SpotCrime Weekly Reads
Arizona signs Blue Lives Matter bill and tightes rules on asset seizures by law enforcement, Florida apologizes to men wrongly convicted of rape, Birmingham moves toward police transparency, new roadside ‘Textalyzer’, and more… POLICE CONDUCT Arizona Gov. signs 'Blue Lives Matter' bill that toughens penalty for assaulting off-duty police (AZCentral.com) Arizona Gov. signs bill to tighten rules on asset seizures by law enforcement (AZCentral.com) Claims overwhelm commission investigating former Chicago police Cmdr. Burge torture (Chicago Tribune) Fla. Apologizes to ‘Groveland Four,’ Men Wrongly Convicted of Rape in 1949 (TheRoot.com) Innovative Collaboration Between ODU and Norfolk Police Will Analyze 'Procedural Justice' Protocols (ODU.edu) CRIME RATE Bill Haslam signs repeal of new Nashville, Memphis marijuana laws (Tennessean.com) Md. Governor Hogan signs laws to aid rape prosecution (Baltimore Sun) Complaints mount against Utah judge