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After The Boston Bombings: How To Get A Job Fighting Terrorists

After The Boston Bombings: How To Get A Job Fighting Terrorists

September 11th spawned many new jobs and an even greater desire for people to apply for them. The same will likely be true because of the Boston Marathon bombings. This post may help you find a job in counterterrorism that's right for you. ...

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Sheila Eubank Fakes Kidnapping To Skip Work, Gets Arrested, Police Say

Sheila Eubank Fakes Kidnapping To Skip Work, Gets Arrested, Police Say

There is no shortage of inventive excuses that workers will turn to in search of a day off from work. Few employees, however, go as far as to tell a tall tale to police about being kidnapped and assaulted by a knife-wielding robber -- just for an extra day of rest and relaxation. But that's exactly what ...

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Confessions Of A Private Investigator

Confessions Of A Private Investigator

By John Powers I am a private investigator. Which means if we met at a party you'd immediately ask: So do you, like, follow people around? Are you an ex-cop? Where'd you park the Ferrari? Then you'd confess: Wow, I've never met a real P.I. Which partly explains your misconceptions, though in my experience ...

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San Francisco Cop Gared Hansen Sues Over Suspensions For Nude Photo Hobby

San Francisco Cop Gared Hansen Sues Over Suspensions For Nude Photo Hobby

When it comes to erotic images online, Gared Hansen's photographs of nude women portraying mermaids, vampires, nymphs and other mythical creatures might seem tame. But his hobby isn't one that his bosses at the San Francisco Police Department approve of, resulting in Hansen being suspended twice in the ...

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Empire State Building Shootings: Is Workplace Violence On The Rise? [UPDATED]

Empire State Building Shootings: Is Workplace Violence On The Rise? [UPDATED]

Updated 1:00 pm, August 24, 2012 Law enforcement officials in New York City say two are dead and at least eight people have been shot outside the Empire State Building in violence that stemmed from a workplace dispute. The gunman is said to has been killed by police. The perpetrator was identified as ...

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Ousted Calif. Police Chief Randy Adams, Who Made $457,000 A Year, Sues For Severance

Ousted Calif. Police Chief Randy Adams, Who Made $457,000 A Year, Sues For Severance

He may have taken an oath to serve and protect the public, but a former police chief in California, ousted two years ago amid a pay scandal, now appears more interested in padding his wallet on the backs of taxpayers. Randy Adams (pictured above), who served as police chief in the Los Angeles suburb of ...

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LAPD Officers Investigated For 'Military-Style' Boot Camp For Children

LAPD Officers Investigated For 'Military-Style' Boot Camp For Children

It's billed as a way to help troubled teens in Hollywood, Calif., but a military-style boot camp run by two Los Angeles police officers appears to bully and intimidate kids enrolled in the program, and has led to a departmental investigation. Two online videos (including the one below) show drill instructors ...

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Arizona Cop Fired For Reportedly Having Sex While On Duty

Arizona Cop Fired For Reportedly Having Sex While On Duty

He may have been hired to serve and protect, but a Maricopa, Ariz., police officer appears to have gone too far after he allegedly had sex with the wife of another man late last year. Officer Victor Valenzuela was fired in March for reportedly admitting that he had an affair with the wife of Perry Edwards -- ...

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Florida Cop Seemingly Can't Be Fired, Despite Long Arrest Record

Florida Cop Seemingly Can't Be Fired, Despite Long Arrest Record

German Bosque's arrest record reads like that of a serial criminal -- except he's a cop. And one that the city of Opa-locka, Fla., would like to fire, but seemingly can't, The Miami Herald reports. Bosque, 48, who is a sergeant with the Opa-locka Police Department, has been disciplined, suspended, fined and ...

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