Tagged: police

September 23, 2024 @ 8:41 am By Omar Faridi  |  

The Frankfurt am Main Public Prosecutor’s Office – Central Office for Combating Internet Crime (ZIT) – and the Federal Criminal Police Office ( BKA ) have shut down 47 exchange services hosted in Germany that were “being used for criminal purposes.” These were platforms on… Read More

July 11, 2017 @ 4:58 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Over the weekend, crowdfunding platform YouCaring pulled a campaign that was seeking funds for Baton Rouge police officers to sue Black Lives Matter protesters. According to PBS, personal injury lawyer, Donna Grodner, attempted to raise $20,000 for two federal lawsuits on behalf of the Baton… Read More

January 24, 2017 @ 9:12 pm By Jessica Pham  |  

It has been two weeks since Knightscope announced its “mini-IPO” Reg A+ equity crowdfunding campaign on SeedInvest where the company is seeking to raise $20 million.  Based in Mountain View, in the heart of Silicon Valley, the startup says that it is currently worth $80 million…. Read More

April 20, 2015 @ 4:45 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Seeking to put more criminals behind bars, London-based Facewatch recently launched an equity crowdfunding campaign on Crowdcube to capture £500,000 for its multi-functional reporting platform. Founded in March 2010, Facewatch’s platform allows businesses, the police and the public to work together to help reduce high volume low-level acquisitive crime…. Read More

February 20, 2015 @ 9:30 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last summer, news broke out that New York resident Eric Garner died after police officer Daniel Panaloe, put him in a chokehold. The death was apparently caused by Garner refusing the orders from Panaloe and other law enforcement official, Justin Damico. Since the shocking news (and video… Read More

September 29, 2014 @ 10:48 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Last Friday (September 26th), New York City police announced they have been searching for the perpetrator that broke into Kickstarter’s headquarters and stole some electronics earlier in the week. CBS New York reported that around 8:20 p.m. on Wednesday (September 24th), the suspect entered the… Read More