(NJ.com) A veteran Jersey City police officer pleaded guilty today to stealing some 600,000 cigarettes from a trailer parked at a Secaucus warehouse by federal agents who were watching as the crime played out.



The officer, Mario Rodriguez, 39, also admitted extorting $20,000 from an FBI agent posing as a drug courier who was robbed of cash from a cocaine deal, Newark federal prosecutors say.



Rodriguez, who used the nickname “Mad Dog,” faces up to 30 years in prison… Continue

(Reuters) - Satellite TV operator Dish Network said it would accept bitcoin payments from customers from the third quarter, joining companies such as Overstock.com Inc and Zynga Inc in accepting the digital currency.



Dish said it selected Coinbase as the payment processor for bitcoin transactions with customers who choose to pay their bills online with the bitcoin wallet of their choice.



(Read: Hacker wrongfully imprisoned wants the US government to pay him in… Continue

John Kerry sounded much like a football coach chastising a rookie, who gets laid out at midfield by a 255 pound linebacker.   "Man up Nancy, my momma can take a hit better than you."



On Wednesday, State Secretary Kerry, told the Today Show( you know that show that can never get enough of a cat getting tangled up in yarn), that Edward Snow den should "man up, and come back to the United States."



Essentially daring Ed to come on back, "we'll have you on a flight today," and… Continue

You might have a drinking problem if you accidentally shoot and wound your partner after a night of downing beers.



NYPD veteran detective Jay Poggi received the pink slip just as he was due to retire in a month. According to the New York Post, Poggi and his partner Matt Sullivan were going to track down a robbery in East New York, when the two instead felt like having an early retirement by downing 11 beers a piece.



After leaving a Queens diner in a haze, the 31 year… Continue

(I'll take "butterscotch baked.")

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Many cops in California are not completing a state-certified program that focuses on the training in dealing with mental illness, suicide behavior, and drug use.



San Jose Mercury News released a report that shows fewer are completing an additional 40 hours of the Crisis Intervention Training courses.



Perhaps this could explain the rash of headlines we read about involving police officers and the mentally ill either being wrongfully treated or beaten. However, with the… Continue

Here's an interesting article on the 1st amendment. A man who wanted to display on his license plate "COPSLIE" was wrongfully denied by the Department of Motor Vehicles. Well, the state Supreme Court has ruled that the DMV acted unconstitutionally in denying the man his right in political free speech.

                                                    Courtesy of Union Leader





CONCORD - "COPSLIE" may soon be gracing a vehicle owned by David Montenegro, now known as… Continue