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Former Costa Mesa Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Contacting His Mistress Thousands of Times Through Text, Phone Calls, and Social Media Messages, Including More than 100 Times in a Day, Illegally Accessing Confidential Law Enforcement Databases to Track Romantic Rivals, Ex-girlfriend, and Wife

Incident 1697: Former Costa Mesa, California, Police Officer Reportedly Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Track Woman He Was Seeing and Her Romantic Partners

“Former Costa Mesa Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Contacting His Mistress Thousands of Times Through Text, Phone Calls, and Social Media Messages, Including More than 100 Times in a Day, Illegally Accessing Confidential Law Enforcement Databases to Track Romantic Rivals, Ex-girlfriend, and Wife”Latest Incident Report
ocdistrictattorney.gov2026-09-19

SANTA ANA, Calif. --  A former Costa Mesa police officer pleaded guilty to contacting his mistress thousands of times through text, telephone calls, and social media messages, sometimes more than 100 times in a day, over nine months and used confidential law enforcement databases to track her whereabouts, the whereabouts of her romantic partners and the whereabouts of his own wife. The former police officer also admitted violating a restraining order by driving by the woman's house after he was served with a restraining order and given a notice he was to be fired from the Costa Mesa Police Dep

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Error by AI scribe during medical appointment leaves patient devastated

Incident 1695: AI Medical Scribe Reportedly Added False Psychedelic-Mushroom Use Claim to Australian Patient Rebecca Green's Medical Record

“Error by AI scribe during medical appointment leaves patient devastated”
abc.net.au2026-09-18

Artificial Intelligence is listening to many people's medical appointments, but it is not always hearing things correctly.

When Rebecca Green arrived for her first appointment with a urologist, she was asked whether she consented to having the appointment transcribed by artificial intelligence (AI).

She said yes without hesitation.

"I don't want to be in her bad books or be that annoying patient who takes up more of her time," she said.

But that decision would cause her a lot of stress, with the AI scribe making up the serious but false claim that Ms Green was taking illegal drugs.

"I w

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Vero Beach man arrested in explicit deepfake investigation; police fear more victims

Incident 1696: Vero Beach, Florida, Man Allegedly Used AI Nudification Tools to Create and Distribute Nonconsensual Sexual Images of Former Neighbor

“Vero Beach man arrested in explicit deepfake investigation; police fear more victims”
cbs12.com2026-09-18

VERO BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — A Vero Beach man was arrested and is being held on a $1 million bond after creating and distributing AI-generated sexually explicit images of women without consent.

Officers with the Vero Beach Police Department say 37-year-old Peter Solomon Ruma took photos from social media and other online sources to create some of the altered images.

Ruma's home and electronic devices were searched by investigators on Wednesday, and evidence was found connecting back to the creation and distribution of the AI-generated images.

After the investigation, an arrest warrant was obt

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Kechi police lieutenant arrested for using police technology to stalk wife

Incident 1690: Kechi, Kansas Police Lieutenant Victor Heiar Used Flock Safety License-Plate Reader System to Monitor Estranged Wife

“Kechi police lieutenant arrested for using police technology to stalk wife”
kwch.com2026-09-16

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - Kechi Police Lieutenant Victor Heiar was arrested by the Wichita Police Department after it was discovered he utilized his position within the police department to unlawfully access WPD’s flock license plate reader technology to monitor where his estranged wife was located.

Heiar has since been removed from the department. Heiar has been booked into Sedgwick County Jail for one count of stalking and one count of unlawful acts concerning computers.

”Obviously if you’re an officer and you have access to a lot of probably secret information that the rest of us don’t have,

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Messerangriff auf Kinder: Täter «kaufte Rindfleisch, um zu üben»

Incident 1691: ChatGPT Was Reportedly Used to Plan Zürich-Oerlikon Knife Attack That Seriously Injured Three Five-Year-Old Boys

“Messerangriff auf Kinder: Täter «kaufte Rindfleisch, um zu üben»”
20min.ch2026-09-16

Messerangriff auf Kinder: Täter «kaufte Rindfleisch, um zu üben»

Ein chinesischer Student, der im Herbst 2024 in Zürich-Oerlikon auf drei Buben eingestochen hat, steht am Donnerstag wegen versuchten Mordes vor Gericht. Die Anklageschrift enthüllt weitere Details zur Tat.

Darum gehts

  • Ein chinesischer Student steht in Zürich wegen versuchten Mordes vor Gericht: Er stach am 1. Oktober 2024 in Oerlikon auf drei fünfjährige Buben ein.
  • Die Anklageschrift zeigt, dass der Mann die Tat minutiös plante – er nutzte ChatGPT und kaufte Rindfleisch, um Messerstiche zu üben.
  • Die Staatsanwaltsch
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You are invited to submit incident reports, whereupon submissions will be indexed and made discoverable to the world. Artificial intelligence will only be a benefit to people and society if we collectively record and learn from its failings. (Learn More)

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Strengthening AI Incident Monitoring and Reporting in Africa for Global AI Safety

By Marie Iradukunda

2026-08-28

The past few years have been marked by a series of AI safety and security incidents, ranging from multiple AI agents orchestrating severe cy...

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