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Whiteclay

article Native Sun News: Oglala Sioux president arrested in Whiteclay (6/17/2013)
(Nebraska) -- Bryan Brewer, the president of the Oglala Sioux Tribe, has been arrested in Nebraska, the Native Sun News is reporting on Facebook.
article Oglala Sioux president arrested in Whiteclay (6/17/2013)
(Nebraska) -- The Sheridan County Sheriff’s office arrested Oglala Sioux Tribe President Bryan Brewer Monday morning in Whiteclay during a protest outside a beer...
article Neb. Patrol: Attacks in Whiteclay 'concerning' (5/20/2013)
(Nebraska) -- The superintendent of the Nebraska State Patrol says law enforcement is increasing its presence in Whiteclay after activists attacked two beer trucks and...
article Nebraska adds Whiteclay help after incidents (5/20/2013)
(Nebraska) -- State law enforcement officers were helping patrol a small Nebraska town Monday following the vandalism of two beer trucks earlier this month near the Pine...
article Roadblock Keeps Whiteclay Quiet on New Year’s Eve (1/6/2013)
(South Dakota) -- Tribal police searched each and every vehicle returning from Whiteclay, Nebraska on Monday night, as a long line of drivers headed for the Pine Ridge...
5 Total Articles on this Issue

Foxwoods

article Mashantuckets hire three more police officers (4/26/2013)
(Connecticut) -- The Mashantucket Pequot Tribe continued to showcase the transformation of its police force Friday, swearing in three new officers, including a sergeant...
article Five Arrested After Fight At Foxwoods (3/31/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Police made five arrests Saturday following an altercation outside Fudruckers at Foxwoods Casino and Resort. Troopers from Troop E, Ledyard Police and...
article Policing change may save Mashantuckets, Mohegans millions (3/3/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A state bill that would change relationships between the Connecticut State Police and security personnel on Indian reservations is expected to save the...
article Gov. Malloy: Don't withdraw police from casinos (1/20/2013)
(Connecticut) -- For those of us who do not belong to the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation, it should be none of our business that tribal officials don't seem to be...
article State police will maintain presence at Foxwoods, for now (1/16/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A planned reduction in state police staffing at Foxwoods Resort Casino has been deferred for the time being, a state official said Wednesday.
article Union raps cuts in state police at Conn. casinos (1/9/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A police reduction set to begin this week at the two Indian-run casinos could jeopardize public safety, the head of the union representing Connecticut...
6 Total Articles on this Issue

Miccosukee Tribe

article Nine years later, Miccosukee checkpoint on Loop Road persists despite complaints (4/21/2013)
(Florida) -- In the fading daylight, 22 miles west of Krome Avenue, an armed, uniformed Miccosukee security officer idled inside a white SUV just south of the state road...
article Miccosukee Tribe fires police chief yet again (3/21/2013)
(Florida) -- The Miccosukee Tribe has once again fired its police chief, this time booting Bobby Richardson after just one year on the job.
2 Total Articles on this Issue

New Hampshire Gaming

article Chief Donovan Says Salem Police 'Prepared and Capable' for Casino (4/17/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Before Salem Police Chief Paul Donovan came to Salem 12 years ago, he lived and worked in Connecticut, site of two of the largest casinos in the world...
article Troopers, Local Police Association back Senate casino bill (3/19/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Two significant law enforcement officer groups Monday endorsed the Senate-passed bill legalizing a single casino as leaders insisted it would create...
article NH troopers, police associations make pitch for expanded gambling (3/18/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Leaders of the state troopers and police associations said Monday the public safety benefits of bringing a single casino to the state far outweigh...
article Police associations: Casino would be no worse than a mall (3/18/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Leaders of the state troopers and police associations said Monday the public safety benefits of bringing a single casino to the state far outweigh...
article Troopers, police back N.H. casino bill (3/18/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- Legalizing casino gambling wouldn’t endanger public safety but would in fact be a boon to law enforcement budgets, New Hampshire state police...
article Two Police Unions Back Casino (3/18/2013)
(New Hampshire) -- The N.H. Troopers Association and the N.H. Police Association see a casino on the Massachusetts border as a way to boost law enforcement budgets.
6 Total Articles on this Issue

Victoryland

article State reveals cost of raid on Victoryland casino (4/1/2013)
(Alabama) -- As the question concerning the legality of electronic bingo in Alabama lingers, without a court date, we now know more about what the raid at Victoryland...
article Governor Bentley Talks Victoryland, "Had nothing to do with the search warrant" (2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- Luther Strange's attempt to shut down Victoryland has everyone talking. We caught up with Governor Bentley to get his thoughts. Victoryland is once...
article Some Alabama lawmakers speak out against VictoryLand raid (2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- Some state lawmakers spoke out today against the seizure of cash and machines by state law enforcement at VictoryLand casino in Macon County.
article State authorities raid VictoryLand; moving trucks brought in (2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- State troopers blocked the entrance to VictoryLand on Tuesday morning and later added barricades. Authorities made way for about eight to 10 large moving...
article VictoryLand attorney responds to casino raid (2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- VictoryLand attorney Joe Espy cautioned Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange against setting what he termed a “dangerous precedent” hours...
article VictoryLand shut down again (2/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- VictoryLand has been shut down again. Tuesday morning, Attorney General Luther Strange announced that a search warrant was served in response to what he...
6 Total Articles on this Issue

Internet Sweepstake Cafes

article 2 Modesto Store Fronts Charged with Illegal Gambling (3/31/2013)
(California) -- The say my say “Computer Love,” but what was going on inside closed doors many weren’t fond of. It looks like a business center, a...
article Multi-state gambling raids expanding (3/17/2013)
(Florida) -- Patrons who entered a Tavernier business described by state law-enforcement officers as "an illegal Internet casino" were assured that some of...
article Santa Rosa, Rohnert Park businesses raided for alleged illegal computer gambling (3/1/2013)
(California) -- Authorities raided several establishments in Santa Rosa and Rohnert Park on Thursday where customers allegedly logged on to computer games and illegally...
3 Total Articles on this Issue

Florida Gaming

article Miami Commission wants to confiscate ‘maquinitas,’ hire more police (3/28/2013)
(Florida) -- A week after Miami’s mayor called the video-gaming machines he once championed “illegal,’’ city commissioners directed the...
1 Article on this Issue

Idle No More

article Winnipeg cops racked up $43K in overtime for Idle No More (3/24/2013)
(Manitoba) -- Winnipeg police have spent $43,533.67 in overtime to cover Idle No More events, according to the results of a freedom of information request.
article Ontario’s top police officer defends response to Idle No More (1/15/2013)
(Toronto) -- Ontario’s top police officer says provincial police are handling Idle No More protests and blockades with discretion, refusing to take what he calls...
article Increased police presence and helicopter join Winnipeg round dance (1/12/2013)
(Manitoba) -- Winnipeg played host to another Idle No More round dance this week. That’s not surprising but what was above maybe was. A helicopter circled the...
article OP/ED: Unravelling an aboriginal Canadian’s distrust of the police (1/4/2013)
(Canada) -- I used to be scared of cops. It goes back to when I was about 11-years-old. Back in the 1980s, we lived on Charles Street in Winnipeg, in a big brick...
4 Total Articles on this Issue

First Nations Politics

article First Nations policing funds renewed for five years (3/4/2013)
(Saskatchewan) -- Public Safety Minister Vic Toews announced Monday that funding for the First Nations Policing Program will be renewed for the next five years.
1 Article on this Issue

Picayune Rancheria

article Deputies remain on alert in Madera County (2/27/2013)
(California) -- Madera County Sheriff's Deputies are still on high alert Wednesday, making sure violence doesn't errupt on an indian reservation. A command post...
article Fresno State to host Chukchansi strife panel (2/27/2013)
(California) -- Fresno State will host a panel on Thursday led by American Indian studies professor Charles Ettner to discuss the standoff last year at the Picayune...
article Tribal leadership split at Picayune Rancheria (2/27/2013)
(California) -- More than a year after two factions claimed to be the rightful tribal council of the Picayune Rancheria of Chukchansi Indians, a third faction has come...
article Fresno State panel on Chukchansi issues set (2/26/2013)
(California) -- A panel discussion Thursday at Fresno State will examine inter-tribal disputes centered around disenrollment issues, election disputes, management...
article Law officers converge on Chukchansi offices as tribal factions clash (2/26/2013)
(California) -- Law officers were on alert Tuesday night at the Picayune Rancheria of the Chukchansi Indians offices, where factions were in a stand-off over tribal...
article Tensions Flare on Tribal Land, Officers Surround Complex (2/26/2013)
(California) -- Tensions flare again on tribal land... one year after tribal infighting sparked violence. At least fifty officers from multiple agencies are surrounding...
6 Total Articles on this Issue

Mashpee Wampanoag

article Tribe members on edge over new armed security guards at council meeting (2/23/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- Several Wampanog Tribe members told the Mashpee Enterprise that two armed security guards were present for the first time in memory at a tribal...
1 Article on this Issue

Missing Women Crisis

article RCMP questions claim of 600 missing aboriginal women (2/16/2013)
(Canada) -- The RCMP is questioning the oft-cited claim by an aboriginal group and some federal politicians that about 600 aboriginal women have gone missing or been...
article Rights group blasts Harper for abuse response (2/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The human-rights watchdog that documented allegations of police abuse against aboriginal women in B.C. is taking Prime Minister Stephen Harper to...
2 Total Articles on this Issue

Alabama Class II

article Gambling raids find 35 illegal bingo machines (1/19/2013)
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange announced that his office and Walker County District Attorney Bill Adair recently participated in gambling raids on...
article 2 Walker County gambling operations shut down (1/18/2013)
(Alabama) -- Two more gambling operations have been shut down in Walker County. Attorney General Luther Strange reported that his office worked with District Attorney...
article Alabama Attorney General: illegal bingo machines seized in Walker County initiative (1/18/2013)
(Alabama) -- Alabama Attorney General Luther Strange, in a statement on illegal electronic bingo casinos in Walker County, urged state lawmakers to make operating an...
3 Total Articles on this Issue

Tobacco & Cigarettes

article ATF raids Seneca Falls convenience store, seizes 800 cases of untaxed cigarettes (1/18/2013)
(New York) -- The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives seized about $1 million worth of cigarettes Wednesday afternoon from a Seneca Falls convenience...
article ATF agents raid Seneca Falls smoke shop, seize cigarettes, records (1/16/2013)
(New York) -- The federal government Wednesday entered a dispute between Native American tribes by raiding a Seneca Falls service station operated by the Seneca-Cayuga...
2 Total Articles on this Issue

Ontario Gaming

article Casinos alone don't cause crime, Hamilton officer says (1/11/2013)
(Ontario) -- A deputy chief with the Hamilton Police Service says he's found no evidence so far that a casino directly leads to increased crime.
1 Article on this Issue

Massachusetts Gaming

article Legal eagle hired for gaming post (1/10/2013)
(Massachusetts) -- A woman with experience as a prosecutor and as a top public safety administrator has been picked to lead the Massachusetts Gaming Commission's...
1 Article on this Issue

Other News

article Police in southern Mexico investigate sale of videos showing mob killing of 3 rapists (6/13/2013)
(Mexico) -- Police said Wednesday they are investigating the recording and sale in local markets of a grisly video that shows a mob beating and burning to death three...
article Tribal Police investigator reassigned pending investigation (6/12/2013)
(Minnesota) -- The Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe released today the following statement regarding the ongoing investigation into the events that occurred at the residence of...
article Mi’kmaq community outraged by treatment and arrest of women carrying out sacred duties (6/12/2013)
(New Brunswick) -- Mikmaq community is outraged by the treatment and arrest of women carrying out sacred duties to protect water against seismic testing in Kent County,...
article Guest opinion: Federal-tribal crimefighting partnership pays off (6/9/2013)
(Montana) -- The Indian Country Investigations and Prosecutions report released this week by the Department of Justice previews a new era of partnership between the...
article Bill To Malloy Expands Tribal Police Powers (6/2/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A bill expanding the powers of police officers that currently patrol the state’s two federally recognized Indian tribal reservations is heading to...
article Opinion: Working to keep tribal communities safe in Montana (6/2/2013)
(Montana) -- This week the United States Department of Justice released a report to Congress entitled Indian Country Investigations and Prosecutions which provides a...
article County can't arrest tribal members on reservation (5/31/2013)
(Montana) -- A state senator and Blackfeet leader who fled a traffic stop appears to have been right when he told a Glacier County sheriff's deputy the officer had...
article Tribe suit is settled / City was named in suit over raid (5/30/2013)
(Washington) -- A federal lawsuit filed by an American Indian tribal government against the city of Martinsville and other defendants involved in a raid is being settled.
article Barona, Sycuan Award County $1.7M; Ramona Substation Gets Fingerprint Reader (5/24/2013)
(California) -- The San Diego County Sheriff's Department Ramona Substation gained a fingerprint reader after $1.7 million in grants from tribal money was awarded to...
article Prosecutor won't refile charge against officer (5/23/2013)
(Idaho) -- A northern Idaho prosecutor said he doesn't plan to refile charges against a Nez Perce tribal police officer involved in a 2011 car chase that ended when...
article Aboriginal deaths in custody numbers rise sharply over past five years (5/23/2013)
(Australia) -- A major review of deaths in custody has found a substantial increase in the number of Aboriginal people dying in custody over the past five years. The...
article Bill that would allow local tribes to exercise its own law enforcement powers moves to Senate (5/22/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A bill that would authorize the Mohegans and Mashantucket Pequots to establish the authority of each tribe's police department and police officers...
article Bill that would allow local tribes to exercise their own law enforcement powers moves to Senate (5/22/2013)
(Connecticut) -- A bill authorizing the state's top public safety official to negotiate agreements establishing the authority of the Mashantucket Pequot and Mohegan...
article Top Navajo police position still vacant after four years (5/20/2013)
(New Mexico) -- More than five years have passed since the last Navajo Nation chief of police was placed on paid leave.
article New law eliminates confusion of jurisdiction on Oklahoma tribal land (5/17/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- A new law in Oklahoma gives tribal officers more power when dealing with non-Indian members on their land. A lot of people don't know that without an...
article Sheriff's office pulls in lion's share of Indian gaming funds (5/17/2013)
(California) -- City, county and tribal representatives divvied up $429,342 among local jurisdictions Thursday to mitigate the impact of the casinos.
article Investigation launched into allegations of police abuse of northern B.C. women (5/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The independent agency that fields public complaints about the RCMP is formally investigating allegations that aboriginal women were abused and...
article RCMP under review over native women after scathing report (5/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- The civilian watchdog that oversees the RCMP is launching a public-interest investigation into the force’s treatment of aboriginal women and...
article RCMP’s treatment of B.C. aboriginal women, girls coming under watchdog’s scrutiny (5/16/2013)
(British Columbia) -- Longstanding complaints by northern B.C. First Nations people about their treatment at the hands of the RCMP has triggered an investigation by the...
article Alabama-Coushatta swear in law enforcement officers (5/16/2013)
(Louisiana) -- One year after the Alabama-Coushatta Tribal Council hired their first police chief, they swore in nine fully certified Texas law enforcement officers that...

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