Akron Man Sets up Surveillance in His Home to Catch Burglars

An Ellet man is taking matters into his own hands after his home and his neighbor's home were burlarized. Kenneth Brooks says his home has been broken into twice in the past year.

"You feel really really violated knowing you had your stuff broken into and someone - a stranger has been in your home."

Surveillance Video Sheds Light On Death Of Public Advocate's Daughter-In-Law

Officials released a surveillance video Thursday that could shed some light on the public advocate’s daughter-in-law, who died while handcuffed in a holding room at a Phoenix airport last week.

Carol Ann Gotbaum, 45, was headed to an alcohol treatment center last Friday when she was arrested for disorderly conduct.

Louisiana Photo Enforcement Program Hits Legal Snag

Although Louisiana state lawmakers have consistently rejected legislation authorizing the use of red light and speed cameras, a handful of local governments, including the city-parish of Lafayette, decided to move forward on automated ticketing programs without clear legal authority. Within days of Lafayette's new cameras hitting the streets, however, a unique legal challenge surfaced.

Local activist Denice C. Skinner filed an official complaint with Lafayette police late Monday claiming that Redflex, the Australian company that operates the ticketing program, is violating a state law requiring a license for any non-governmental entity in the business of gathering evidence for use in court proceedings.

Phone Data Law Extends Surveillance Powers

A massive extension of surveillance powers comes into force today, giving police, government officials and even local councils unprecedented access to everyone's telephone records.

The new regulations will force telecommunications companies to retain information about all landline and mobile calls made by members of the public for one year, and hand over the data to over 650 public bodies and quangos.

The move, quietly approved by Parliament in July under the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, is being justified as a vital tool in the fight against terrorism.

Long Island Teachers Protest Cameras in Class

As Riverhead teachers demonstrated against camera surveillance at their high school Friday, fresh complaints surfaced in other Long Island districts that electronic monitoring also is being used there to track teachers' conduct, not simply to provide security.

In the Connetquot district, the teachers' union is protesting district plans to install cameras later this fall in the high school gym and auditorium. A teacher's representative there told Newsday that staffers grew worried about the potential misuse of cameras when a high school teacher was reprimanded last spring for behavior recorded by an electronic hallway monitor.