Author: Chief Ken Wallentine

KEN WALLENTINE is police chief of the West Jordan (Utah) Police Department and former chief of law enforcement for the Utah attorney general. He has served over three decades in public safety, is a legal expert and editor of Xiphos, a monthly national criminal procedure newsletter. Wallentine is a member of the board of directors of the Institute for the Prevention of In-Custody Death and serves as a use of force consultant in state and federal criminal and civil litigation across the nation.

Swiping Gift Cards Isn’t a Search – At Least for Now

Swiping Gift Cards Isn’t a Search – At Least for Now

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Turner was a passenger in a car stopped for a traffic violation. The officer discovered an arrest warrant for Turner. The officer told Turner...

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Emergency Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking Upheld

Emergency Warrantless Cell Phone Tracking Upheld

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Officers investigated a report of a woman’s body in a wooded area “off the beaten path.” They found the woman on the ground in a kneeling...

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Massachusetts Supreme Court Forges New Rules for Police Interviews Using Interpreters

Proper Terry Frisk Did Not Create De Facto Arrest

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"]Four officers eating lunch at a university cafeteria noticed Hawkins seated alone. Hawkins appeared to be intoxicated and he was not eating....

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Warrant Required for StingRay Cell-Site Simulator Device

Warrant Required for StingRay Cell-Site Simulator Device

[vc_section css=".vc_custom_1540328728009{padding-top: 3em !important;padding-bottom: 3em !important;}" el_class="container"] Agents investigating an international drug-trafficking organization obtained warrants for pen register information and cell site location...

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