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January 18, 2022

AG impeachment committee grill law enforcement on investigation merits - Kotatv

Investigators reconstruct the scene of a fatal crash involving S.D. Atty. Gen. Jason Ravnsborg PIERRE, S.D. - Law enforcement officers involved in the investigation into the crash that killed Joe Boever were grilled for several hours Tuesday about what happened that September 12th, 2020 night. But much of the discussion also had to do with the mechanics of the investigation, and how it was co...
January 18, 2022

US law enforcement officials aim to reassure Jewish community in wake of hostage standoff - CNN

A police chaplain walks near the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, on Saturday, January 15, 2022. (CNN)Top Biden administration law enforcement officials -- including the FBI director, the attorney general and the Homeland Security secretary -- sought to reassure more than 1,000 members of the Orthodox Jewish community during a teleconference meeting Tuesday that the f...
January 18, 2022

Law enforcement reacts to body camera mandate - MyStateline.com

DURAND, Ill. (WTVO) — Rockton police officers could soon be adding body cameras to their equipment checklist. Village trustees considered a deal on Tuesday evening. The field trial would be with Axon Enterprises. Several local departments, including Rockford, also have deals with the company. Illinois lawmakers passed policing reforms early last year. One of those reforms requires all police ...
January 18, 2022

Law enforcement and Jewish community upping protective measures in response to Texas hostage incident - WBRC

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The FBI now advising places of worship to be on high alert. This comes on the heels of the hostage situation that unfolded inside one Texas synagogue on Saturday. Law enforcement agencies now adjusting patrols as a precaution. Birmingham Police shared this statement: Statement released on January 18th, 2022. (WBRC) Mountain Brooke police also opting not to share proc...
January 18, 2022

New food waste composting law waits as cities like Fresno make changes - YourCentralValley.com

FRESNO, Calif. (KGPE) – SB-1383 means to reduce organic matter in landfills requires homes and businesses to separate food scrap waste for composting. State Legislators decided cities like Fresno may obtain extensions while changes are implemented. For Fresno, it may take a year or more to overhaul transportation systems, negotiate new contracts with service providers and change city legal or...
January 18, 2022

Gov. Murphy signs dozens of bills into law on first day of 2nd term - News 12 Brooklyn

Gov. Phil Murphy signed over 100 new bills into law on the first day of his second term. The bills touch on everything from student education to warding off potential voter suppression. Police officers can now review their own body cam footage before filing incident reports or interviews under one of the new laws. But there are some exceptions, such as if the video shows the use of police for...
January 18, 2022

Judge: Sex abuse of former Marysville student violated law | HeraldNet.com - The Daily Herald

MARYSVILLE — The Marysville School District violated the state’s Law Against Discrimination due to alleged sex abuse by an art teacher in the 1980s, a Snohomish County Superior Court judge ruled Tuesday. Under the law, school districts may have liability for acts by their employees on school grounds, including intentional sexual misconduct. A woman accused longtime art teacher Kurt Hollstein ...
January 18, 2022

COVID-19 leading cause of law enforcement deaths; Madison Co. investigator laid to rest - WAFF

MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF) - A 30 year veteran with the Madison County Sheriff’s Office was laid to rest Tuesday. Criminal Investigator Steve Finley died Friday due to COVID-19 complications. Sheriff Kevin Turner says the community lost an incredible officer and a role model of a family man. “Steve Finley could not be a better police officer, could not be a better investigator than he was. B...
January 18, 2022

South Carolina lawmaker works to pass hate crime law as state is 1 of 2 without one - WRBL

HORRY COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — South Carolina and Wyoming are the last two states without hate crime laws due to some Republican senators who questioned if it was necessary to add penalties to violent crimes based on someone’s intentions. However, Rep. Wendell Gilliard, D-Charleston County, has been working to get hate crime laws passed in the state. The “Clementa C. Pinckney hate crimes act wou...
January 18, 2022

Illinois Law Allows Pharmacists to Dispense Contraception | Chicago News | WTTW - WTTW News

The media could not be loaded, either because the server or network failed or because the format is not supported. It’ll be easier to access birth control in Illinois, courtesy of a new law that allows pharmacists to dispense hormonal contraception without a doctor’s prescription. It’s not the same as over-the-counter. The law (HB135/Public Act 102-0103) requires a trained pharmacist to have ...