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Indy, feds team up to fight crime in 'hot zones'
San Francisco Chronicle
Indianapolis Public Safety Director Troy Riggs announced a plan earlier this year that aims to identify the root causes of violent crime and the most dangerous people in five areas north, east and west of downtown that are plagued by violence. The ...

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Police Accused Of Excessive Force In Small Crime
CBS Local
STURGIS, Mich. (AP) - The case seemed simple: Solve the misdemeanor theft of a $14.99 phone charger. Three years later, it could be costly to the city of Sturgis. A federal appeals court said Friday that a jury should decide if officers used excessive ...

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Dan Walters: Can crime again be big issue in California?
The San Luis Obispo Tribune
Governors and legislators were elected and un-elected on the crime issue, and voters ousted a chief justice who was against capital punishment. During one four-year span, Republicans defeated three Democratic state senators by accusing them of being ...

Newsday
Mariano Rivera makes triumphant return to 'scene of crime' - Newsday
Newsday
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Mariano Rivera's return to the scene of the crime included a crime scene. Or at least some Yankees staff members' attempt at creating one. When the closer, whose 2012 season ended on the track here in left-center when he tore his ...

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Newsday
NYC gay hate crime nets arrests of Asllan Berisha, Brian Ramirez
Newsday
Asllan Berisha and Brian Ramirez, both 21, were arrested on charges of felony assault as a hate crime. No information on attorneys for the suspects was immediately available. Coleman said both victims suffered severe facial injuries and were treated at ...
Another Anti-Gay Hate Crime In NYC Puts Two Men In The HospitalInstinct Magazine (blog)

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Town Hall (blog)
Emily Miller: Obama, Nanny Bloomberg mum on steep drop in gun crime
Twitchy
On Tuesday, the Justice Department released a study showing that gun homicides in America have dropped 39 percent from 1993 to 2011, and non-fatal crimes involving firearms declined a whopping 69 percent. There is one gun-related statistic from Pew ...
Stats: Gun Crime Plummets Over Last Two Decades; Poll: Public Totally CluelessTown Hall (blog)
Editorial: Good news on crime front should be sharedThe Reporter
Liberal media spin on gun crime studies cranks upExaminer.com

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Crime-Plagued Oakland Loses New Police Chief After Two Days - Gawker
Gawker
Oakland is a world-class city with world-class terrible crime and a forever scandalized police force that often does more harm than good. Meet new OPD Chief Anthony Toribio and then say good-bye, because he's out after two days on the job.
Police chief in crime-ridden Oakland plans to retireYahoo! News
New Oakland crime plan has a familiar ringContra Costa Times
Mayor Quan welcomes consultant's plan to reduce crime in OaklandKTVU San Francisco
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St. John Parish Law Day addresses violent crime spike in the parish
NOLA.com
At the annual Law Day celebration in St. John the Baptist Parish on Friday morning, parish judges, attorneys and civic leaders took the opportunity to speak to middle school students about the recent spike in violent crime that has plagued the parish ...

New York Times (blog)
Crime Report: A Deli Theft, Unauthorized Bank Activity and Home Burglaries
New York Times (blog)
Including the crime above, 21 felonies and seven arrests were reported in the 88th Precinct between April 29 and May 6, a slight increase from the previous week when 18 felonies and six arrests were reported. In this report, locals told police that ...

Smartphones driving violent crime across US
Network World
IDG News Service - On Feb. 27th in the middle of the afternoon, a 16-year-old girl was walking through San Francisco's Mission district when she was ordered at gun point to hand over her cellphone. The robbery was one of 10 serious crimes in the city ...

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Smartphones driving violent crime across US
PCWorld
On Feb. 27th in the middle of the afternoon, a 16-year-old girl was walking through San Francisco's Mission district when she was ordered at gun point to hand over her cellphone. The robbery was one of 10 serious crimes in the city that day, and they ...

Drug Dealers Trade Crime for Peace in Rio de Janeiro
Inter Press Service
He became an almost mythical figure in the world of organised crime as the drug baron of Morro da Mangueira, a violent shantytown where drug traffickers held sway. Half of his life – 25 years – was dedicated to the drug trade. He had plenty of ready ...

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Yahoo! News (blog)
Another Cleveland neighborhood—site of city's last gruesome crime—struggles ...
Yahoo! News (blog)
CLEVELAND—The neighborhood around the dilapidated home where three women were held prisoner for a decade continued to bustle with police and media activity on Friday amid a steady stream of curious onlookers. Police stand guard over the vicious ...

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Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office West Bank crime report, May 9
NOLA.com
This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for the west bank of Jefferson Parish. Locations are approximate due to automated location methods and address inconsistencies, the Sheriff's Office ...

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Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office east bank crime report, May 9
NOLA.com
This information reflects initial calls for service reported by the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office for the east bank of Jefferson Parish. Locations are approximate due to automated location methods and address inconsistencies, the Sheriff's Office ...

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Reason (blog)
Americans Who Favor Stricter Gun Control Believe Gun Crime Has Increased
Reason (blog)
According to a recent Rasmussen poll, 64 percent of Americans who favor stricter gun control laws in the United States also have the misperception that gun crime has gone up in the past 20 years. A plurality (43 percent) of those who oppose stricter ...
Stats: Gun Crime Plummets Over Last Two Decades; Poll: Public Totally CluelessTown Hall (blog)
Editorial: Good news on crime front should be sharedThe Reporter
Liberal media spin on gun crime studies cranks upExaminer.com

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Germany arrests two Dutch suspected of cyber crime bank heist
Reuters
"We have arrested two Dutch people in Germany who apparently took part in this crime," a spokesman for the office said. He added the two had come to Duesseldorf with the purpose of withdrawing the money in Germany. The two suspects are accused of ...

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Did crime plummet after US let guns into national parks?
PolitiFact
Tom Coburn, R-Okla., said on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" that violent crimes in national parks fell 85 percent after a gun ban was lifted in 2010. Is that correct? During an interview on the MSNBC show Morning Joe, Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., argued for ...

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Live coverage: Crime scene evidence continues in Harris trial - Pantagraph.com
Bloomington Pantagraph
Testimony of Michael Oyer, now director of the Central Illinois Police Training Center, about the crime scene will continue when the trial resumes this morning. Pantagraph.com will have live coverage from the courtroom. Check back here throughout the ...

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Washington Times
MILLER: Bloomberg, Obama and liberal media muzzled about gun crime decline
Washington Times
The survey showed the public wasn't that much more knowledgeable on recent crime data. Asked about trends in firearms crimes “in recent years,” 45 percent thought the number had gone up, 39 percent thought it was the same. Just 10 percent were correct ...