It sure looks like Baltimore Police Officer Richard Pinheiro planted drugs at a crime scene and if he did, I'm sure it was the first time it's ever happened and he's very sorry if anyone was offended by the mistake that was made. — Read the rest
The Orlando Sentinel reports that a Florida cop is going to jail for 12 years and 6 months for planting drugs at 3 traffic stops. Zachary Wester, 28, was convicted in May of the crimes while working for the Jackson County Sheriff's Office. — Read the rest
In Las Cruces, New Mexico, police say they collected DNA from the spot where a suspect face-planted into a door while trying to escape.
Time for some paid administrative leave and a stern talking to for these LA cops who didn't realize their bodycams were recording them as they appeared to plant cocaine in a suspect's wallet.
From CBS2:
— Read the rest[Officer Samuel] Lee is seen searching the suspect.
Baltimore's public defenders say they've got more video of local cops planting evidence, and it's already led to more criminal charges being dropped.
The new footage, as yet unreleased to the public, is unrelated to the bodycam video released last month that exposed other Baltimore cops placing drugs at a crime scene. — Read the rest
81-year-old Peg Holcomb of Amherst, Mass wasn't home when a low-flying Massachusetts National Guard helicopter and seven ground-based law-enforcement vehicles raided her home, and demanded that her son allow them to seize a single marijuana plant she'd been cultivating in her back yard.
"I'm going to kill this motherfucker." That's what St. Louis police officer Jason Stockley was recorded saying to his partner Brian Bianchi while they were chasing drug suspect Anthony Lamar Smith in his car. Stockley kept his word. Once they stopped Smith, Officer Stockley shot him five times, killing him. — Read the rest
The draft of its official practices, third edition contains a requirement of human authorship:
— Read the restThe U.S. Copyright Office will register an original work of authorship, provided that the work was created by a human being. The copyright law only protects "the fruits of intellectual labor" that "are founded in the creative powers of the mind."
I liked Radley Balko's headline for this story (about three Atlanta police officers who are going to prison) so much that I copied it above.
From the Atlanta Journal Constitution:
— Read the restThe trio of officers was involved in a Nov. 21, 2006, drug raid at the Neal Street home of 92-year-old Kathryn Johnston.
A man in Orem, Utah had the Homeland Security flying squad at his house because he'd planted a castor bean plant on his front lawn, prompting a neighbor or passing snitch to decide he was making ricin:
— Read the restA startled homeowner got a visit from Orem Police Tuesday afternoon.
Last Friday's Science Friday on NPR featured a really exciting segment on a "microscope on a chip," an ingenious, $10 method for building a microscope using a digital camera controller. The 17-minute segment runs through a number of potential applications for this, from cellphone microscopes that could autonomously identify hazardous bacteria in water samples (for cameraphones, the cost of implementing microscope functionality is about $1), to implanting cancer-detecting scopes in high-risk patients, to putting hundreds of microscopes on a single chip for massively parallel sampling and testing. — Read the rest
When implanted in the eye, mini-telescopes like this one could help aging individuals with macular degeneration, a disorder of the retina affecting more than 1.75 million people in the United States alone. The implant was a huge help for two thirds of more than 200 patients who participated in a recent clinical trial. — Read the rest
TL;DR: See nature up close and personal with this microscope that has a 4-inch LCD screen, now $69.97 (reg. $100) until October 27!
Microscopes quite literally gave us a whole new way of looking at the world, and now you can bring that power anywhere with this portable one. — Read the rest
A 37-year-old Singaporean man has been sentenced to three years and 10 months in jail after attempting to frame his estranged wife by planting over 500 grams of cannabis in her car, a plan that could have led to her facing the death penalty. — Read the rest
TL;DR: See nature up close and personal with this microscope that has a 4-inch LCD screen. It's on sale for $69.97 (reg. $100) until September 3!
Microscopes quite literally gave us a whole new way of looking at the world, and now you can bring that power anywhere with this portable one. — Read the rest
TL;DR: Explore nature in a new light with this pocket-sized LCD microscope, now price-dropped to only $69.97 (reg. $100) during our limited-time Deal Days savings event!
If you have a passion for exploration and outdoor discoveries (Lewis and Clark, much?), — Read the rest
Plants do whisper to one another, not through sound but through a delicate haze of airborne compounds. This invisible language of the leaves has intrigued scientists since the 1980s, leading to discoveries that plants use these chemical signals to ward off herbivores and alert their neighbors to danger. — Read the rest
TL;DR: Work on your green thumb with the Pico Planter for only $37.97 (Reg. $49) until 11:59 PM PST on 3/17.
Green thumbs and plant novices alike will love the coolest smart planter to ever hit Kickstarter. Pico is the tiny indoor plant pod that's about to take your plant parenthood to the next level. — Read the rest
TL;DR: Looking to add something fun to your explorer toolkit? Get a closer look with the Portable Handheld Pocket LCD Microscope with a 4" Screen, and it's only $81.99 (reg. $100).
Whether you're looking at bugs or reading tiny print, adults and children alike can enjoy this nifty microscope. — Read the rest
Two years ago, the Portland Bureau of Transportation planted 30 saplings in a vacant lot within a low-income East Portland neighborhood. Using federal infrastructure funds, the city paid for the baby trees to be watered and cared for by a contractor. — Read the rest
