By Philip Marcelo Associated Press BOSTON — Thousands of defendants convicted of drug crimes after a chemist in a state lab tampered with evidence can't be charged with more serious crimes or given harsher sentences if granted a new trial, Massachusetts' highest court ruled Monday. But the Supreme Judicial Court stopped short of ordering the […]

Author: Doug Wyllie, PoliceOne Editor in ChiefIf cops are stripped of the safety equipment and less lethal devices used for crowd control and other enforcement efforts, the scene on the street can quickly become a mixture of Mad Max and The Purge. Source: Police Updates 3 crucial points about Obama’s evisceration of the 1033 Program