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[Event] 14th Annual Law of Policing Conference - November 7th - 8th, Surrey, BC, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 10/23/2023

A dynamic look at how policing is progressing in Canada. From the national rollout of Body Worn Cameras and the implementation of DEMS to support it, from amendments to provincial Police Act and firearms legislations to the...more

[Event] Police Tech Conference & Expo - February 28th - March 1st, Mississauga, ON, Canada

American Conference Institute (ACI) on 2/6/2023

Hosted by CI, the inaugural Police Tech Conference & Expo provides the unique opportunity to experience hands-on the latest technology solutions specifically tailored for law enforcement. Learn how new devices and services...more

Broad Street Brief: SEPTA, Law Enforcement to Receive Federal Funding; Number of Police Potentially Abusing Disability Drops...

Cozen O'Connor on 12/22/2022

Last week, Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf announced that Philadelphia law enforcement will be receiving an influx of $25 million to assist in current efforts to quell the city’s persistent rates of gun violence. The funding...more

Broad Street Brief: City’s Third Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill Moves Out of Committee

Cozen O'Connor on 2/17/2022

CITY HALL- City’s Third Emergency Paid Sick Leave Bill Moves Out of Committee For the third time in two years, a proposal for emergency paid sick leave for those affected by COVID-19 is moving out of a City Council...more

Supreme Court Rejects Community Caretaking Doctrine to Authorize Warrantless Search of Home to Seize Firearms

Rumberger | Kirk on 5/18/2021

The 21st Century law enforcement officer serves a variety of public service functions, only some of which involve the enforcement of criminal laws. From some of those non-criminal public service roles, the courts have...more

Law Enforcement May Not Destroy Seized Firearms Without Providing Notice to the Owner

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 12/18/2020

Ninth Circuit Reverses Lower Court Ruling on Due Process Grounds - The Los Angeles Police Department obtained a search warrant from the Los Angeles Superior Court and seized more than 400 firearms from Wayne Wright’s...more

Gun Violence Restraining Orders - A Valuable, Rarely Used Tool Against Violence, Writes Denise Grimes in PublicCEO

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 3/27/2019

When police officers were dispatched to the home of a 30-year-old resident for a welfare check, they found four firearms in the house — including a semi-automatic assault rifle. The officers went to the home after the man’s...more

Illinois Police Officer Drug and Alcohol Tests Raise Constitutional Questions

Holland & Knight LLP on 1/31/2018

• Illinois expanded the Police and Community Relations Improvement Act (PCRIA) to add special procedures for officers involved in incidents where their firearm is discharged causing injury or death to an individual. • New...more

New Proposed TN Legislation Allows Off-Duty Law Enforcement to Carry Guns in Sports and Entertainment Venues

Chambliss, Bahner & Stophel, P.C. on 3/28/2017

The Senate Judiciary Committee had 28 bills pertaining to firearms up for discussion this week. One bill receiving a lot of attention, SB356 / HB455, would allow an off-duty law enforcement officer to carry a firearm to...more

BB&K Police Bulletin: Unlicensed Firearm Transaction: Both Parties in Unlicensed Firearm Transaction Commit Punishable Offense

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 11/15/2013

Overview: The California Office of the Attorney General recently issued an opinion finding that the offense of completing an unlicensed firearm transaction is committed by both the person transferring the firearm and the...more

BB&K Police Chief Bulletin: Discarded Evidence - Handgun Not Product of Illegal Search if Discarded Before Owner Seized

Best Best & Krieger LLP on 5/9/2013

Overview: The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals recently upheld a conviction for felony firearm possession in a case where the handgun owner discarded the weapon before being seized. The court found that, although an illegal...more

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