The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that law enforcement must obtain a search warrant for geofence location data, citing a reasonable expectation of privacy in cell-phone location information.
Toronto police are investigating if the killing of Constable Marc Pinizzotto during a search warrant execution is linked to a global terror network, potentially connected to the March shooting at the US consulate and a broader series of "shooters for hire" attacks.
Mohammed Skaf, known for past gang rapes, was arrested in Sydney and charged with 24 offenses, including 22 counts of supplying prohibited drugs, dealing with crime proceeds, and directing a criminal group. Police seized drugs, $245,000 cash, and a vehicle.
Federal agents executed multiple searches in Minnesota on Tuesday in an ongoing fraud investigation of publicly funded social programs for children. The searches targeted childcare centers, businesses, and residences in the Minneapolis area. At least 65 people, many Somali Americans, have previously been convicted of defrauding a federal program providing food to children. Gov. Tim Walz welcomed the raids and noted up to $9 billion in federal funds may have been stolen.
