Boyfriend of missing Briton Sarm Heslop was charged with obstructing law enforcement

The boyfriend of missing Briton Sarm Heslop was charged with obstructing law enforcement agents who boarded his yacht hours after she vanished in the US Virgin Islands, it has been revealed. Ryan Bane, 44, was handed a citation – not a criminal record – for refusing to allow the US Coast Guard onto his yacht, … Read more

Man threatened with ‘enforcement action’ by council after putting up gazebo for his children

Father of three is threatened with ‘enforcement action’ by council and ordered to take down flimsy £27 gazebo he put up so his young children could play outside during lockdown Jonathan Stewarts put up a three by two metre £27 gazebo in his front garden  He put up the structure in north London for his … Read more

Government should put a pause on enforcement of council tax bills, charity says

The government should introduce a pause on council tax arrears enforcement for those struggling to pay their bills in ‘Tier 3’ areas, a charity has said. Citizens Advice said millions of people in England now face new restrictions but lack protection from the financial hardships that come with them.   It is concerned that households in … Read more

Trump refuses to remove federal law enforcement from Portland

President Donald Trump has ordered the deployment of 175 additional federal law enforcement officers into cities that have featured clashes between protesters and police. Trump confirmed the dispatch of federal police Monday as he defended the decision to deploy federal law enforcement inside Portland despite howls from local officials – while vowing to rein in … Read more

Toy robot manufacturer announces spinoff company to make robots and AI products for law enforcement 

Robotics company best known for building remote controlled Star Wars toys announces new spinoff to develop robots and AI for the military and police Sphero, a toy robot company, has launched a spinoff to focus on police tech Called Company Six, the new company will also build lightweight robotics and AI tools for the military, … Read more

Washington becomes the first state in the US to LEGALIZE facial recognition for law enforcement

Washington becomes the first state in the US to LEGALIZE facial recognition for law enforcement and other state agencies A new Washington law makes legalizes facial recognition for law enforcement Agencies interested in using the tech must submit proposals to the state  The law says the tech should only be used to identify missing persons, … Read more

Amazon’s home surveillance company Ring CAN’T prove partnerships with law enforcement reduce crime

Amazon’s home surveillance company Ring still can’t prove partnerships with law enforcement reduce crime A report from CNET sheds light on Ring partnerships with police Data shows little evidence Ring has reduced burglaries and property crimes Some police an experts say Ring can’t be attributed either   By James Pero For Dailymail.com Published: 20:17 GMT, 19 … Read more

Number of spoof attempts on domains drops to “near zero” within months of DMARC enforcement

Despite an increase in usage, a Valimail report found that of the 933,000 organizational domains with DMARC, only 13% are at enforcement. How some presidential campaigns use DMARC to protect their domains from being spoofed DMARC can prevent spammers from using a trusted domain name to send junk mail, a useful tactic for the presidential … Read more