Traffic Accident Involving a Miami-Dade Police Vehicle

The Miami-Dade Police Department’s (MDPD), Traffic Homicide Unit, is investigating a crash involving a MDPD marked police vehicle. According to investigators, a stolen vehicle alert was received from a license plate reader in the area of NW 79th Street and NW 17th Avenue. Northside District officers observed a vehicle matching the description of the alert.…

In a world first, AI lawyer will help defend a real case in the US

A program trained with the help of artificial intelligence is set to help a defendant contest his case in a U.S. court next month, New Scientist reported. Instead of addressing the court, the program, which will run on a smartphone, will supply appropriate responses through an earpiece to the defendant, who can then use them…

NEW BILL: Custodial Interrogations of Minors

BILL WOULD END ‘DECEPTION’ TO OBTAIN JUVENILE SUSPECT CONFESSIONS Sen. Linda Stewart A Central Florida lawmaker is refiling a measure that would make a juvenile suspect’s confession inadmissible if police use “deception” to obtain it. Sen. Linda Stewart, D-Orlando, filed SB 890 on February 16. The measure has yet to receive committee references and there…