Driver drugs testing a 'fiasco'
23-December-2004, Australia, The Age
State Opposition Leader Robert Doyle has labelled the Government's roadside drug testing regime a "fiasco", and has pinned the blame for the program's apparent failure on police minister Andre Haermeyer.
Pressure is mounting on the Victorian ...
Hollywood police blame alcohol or drugs in death ...
17-December-2004, United States, Sun Sentinel
Hollywood · Police say a zap of 50,000 volts from a Taser stun gun didn't slow Kevin Downing on Wednesday night, much less kill him.
They think drugs or alcohol made the 6-foot-3, 280-pound man delirious, sparking a commotion police were trying ...
Police defend roadside drugs test
15-December-2004, Australia, The Age
Victoria Police have denied its officers identified to the media the world's first driver alleged to have returned a positive roadside drug test.
John De Jong, 39, says he is considering suing the police force after media reports on Monday ...
Free of Drugs and Alcohol, and Acting Like a ...
06-December-2004, United States, The New York Times
Dennis Barton was a promising young man, a member of the Boys Clubs of America, a hobbyist who built model ships and airplanes, a fan of James Brown, and a regular at church on Sundays.
But things started going south, as he puts it, when he ...
Q&A: the drugs bill
26-November-2004, United Kingdom, Guardian Unlimited
Yesterday the government unveiled the details of its new drugs bill, claiming the new measures were a direct response to voters' concerns and built on reforms to rebalance the criminal justice system in favour of law-abiding citizens and victims of ...
Many Women Say Airport Pat-Downs Are a ...
23-November-2004, United States, The New York Times
t a security checkpoint recently at the Fort Lauderdale airport, Patti LuPone, the singer and actress, recalled, she was instructed to remove articles of clothing. "I took off my belt; I took off my clogs; I took off my leather jacket," she said. ...
Chinese singer Jiang Tao suspected of drug use
15-November-2004, China, Xinhuanet
Chinese singer Jiang Tao has been arrested in Beijing on suspicion of possessing the illegal narcotic, Ketamine.
Jiang Tao and more than 20 other suspects returned positive urine tests on Saturday, reported China Radio International on Sunday. ...
Drugs device hits clubbers (Yeovil)
09-November-2004, United Kingdom, Avon and Somerset Constabulary
Police in Yeovil have used a drug swabbing kit to test clubbers in the town.
Extra officers focused on the town centre on November 5 and 6 as part of operation Fountain which aims to tackle drug related crime.
As part of the operation officers ...
Hallandale man died after cops used Taser
06-November-2004, United States, Herald.com
A Broward County man died shortly after Miami police used a stun gun on him, the first such death for the department since it began using the weapons, officials confirmed Friday.
Jon Merkle, 40, of Hallandale Beach, died on Sept. 20 after Officer ...
The Usual Suspects
03-November-2004, United States, Alternet
It began, as many drug stings do, with a lucky break. In November 2002, a traffic cop pulled over a driver ferrying crack cocaine on U.S. Highway 79 into the small east Texas town of Palestine. Police believed they had caught a glimpse into a drug ...
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