"Intolerable heat" beam to be used in L.A. jail

It's officially called an Assault Intervention Device and works by emitting a focus wave of energy that produces an intolerable heating sensation. It's non-lethal and causes people to flee out of the path of the energy wave.

| Bob Cronkleton

Calif. federal appeals court allows police to secretly put GPS tracking devices on cars

The ruling means that authorities don't need a warrant to place such devices on cars in the nine western states the court covers.

Expect this to go to the U.S. Supreme Court because a federal appeals court in Washington D.C. arrived at a different conclusion.

What are your thoughts?

| Bob Cronkleton

FL men broke into cars, then asked deputy for a ride home, authorities say

One of the men did a dance, trying to convince the deputy that he was a promising rap star. Instead, authorities say, he accidentally showed off some of the stolen merchandise.