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Police Scanner Transparency

Virginia Prescott — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:43:09 +0000

When shots were fired before midnight on April 18^th, curious, concerned people tracked the dramatic killing of one Boston marathon bombing suspect, and the tense manhunt for his younger brother throughout the night. Many watched and listened through online streaming and social media, others followed the intense action on Boston police scanners; some 180,000 people were tuned in to the scanner feeds during peak traffic. And then, it stopped…

The Rise And Fall Of An NYC Extortion Ring

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:42:26 +0000

In July of 1965, New York City Detective James McDonnell was called to the Western Union Office at Grand Central. A man posing as a detective was there with a 14-year old runaway boy. The kid’s father suspected something fishy when asked to wire twice the amount necessary to fly the boy home and called the cops. McDonnell quickly figured that the sharply dressed man was impersonating a cop and called for back-up.

A (Limited) Look Inside New Hampshire's 'Laurie List'

Brady Carlson — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 22:43:41 +0000

In 1993, the New Hampshire Supreme Court overturned a murder conviction for a man named Carl Laurie, because prosecutors had not disclosed that one of the police detectives on the case had an issue in his personnel file that might have raised questions about his credibility.

Today the New Hampshire Attorney General’s office, and each New Hampshire county attorney, keeps what is called a “Laurie List," a record of law enforcement officers whose credibility could be called into question were they to testify in criminal trials.

The Coolest Police Website Ever

Virginia Prescott — Tue, 18 Sep 2012 13:58:07 +0000

Anyone who’s been online looking for DMV hours, or tried to download a fishing license application knows that government websites are rarely a good time. No frills, no eye for design – just a lot of dense, complicated information and a wealth of webified bureaucracy. So, imagine our surprise when we saw posts on AdWeek and Ad Age praising the beauty and functionality of the Milwaukee Police Department website. The sit

Stop and Frisk App

Brady Carlson — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 14:39:55 +0000

Monitoring police stops with a smartphone app.

5-0 Prose

Virginia Prescott — Wed, 06 Jun 2012 15:03:50 +0000

Ellen Collett speaks about her article "The Art of the Police Report," which drew lessons for crafting powerful prose from police reports filed by members of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Police Cadets Graduate With Heavy Hearts

Todd Bookman — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 03:11:18 +0000

Less than twenty-four hours after one of the bloodiest episodes in New Hampshire Law Enforcement history, a new class of police cadets graduated from the academy.

Friends and family of New Hampshire’s newest law enforcement agents filled the room to see the 157^th police academy class receive their certificates.

But the mood in Concord was bittersweet as Governor John Lynch addressed the crowd.

Bitter Day for Law Enforcement

Fri, 13 Apr 2012 22:27:40 +0000

The reverberations of last night’s shooting in Greenland reach far beyond the town, out past the Seacoast region.

Many police officers, state troopers, sheriffs and their families today feel frustration, sadness, loss and a sense of resolve.

Thursday night’s events give the public a finer sense of what it means to be in law enforcement.

Dan Gorenstein (DG): As news trickled in on T.V. last night, Franklin Police Chief David Goldstein was home.

His wife Carol says that was really good.

A Day in the Life of a North Country Parole Officer

Chris Jensen — Mon, 23 May 2011 21:43:20 +0000

When it comes to living a series of gritty soap operas, it would be hard to beat John Loven's life.

He’s a probation and parole officer for Northern Carroll County.

The world he sees things could not be further from the hotels, ski resorts and lives led by most people.

In the first of an occasional series looking at a day-in-the-life of some of the people who work in North Country, NHPR’s Chris Jensen followed John Loven as he made his rounds.

“Good morning.”