Police Chief resignations, DNA data manipulation in Colorado, combatting swatting calls, higher use of force linked to training conference in NJ, addressing mental health in communities, DOJ opens investigation into Boeing, cybercrime losses reach $12.5 billion, violent crime numbers, gun violence, AI and police real time crime centers, police record transparency, reversing criminal justice reform, and more…
POLICE CONDUCT
Lakes Wales to begin looking for new police chief amid nepotism, transparency concerns: Memo (Fox13 Tampa Bay)
Colorado Bureau of Investigation finds DNA scientist manipulated data in hundreds of cases over decades (WPSD Local 6)
Uvalde police chief announces resignation after report on Robb Elementary School shooting (NBC News)
Georgia bill would impose harsher penalties on more ‘swatting’ calls (11Alive)
Use of force incidents high among cops who attended controversial police training conference (New Jersey Monitor)
Rats are ‘all high’ on marijuana stored in infested New Orleans police evidence room (NBC News)
CRIME RATE
Rockdale County Sheriff Candidates Focus on Crime and Mental Health Crisis (The Citizens) see also: Wilmington launches a new program to address community mental health concerns (Delaware Public Media)
DOJ opens criminal investigation into the Boeing plane door plug blowout, report says (8NewsNow)
Introducing The Real-Time Crime Index A new way of evaluating national crime trends. (Jeff-alytics)
FBI Data Shows Ransomware Attack Surge as Cybercrime Losses Reach $12.5 Billion (The HIPAA Journal)
As concerns grow around surging violent crime, the numbers tell a different story (PBS)
Americans lost a record $12.5 billion to online fraud last year (The Record)
There’s No Texting Away Gun Violence (TechPolicy.Press)
CRIM-TECH
An introduction to how AI is transforming real time crime centers (Police1)
This is what AI needs to become the primary tool for police investigations (BiometricUpdate.com)
POLICE TRANSPARENCY
Atlanta Police Foundation ignored Cop City records requests, lawsuit claims (The Guardian)
Houston police withholding records despite ‘transparency’ pledge (KHOU 11)
Savannah Police launches new app, hopes to ‘increase transparency’ (FOX28 Savannah)
New Jersey lawmakers fast track bill that could restrict records access under open records law (WHYY)
THE PRISON SYSTEM
License suspensions could be costing Ohio a big chunk of its workforce (Ohio Capital Journal)
‘A stunning turnabout’: Voters and lawmakers across US move to reverse criminal justice reform (USA Today) see also: These States Are Once Again Embracing ‘Tough-on-Crime’ Laws (The Marshall Project)
Brittany Suszan 