"Police blotter" is a weekly News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Douglas Plude, convicted of his wife's murder, says computer logs provide an alibi. Plude, who lived ...

A Coconut Creek police officer has been criminally charged for allegedly using his police computer to track down a woman whom he wanted to meet at her house. Police Officer Scott Hysell, 41, is ...

The Police Digital Service has said it cannot comment on employment tribunal claims, nor reports of more staff departures, as ...

After a New Castle man lost almost $19,000 in a technical support scam, Pennsylvania State Police are advising the public on what to look out for so they can avoid falling victim to similar scammers.

There’s a potential burglar on the loose. We suspect, though, that he doesn’t quite look how the cops imagine him to be. On the hunt for a man who may have broken into a 90-year-old homeowner’s house ...

"Police blotter" is a weekly CNET News.com report on the intersection of technology and the law. What: Police seize computer without a warrant after husband declines permission but then wife consents.

This month, police officers in Marion, Kan., crashed into the newsroom of the Marion County Record, a weekly newspaper, and the home of its publisher to seize computers, cellphones and documents.

The U.S. Supreme Court divided along unusual lines Thursday to reverse the conviction of a police sergeant who used his police car computer to access and then sell a license plate number in exchange ...