Gas Theft More Frequent
from Forbes
 Dale Fortin is getting a new kind of customer at his Detroit auto repair shop, customers who have not just been in a fender-bender or had a windshield smashed by a rock. The high price of crude oil has turned gas tanks into a cache of valuable booty, and Fortin has replaced several tanks punctured or drilled by thieves thirsting for the fuel inside. Some veteran mechanics and law enforcement officers say it's an unwelcome return of a crime they first saw during the Middle East oil embargo of the early 1970s.
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'Touch' DNA Offers Hope in Cold Investigations
from USA Today
The success of a little-known method is triggering requests for the test from law enforcement officials seeking breakthroughs in unsolved crimes. Private and state-run laboratories report increases of up to 20 percent in use of the technique called "touch" DNA. More
A Prison Offers Promise
from the Mobile Register
A privately owned prison in Shelby County, Ala., may be setting a new standard for treatment of inmates in Alabama. The Community Education Centers Inc. prison in Columbiana (called the Alabama Therapeutic Education Facility) provides therapy and job skills that are designed to help its medium-security prisoners stay clear of crime when they get out. More
Sheriff Department Teams Up to Provide Comfort for Scared Kids
from the Rutland Herald
United Way executive director Chuck Sharp and Citizens Bank branch manager Kelley Quirk recently visited the Rutland County, Vt., Sheriff's Department with bags of bears that will ride along with officers. For a child traumatized by an accident, fire, domestic assault or other calamity, the bears provide an emotional anchor and refuge from the storm. More
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Summit Offers Inmates Options for Life
from The Daily Ledger
About 113 inmates at Illinois River Correctional Center in Canton, Ohio, attended the first Reentry Initiative Special Summit held Tuesday at the correctional center, just west of Canton. Vendors and speakers from different geographical areas throughout the state were there to offer help to get information that inmates will need for release and transition, such as housing, education, treatments. More
Media Outlets Push for Mug-shot Access
from The Roanoke Times
Two Roanoke, Va., media outlets have challenged the Roanoke Sheriff's Office policy of not releasing an inmate's photo after the arrested person has bonded out, arguing that the policy violates Virginia law. WSLS and The Roanoke Times have filed a petition in Roanoke Circuit Court asking that a judge mandate that Sheriff Octavia Johnson release mug-shot photos whenever the media ask, regardless of whether the person is physically in jail at the time. More
Metal Task Force Formed to Deal with Scrap Metal Thieves
from WRDW-TV
Metal theft has become such a problem, Richmond County, Ga., has an investigator specifically to handle it. Now the county's joining forces with other agencies to form a Metal Talk Force. More
Newport News Inmates' Conversations with Visitors to be Monitored
from the Daily Press
A new phone system at the Newport News, Va., City Jail will be able to record conversations between inmates and visitors speaking through a glass window — a move designed to block inmates from orchestrating crimes from within the jail. The main goal of the new phone bank is to protect witnesses — both inside and outside the jail — who are cooperating with authorities, Sheriff Gabe Morgan said. More
Emergency Preparedness Technology and Planning System to Protect 20 Washington Community Colleges
from Security Products
The Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs (WASPC) announced recently that the statewide Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System (CIPMS) is being expanded to include 20 of the 34 community colleges in the state. The Critical Incident Planning and Mapping System runs on laptop computers and provides first responders with instant access to more than 300 site-specific data points, including emergency response plans, site and floor plans, aerial and geospatial imagery, interior and exterior photos, staging areas, hazardous materials locations, utility shut-offs and evacuation routes for virtually any facility. More
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