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The Richmond, Va., police officer who reported two of his fellow officers for allegedly talking about killing the president has been fired from the department,... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/hunter-stuart/

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48 Hours Exclusive: Murder suspect Andrea Sneiderman's friends proclaim her ...
CBS News
(CBS) Today in an Atlanta courtroom, Andrea Sneiderman appeared for a hearing regarding charges that she arranged the November 2010 murder of her husband, Rusty Sneiderman. Andrea, her lawyers and the prosecutors have been ordered by the judge ...
Trial date set for Georgia widow in murder plotSan Francisco Chronicle
Court Hearing Set for Andrea Sneiderman in Murder Plot13WMAZ
Court hearing set for Georgia widow in murder plotOnline Athens

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Crime down again in city of Naples
Naples Daily News
Decreases in aggravated assaults and larcenies led to a lower number of reported crimes in the city of Naples last year, according to new data. The numbers, released by Naples police on Thursday, are reported to the Florida Department of Law ...

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LOS ANGELES — More testing must be done to determine the cause of death of a 21-year-old Canadian tourist whose body was found wedged in... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anna-almendrala/

MILWAUKEE -- A 76-year-old woman accused of killing her infant daughter more than 55 years ago in southern Wisconsin has reached a plea agreement, prosecutors... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

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New crime-prediction research highlights the promise of big data
GigaOM
I'm taking a break from writing about the nitty gritty of Hadoop to highlight yet another promising use case for big data — fighting crime. A new study by University of Michigan researchers details a method for using — according to a university press ...

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — A winner of the TV talent show "Latin American Idol" who was once loved by thousands in her native Dominican... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ana-benedetti/

WASHINGTON — A federal judge has turned down a bid to block the execution of a Georgia man who is scheduled to be executed Thursday.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/

During a Facebook Town Hall on Tuesday, Vice President Joe Biden may have inadvertently advised his wife to break the law when he recalled telling... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

MEXICO CITY -- Prosecutors in Mexico say they have charged two policemen with raping an Italian woman in a Caribbean beach town where she lives.... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ryan-craggs/

* Model Steenkamp sought role in anti-rape campaign * Friends hope boyfriend's trial will bring justice By Stella Mapenzauswa JOHANNESBURG, Feb 21 (Reuters) - The... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

Mexico's war on crime now ranks among Latin America's bloodiest conflicts
MiamiHerald.com
MEXICO CITY -- The revelation that as many as 27,000 people may have gone missing in Mexico in recent years renews attention to the huge human toll left by the war on crime that former President Felipe Calderon waged during his six years in office.

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Defense: Mayor in corruption case is uneducated
San Francisco Chronicle
... his lawyer told a jury in closing arguments Thursday. Former Mayor Oscar Hernandez didn't have a college or high school degree and didn't even finish elementary school, defense attorney Stanley Friedman said at the corruption trial. Hernandez is ...
Calif. City Corruption Case Heading to CloseABC News
Rizzo at center of Bell corruption, defendants sayLos Angeles Times
Closing Arguments Begin In Bell Corruption TrialCBS Local
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It sounds like the plot of a bad movie. Bugging your boss' office. Sending naked photos around to co-workers. It all happened in the agency whose motto is "fidelity, bravery, integrity."

James Beckwith, former president of Southern Vermont College in Bennington, Vt., killed himself Wednesday with a self-inflicted gunshot, according to the Associated Press. He was... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-mcguinness/

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Dennard's crime usually carries a sentence of six months or less
NBCSports.com
The bad news for Patriots cornerback Alfonzo Dennard is that he could be sentenced to up to six years in prison after he was convicted of assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest. The good news is that other people convicted of the same crimes ...

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An autopsy has not yet been able to determine the cause of death for Elisa Lam, a Vancouver woman whose body was found in a... The Huffington Post B.C. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andree-lau/

Technology Helps Continued Fight to Bring Down American Crime Rates
Huffington Post (blog)
Despite frightening news reports we see on a nightly basis, crime rates around the world have been dropping for decades. Property crimes, for example, have fallen by more than 25 percent in the past two decades, despite years of recession and stagnant ...

Lowering crime rates using next century's technology has been an effort put forth by both public and private entities. Here are three examples of commonplace place items that have become excellent detectives. Drew Hendricks http://www.huffingtonpost.com/drew-hendricks/

In a ruling released Thursday, the Colorado Supreme Court reversed an order to close a hearing in the Jessica Ridgeway murder case to the public.... Andrea Rael http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea rael/