PIEDMONT – The Piedmont City Council approved the purchase of four new police vehicles at Tuesday’s regularly-scheduled meeting. Two Ford Explorers were approved from Stivers Ford for immediate purchase for $31,760 apiece. The other two vehicles – two Chevy Tahoes – will be purchased next fiscal year from Donahoo Chevrolet in Fort Payne. City clerk…
As you can see in the video below, Police in the Malaysian city of Miri steamrolled an estimated $1.6 million (RM5.3 million) worth of equipment that was being used to illegally mine Bitcoin. Miri District Police Chief ACP Hakemal Hawari told Dayak Daily that 1,069 mining rigs were gathered over the course of six raids…
The Metropolitan Police Service today announced that it seized nearly $250 million (£180 million) worth of cryptocurrency, which it said is “believed to be one of the largest seizures globally,” as part of an ongoing money laundering investigation. If you’re feeling déjà vu, it’s probably because the Met previously announced the seizure of roughly $158…
The world grows stranger every day. Case in point: The BBC today reported that West Midlands Police discovered a cryptocurrency mining operation comprised of “about 100 computer units” while they were searching a suspected cannabis farm. Mining cryptocurrency isn’t all that different from growing cannabis. Both can lead to surprising amounts of profit, both rely…