Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After months of planning and discussion, the Cook County sheriff’s office starting Tuesday will no longer accept new electronic ...

Earlier this month, at around 4:30 a.m., Chicago police officers noticed a car with a broken headlight and initiated a stop. The officers spotted a black bag on the floorboard, felt an L-shaped object ...

Roughly 8% of the more than 3,000 people enrolled in the often-criticized electronic monitoring system in Cook County are missing, according to the chief judge. In other words: 243 people are missing.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.,None — He wasn't gone long. Less than two days after police say he cut off his electronic monitor, officers arrested Tomonta Simmons at a home in southwest Charlotte Friday morning.

One in 12 accused criminals in Cook County's electronic monitoring program are currently AWOL, according to a new report from the county's chief judge.

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Montgomery County Municipal Courts electronic monitoring by judge as of Sept. 17: Judge Carl Henderson, Dayton: 9 Judge Christopher Roberts, Dayton: 7 Judge Daniel Gehres, Dayton: 3 Judge Deirdre ...

Judges in multiple recent cases have ordered the release of defendants on electronic monitoring, a program run by the Metropolitan Police Department, only to have police refuse to follow the decisions ...

ATLANTA – Truancy not only keeps students from getting an education, it also acts as a gateway to the commission of illegal activities, such as vandalism, theft or more serious crimes. That’s why ...

WEST ASHLEY, S.C (WCBD) – A pilot program at the Charleston Police Department is allowing officers to keep a close watch on violent offenders out on bond. Through the program, two officers are tasked ...