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Cops: Drunken Driver Crashed While 'Sexting' Behind the Wheel

Before he got behind the wheel, this accused drunken driver should have handed over his keys -- and his cellphone. Pasco County Sheriff's Office deputies say Phernando Cuello was driving drunk and "sexting" when he lost control of his vehicle and crashed near New Port Richey early Sunday. Cuello initially told...

Fake Cop? Man Accused of Using Cell Phone App to Pull Over Driver

The app was on his cell -- and now the suspect is in his cell. Police in Idaho arrested 20-year-old driver Alexander A. Welch on charges of impersonating a police officer after the suspect allegedly pulled over another motorist on Saturday using a cell phone app with flashing red and blue lights. Law enforcement...

DUI Suspect: I Was Driving Erratically Because I Was Receiving Oral Sex

When Jason Kircher was pulled over, his car wasn't being serviced -- he was. Police in Kentucky have charged a Louisville man with careless driving, speeding and driving while intoxicated after the motorist told police his reckless behavior on the road was caused by some explicit behavior in the front...

Speeding Driver Allegedly Filmed Himself Going 118 MPH for YouTube

Call it "The Fast and the Fantastically Stupid." Police say a daredevil driver filmed himself grossly exceeding the speed limit on an Oregon interstate with the intention of posting the footage on YouTube. But before he could wow Web users with his high-speed high jinks, the incriminating video found another attentive...

Authorities Tracking Holiday Terrorist Threats in US, Europe

WASHINGTON (Dec. 16) -- Counterterrorism officials are tracking threats to the U.S. and Europe from al-Qaida and affiliated groups during the holiday season, authorities said. They have not yet seen evidence of specific plots aimed at the U.S. The FBI and Homeland Security Department have alerted state and local law...

Background on law enforcement

Law enforcement broadly refers to any system by which some members of society act in an organized manner to promote adherence to the law by discovering and punishing persons who violate the rules and norms governing that society.

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