Law-enforcement

Law-enforcement officers don't have to chase gangsters selling booze from town to town because we ended the failed experiment of alcohol prohibition decades ago.

The Drug War Is Longer Than Iraq or Afghanistan Wars 2012

Law-enforcement and intelligence agencies are increasingly relying on information from the Web and electronic records to help solve crimes and evaluate threats, producing a stream of new business for companies that can help them crunch the data.

Software Finds Place in Posse Jennifer Valentino-DeVries 2011

Law-enforcement officials say the problem has stemmed in part from poor regulation.

Florida Targeting 'Pill Mills' Arian Campo-Flores 2011

Law-enforcement officials around the country are prosecuting graffiti artists with harsher sentences than ever, pushing for felony charges, real prison time and restitution payments as they seek to wipe graffiti from the streets.

As Their Work Gains Notice, These Painters Suffer for Their Art Tamara Audi 2011

Law-enforcement authorities across the world employ video-surveillance systems as common tools.

Belarus Talking to China Firm About Surveillance Gear Paul Sonne 2011

Law-enforcement officials believe the group exploited a vulnerability in peer-to-peer software installed on the computer of one Arizona officer and used information from his account to access other parts of the computer system, according to department spokesman Steve Harrison.

Hacker Group Calls It Quits Ian Sherr 2011

Law-enforcement officials previously said that Ms. Diallo said in one conversation with the inmate that she stood to make a lot of money from the attack because Mr. Strauss-Kahn was wealthy.

Sex Case Accuser Meets Prosecutors Chad Bray 2011

Law-enforcement officials acknowledge they face an uphill battle.

Cybercrime Costs Mount in U.K. Cassell Bryan-Low 2011

Law-enforcement officials and analysts said they were nonetheless concerned that a Zetas onslaught could be imminent.

Mexico: 26 Bodies Found In Abandoned Vehicles, Official Says 2011

Law-enforcement officials who specialize in Medicare fraud say lower rates of payment can be red flags for fraud.

Medicare Records Reveal Troubling Trail of Surgeries John Carreyrou 2011