The small town of Platte City, Missouri, just north of Kansas City is the setting of the latest story in a growing police surveillance state. According to the ACLU blog, it was here that city officials set up a camera and trained it into the backyard of a resident, for reasons that are yet somewhat hazy. [Read more…]
DEA Raids KC MO Home of Innocent Couple
In a growing trend of what police agencies have grown accustomed to calling an “isolated incident” or a “tragic mistake,” DEA agents raided the Kansas City home of a law abiding couple this week. [Read more…]
Could Task Force Help Non-Fatal Shooting Prosecutions in KC?
Missouri is experiencing a record number of shootings and a wave of victims unwilling to cooperate. The Kansas City Star questions whether a task force, like the one set up to dramatically impact domestic violence cases in the 1980s, could help change the direction of this growing problem. [Read more…]
Police Chief Faces Felony Assault Charges
The police chief of a small town in Missouri is facing felony charges of aggravated assault in Kansas City, KS. Mosby, MO. Police Chief Richard Pacheco has been in his position in the town for nine months. [Read more…]
Sentencing and Parole Changes on the Horizon
Governor Jay Nixon is expected to sign a piece of legislation into law that would focus criminal justice dollars and prison bed space on violent offenders, while community corrections efforts would be pushed for nonviolent offenders. The measure received overwhelming response from both the House and the Senate and was supported by prosecutors and defense attorneys alike. [Read more…]
Proposed Law Makes Secret Recording at Farms Illegal
Legislation targeting activists and undercover journalists has passed one round at the Senate. The law would make it a crime to take undercover recordings on farms without the owners approval. While some are causing it an overreaction, those within the industry believe it’s necessary to “stop activists.” [Read more…]
Too Many Speeding Tickets For One MO Town
Randolph, Mo in Clay County is in trouble with the state auditor for issuing too many traffic tickets and speeding citations. [Read more…]
License Plate Scanners Deployed in Columbia, MO
The Columbia Police Department and Boone County Sheriff’s Department are employing aggressive new law enforcement technologies to locate and track suspected criminals or other scofflaws. [Read more…]