Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40 Page 41 Page 42 Page 43 Page 44 Page 45 Page 46 Page 47 Page 4846 AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: MAY 2016 Officers with the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Dept.’s SWAT team, known as “Zebra Force,” participate in a training exercise involving hostages and barricaded suspects. Photo courtesy Harris Publications. Some say social media is a valuable tool for police and the public alike. Others consider the stuff you find on Twitter and Facebook equal parts annoy- ing and boring. But one thing’s for sure – if you start a “conversation” on Facebook about parking, pretty much everyone is go- ing to stop whatever they’re doing and chime in with opinions. “Smart Car? It failed sim- ple geometry. You can’t legally park perpendicular in a parallel spot,” the Newport Police Department (Oregon) quipped in a recent Face- book post. “Officer Lekas had to cite it for Improper Parking.” The agency was talking about some guy who had parked his smart car perpen- dicular to the curb instead of parallel. The two-seater fit nicely in the parking spot but police said it violated parking laws by failing to have its wheels parallel and within 12 inches to the curb. That’s in the state’s vehicle codes. “We don’t want to bog down a fun post with a bunch of boring legal mum- bo jumbo though, so we thought we could shorten it by just saying you can’t park perpendicular in a paral- lel spot,” the department posted. As usual, people disagreed. “I love the police, but surely the purpose of that law was to stop cars from parking in the roadway, not to ensure which tires touched the curb,” Randall Reinwasser commented on the post. “They had no idea at the time of drafting that law that cars would be designed in the future as a square box.” Car failed geometry? InIndiana,GovernorMike Pence recently signed a bill that gives law enforcement agencies in that state the authority to withhold some video recordings captured by body cameras. However, the circumstanc- es when police can withhold video were not fleshed out in detail. The legislation holds that if a person challenges an agency’s decision to with- hold video, that law en- forcement agency will be required to show cause in court that releasing the video would cause harm or influ- ence the outcome of a court proceeding. People depicted in a video, or the family of a depicted person who was killed, will be allowed to view a recording at least twice under the law. However, they will not be allowed to obtain copies of the video, according to the Associated Press. Restrict Partner, FBI National Academy Academic Partnership Program Member, Fraternal Order of Police University Program Partner, International Union of Police Associations (Tuition discounts available for members) On Campus • Online • Independent Study • U.S. & International Centers UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY 800-553-4150 uiu.edu/apb • Credit for law enforcement and military training • Regionally accredited, non-profit university • Year-round classes start every 8 weeks Master of Public Administration • Emergency Management and Homeland Security • Government Administration Bachelor of Science • Criminal Justice • Public Administration – Law Enforcement Emphasis • Emergency and Disaster Management Ken Mulhollon ’13 Criminal Justice INQUIRE TODAY!