Rising Metal Prices Driving Up Price of Bullets
from Reuters via MSNBC
 Ammo prices for many popular guns have more than tripled in the last three years, driven in large part by surging demand for metals in rapidly industrializing China. Sheriffs say the impact has been further aggravated by competition for limited ammo stocks with the U.S. military, currently fighting wars on two fronts in Iraq and Afghanistan. More
Looser Gun Laws Opposed
from The Columbus Dispatch
A push by the National Rifle Association to loosen a number of state gun laws is drawing heavy criticism from prosecutors and a variety of law-enforcement groups who argue it will make them and the public less safe. More
Under California Prison Plan, Local Authorities Would Help Some Criminals Turn Their Lives Around
from the Los Angeles Times
Proposed legal settlement would require communities to come up with alternatives to incarceration for offenders convicted of new crimes or found to have violated their parole. The proposed settlement of a state prison overcrowding lawsuit would require a major shift in the way Californians view prisons, one that would demand that local communities see themselves as stakeholders. More
Crime Stoppers Tips: About the Money or Doing the Right Thing?
from WREX-TV
Locating a criminal might be the big reward for law enforcement and also tipsters. Across the country, crime tip lines see double digit increases in call volume and some wonder if it's because people need the money. More
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Sheriff: Cover Your Tattoos
from The Enquirer
Hamilton County, Ohio, Sheriff Simon Leis is banning tattoos – at least visible ones – on his deputies. From now on, uniformed officers with tattoos on their arms must wear long-sleeved uniforms all summer to cover them up and all new hires will be forbidden from having tattoos that can be seen when wearing a short sleeved shirt. More
High-Tech Radio Net Silences Scanners
from The Lake County Banner
It might be hard to find a county in the state more in tune with their police scanners than this one. That has all changed during the past thirty days with the installation of a new, state-of-the-art digital radio system at the Lake County Jail in Tennessee that has all but eliminated the public’s ability to scan law enforcement transmissions. More
Sheriff's Department Rejects Bid to Unionize
from The Journal Gazette
Allen County, Ind., Sheriff’s Department employees easily defeated a measure Tuesday that would have unionized the department. More than 300 of the 342 eligible sheriff’s department employees cast a vote to determine whether the department’s civilian staff and sworn officers should organize. More
GPS System Tracks Students to Curb Dropouts
from WFAA-TV
Using satellite technology, a pilot program may be able to turn the tide on Dallas drop outs by stopping truancy in its tracks. It’s called AIM, which stands for Attendance Improvement Management. The program attempts to steer kids back on track by watching them everywhere they go. More
Long Arm of Virtual Alabama
from Government Computer News
State and federal agencies continue to extend the boundaries of geospatial applications and databases, and Virtual Alabama is one of the most recent examples. Launched in November 2007 by the Alabama Department of Homeland Security, the project uses Google Earth as its visualization engine and delivers data and query tools to more than 1,200 state and local officials, from county sheriffs and assessors to firefighters and health care providers. More
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