dog. “Police K-9s are officers right up until when they’re injured, then all of a sudden they were dogs,” sa...

Watch these when you're dun dun NBC That clanging you hear in the distance is the sound of Law & Order making its grand return to television. Almost 12 years after it signed off, the Dick Wolf procedural that started it all is back for Season 21, airing Thursdays on NBC. It's an exciting time to be a Law & Order fan, whether your loyalty lies with the flagship series, you named your...

Yesterday, NRA-ILA filed an amicus curiae (or friend of the court) brief supporting penalties against local officials who violate Florida’s preemption law with local infringements. This is the second amicus brief that NRA-ILA has filed to protect the Second Amendment freedoms affected by this important case, which is captioned as Fried v. State of Florida. Florida’s penalties against wayward ...

People protest in front of Ukraine’s embassy to Romania in Bucharest on Feb. 24, 2022. Hurst Hannum does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Both international law and the United Nations Charter say that countries should no...

Americans for Safe Access (ASA) has released a report examining the efficacy of state medical cannabis laws. The organization evaluated patient access, affordability, equity, and product safety. “With a decline in legislative improvements in state medical cannabis programs, millions of patients are left with limited or no access,” ASA Executive Director Debbie Churgai said. “It is ASA’s hope...

Both Branch and St. Joseph County Road Commissions will place seasonal weight restrictions on most county roads beginning at 6 a.m. Tuesday. The limits are for pothole prevention. Heavy trucks cannot use restricted roads without a permit from the county road commission. Effective 6 a.m. Friday, March 4, weight restrictions will be imposed and enforced on all state trunkline highways from the...

Nevada has been one of the strongest supporters of autonomous vehicles (AV) by permitting firms to conduct testing in real-world settings that is not permitted anywhere else in the country. In fact, the next step on the AV’s evolution is occurring right now in Las Vegas, where Motional, an Aptiv-Hyundai joint venture, will offer free robotaxi service. Nevada’s law does not differentiate betwe...

Legislation to provide some transparency to police hiring and stop the practice of shuffling “bad apple” officers from one law enforcement agency to another was passed last fall and signed into law by Gov. Tony Evers with little fanfare. There was probably a good reason for that — it doesn’t have enough teeth. The intent of the new law is laudable — it requires law enforcement agencies, jails...