Law EnforcementWhiteclay
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Foxwoods
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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3 arrested after brawling with police at casino (1/3/2013)
(Connecticut) -- Three Rhode Island men were arrested after fighting with police at a Connecticut casino during the early morning hours on New Year's. The incident...
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RI men arrested for alleged assault on officers at MGM Grand (1/3/2013)
(Connecticut) -- State police from the Casino Unit arrested three Providence, R.I. men and even had to Taser one of them after the trio assaulted several officers early...
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Miccosukee Tribe
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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...
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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.
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New Hampshire Gaming
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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Victoryland
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Internet Sweepstake Cafes
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Florida Gaming
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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...
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Idle No More
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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First Nations Politics
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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.
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Picayune Rancheria
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Mashpee Wampanoag
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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...
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Missing Women Crisis
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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...
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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...
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Alabama Class II
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Tobacco & Cigarettes
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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...
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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...
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Ontario Gaming
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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.
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Massachusetts Gaming
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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...
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Other News
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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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Sequester cuts for CSKT Tribal Law and Order (5/16/2013)
(Montana) -- Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Law and Order Department are experiencing an approximate cut of $80,000 for 2013, according to Chief of Police Craig...
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Tribal patrols ramp up for buckle up campaign (5/16/2013)
(Montana) -- Tribal police officers are asking motorists to buckle up during increased patrols for seat belt enforcement. The Confederated Salish & Kootenai Tribal...
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Ute Indian tribe renews jurisdictional fight (5/14/2013)
(Utah) -- Officials call it a nightmare for law enforcement officers on both sides of an Indian reservation in eastern Utah.
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Ute Indian Tribe sues state over law enforcement jurisdiction (5/13/2013)
(Utah) -- The dispute over Utah’s land goes back to the days of Abraham Lincoln when the Uintah Valley Reservation was created and the disputes continue today.
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National Museum of the American Indian and Bureau of Indian Affairs to Co-Host Special Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Exhibit (5/12/2013)
(Washington D.C.) -- For the first time in their histories, the National Museum of the American Indian and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Office of Justice Services will...
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CSKT Police tackling rise in crime numbers (5/10/2013)
(Montana) -- The Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribal Police are seeing a spike in criminal calls, and the chief believes it's a direct result of a bad economy.
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Tribal Jurisdiction Bill (5/9/2013)
(Oklahoma) -- Wyandotte Nation tribal police officers have unique rights and responsibilities compared to others in the state. "We provide police service for the...
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Iowa Senate passes bill authorizing tribal peace officers (5/7/2013)
(Iowa) -- The Iowa Senate passed a bill authorizing tribal governments to have peace officers. The bill is known as Senate File 343. It was approved on April 24, 2013,...
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Two Indian Country Police Officers Remembered at Memorial Service (5/4/2013)
(New Mexico) -- The names of two fallen Indian Country law enforcement officers are being added to the Indian Country Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Artesia, New...
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First Nation 'devastated' by court ruling (5/3/2013)
(Thunder Bay) -- Chief Sonny Gagnon of Aroland First Nation said people from his community feel betrayed after a court ruling in Thunder Bay on Friday. Justice F.A....
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Beijing apoints “tough cop” to watch Macau casinos (5/1/2013)
(Macau) -- The new Chinese leadership is getting serious about its anti- corruption initiative. Li Gang, who has a “tough cop” reputation, has been sent by...
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