Category: Phoenix

City to Pay $1.6 Million to Victim of Illegal Cavity Search by Phoenix Police

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The Phoenix City Council is set to approve a $1.6 million settlement with a woman who reported that a Phoenix police officer subjected her to an unwarranted body cavity search. Erica Reynolds filed a notice of claim — a precursor to a lawsuit — in June alleging that Phoenix cops ordered her to strip naked in an interrogation room before Officer Timaree Murphy digitally probed her rectum and vagina in search of drugs. No drugs were found. The procedure did not comply with the Phoenix Police Department’s policy on strip searches, which states that cavity searches can…

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Online scams are still an issue. Here’s what you need to know about ‘sextortion’ attempts

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A skimming device used to steal credit or debit card information was found on a gas pump at the BP station in Dayton. (Photo: File illustration) QUESTION: I received an email showing me one of my passwords and that my computer had been compromised. They say they’re going to release my private information and a video they took of me with my computer’s webcam unless I pay in Bitcoin. What should I do? ANSWER: This is a long-running variation of what we call a “sextortion” scam with claims that they have captured you in a sex…

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