Stalkers may get wired

Device could warn of nearby restraining-order violator
Saturday, July 05, 2008
BY ART AISNER
The Ann Arbor News

Keeping tabs on accused stalkers and batterers could get a lot more high-tech.
Until now, defendants were prevented only by a judge’s order from contacting their victims.
But if Gov. Jennifer Granholm signs a bill recently approved unanimously by the State Senate, [...]

Frisco firm creating system to find wandering Alzheimer’s patients

Cellular bracelets may help locate those who wander or become lost  
Jim Nalley’s heart breaks when he hears of a tragedy like Elizabeth Richards’.

The 89-year-old Bedford woman was found dead in her locked car along a rural Oklahoma highway last year, a week after her family reported her missing. Authorities say she apparently became disoriented [...]

Middleton’s Bond Revoked

A Baldwin County judge revoked Carolyn Middleton’s bond. She’s the woman police say was drunk when she hit and killed a local rodeo star.

By Jamie Burch

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Published: Tue, May 20, 2008 – 4:59 pm
Last Updated: Tue, May 20, 2008 – 5:03 pm

 
Middleton was released Friday after posting $100,000 bond and was placed under house house. She [...]

Police Use GPS Monitoring To ID Suspects In Murder Case

LOS ANGELES — A gang member suspected in the slaying of a 20-year- old woman led police right to him within minutes of the crime thanks to a monitoring ankle bracelet he wore as part of his parole, police Chief William Bratton said Wednesday.
Nelly Vergara Hernandez was shot and killed as she [...]

Sheriffs monitor offenders by GPS

ROCKINGHAM COUNTY — A new federal grant will allow the Rockingham County Sheriff’s Office to monitor domestic violence offenders on pre-trial release.
They’ll be tracked with a global positioning satellite unit strapped to their leg until they go to trial. The sheriff’s office will be able to track an offenders every movement and strengthen their ability [...]

Bloomberg eyes national issues in city speech

On the eve of a trip to the key presidential proving grounds of Texas and California, Mayor Michael Bloomberg yesterday celebrated immigration, promised tax relief and called for tough new anti-crime measures in a state of the city address that highlighted national issues as prominently as local concerns.
Bloomberg, who has insisted [...]

Viability of sex-offender law in doubt

Corrections analysts estimate that it costs the state up to $33 a day in equipment and labor to monitor a sex offender by GPS, and it would take nearly $90 million a year just to track the 9,000 now on parole if all were subject to Proposition 83.
Once offenders are discharged from [...]