NewsWatch: Staff Fire Stations With Inmates?

Brown Vetoes Bill to Limit Cell Phone Searches
People who are taken into custody lose their privacy rights over any items they're carrying, including cell phones. Dissenting justices said modern cell phones can store huge amounts of personal data, and argued that police shouldn't be allowed to rummage through them without first persuading a judge that they're likely to contain evidence of wrongdoing. San Francisco Chronicle

City Council Pushes Back on NYPD Intelligence Programs
Since September 11, 2001, the city has been targeted at least a dozen times by terrorists in plots targeting transit hubs, the subways and iconic sites like Times Square, the Brooklyn Bridge and the World Trade complex. WNYC.org

Officer Saved at Gunpoint by Wedged Finger
The officers and the man struggled, but the man was able to get his hands in the front of his pants and grab the weapon. "That’s when I really began to get scared," Sergeant Miller said. He heard distant sirens, but still could not grab the man’s arm. New York Times

Florida County May Staff Fire Stations With Inmates
The inmate firefighter program would be the most cost-effective choice, saving the county more than $500,000 a year by some estimates. But that option is already controversial, drawing criticism from the firefighters who would have to work alongside - and supervise - the prisoners.
Florida Times-Union

Mistaken Identity
Some states have ordered police to tighten photo lineup standards, and others are considering it. A recent study found that nearly one in five photo identifications is wrong. Indianapolis Star

Federal Lawsuit Targets Detroit Loitering Law
"The police are giving these tickets to people who just happened to be in the vicinity of where illegal activity took place. If you're unlucky enough to be on the same block as a drug house they're raiding, you get a ticket. It's outrageous, and goes against everything the Constitution stands for." Detroit News

Cremated Ashes Loaded Into Ammunition
"I will rest in peace knowing that the last thing that one turkey will see is me, screaming at him at about 900 feet per second." Inhabitat

Feds to Outline Plans Today for Shutting Down Calif. Pot Shops
The four U.S. attorneys in California, the first state to pass a law legalizing marijuana use for patients with doctors' recommendations, have scheduled a joint news conference today to "outline actions targeting the sale, distribution and cultivation of marijuana." USA Today