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SCOTUS ruling will make law enforcement jobs harder, "Warrior Mindset" in policing, concealed carry laws lead to more gun crime, school shootings at highest number in 2 decades, behavioral health officers, CA DOJ data breach,  "epidemic of hate", online data could be used against women seeking abortion, Uvalde shooting transparency, AZ prison health care ruled unconstitutional, and more... POLICE CONDUCT Law enforcement officials: Supreme Court gun ruling will make our jobs harder  (Clayton News Daily) “Warrior Mindset” Persists Among Minneapolis Police After Training Reforms, Report Says  (Bolts Mag) Seattle discussing dispatching behavioral health providers, crisis experts to 911 calls  (King5) see also:  With new Public Health and Safety Team, Manchester aims to reduce non-emergency calls to the police department  (NHPR) Conflicting reports, gaps in data obscure true number of Pa. law enforcement agencies  (Pittsburgh Post Gazette) Improving Data for Racial Equit

Spam filters have gotten pretty sophisticated, but some scam or phishing emails still get through. In most cases, scam emails are easy to spot. In other cases, it's a bit harder. A lot of scam or phishing emails follow the same criteria. Someone claims to need your help (read: money) or someone has money for you. Some emails simply ask you to download a file or link without much context. Check out a few common ones below. The "FREE MONEY" email scam This is when someone claims you've won money, but they need all of your personal information or you need to give them money first. From: MR. JEH CHARLES JOHNSON <wulnik@interia.pl> Date: Sun, Aug 14, 2016 at 10:04 PM Subject: FROM:..USA DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY!!!. To: FROM .. HOMELAND SECURITY DEPARTMENT!!! MG Timothy J. Lowenberg,Adjutant General and Director State Military Department Washington Military Dept., Bldg1 Camp Murry ,Wash 98430-5000 USA. Text Jeh SMS Only (202) 524-2040 I am Mr.

Phishing is a way a scam artist likes to collect  private and personal information.  Normally, phishing occurs when someone or something hacks an email account or uses a bogus email to contact unknowing victims.  When contact has been made, the phisher will ask for and collect private or personal information like user names, passwords, bank accounts and social security numbers.  It's like fishing -- they bait you with a legitimate reason,  hook you when you unknowing send your private information to a scam artist. The best way to avoid phishing is by knowing what to look for and to NOT give out any personal information to anyone unless you absolutely know who you are giving your information to. The 'Bait': Email is a way most criminals like to phish.  They will send you email (most of the time it gets caught in your 'Spam' mailbox) asking for personal information like a password.  Check out the example below from a recent Yahoo! phishing email that was circ