Key takeawaysPrepare for synthetic media threats: AI-generated deepfakes pose real dangers to evidence integrity and judicial processes. Agencies must invest in detection tools, train personnel in digital forensics and advocate for updated rules of evidence to address authentication of AI-generated content.Leverage AI for proactive, transparent...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A change in New York state law will soon allow older applicants to pursue a career in law enforcement, WXXI reported.Beginning Sept. 1, the eligible age to take the state’s written exam to become a police officer will increase from 35 to...
By Anthony G. Attrinonj.comTRENTON, N.J. — A coalition of gun rights advocates and individual firearm owners has filed a lawsuit against New Jersey, claiming the state’s ban on firearm suppressors violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.The federal lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of a state law...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento Police Department released body-worn camera footage showing the events leading up to the shooting of a man who charged officers with a sword after a standoff, KCRA reported.The incident occurred around 1:30 a.m. on July 14 after a man called...
BUFFALO, N.Y. — The New York State Attorney General’s Office released body-camera footage showing the events leading up to a fatal officer-involved shooting in Chautauqua County, WIVB reported.Deputies with the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office responded to a domestic disturbance call in the Town of Mina...
Associated PressKANSAS CITY, Kan. — A sheriff’s deputy has died after being shot multiple times while responding to a domestic disturbance call in Kansas City, Kansas, authorities say.Wyandotte County Deputy Elijah Ming, 34, and a Kansas City, Kansas, police officer were approaching a home at...
David Roach, the frontman for popular heavy metal rock band Junkyard, got hitched to his fiancée, Jennifer, amid the rock star’s ongoing battle with cancer. Junkyard shared an Instagram post on Sunday, July 20 capturing the wedding with the description, “Congratulations to the happy couple...
By Mike Householder and Ryan Sun Associated PressTRAVERSE CITY, Mich. — Chaos unfolded at a Walmart in Michigan after a man burst into the store during a calm shopping afternoon and randomly stabbed 11 people, authorities say. Minutes after the attack on Saturday, the suspect...
A woman in her 40s sustained serious injuries after she was shot in Boston early Monday morning, Massachusetts State Police said.The woman walked into a hospital with a gunshot wound at 1:34 a.m. Monday, Sgt. Detective John Boyle, a Boston Police spokesman, said in an...
A 71-year-old woman who was one of 10 people killed when a fire erupted at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River on July 13 was remembered in her obituary for her musical talent, which took her around the world.Kim Mackin was a...
