Police must obtain a warrant to search cell phones, according to a unanimous decision handed down today, by the United States Supreme Court. The high court’s ruling in two companion cases, Riley v. California No. 13-132 and United States v. Wurie, No. 13-212, is a major victory for privacy advocates. Privacy advocates argued, that with …
A 34 year old Texas woman, posed as a teenager and enrolled as a sophomore at a private high school in East Texas. Charity Johnson was arrested on Tuesday after lying to Longview Police stating she was “Charite Stevens”, and was born in November 1997. Longview police were called to an apartment where the women …
Traffic stops based on anonymous tip, upheld by US Supreme Court, in today’s decision, Navarette v. California, (2014). In a 5-4 decision, the majority held, that a traffic stop which was based solely on information from an anonymous tipster, justified the police officer to initiate a traffic stop, without witnessing any traffic violations. Generally, when …
Vegas police planning Spring Break DUI Checkpoints, starting today from 7pm-3am. According to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, as well as the Henderson and North Las Vegas Police Departments. The scheduled DUI checkpoints will begin Friday evening and last through Sunday night, with a focus on drivers impaired by drugs and or alcohol. DUI …
Text messaging can be quite the effective tool, allowing people to multitask and accomplish communicating with people in rapid succession, without the hassle of making a single phone call. But, there are limits to what should be communicated via text, and what would more appropriate with a phone call or a face to face discussion. …
“Thunder From” Down Under” male strip dancers subdue gunman at Las Vegas Casino, The Excalibur. The suspect who remains unidentified, was found behind the shows stage and was apparently stealing items from the lockers of the male performers. One of the male dancers, witnessed the suspect leaving with his personal items. At this time, the …
Gambler sues Las Vegas casino for $500,000 loss, while playing drunk. Mark Johnston 52, of Southern California is suing a Las Vegas casino, the Downtown Grand for loaning him money and serving him alcohol while he was visibly intoxicated. The gambler claims that he was “blackout drunk” during the time of his loss and that …
World champion boxer Antonio Tarver arrested on Las Vegas warrant in Florida. Tarver had a professional boxing record of 30-6, and won the bronze medal as a light heavyweight at the Atlanta Olympics in 1996. He is currently being held on $215,425 bail, following his arrest, stemming from a warrant that was issued last June …
This week, the Nevada Supreme Court has reversed prior DUI case law, in its landmark ruling, in Reno v. Howard, 130 Nev., Advanced Opinion 12 (2014). Previous to this ruling, when a defendant accused of driving under the influence “DUI”, would take their case to trial, they were not afforded the opportunity to cross-examine the …
Las Vegas Police will No Longer Respond to Non-Injury Traffic Accidents, starting on March 3, 2014. With police no longer responding to non-injury traffic accidents, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department estimates this will “free up” 250 hours a week to allow officer to perform other duties. Capt. Mark Tavarez of Metro’s Traffic Bureau points out …
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