crime prevention
Police Commissioner Supports Fatal High-Speed Chase | Giga Gears
On December 26, a 24-year-old man died in a brutal car crash with a box truck following a high-speed police chase after he was pulled over in Warren, Michigan. Police maintain that they were doing their job despite the fact no one should be condemned to death for a traffic violation.
UK Police Can Utilize Driver’s License Photos for Facial Recognition Searches
A recent change to a single clause in a UK criminal justice law will soon allow police or the National Crime Agency to run facial recognition searches on a database of 50 million driver’s license holders in the country, in addition to social media images and surveillance images. UK officers have recently taken to…
“Arrested: Booty Patrol Truck Driver by Actual Police | Giga Gears”
The saga of Florida’s infamous Booty Patrol Truck appears to be headed toward the ending we all knew was probably inevitable. Owner Gabriel Luviano-Renteria has been arrested and charged with impersonating law enforcement and obstructing police, Orlando’s WKMG reports.
Teenager Fatally Attacked by Seller on Facebook Marketplace for Not Purchasing Car | Giga Gears
A Pennsylvania teenager was shot to death by another teen in Baltimore after deciding not to buy a car he saw advertised on Facebook Marketplace. Carlos Carrazana Ricardo was killed after he and his friend made the trip down to West Baltimore to check out a 2006 Acura TL they saw on Marketplace. He ultimately decided…
OnStar Assists Cleveland Police in Stopping Stolen Vehicle | Giga Gears
Police in Cleveland, Ohio, were able to apprehend the suspect in a car theft by slowing down the SUV via OnStar earlier this week. The Cleveland Division of Police indicated that it wasn’t the first time it used OnStar. While the remote communications capabilities prevented a potentially dangerous police pursuit, it…