Hotline Tip Leads to Recovery of Lackawanna County Funds

Published November 27, 2012

Hotline tip leads to recovery of Lackawanna County funds

Filed under: drug addiction hotline

Thanks to a tip to the hotline Mr. DiBileo created in the summer to receive information about the suspected fraud, waste and abuse of taxpayer dollars – and some sleuthing by county Detective Nick DeSando – the county got back the $ 1,050 it paid for …
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Arson hotline tip leads to arrest of Charleston man

Filed under: drug addiction hotline

The arrest was the culmination of a complex undercover operation that began in October with a tip to the city's arson hotline, which in turn fueled new life into the hunt for a serial arsonist that torched downtown homes over the past decade. The focus …
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Florida v. Jardines: Bolstering the Fourth Amendment

Filed under: drug addiction hotline

The question in Jardines is whether bringing a drug-sniffing dog to the front door of a home constitutes a Fourth Amendment search. Companion case Florida v. Harris will examine the evidentiary value of drug-dog alerts. Jardines could, and should, be …
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