The Fourth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides that people should be free from unreasonable searches and seizures. The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a decision regarding that Fourth Amendment protection.The case before the high court - Missouri v. McNeely...
Month: April 2013
Penalties increase with multiple DUI convictions in Virginia
Last month, a Virginia man was stopped by law enforcement officers at a 7-11 due to suspicion that he was driving under the influence of alcohol. The stop occurred around 1:00 a.m., after the motorist continued driving when police officers first attempted to pull him...
After reviewing evidence, Portsmouth man may be cleared of crime
Last month, a young Portsmouth man had learned that police put out his mugshot reporting that the man was wanted for selling drugs near a school. However, the 21-year-old man claims that he is innocent and he is extremely embarrassed for being accused of committing a...
More than 7,700 crimes solved in Virginia by using DNA database
When a serious crime is committed in Portsmouth, investigators may have evidence from crime scenes tested in order to determine whether the evidence will produce a DNA sample. If a DNA sample is produced, the sample may then be checked in the National DNA Index System...