Coffee County, GA

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Daily Coffee Press

The Coffee County Drug Unit, along with deputies from the department, apprehended two individuals last week in separate incidents, one allegedly found in possession of methamphetamine and the other the subject of a prior narcotics investigation who attempted to evade law enforcement.

Coffee Drug Unit Arrests Two in Separate Incidents; Meth Possession and Fleeing Suspect Apprehended

California State

The US Sun

A NEW law will prohibit officers from using expired tags to make traffic stops – unless the tags are older than a certain age. However, drivers can still be cited for it as long as the tags aren’t the reason they were pulled over. Assembly Bill 256 in California was signed into law in October […]

Cops can’t legally stop you from July 1 if license plate registration is expired – you still have limited time to fix it

MotorBiscuit


Know your personal rights at DWI checkpoints. Be aware of how things go and what officers can and can't legally do.
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Here’s What the Police Can Legally Do at DWI Checkpoints

Louisiana State


Never do these three things during a traffic stop
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3 Things You Should Never Do During a Police Traffic Stop

West Virginia State

Kanawha County, WV

Sissonville, WV

Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lutz face numerous criminal charges, including human trafficking, forced labor and child neglect. A white West Virginia couple is accused of adopting five Black children and forcing them to work on their farm. The couple faces numerous criminal charges, including human trafficking, forced labor, and child neglect, NBC reports.

White Couple Accused Of Adopting Black Children And Forcing Them To Work “As Slaves” On Farm In West Virginia


You can refuse to comply with police officers as much as your voice will allow you to, but you could land in hot water. 
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Are You Allowed To Refuse a Police Officer When They Ask For Your License and Registration?

Reuters reported on Wednesday that Som Group distillery, an Indian beer and spirits producer, was impounded by authorities and had all operations suspended after authorities discovered the company violated child labor laws. Thirty-nine boys and 20 girls were found illegally working at the facilities and had suffered chemical burns on...

Buses Delivered Children Who Thought They Were Going to School to a Distillery for Dangerous, Illegal Child Labor Instead, Authorities Say

Newark, NJ

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Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Eight individuals associated with the "793 Bloods" street gang, a subset of the national Bloods gang, have been charged for their roles in a Newark-based drug trafficking organization, U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced.

Eight '793 Bloods' Gang Members Charged in Newark Drug Network

Saint Johns County, FL

Hastings, FL

Jacksonville Today

Eight people have been arrested on drug charges stemming from an undercover investigation at a convenience store in Hastings, according to the St. Johns County Sheriff’s Office.

8 arrested in Hastings drug and gambling bust

Kansas State

Wichita, KS

The Independent

 Educators in Kansas’ largest public school district discriminated against Black and disabled students when disciplining them, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, which announced an agreement Tuesday that will have the district revising its policies.Changes the Wichita district has agreed to include restraining unruly students less often and ending the practice of putting misbehaving students alone in rooms by Jan. 1, 2025, the DOJ said.The district also agreed to offer counseling or tutoring to every student who was confined alone in a room during the past three schools years, with the number of hours matching those for which...

Discipline used in Kansas' largest school district was discriminatory, the Justice Department says

Shine My Crown

Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, a white couple from West Virginia, are facing severe charges for allegedly enslaving their adopted…
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Adopted Black Children Enslaved By White Couple, Forced To Sleep On Floor And Confined For 12 Hours

Arkansas State

Arkansas Advocate

A prosecuting attorney on Friday declined to pursue further action regarding potential violations of state law tied to the purchase of a $19,000 lectern by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders’ office.  Members of the governor’s staff used a state-issued credit card to buy the lectern and carrying case in June 2023 from a Virginia-based company with […]
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Prosecuting attorney declines to pursue charges over Arkansas governor’s purchase of $19K lectern

Maryland State


Plus, here’s how police officers can respond to a refusal to roll a car window down further.
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How far do you have to roll your window down to speak to a police officer during a traffic stop?

Hawaii State

Maui County, HI

Kula, HI

Two men arrested last month on a road within Oprah Winfrey 's property on the Hawaiian island of Maui are suspected of illegal night hunting, state officials said Monday. The two Maui men, both 19, were arrested just before midnight on June 21 after officers found them using a hunting spotlight on a public road that runs through Winfrey's ranch in Kula, the state Department of Land and Natural Resources said in a news release.While they were not caught actively hunting, officers found a loaded shotgun and a loaded rifle in the pair's truck, and Winfrey's ranch surrounds the road...

Police arrest two men within grounds of Oprah’s Hawaii ranch


There are many uncommon reasons the police could pull you over. 
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3 Uncommon Reasons You Could Be Pulled Over by the Police

New Jersey State

Jersey City, NJ

NEW JERSEY - Jabar Evans, 45, of Jersey City, New Jersey, has been sentenced to 16 years (192 months) in prison for his involvement in narcotics distribution and firearms offenses. Evans was convicted on October 20, 2023, of unlawful possession of a firearm, possession with intent to distribute controlled substances, and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.

NJ Man Gets 16 Years for Narcotics & Firearms

Maine State

A DRIVER has expressed his frustrations after getting an $150 ticket for his license plate frame - he claims others must be breaking the law then too. "Recently, I got pulled over and the officer told me I had an illegal license plate frame," the car owner explained to local CBS affiliate WGME-TV.

‘Lot of us breaking the law,’ fumes driver given $150 ticket for license plate frame – photo shows he was off by inches

Philadelphia, PA

Camp Hill, PA

Franklin County Free Press

An inmate was killed by his cellmate at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, as confirmed by the Pennsylvania State Police on Tuesday night. The deceased, 57-year-old Kevin Beattie from Philadelphia, who had also been known as Kevin Williams and Bernard Grover, was found unresponsive in his cell on July 2, 2024. He had been serving a 22-to-55-year sentence for burglary since February 3, 2023.

Inmate Killed by Cellmate in Pennsylvania State Prison

Clifton, NJ

Newark, NJ – Evangelos Megariotis, a 72-year-old orthopedic surgeon from Clifton, admitted to multiple counts of unlawfully prescribing pain medications to his patients. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger announced the guilty plea today.

Surgeon Guilty of Illegal Narcotic Prescriptions, Faces 20 Years

NewsBreak

New Castle County Police Under Investigation for Possible Excessive Force in Viral Traffic Stop Incident

A recent encounter between New Castle County police and a woman, captured in a viral video, is now being scrutinized for potential excessive use of force....

New Castle County Police Under Investigation for Possible Excessive Force in Viral Traffic Stop Incident

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