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Police had warrant to search journalist's phone before raid

The San Francisco police department obtained a warrant to search the phone of the freelance journalist at the center of a controversy over a leaked report, and were authorized to conduct monitoring on the device months before a raid on his home and office, documents released Friday showed.

Scammers posing as utility pop up again

Madison police said they're fielding new reports of scam phone calls coming from someone saying they work for a local utility company and threatening to shut off service.