Lawson-Remer proposes consumer protection unit to crack down on junk fees, scams

San Diego County Board Chair Terra Lawson-Remer Tuesday revealed her plan to create a county Consumer Fairness and Public ...
Newsweek

Texas Civilians Joining Border Protection Unit Sparks Fears of ‘Vigilantes’

New Republican legislation in the Texas House includes the option for average citizens to take action as part of a border policing unit aimed at countering illegal immigration. House Bill 20, authored ...
Newsweek

Texas Border Protection Unit Would Let Citizens Arrest Migrants

Texas Republicans have introduced a bill in the state House that would give some citizens the authority to arrest migrants who illegally cross the southern border. In a new move to bolster the state's ...
WAVY-TV

VBSO Consumer Protection Unit works to educate most vulnerable population

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A new Consumer Protection Unit within the Virginia Beach Sheriff’s Office is working to serve and protect residents in a different way by focusing on scams. Scammers can be ...
The Baltimore Sun

Cost of Baltimore Police unit guarding mayor, other executive officers balloons, OIG report finds

The cost of Baltimore’s executive protection unit that guards the city’s mayor, state’s attorney and police commissioner has ballooned in the past few years, but neither the mayor nor the state’s ...
Security

Allied Universal’s new protection unit focuses on high-consequence threat mitigation, specialized security

With mass shootings, retail theft, physical attacks on critical infrastructure and more, security companies are facing a more dynamic, multi-faceted threat landscape than ever, and that has spurred ...
The Texas Tribune

Immigrant rights advocates waited over 9 hours to testify against a proposed Border Protection Unit to “deter and repel” migrants

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The Hill

Border Protection unit used terrorist database to research journalists: report

An anti-terrorism unit within the federal Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency investigated journalists using government databases containing personal information, according to an investigation ...
Chicago Tribune

DuPage state’s attorney launches new Animal Protection Unit

The DuPage County state’s attorney’s office is launching a new Animal Protection Unit, officials announced. Comprised of a team of specially trained prosecutors, it will be focused on enhancing ...