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Las Vegas police said photos it released of a "person of interest" sought in connection with a triple homicide show the wrong person.

There's nothing we can do to fix the U-District crime rate
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The only way to eradicate crime in the U-District would be to remove the students. Even decreasing crime seems tough considering that enrollment at the UW is increasing. It would be impressive if our police force was able to keep crime at its current ...

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PASCO COUNTY, Fla. — Authorities say a man who worked at Pizza Hut is accused of impersonating a Pasco County Sheriff's Deputy to impress his girlfriend.

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office says 37-year-old Christopher Sharp was trying to impress his girlfriend. But the scheme landed him in jail after his Feb. 22 arrest.

The Tampa Tribune reports that between August and January he told his live-in girlfriend that he was a Pasco deputy.

He came home wearing a Pasco County Sheriff's uniform and often told his girlfriend, family and friends stories about things that happened during his shift.

He even entertained partygoers on New Year's Eve with stories about DUI enforcement he'd been involved with earlier that evening.  More

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The Arizona Department of Corrections says convicted murderer Christina Black apparently killed herself on Tuesday.

Black, a 52-year-old former Apache Junction resident, had been in prison since 1999, when she was sentenced to life after fessing up to murdering her grandmother with a piece of fruit.

According to a 1999 Associated Press story, Black's grandmother, 88-year-old Helen Gerstung, died in April 1995, and Apache Junction cops found no signs of foul play.

Black moved to Florida after her grandmother's death, and a year later, phoned up police in Orlando to confess -- she had killed her grandmother with a kiwi fruit, a blanket, and a plastic bag.

Indeed, according to that AP story, police exhumed Gerstung's body, and found kiwi seeds in her mouth, chunks of kiwi in her throat, and six of her ribs had been broken.  More

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A Florida man is facing a misdemeanor charge after allegedly battering a teenage relative with a Taco Bell burrito.

Police allege that Erik Brown, 36, throttled the 16-year-old boy in the face with the burrito during a February 15 domestic dispute at a Port St. Lucie residence.

The victim told cops that he was having a “verbal altercation” with his mother and Brown, his brother-in-law, when Brown “asked his mother to bring him the burrito,” according to an arrest affidavit.

Brown then allegedly threw the burrito “with force” at the victim, striking the boy in the face with the fast food item. While

interviewing the teen, cops noted that he had “burrito cheese, sauce and meat all over his clothing and face.”  Full Article

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League of Legends Developer Opens Riot Games Sydney Office
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League of Legends developer Riot Games has revealed a new Sydney-based office has today opened their doors, with plans on supporting the Oceanic based region in many various ways. Riot Games Sydney is official. Known for its beaches, opera house, ...

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Woman accused of Arizona lover's murder gave conflicting evidence
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PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona court heard how a woman charged with capital murder felt "like a goddess" with her slain lover, as prosecutors on Wednesday cited contradictions to previous testimony in which she said the relationship made her feel "like ...
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US Attorney vows teamwork in fighting violent crime US Attorney vows teamwork ...
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“We want to let the public know our office is committed to working on a task force basis and proactive basis with local state and federal law enforcement working together to address violent crime and gang activity in our neighborhoods in our larger ...
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A police officer accused of a cannibalism plot spent hours online with a man who was kicked off a fetish website because his fantasies were too dark and real, testimony Wednesday revealed.

How were inmates inside a Texas prison allegedly able to make cell phone calls, plot crimes and acquire drugs?

Prosecution, defense rest in 2007 'revenge' murder trial
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On the third day of Prater's murder trial, defense attorneys called two witnesses before resting their case in an attempt to spare 28-year-old Prater from spending years — and possibly the rest of his life — in prison. Their first witness was ...

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Seattle police using software to predict crime locations
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Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Police Chief John Diaz announced Wednesday that the Police Department has begun using new “predictive policing” software in the city's East and Southwest precincts as part of an effort to cut crime and eliminate biased ...
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Six teens indicted on murder charges in stabbing at Woodley Park Metro station
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Initially, only one teen, Chavez Myers, 17, of District Heights, was charged with first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Olijawon Griffin on Nov. 17. The other five had been charged as adults with robbery, and their case was severed from Myers's ...
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Colorado Rep. Rhonda Fields' harassment: Free speech or a crime?
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But now police and prosecutors must determine whether Franklin Glenn Sain was exercising his free speech or committing a crime. That line is sometimes blurry, experts say. And whether it was crossed could depend on the ability to link Sain not only to ...

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Frugality, anti-corruption affect luxury brands
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Sales of luxury goods on the Chinese mainland, a fast growing market for the sector in recent years, are on the decline as the country fights against corruption and extravagance. "Sales have dropped a lot," said a salesman of a Parker pens brand store ...

Crime reporters protest treatment of press
Jerusalem Post
A group of around 10 Israeli crime reporters walked out of an event held at Tel Aviv Police Headquarters on Wednesday, to protest what they say has been police mismanagement of their relationship with the press, which has kept them from reporting on ...

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Riot Games opens Sydney office
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League of Legends developer Riot Games has opened an Australian office. Riot Games Sydney will house teams involved with marketing, eSports and community, and will apparently “craft unique experiences on the web and on the ground to support the ...
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A Virginia man who plead guilty in juvenile court to a 2007 rape and breaking and entering charge on the advice of a court-appointed lawyer will have a chance to clear his name at a hearing in July to determine if the lawyer violated his right to effective defense.

The Free Lance Star reports that on June 4, 2007, 15-year-old Edgar Coker had consensual sexual relations with his 14-year-old neighbor in the girl's bedroom. At the time, the girl claimed rape to avoid getting into trouble with her mother. But two months after Coker was sent to juvenile detention, she admitted the fabrication. Now, both families want to clear Coker's record.

Now 21, Coker was released from custody three years ago, but was required to register as a sex offender. Since then, a team of attorneys, including the Innocence Project at the University of Virginia Law School, has been trying to get his name removed from the registry.

The hearing is scheduled for July 16 and 17.

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