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ACLU challenges Illinois eavesdropping act

It’s not unusual or illegal for police officers to flip on a camera as they get out of their squad car to talk to a driver they’ve pulled over. But in Illinois, a civilian trying to make an audio recording of police in action is breaking the law. “It’s an unfair and destructive double standard,” said Adam Schwartz, a lawyer with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois. On Wednesday, the …

Police find drugs, guns during raids

Charleston police officers raided two apartments in the Cooper River Courts public housing project Wednesday night and found two semi-automatic pistols as well as a quantity of marijuana and cocaine, according to police reports.

Six cited for using cell phones while driving

WAILUKU – Maui County police officers gave out six citations to drivers using cellular telephones during the first two weeks of a county cell phone ban.

Editorial: Texting ban will need measured enforcement – Athens Banner-Herald

It is, of course, easy to see why the ban will be problematic for police officers. It will be extremely difficult for officers to determine whether someone is, in fact, texting while driving, or is using a cell phone or …

Man shot in shoulder while leaving north side bar – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

January 16th, 2010 Contents Generator No comments

The shooting happened just after 1 a.m. Saturday outside of a bar in the 2500 block of N. Teutonia Ave., according to the Milwaukee Police Department. The victim told police officers he had left the bar and was being driven by an acquaintance when he …