News tagged with police officers

Hackers post W.Va. police officers' personal info

(AP) -- Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous hacking group obtained more than 150 police officers' personal information from an old website for the West Virginia Chiefs of Police Association and posted it online.

Technology / Internet

created Feb 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Sleep disorders common among police officers

A survey of police officers indicated that about 40 percent have a sleep disorder, which was associated with an increased risk of adverse health, safety and performance outcomes, according to a study in the December 21 issue ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Full ban on driver calls could be tough to enforce

(AP) -- A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cell phone or just talking to himself? If lawmakers follow the advice of a federal board, police officers will have to start figuring ...

Technology / Other

created Dec 15, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 3

Stress response predictor in police officers may be relevant for military

(Medical Xpress) -- Police academy recruits who showed the greatest rise in the stress hormone cortisol after waking up in the morning were more likely to show acute stress symptoms in response to trauma years later as police ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 09, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Post-traumatic stress risk to police officers lower than previously thought

Although police officers are at a high risk of experiencing traumatic events (TE) in their work, they are no more likely than the general population to suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). These are the findings ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 22, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

China cracks down on 'fake journalists and news'

China said Monday it had launched a campaign to crack down on "fake journalists and news" and "illegal media outlets", as it further tightens its grip on the media in the Internet era.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 14, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

High court troubled by warrantless GPS tracking (Update)

The Supreme Court invoked visions of an all-seeing Big Brother and satellites watching us from above. Then things got personal Tuesday when the justices were told police could slap GPS devices on their cars ...

Technology / Telecom

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (13) | comments 17

China breaks up fake medicine racket

China said Friday it had busted a gang that produced and sold fake medicine -- some made of animal feed -- arresting 114 suspects and seizing more than 65 million counterfeit tablets.

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 04, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

San Francisco police help search for lost iPhone

(AP) -- San Francisco police officers helped Apple Inc. investigators look for a missing iPhone prototype that was left in a city restaurant in July, the police chief said, the second time in two years the company has lost ...

Technology / Business

created Sep 05, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

German police force looks to Facebook to solve crimes

German police officers in the northern city of Hanover are using Facebook to catch criminals in an experiment that might be expanded to other forces in the country.

Technology / Internet

created Aug 11, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

FBI launches phone app to help find missing children

The FBI joined the booming mobile phone app market on Friday with the launch of a tool to help parents find missing kids.

Technology / Software

created Aug 05, 2011 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 3

UK police face parliament on tabloid phone hacking

(AP) -- A legislative committee is questioning senior London police officers about why they didn't pursue a phone hacking investigation at the tabloid News of the World two years ago.

Technology / Other

created Jul 12, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Disasters unfold 'intelligently' on phone screens

(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, a computer scientist has developed a method of making smart phones able to show a disaster unfolding in real-time on phone screens.

Technology / Software

created Jun 08, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

White House seeks spectrium for public safety

(AP) -- The Obama administration is throwing its support behind a plan to give a valuable chunk of radio waves to police officers, firefighters and emergency medical workers to build nationwide wireless broadband network ...

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 27, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Smart uses of mobile phone power

For the first time smart phones and tablet PCs could be used by police officers to help solve crimes faster and more cheaply.

Technology / Telecom

created Jan 19, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0