Fla. deputy loses submachine gun, rifle, two pistols

CASSELBERRY, Fla. — Someone stole a submachine gun, a semi-automatic rifle, two pistols and a Taser from an unmarked Orange County Sheriff's Office SUV that a deputy had parked in a Casselberry driveway for the night.

It's not clear whether the vehicle was locked when the deputy left it unattended. There were no signs of forced entry, said Casselberry police Sgt. Chris Pamatian, but the deputy who was assigned the vehicle said he had locked it.

Fake bullets still results in "Unlawful possession of ammunition" charge

BOSTON —A Watertown man is facing charges after police say he boarded an MBTA bus with fake ammunition.

Police responded to reports of a man with a gun on an MBTA bus in Brighton at around 4:20 p.m. on Friday.

Police say the driver pulled the bus over near Cambridge Street and Harvard Street after a man boarded the bus with what appeared to be military-grade ammunition strapped around his waist.

The bus driver told police passengers were in a panic, fearing the man had a weapon.

If they can't keep their secret information secret, how will they do with yours?

<img src="http://www.forensicmag.com/sites/forensicmag.com/files/Stolen_Security_C... align="right">In a second Office of Personnel Management data breach revelation, it was discovered that deeply personal information submitted by U.S.

Fight Over Socks at Target Leads to Fatal Stabbing

<img src="http://www.forensicmag.com/sites/forensicmag.com/files/targetML.jpg" align="right">A man is in custody in connection to a fatal stabbing outside a Target in the North Side Uptown [Chicago, Illinois] neighborhood Sunday night.

The man was stabbed in the neck at 9:45 p.m. during an argument in the 4400 block of North Broadway, police said.

He was taken to Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, where he later died, police said.

The Cook County medical examiner’s office could not confirm the death early Sunday.

Sidewalk traffic being monitored from apartment windows?

(Thanks to Sophos Ltd.)

Got a nice street view out the window of your New York City apartment?

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"Nice" as in, a view that overlooks stores, restaurants, bars, or shops, with a window you could suction-cup an old smartphone onto and use it to surveil anybody passing by?

Retired judge fires on LA cops he called to home

A retired Los Angeles County judge called police late Wednesday night, saying there were people with guns in his home, police said. But when LAPD officers showed up, he fired at them and began a standoff that led to his arrest, police said.

The judge's shots didn't hit anyone, but they came dangerously close, said Los Angeles police Officer Liliana Preciado.

"Thankfully he was a bad shot," she said.

James Bascue, 75, was arrested on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon on a police officer, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

When Bail Is Out of Defendant’s Reach, Other Costs Mount

<img src="http://static01.nyt.com/images/2015/06/10/us/11BAILWEB1/11BAILWEB1-artic... align="right" width="320">For those who cannot afford to post bail, even a short stay in jail can quickly unravel lives and families. Criminal defendants are overwhelmingly poor, many living paycheck to paycheck, and detention can cause job losses and evictions.

National Spotlight on Civil Asset Forfeiture

<img src="http://www.forensicmag.com/sites/forensicmag.com/files/sextoyML.JPG" align="right">One Michigan medical marijuana patient claims that law enforcement officers “took everything” from her in a drug raid last year, including TVs and her vibrator, and is speaking out against the Michigan civil asset forfeiture law that made it possible.

NJ Woman Stabbed to Death While Waiting for Gun Permit

The <a href="http://patriotpost.us/posts/35649">Patriot Post</a> reports that "New Jersey’s lengthy process to get a handgun could have contributed to the death of a Berlin Township hairdresser. Carol Browne was found in her driveway last week, dead of multiple stab wounds. She had placed a restraining order on her former boyfriend, Michael Eitel, who was indicted for aggravated assault with bodily injury in 2006, convicted of a weapons offense in 2008 and was sentenced to five years.

Fla. cop reprimanded after being shot at 19 times by fellow cop

A barrage of police gunfire, 19 rounds in all, struck four mobile homes, two cars and a tree — everything it seemed, except the intended target: a fellow officer on the ground screaming, "I'm a cop!"

The last entry in a case of mistaken identity and misplaced firepower was issued in an Internal Affairs report this week, with the officer who was fired upon being reprimanded.

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