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• Albuquerque police to run monthly checks on officers

  March 11, 2015 - The Albuquerque Police Department will be checking every month to see if any of their officers are wanted.   Police spokeswoman Celina Espinoza said Saturday that driver's licenses of sworn employees will undergo a monthly background check for possible warrant suspensions or expirations.   The new policy stems from the weekend arrest by New Mexico State Police of Albuquerque Officer Skyler McClaskey, who is accused of abusing his stepson.   The arrest led to the discovery of an unrelated 2014 warrant for McClaskey for writing bad checks from Santa Fe County.   Espinoza says the directive will prevent similar situations in the future.   McClaskey, who has been with the d...

• Tighter background checks might have spared lives

  March 10, 2015 - The murder of three young adults in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, is not only deplorable but was probably avoidable if strong background checks had...

• Debate over universal background checks for firearms sales grows

  March 10, 2015 - The gun control debate continues as U.S. lawmakers announce legislation to implement universal background checks on all gun sales.   I...

• Sexual assault treatment center requires victim background check

  March 09, 2015 - SANE is a nonprofit clinic at the Family Advocacy Center downtown. Representatives from APD sit on the SANE board.   Victims can get a...

• Employees at Pennsylvania colleges and universities are now subject to mandatory background checks

  March 06, 2015 - Effective December 31, 2014, the Pennsylvania Child Protective Services Law (CPSL) now includes institutions of higher education (“colleges&r...

• High unemployment and hard-to-fill jobs

  March 06, 2015 - A year ago, our region was close to double-digit unemployment. Today, many of the long-term unemployed have fallen off the rolls, we have lower une...

• New York Adds Attorney Disciplinary Records to Online Database

  March 06, 2015 - It’s gotten easier to find out if an attorney practicing in New York has been publicly censured or suspended.   New York’s...

• Lawmakers reintroduce background checks for gun sales

  March 05, 2015 - Lawmakers will introduce new gun safety legislation Tuesday expanding background checks to prevent criminals and people who are mentally ill from b...

• Background checks not mandatory in Sunbury

  March 05, 2015 - Background checks are not required for landlords to rent to potential tenants in Sunbury, and while they are highly recommended, compiling a comple...

• How gun trusts let people skip background checks

  March 04, 2015 - There's a simple way people can bypass current gun regulations. By creating a gun trust, gun enthrusiasts can obtain some of the most regulated...

• No solution yet for background checks on ammo sales

  March 03, 2015 - Two years after passage of the NY Safe Act, state officials still have no immediate plans to implement a background check on ammunition sales, the...

• TEA faults Dallas ISD for poor background check process

  March 03, 2015 - The Texas Education Agency has found violations in Dallas ISD’s background check process and recommends appointing a monitor to ensure proced...

• Massachusetts to start screening high school referees for criminal records

  March 02, 2015 - Does your kid’s ref have a rap sheet?   The organization that governs interscholastic athletics in Massachusetts is about to fin...

• Bus Driver With Criminal Record Arrested For DUI

  March 02, 2015 - A Baltimore bus driver with a criminal record that includes charges for assault, reckless driving, and leaving the scene of an accident was arreste...

• Nevada bill would further clear criminal records of trafficking victims

  February 27, 2015 - Nevada lawmakers are reviewing a bill that would further clear the criminal records of sex trafficking victims.   Democratic Assemblym...

• 10 Investigates Reveals Gaps In Criminal Background Checks

  February 26, 2015 - Criminal background checks are a cornerstone of protection. They hold protection orders for domestic violence victims and they can keep abusers fro...

• FBI database can cause you big headaches

  February 25, 2015 - If you've ever been arrested, you were fingerprinted and photographed. Perhaps charges were never filed. Or maybe you paid a fine. Or perhaps p...

• Lawmakers stall plan to raise teacher background check fee

  February 24, 2015 - A proposal to increase how much Idaho teachers pay for background checks may be dead, despite a $55,000 deficit looming in the state education depa...