Brittain may soon be taking their surveillance reputation to a new level, as law enforcers consider using global positioning satellites (GPS) and advanced speed cameras with number plate recognition technology to track speeding motorists.
It’s that time of year again when the mercury rises and the swim suits come out. This means it’s pool time, but the pool can also become dangerous.
In southwest Florida, a Lee County church pastor reported that someone had stolen copper coils in three air conditioners, valued at $3,500.
Most people know about the sex-offender registry, but there’s also registries for people suspected of child abuse. About 40 states have one, and there’s talk about creating a national registry.
A new study says that some jurors tend to convict ugly people at a higher rate than more attractive defendants, The Scotsman reports, quoting a study from New York’s Cornell University.
Thieves broke into a Dutch prison to steal the inmates’ televisions. It happened in the Netherlands at a minimum-security prison near Amsterdam.
In Indiana, the attorney general’s office is investigating complaints involving home security services in the central part of the state.
Des Moines police in Iowa say an 89-year-old gun-toting woman scared off a burglar after he broke into her home.
In Philadelphia, the plot thickens surrounding a lawsuit that alleges a local school spied on students at home through school-issued laptops.

