Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says, “The mission of the AMBER Alert Program is to develop and coordinate the efforts of law enforcement, the media, and transportation to increase public participation in safely recovering abducted children through targeted education…

Sobriety checkpoints are pre-determined police operations employed to detect and apprehend impaired drivers. This countermeasure specifically targets distinct areas, days, and times which have been identified as most likely when an alcohol- and/or drug-impaired driving incidents will occur, based on crash and arrest data (NHTSA 2013). While sobriety check points can be used to detect impairment due to any substance, they are generally deployed to detect and deter alcohol impairment (NHTSA 2013)…

You need to be careful out there as there is a new trick that thieves are using in gas stations in order to steal from you. It all began when a group of criminals noticed a man at a South Fulton County gas station out in Georgia. They decided to try to steal from the man that was putting gas into his vehicle. The criminals were in a Lexus minivan and decided to use their trick. Their trick was to distract the man by throwing a handbag out the car, that way while he's distracted they can steal…

On 09/12/2016 I, William Van Scoter was working as a Patrol Officer for the Wichita State University Police Department in Wichita Sedgwick County Kansas 67260. At approximately 1126 hours I was called by my dispatch and informed of a noise complaint and possible odor of burnt marijuana at the South Fairmount Towers on the fifth floor. I arrived at the South Towers at approximately 1127 hours. Upon my arrival to the fifth floor of the South Towers, I was met by a white male, later identified by…

On Sunday, February 26, 2017, at around 11:24 pm, I, Sergeant Bever was parked at the Circle K gas station at Highway 90 and Highway 57. A person approached me and informed me that a red truck had been stopped at the intersection for a long period of time. I drove to the intersection and found a red Chevrolet Silverado (MS Tag: JK7 733) stopped in the left northbound lane. I got out of my vehicle and approached the truck. I found a black male later identified as Demario Coleman (DOB 5/18/1988)…

proof, but it can also violate your 4th amendment if they don’t have heavy evidence as of why they're searching you," was said in the article called "Students Have Right Preventing From Unwarranted Searches" by principal John Plafrey (pg. 3). "4th Amendment states: [t]he right of a person to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue..." This states no one should be in violation of their…

Certain school districts in the United States give police officers the opportunity to make occasional, unannounced visits to high schools to search school property that their drug-sniffing dogs may find suspicious. While critics contest that said searches are a violation of the students’ fourth amendment protecting against unwarranted searches and seizures, the student searches can, in fact, be a tool for maintaining a safe learning environment. Although school searches seem like a direct…

Monday: today is my first day back up stairs with investigations. I was going to ride with Detective Turner today but she had a new police officer riding with her today. I went to ask SGT. Smith who she would like for me to ride with today, and she asked who all have I ridden with, and I told her I have been with every unit except for gang and narcotics unit but I believed I am not allowed to ride with them. SGT. Smith found someone for me to ride with. Detective Dutton, did not have a lot going…

Stop and Frisk states that police is able to stop and search someone based on a suspicion that this person is involved in criminal activity. The 4th amendment states that police is allowed to search someone if they have the reasonable believe that this person is committing, has committed or is going to commit a crime. This search consists of a quick pat down of the outer clothing. Stop and Frisk started with the Terry vs. Ohio case, in 1976, in which a police officer suspected three men of being…

VENUE: 200 E. Flint St. /67th District Court Parking lot / City of Davison / Genesee County /State of Michigan DATE & TIME: Monday, April 11, 2016 time of incident was approximately at 08:30 a.m. INFORMATION: On the above date and time, I Officer Stone, pulled into the Davison Municipal parking lot and observed a white Lincoln with a green top parked in the marked reserved parking for the 67th District Court. Detective Skellenger made an announcement in the courtroom for the vehicle to be…