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CBS 12: Florida driver database hacked through compromised police credentials, state says. “Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says an international cybercriminal organization breached a state driver-record database after gaining access through compromised credentials belonging to a Plant City Police Department user.”

CBS 12: Florida driver database hacked through compromised police credentials, state says. “Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says an international cybercriminal organization breached a state driver-record database after gaining access through compromised credentials belonging to a Plant City Police Department user.”

CBS 12: Florida driver database hacked through compromised police credentials, state says. “Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says an international cybercriminal organization breached a state driver-record database after gaining access through compromised credentials belonging to a Plant City Police Department user.”

CBS 12: Florida driver database hacked through compromised police credentials, state says. “Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says an international cybercriminal organization breached a state driver-record database after gaining access through compromised credentials belonging to a Plant City Police Department user.”

CBS 12: Florida driver database hacked through compromised police credentials, state says. “Florida’s Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles says an international cybercriminal organization breached a state driver-record database after gaining access through compromised credentials belonging to a Plant City Police Department user.”

DATE: September 15, 2026 at 06:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG

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TITLE: ICE arrests surged under Trump, but the share of those with criminal records plummeted

URL: https://www.psypost.org/ice-arrests-surged-under-trump-but-the-share-of-those-with-criminal-records-plummeted/

A new analysis of federal immigration enforcement indicates that while immigration arrests surged during both of Donald Trump’s presidencies, the proportion of those arrested who had actual criminal convictions dropped sharply. The research suggests a disconnect between the public narrative of targeting criminals and the reality of enforcement on the ground. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE, is the federal agency responsible for enforcing immigration laws within the interior of the United States. During the second Trump administration, officials announced an expansive immigration enforcement effort, repeatedly citing public safety and the need to remove individuals who commit crimes as the primary motivation.

However, prior evidence suggests that federal immigration crackdowns do not necessarily improve public safety. For instance, a study covered by PsyPost in 2024 found that stricter immigration enforcement policies during the first Trump administration produced no measurable change in immigrant arrest rates relative to non-immigrants in California and Texas.

Despite intense public debate over these policies, there has been little real-time analysis of how ICE actually conducts its interior arrests during periods of aggressive expansion. The research, led by Chloe N. East of the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Caitlin Patler of the University of California, Berkeley, aimed to map out exactly who is being targeted, where arrests are happening, and what methods are being used.

To understand these patterns, the researchers analyzed administrative records from the Deportation Data Project covering more than 1.5 million ICE arrests made between October 2015 and March 2026. Because enforcement levels dropped to a ten-year low during the Biden administration due to the COVID-19 pandemic and temporary changes in ICE’s duties at the border, the researchers focused their comparison on the periods immediately surrounding the two Trump inaugurations. The first term window covered roughly December 2015 through March 2018, and the second term window covered December 2024 through March 2026.

The team looked at the total number of arrests, the geographic region where each arrest took place, and whether the arrested person had a criminal conviction of any kind. They also categorized the arrests by the specific method ICE used. The two primary methods analyzed were Law Enforcement Agency collaborative arrests and Community Arrests.

Law Enforcement Agency arrests happen when ICE takes custody of an individual who is already being held in a local or state jail or prison. Community Arrests occur when ICE officers apprehend people directly in their neighborhoods, homes, or workplaces. By breaking the data down this way, the researchers could see whether changes in who ICE was arresting were driven by a shift in their physical tactics.

The analysis showed that the scale of arrests increased massively under both administrations, but particularly during the second term. In the year before the first Trump inauguration, ICE averaged 304 arrests per day. This rose to 436 per day in the first 14 months of his first term, representing a 43 percent increase.

Before the second term, arrests were at a similar pre-inauguration baseline of 304 per day. But between January 2025 and March 2026, the volume surged to an average of 952 arrests per day. This represents a 214 percent increase compared to the prior year.

As the sheer number of arrests went up, the percentage of individuals with a criminal conviction went down. During the second term, the criminal conviction rate among those arrested by ICE fell to 34 percent. This was near the lowest point observed in the entire ten-and-a-half-year period the researchers studied.

The researchers also found a massive shift in how ICE operated on the ground during the second term. Community Arrests jumped from making up 17 percent of all apprehensions in the year prior to 47 percent between January 2025 and March 2026. This aggressive shift toward direct neighborhood enforcement did not happen during the first term.

Because Community Arrests generally involve fewer people with criminal convictions than jail-based arrests, the researchers wanted to know if this change in tactics explained the overall drop in the conviction rate. They found that the shift in method only explained about a quarter of the decline in the second term.

The remaining three-quarters of the drop happened because ICE was arresting fewer people with criminal records within both categories. Specifically, during the second term, the conviction rate fell by 10 percentage points during Community Arrests and 16 percentage points during Law Enforcement Agency arrests. This indicates a broad change in who is being targeted, independent of the method used.

The study also mapped out geographic differences across ICE’s 25 regional jurisdictions. In the second term, regions with steep spikes in jail-based arrests included El Paso, Miami, New Orleans, and San Antonio. In contrast, other regions saw sharp spikes in Community Arrests. These included areas like Boston, Chicago, Newark, Seattle, and all jurisdictions in California and New York.

The researchers note this pattern aligns with the administration’s stated goal of targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, which are cities or states that limit local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Despite these stark regional differences in how arrests were carried out, the decline in the share of arrested individuals with criminal convictions was nearly universal across the country.

As with all research, there are a few things to keep in mind. The data relies on ICE’s own administrative records, which only capture people who are formally processed into the system. The analysis also focuses strictly on interior enforcement within the United States, meaning it does not account for apprehensions made by border agents at the physical border.

Additionally, the researchers point out that they cannot be certain why the conviction rate dropped specifically within jail-based arrests. It might be due to changes in how ICE prioritizes targets in jails, or it could be related to changes in local police practices that result in different populations ending up in local custody. Future research will need to explore these underlying mechanisms.

Finally, while the research provides a detailed picture of the early months of the second Trump administration, immigration policies and enforcement strategies can shift rapidly. Ongoing tracking will be needed to see if these patterns hold steady over the coming years and to understand their broader impact on immigrant communities.

The study, “ICE arrests, 2015–2026: Variation in targeting, method, and geography,” was authored by Chloe N. East, Caitlin Patler, and Elizabeth Cox.

URL: https://www.psypost.org/ice-arrests-surged-under-trump-but-the-share-of-those-with-criminal-records-plummeted/

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DATE: September 15, 2026 at 06:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG

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TITLE: ICE arrests surged under Trump, but the share of those with criminal records plummeted

URL: https://www.psypost.org/ice-arrests-surged-under-trump-but-the-share-of-those-with-criminal-records-plummeted/

A new analysis of federal immigration enforcement indicates that while immigration arrests surged during both of Donald Trump’s presidencies, the proportion of those arrested who had actual criminal convictions dropped sharply. The research suggests a disconnect between the public narrative of targeting criminals and the reality of enforcement on the ground. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE, is the federal agency responsible for enforcing immigration laws within the interior of the United States. During the second Trump administration, officials announced an expansive immigration enforcement effort, repeatedly citing public safety and the need to remove individuals who commit crimes as the primary motivation.

However, prior evidence suggests that federal immigration crackdowns do not necessarily improve public safety. For instance, a study covered by PsyPost in 2024 found that stricter immigration enforcement policies during the first Trump administration produced no measurable change in immigrant arrest rates relative to non-immigrants in California and Texas.

Despite intense public debate over these policies, there has been little real-time analysis of how ICE actually conducts its interior arrests during periods of aggressive expansion. The research, led by Chloe N. East of the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Caitlin Patler of the University of California, Berkeley, aimed to map out exactly who is being targeted, where arrests are happening, and what methods are being used.

To understand these patterns, the researchers analyzed administrative records from the Deportation Data Project covering more than 1.5 million ICE arrests made between October 2015 and March 2026. Because enforcement levels dropped to a ten-year low during the Biden administration due to the COVID-19 pandemic and temporary changes in ICE’s duties at the border, the researchers focused their comparison on the periods immediately surrounding the two Trump inaugurations. The first term window covered roughly December 2015 through March 2018, and the second term window covered December 2024 through March 2026.

The team looked at the total number of arrests, the geographic region where each arrest took place, and whether the arrested person had a criminal conviction of any kind. They also categorized the arrests by the specific method ICE used. The two primary methods analyzed were Law Enforcement Agency collaborative arrests and Community Arrests.

Law Enforcement Agency arrests happen when ICE takes custody of an individual who is already being held in a local or state jail or prison. Community Arrests occur when ICE officers apprehend people directly in their neighborhoods, homes, or workplaces. By breaking the data down this way, the researchers could see whether changes in who ICE was arresting were driven by a shift in their physical tactics.

The analysis showed that the scale of arrests increased massively under both administrations, but particularly during the second term. In the year before the first Trump inauguration, ICE averaged 304 arrests per day. This rose to 436 per day in the first 14 months of his first term, representing a 43 percent increase.

Before the second term, arrests were at a similar pre-inauguration baseline of 304 per day. But between January 2025 and March 2026, the volume surged to an average of 952 arrests per day. This represents a 214 percent increase compared to the prior year.

As the sheer number of arrests went up, the percentage of individuals with a criminal conviction went down. During the second term, the criminal conviction rate among those arrested by ICE fell to 34 percent. This was near the lowest point observed in the entire ten-and-a-half-year period the researchers studied.

The researchers also found a massive shift in how ICE operated on the ground during the second term. Community Arrests jumped from making up 17 percent of all apprehensions in the year prior to 47 percent between January 2025 and March 2026. This aggressive shift toward direct neighborhood enforcement did not happen during the first term.

Because Community Arrests generally involve fewer people with criminal convictions than jail-based arrests, the researchers wanted to know if this change in tactics explained the overall drop in the conviction rate. They found that the shift in method only explained about a quarter of the decline in the second term.

The remaining three-quarters of the drop happened because ICE was arresting fewer people with criminal records within both categories. Specifically, during the second term, the conviction rate fell by 10 percentage points during Community Arrests and 16 percentage points during Law Enforcement Agency arrests. This indicates a broad change in who is being targeted, independent of the method used.

The study also mapped out geographic differences across ICE’s 25 regional jurisdictions. In the second term, regions with steep spikes in jail-based arrests included El Paso, Miami, New Orleans, and San Antonio. In contrast, other regions saw sharp spikes in Community Arrests. These included areas like Boston, Chicago, Newark, Seattle, and all jurisdictions in California and New York.

The researchers note this pattern aligns with the administration’s stated goal of targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, which are cities or states that limit local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Despite these stark regional differences in how arrests were carried out, the decline in the share of arrested individuals with criminal convictions was nearly universal across the country.

As with all research, there are a few things to keep in mind. The data relies on ICE’s own administrative records, which only capture people who are formally processed into the system. The analysis also focuses strictly on interior enforcement within the United States, meaning it does not account for apprehensions made by border agents at the physical border.

Additionally, the researchers point out that they cannot be certain why the conviction rate dropped specifically within jail-based arrests. It might be due to changes in how ICE prioritizes targets in jails, or it could be related to changes in local police practices that result in different populations ending up in local custody. Future research will need to explore these underlying mechanisms.

Finally, while the research provides a detailed picture of the early months of the second Trump administration, immigration policies and enforcement strategies can shift rapidly. Ongoing tracking will be needed to see if these patterns hold steady over the coming years and to understand their broader impact on immigrant communities.

The study, “ICE arrests, 2015–2026: Variation in targeting, method, and geography,” was authored by Chloe N. East, Caitlin Patler, and Elizabeth Cox.

URL: https://www.psypost.org/ice-arrests-surged-under-trump-but-the-share-of-those-with-criminal-records-plummeted/

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#psychology #counseling #socialwork #psychotherapy @psychotherapist @psychotherapists @psychology @socialpsych @socialwork @psychiatry #mentalhealth #psychiatry #healthcare #depression #psychotherapist #ICEarrests #immigrationpolicy #Trumpadministration #publicsafetydebate #criminalconvictions #communityarrests #lawenforcement #immigrationdata #sanctuarycities #PNASstudy

DATE: September 15, 2026 at 06:00PM
SOURCE: PSYPOST.ORG

** Research quality varies widely from fantastic to small exploratory studies. Please check research methods when conclusions are very important to you. **
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TITLE: ICE arrests surged under Trump, but the share of those with criminal records plummeted

URL: https://www.psypost.org/ice-arrests-surged-under-trump-but-the-share-of-those-with-criminal-records-plummeted/

A new analysis of federal immigration enforcement indicates that while immigration arrests surged during both of Donald Trump’s presidencies, the proportion of those arrested who had actual criminal convictions dropped sharply. The research suggests a disconnect between the public narrative of targeting criminals and the reality of enforcement on the ground. The findings were published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, commonly known as ICE, is the federal agency responsible for enforcing immigration laws within the interior of the United States. During the second Trump administration, officials announced an expansive immigration enforcement effort, repeatedly citing public safety and the need to remove individuals who commit crimes as the primary motivation.

However, prior evidence suggests that federal immigration crackdowns do not necessarily improve public safety. For instance, a study covered by PsyPost in 2024 found that stricter immigration enforcement policies during the first Trump administration produced no measurable change in immigrant arrest rates relative to non-immigrants in California and Texas.

Despite intense public debate over these policies, there has been little real-time analysis of how ICE actually conducts its interior arrests during periods of aggressive expansion. The research, led by Chloe N. East of the University of Colorado, Boulder, and Caitlin Patler of the University of California, Berkeley, aimed to map out exactly who is being targeted, where arrests are happening, and what methods are being used.

To understand these patterns, the researchers analyzed administrative records from the Deportation Data Project covering more than 1.5 million ICE arrests made between October 2015 and March 2026. Because enforcement levels dropped to a ten-year low during the Biden administration due to the COVID-19 pandemic and temporary changes in ICE’s duties at the border, the researchers focused their comparison on the periods immediately surrounding the two Trump inaugurations. The first term window covered roughly December 2015 through March 2018, and the second term window covered December 2024 through March 2026.

The team looked at the total number of arrests, the geographic region where each arrest took place, and whether the arrested person had a criminal conviction of any kind. They also categorized the arrests by the specific method ICE used. The two primary methods analyzed were Law Enforcement Agency collaborative arrests and Community Arrests.

Law Enforcement Agency arrests happen when ICE takes custody of an individual who is already being held in a local or state jail or prison. Community Arrests occur when ICE officers apprehend people directly in their neighborhoods, homes, or workplaces. By breaking the data down this way, the researchers could see whether changes in who ICE was arresting were driven by a shift in their physical tactics.

The analysis showed that the scale of arrests increased massively under both administrations, but particularly during the second term. In the year before the first Trump inauguration, ICE averaged 304 arrests per day. This rose to 436 per day in the first 14 months of his first term, representing a 43 percent increase.

Before the second term, arrests were at a similar pre-inauguration baseline of 304 per day. But between January 2025 and March 2026, the volume surged to an average of 952 arrests per day. This represents a 214 percent increase compared to the prior year.

As the sheer number of arrests went up, the percentage of individuals with a criminal conviction went down. During the second term, the criminal conviction rate among those arrested by ICE fell to 34 percent. This was near the lowest point observed in the entire ten-and-a-half-year period the researchers studied.

The researchers also found a massive shift in how ICE operated on the ground during the second term. Community Arrests jumped from making up 17 percent of all apprehensions in the year prior to 47 percent between January 2025 and March 2026. This aggressive shift toward direct neighborhood enforcement did not happen during the first term.

Because Community Arrests generally involve fewer people with criminal convictions than jail-based arrests, the researchers wanted to know if this change in tactics explained the overall drop in the conviction rate. They found that the shift in method only explained about a quarter of the decline in the second term.

The remaining three-quarters of the drop happened because ICE was arresting fewer people with criminal records within both categories. Specifically, during the second term, the conviction rate fell by 10 percentage points during Community Arrests and 16 percentage points during Law Enforcement Agency arrests. This indicates a broad change in who is being targeted, independent of the method used.

The study also mapped out geographic differences across ICE’s 25 regional jurisdictions. In the second term, regions with steep spikes in jail-based arrests included El Paso, Miami, New Orleans, and San Antonio. In contrast, other regions saw sharp spikes in Community Arrests. These included areas like Boston, Chicago, Newark, Seattle, and all jurisdictions in California and New York.

The researchers note this pattern aligns with the administration’s stated goal of targeting so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, which are cities or states that limit local police cooperation with federal immigration authorities. Despite these stark regional differences in how arrests were carried out, the decline in the share of arrested individuals with criminal convictions was nearly universal across the country.

As with all research, there are a few things to keep in mind. The data relies on ICE’s own administrative records, which only capture people who are formally processed into the system. The analysis also focuses strictly on interior enforcement within the United States, meaning it does not account for apprehensions made by border agents at the physical border.

Additionally, the researchers point out that they cannot be certain why the conviction rate dropped specifically within jail-based arrests. It might be due to changes in how ICE prioritizes targets in jails, or it could be related to changes in local police practices that result in different populations ending up in local custody. Future research will need to explore these underlying mechanisms.

Finally, while the research provides a detailed picture of the early months of the second Trump administration, immigration policies and enforcement strategies can shift rapidly. Ongoing tracking will be needed to see if these patterns hold steady over the coming years and to understand their broader impact on immigrant communities.

The study, “ICE arrests, 2015–2026: Variation in targeting, method, and geography,” was authored by Chloe N. East, Caitlin Patler, and Elizabeth Cox.

URL: https://www.psypost.org/ice-arrests-surged-under-trump-but-the-share-of-those-with-criminal-records-plummeted/

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The FBI Doubles Down on Easing ‘Bestiality’ Hiring Standards

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/the-fbi-doubles-down-on-easing-bestiality-hiring-standards/

EFF: The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As a Joke. “When law enforcement and tech salespeople pitch ALPRs to city councils, they stick to a familiar script. They trumpet the technology, which is often provided by private companies like Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, or Axon, as an essential tool for solving high-stakes crimes, such as car jacking, […]

EFF: The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As a Joke. “When law enforcement and tech salespeople pitch ALPRs to city councils, they stick to a familiar script. They trumpet the technology, which is often provided by private companies like Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, or Axon, as an essential tool for solving high-stakes crimes, such as car jacking, […]

EFF: The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As a Joke. “When law enforcement and tech salespeople pitch ALPRs to city councils, they stick to a familiar script. They trumpet the technology, which is often provided by private companies like Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, or Axon, as an essential tool for solving high-stakes crimes, such as car jacking, […]

EFF: The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As a Joke. “When law enforcement and tech salespeople pitch ALPRs to city councils, they stick to a familiar script. They trumpet the technology, which is often provided by private companies like Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, or Axon, as an essential tool for solving high-stakes crimes, such as car jacking, […]

EFF: The High Crime of “LMAO”: How Cops Are Treating Mass Surveillance As a Joke. “When law enforcement and tech salespeople pitch ALPRs to city councils, they stick to a familiar script. They trumpet the technology, which is often provided by private companies like Flock Safety, Motorola Solutions, or Axon, as an essential tool for solving high-stakes crimes, such as car jacking, […]

Florida Man Exposed Himself at Fast-Food Drive-Thru https://www.diningandcooking.com/us/7268/ #ChickFilA #ExposedHimself #exposing #FlaglerCounty #Florida #FloridaFood #guilty #LawEnforcement #local #LukeDudkewic #minor #PalmCoast #WhatsHappening

Local10: YouTuber Jack Doherty arrested on domestic battery charge in Fort Lauderdale. “Fort Lauderdale police said they arrested the 22-year-old after a ‘domestic dispute’ late Friday morning in the city’s Riverside Park neighborhood. Authorities said officers responded to the 1400 block of Southwest Fifth Court just before noon and determined that Doherty ‘and a female victim got into a […]

Philippines vice president posts bail in threats case

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Philippines Vice President Sara Duterte posted bai…
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https://www.newsbeep.com/720640/

US-Led Operation Disrupts Sality P2P Botnet Infrastructure

A major international crackdown led by US law enforcement has successfully disrupted the notorious Sality P2P botnet, a malware network that has been wreaking havoc for over two decades. On August 31, authorities from Bulgaria, Hungary, Romania, and the US joined forces with Europol and private-sector partners to seize key domains…

https://osintsights.com/us-led-operation-disrupts-sality-p2p-botnet-infrastructure?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Sality #P2pBotnet #EmergingThreats #LawEnforcement #InternationalCooperation

Milo Yiannopoulos Detained by ICE in Louisiana

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.wired.com/story/milo-yiannopoulos-detained-by-ice-in-louisiana/

INTERPOL Disrupts Global Cyber Fraud Networks, Arrests 58

In a major crackdown on global cyber fraud, INTERPOL's Operation Jackal IV has led to the arrest of 58 individuals, showcasing the unstoppable force of international cooperation in the fight against cybercrime. This massive operation united law enforcement agencies from 22 countries across six continents to take down West African…

https://osintsights.com/interpol-disrupts-global-cyber-fraud-networks-arrests-58?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#GlobalCyberFraud #InternationalCooperation #LawEnforcement #Interpol #WestAfrica

Man Poses as NSA Hacker, Supreme Court Justice, Faces Charges

Meet Joshua Culver, aka "Maverick Young", a man who allegedly impersonated an NSA hacker and Supreme Court Justice, landing him in hot water with the law. He's now facing charges for falsely impersonating an officer and using a forged judge's signature.

https://osintsights.com/man-poses-as-nsa-hacker-supreme-court-justice-faces-charges?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social

#Impersonation #LawEnforcement #FalsifiedDocuments #IdentityFraud #EmergingThreats

Politico: Brussels changes gear on Big Tech enforcement. “The fines against Google bring the total bill for breaches of the Digital Markets Act to €1.6 billion — a sum that pales in comparison with the antitrust fines of yesteryear. The EU’s highest court recently upheld a €4.1 billion abuse-of-dominance fine against Google dating back to 2018 — an era when Brussels resorted to brute […]

#Police credit the #tech as an important crime-fighting innovation that helps locate missing people & track suspects in violent crimes. But critics say it amounts to #unconstitutional warrantless #MassSurveillance. Dozens of cities & agencies have nixed their relationships with #Flock amid concerns that the data can be accessed for #immigration enforcement or in unauthorized tracking, after a flurry of examples surfaced of #LawEnforcement officers misusing the tech for personal searches.

#law

‘Tower dump’ warrants ruled #unconstitutional
A "tower dump" involves #cellphone companies providing #lawenforcement with access to the time and location data of all mobile devices connected to a cell tower
"That is an unreasonable search under the #FourthAmendment," judge concluded
The order repeatedly referenced the Supreme Court's recent decision in Chatrie v United States, in which the majority held that #geofence #warrants require constitutional #privacy protections
https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/6013559-mississippi-judge-declares-towers-dumps-unconstitutional/

Widdecombe was hit with a hammer 21 times, court hears

LONDON (AP) — Former British politician Ann Widdecombe was struck 21 times on the head with a hammer…
#NewsBeep #News #Topstories #AnnWiddecombe #Courts #DavidAmess #Europe #Generalnews #Headlines #JoCox #JohnMajor #JoshuaKerry #KashifMalik #Lawenforcement #London #Politics #Terrorism #TopStories #UnitedKingdom #Worldnews
https://www.newsbeep.com/656405/

University of New Hampshire: Bystander videos are ‘fundamentally changing how the news is made’. “Just weeks before [Alex] Pretti’s death, Renee Good was shot and killed by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge, a large-scale ICE deployment in Minnesota. In the Good case, too, bystander videos analyzed by professional journalists contradicted the government’s account of the incident.”

Monday, June 29, 2026

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/06/monday-june-29-2026/

🚔💥 Harvard Law Review dives into the "warrior" #mindset of law enforcement with all the charisma of a tax seminar. 🤦‍♂️ This gripping tale of overzealous #policing #tactics could #cure #insomnia faster than counting sheep. 🐑📚
https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-128/law-enforcements-warrior-problem/ #HackerNews #HarvardLawReview #lawenforcement #warrior #HackerNews #ngated

Law Enforcement's "Warrior" Problem (2015)

https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-128/law-enforcements-warrior-problem/

#HackerNews #LawEnforcement #WarriorProblem #PoliceReform #PublicSafety #CommunityRelations #LawAndSociety

Law Enforcement's "Warrior" Problem (2015)

https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-128/law-enforcements-warrior-problem/

#HackerNews #LawEnforcement #WarriorProblem #PoliceReform #PublicSafety #CommunityRelations #LawAndSociety

Law Enforcement's "Warrior" Problem (2015)

https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-128/law-enforcements-warrior-problem/

#HackerNews #LawEnforcement #WarriorProblem #PoliceReform #PublicSafety #CommunityRelations #LawAndSociety

Law Enforcement's "Warrior" Problem (2015)

https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-128/law-enforcements-warrior-problem/

#HackerNews #LawEnforcement #WarriorProblem #PoliceReform #PublicSafety #CommunityRelations #LawAndSociety

Law Enforcement's "Warrior" Problem (2015)

https://harvardlawreview.org/forum/vol-128/law-enforcements-warrior-problem/

#HackerNews #LawEnforcement #WarriorProblem #PoliceReform #PublicSafety #CommunityRelations #LawAndSociety

VT Digger: Police department’s social media tactics lead to arrests — and criticism. “A 2021 investigation by the Los Angeles Times found police departments around the country increasingly use recurring social media campaigns such as ‘Wanted Wednesdays’ and ‘Fugitive Fridays’ to publicize warrants and solicit tips. The posts, which can stay online long after someone has served their time or […]

The Register: Dutch cops’ shame game works wonders as most wanted scammers now turned in . “Netherlands police’s scheme to unmask and shame scammers into submission is proving highly successful, with 74 of its 100 most wanted now known to investigators. The country’s ‘Game Over?!’ campaign involved releasing the blurred images of fraudsters into the public domain and threatening to unmask […]

“FBI Director Kash Patel sparred with a lawmaker briefly during a Tuesday afternoon hearing at the Senate Appropriations Committee when asked about media reports alleging he drinks to excess.”

#KashPatel #CrashPatel #FBI #SenateHearing #USPolitics #NationalSecurity #LawEnforcement

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/12/politics/patel-van-hollen-reports-of-behavior-hill-testimony

WFMY: Greensboro Police apologize after Facebook post targeting commenter. “The Greensboro Police Department is apologizing after a social media post over the weekend sparked backlash and thousands of comments online. It all started Saturday with a post on the department’s Facebook page introducing what it called ‘Happy Attention Seeking Saturday.'”

Man accused of attacking man, woman with garden stakes in Lyons | News https://www.allforgardening.com/1710530/man-accused-of-attacking-man-woman-with-garden-stakes-in-lyons-news/ #assault #Attacks #burglary #Conflicts #crime #crimes #CriminalLaw #garden #homicide #HumanRightsAbuses #LawEnforcement #LawRelatedEvents #misconduct #murder #violence #ViolentCrime

Tubefilter: Japanese police just made a VTuber their official Traffic Regulation Ambassador. “Here’s a philosophical question: Would you be more likely to obey the rules of the road if a cute anime girl was telling you about them? Police in Kagawa Prefecture are betting the answer is yes. They’ve tapped Hololive VTuber AZKi as their official Traffic Regulation Ambassador ahead of a Sept. 1, […]

Maryland bans partnerships between local law enforcement and ICE | WYPR

https://www.wypr.org/wypr-news/2026-02-17/maryland-bans-partnerships-between-local-law-enforcement-and-ice?mc_cid=421fe969d3&mc_eid=3cb27e0083

#news #md #maryland #dmv #lawenforcement #ICE #WesMoore #wypr #npr #vsn #DiverseSpectrumOfTheLeft #SupportIndependentMedia #SupportPublicMedia

“The department has been in contact, to the best of our abilities, with ICE to ask that they give the department notification when they are in town. There is a mutual understanding between the federal agency and the OCPD that they will notify when possible, but there are some instances where they won’t be able to. Captain Eade made it clear to the Commission that OCPD is not involved with ICE operations.”

#OceanCity #Maryland #LawEnforcement #LocalPolice #287g #ICE
https://www.wmdt.com/2026/01/ocean-city-police-would-like-u-s-immigrations-customs-enforcement-to-notify-them-when-on-the-resort-town/

"Chief Anne Kirkpatrick told reporters last week that no issues with Temah’s legal status had emerged during the hiring process. Temah had lived in the U.S. for at least 10 years and had a valid driver’s license, Social Security card, and no criminal history, she added."

#NewOrleans #NOPD #LawEnforcement #Immigration #Deportation #DHS #ICE
https://apnews.com/article/new-orleans-police-recruit-ice-detained-beacbcb5a6e1393036f35302162d52ad

Civil Discoure – ICE Says It Doesn’t Need A Judicial Warrant – Joyce Vance

Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance

ICE Says It Doesn’t Need A Judicial Warrant

By Joyce Vance, Jan 21, 2026

It’s been a long time since we took a night off. I honestly can’t remember the last time. But tonight I’m going to turn in early, after a long day. Before I do that, I wanted to flag one development with ICE for you.

I also want to leave you with some reason for optimism. You may have seen the news that ICE has now surged agents to Maine, predominantly to the cities of Portland and Lewiston, where there are large Somali immigrant communities. This is an echo of the focus on the Somali community in Minnesota.

Tonight, close to 1,000 people joined the mighty Maine ACLU for training on their legal rights and non-violent protest. It was an honor to get to participate in it. When we talk about community building and supporting democracy, this is what it’s all about: people committed to standing up for their rights and for their neighbors’ rights. There is training across the country that you can participate in to better educate yourself about your right to protest peacefully.

Now, the development: The Associated Press is reporting that it has seen a memo ICE is using for internal agent training that asserts “sweeping power to forcibly enter people’s homes without a judge’s warrant.” The Fourth Amendment, which protects people from unreasonable search and seizure, has always been understood to require a warrant signed by a judge, not an administrative warrant signed by a DHS employee to enter a private residence or private areas of a business.

This new policy stance might explain some of the incidents that have been reported in Minnesota, where agents have made forcible entry into homes to remove people and put them into deportation proceedings without a judicial warrant. This sounds like what might have been at work when agents forcibly entered the home of a Hmong man in Minnesota who has been an American citizen for decades, and according to his statement, declined to produce a warrant and claimed he was subject to removal before forcing him out into the freezing cold in his underwear. It turned out that they got it wrong and were forced to release him a few hours later.

The AP reported that they witnessed ICE officers ramming through the front door of the home of a Liberian man in Minneapolis on Jan. 11 with only an administrative warrant, wearing heavy tactical gear and with their rifles drawn, which could also be a result of the new policy.

Continue/Read Original Article Here: ICE Says It Doesn’t Need A Judicial Warrant

Armed Americans vs. ICE is a Recipe for Disaster. People WILL Start SHOOTING BACK #JonathanRoss #ReneeGood #DerekChauvin #DonaldTrump #JDVance #PamBondi #CashPatel #BrettKavanaugh #ICE #immigration #deportation #SecondAmendment #FourthAmendment #14thAmendment #castledoctrine #Heller #Bruen #SupremeCourt #Minneapolis #MAGA #FoxNews #policeshootings #constitutionalrights #lawenforcement #probablecause #YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4PwpvZI0SRM

Tuesday, November 18, 2025

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/11/tuesday-november-18-2025/

A global scam network renting out tens of thousands of phone numbers—Europol’s SIMCARTEL bust uncovered glaring telecom vulnerabilities and sparked international teamwork against cybercrime. How will this change our digital world?

https://thedefendopsdiaries.com/europols-simcartel-takedown-a-blueprint-for-global-cybercrime-defense/

#cybercrime
#europol
#telecomsecurity
#publicprivatepartnership
#infosec
#simbox
#cybersecurity
#lawenforcement
#forensicanalysis

Daniel Caesar's pop-up concert in Houston over the weekend drew 1,500 people before law enforcement shut it down for not having proper permitting.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/arts-culture/pop-culture/2025/10/13/533200/daniel-caesars-pop-up-show-drew-1500-people-before-law-enforcement-shut-it-down/

#ArtsCulture #HarrisCounty #Houston #LawEnforcement #Local #Music #News #PopCulture #BearCreekPioneersPark #DanielCaesar #HarrisCountyCommissionerLesleyBriones #HarrisCountyPrecinct5Constable #HoustonConcerts #HoustonParks

Data don't lie.

The volume of tort claims by people – including American citizens – who say they were severely harmed or wrongfully detained during ICE operations has more than doubled from 2023 to 2025 under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).

Estimates put 2025 claims at more than 400 and growing rapidly. The total dollar value of tort claims for damages currently pending against ICE exceeds $55.5B. https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2025/09/30/citizens-seek-damages-after-violent-ice-arrests/86419733007/ #ICE #Immigration #FTCA #Lawsuit #Damages #FalseArrest #Litigation #DHS #USGov #LawEnforcement #CivilLitigation #PersonalInjury

The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals again struck down a civil rights lawsuit targeting a Harris County constable's deputy accused in the 2016 shooting death of Ashtian Barnes. 

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/court/2025/09/20/531451/appeals-court-again-strikes-down-excessive-force-case-over-deadly-2016-houston-traffic-stop-death/

#Court #HarrisCounty #Houston #LawEnforcement #Local #News #Police #AshtianBarnes #FederalLawsuit #FourthAmendment #HarrisCountyLawsuits #US5thCircuitCourtOfAppeals #USSupremeCourt