law enforcement
A Trump Ad Used This Photo of Protesters Beating Up a Cop — in Ukraine, 6 Years Ago
The police officer is wearing the insignia of the Internal Troops of Ukraine, which was defunct in 2014.
Cops Are Using Drones to Make Sure People Aren't Nude
The incident comes as the city voted this week to repeal an ordinance banning toplessness in parks.
How One State Wiped Out Its Huge Backlog of Rape Kits — and Why Others Haven't
Nearly 3,000 rape kits in Virginia had never been tested, but then the state took it seriously.
The Secret Service Tried to Catch a Hacker With a Malware Booby-Trap
The attempt failed, but so-called "network investigative techniques" are not limited to the FBI, according to newly unsealed court records.
Police Are Buying Access to Hacked Website Data
The sale is “an end-run around the usual legal processes.”
Police Are the First to Respond to Mental Health Crises. They Shouldn’t Be
"This is the only medical illness that we use criminal justice to respond to."
We Don't Need Cops to Enforce Traffic Laws
The law invented the concept of officer discretion so white drivers could get fewer speeding tickets. If we want to have fair and equitable policing, we’ll have to get over our hatred for speed cameras.
Agencies Spending Millions on 'Crossbow' Spy Tech, an Upgraded Stingray
Motherboard found various military and federal law enforcement agencies have bought the Crossbow, which appears to target phones on 4G.
Slack Removed a Blog Post Showing How Police Use its Tech
Slack declined to say whether it is still working with the police department.
A Lot Happened in the Ahmaud Arbery Case Over the Weekend
Texts revealed a local cop basically deputized Gregory McMichael to help a nearby property owner with any trespassers.
A Young Black Man Appears to Have Livestreamed His Own Death by the Police on Facebook
“Hey sis, I’m sorry, I love you though, you know I had to,” Reed says in the video, which has since been removed from Facebook.
Memento Labs, the Reborn Hacking Team, Is Struggling
Current and ex-employees describe the situation inside Memento Labs, which formed after a vigilante hacker targeted Hacking Team.