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Activist Charlie Veitch has been arrested for the second time by Canadian authorities for “impersonating a police officer” on a bogus charge designed purely to cover for the fact that Veitch’s original arrest on June 24 for refusing to show ID was based on a law that didn’t exist and one that Toronto’s Chief of Police lied about to media outlets before the G20 summit.

Ohio decriminalized possession of small cannabis amounts many years ago, but possession of paraphernalia remained a crime until this September.

Law enforcement officers walked drug-sniffing dogs through a Pulaski apartment complex early Monday morning -- a practice occasionally used to search for evidence of illegal drug activity, the town's police chief said.

In what Roche called a coordinated multi-agency narcotics interdiction assignment, the officers walked through Meadowview's 10 three-story buildings with their dogs at about 2 a.m.

If the dogs alerted on an apartment, Roche said, officers could knock on the door or request a search warrant.

Illegal narcotics and drug paraphernalia were seized, Roche said.

How could a libertarian anarchist become a police informant, you ask? It’s quite simple really. According to the grapevine, a bright college-age libertarian lady studying in Philadelphia stands accused by Pennsylvania state police of selling drugs they don’t like to an undercover cop on seven occasions. She’s looking at seven felonies.

From the SF Chronicle: Charges against a man for marijuana possession were dropped after a videotape of the bust contradicted the police's story. The police alleged the man consented to a search and properly identified themselves as police. The videotape showed otherwise and the charges were dismissed.

Police showed up in riot gear to control a huge crowd trying to register for summer school in Hawthorne Monday.

Amateur video shows a number of police officers gathered at the Opportunities For Learning Public Charter School (OFLPCS) campus Monday.

Police said while many people were upset that registration was canceled, everyone left peacefully.

Hudson -- A Sullivan Road resident called police to report a "suspicious package" on his front porch Nov. 2 at 3:20 p.m.

The resident said he observed an unknown person leave the package and called police, according to the police report.

The officer said he could see the package was clearly labeled with the Amazon.com logo and asked the man if he had ordered anything from the firm recently.

The man reportedly said "Why yes, I did."

A scuffle outside a Lincoln, Nebraska mobile home turned into a demand to search inside the home after the homeowner was arrested for allegedly assaulting police. Gary Grana was initially accused of shooting a bow and arrow inside city limits after a neighbor called police.

Charlie Veitch of the "Love Police" from the UK appears to be having misgivings and regrets and has posted a video saying he's bowing out.