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Say, why is there crime-scene tape wrapped around a playground attraction? - Hot Air

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 14:54

Say, why is there crime-scene tape wrapped around a playground attraction?
Hot Air
Say, why is there crime-scene tape wrapped around a playground attraction? posted at 5:51 pm on January 31, 2013 by Ed Morrissey. Better yet, why will Fairfax County, Virginia spend $135,000 to trash a $35,000 gift from the PTA? Rest assured … it's ...

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Crime Ring Accused of Targeting Vacationing <i>Los Angeles Times</i ... - Gawker

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 14:05

Crime Ring Accused of Targeting Vacationing <i>Los Angeles Times</i ...
Gawker
Crime Ring Accused of Targeting Vacationing Los Angeles Times Subscribers Police have busted a four-man crime ring in Los Angeles who had, for three years, been targeting the homes of Los Angeles Times subscribers while they were on vacation.

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Second mistrial declared in SF crime lab scandal - abc7news.com

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 13:05

abc7news.com
Second mistrial declared in SF crime lab scandal
abc7news.com
SAN FRANCISCO -- A mistrial was declared for a second time in federal court Thursday in the case of a former San Francisco police crime laboratory technician accused of taking small amounts of cocaine from the facility in 2009. U.S. District Judge ...

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Tinley crime stats largely flat in 2012 - Chicago Tribune

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 11:55

Tinley crime stats largely flat in 2012
Chicago Tribune
Crime stats remained mostly flat in Tinley Park in 2012, but residents this year can expect to see an increase in arrests in some key areas, Chief Steve Neubauer said. The Police Department late last year formed a tactical unit that will target chronic ...

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Shot, killed Kaufman County Assistant DA identified, Crime Stoppers issues reward - WFAA

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 11:49

Shot, killed Kaufman County Assistant DA identified, Crime Stoppers issues reward
WFAA
A Kaufman County assistant district attorney was shot dead outside the courthouse Thursday, spurring a complete lockdown of the grounds and an active search for the two shooters. Kaufman County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Pat Laney said the ...

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Check out Detailed Crime Patterns in YOUR Neighborhood! - Philadelphia Magazine (blog)

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 11:40

Check out Detailed Crime Patterns in YOUR Neighborhood!
Philadelphia Magazine (blog)
Today, AxisPhilly, formerly Philadelphia Public Interest Information Network (I approve of the name change), launched its spiffy new website. Among the features you'll see there today is a detailed, well-designed interactive map that documents crime ...

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Crime Down in Skokie During 2012 - Marks Fifth Consecutive Year of Decline in ... - Chicago Tribune

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 11:36

Crime Down in Skokie During 2012 - Marks Fifth Consecutive Year of Decline in ...
Chicago Tribune
Village Manager Al Rigoni comments on the statistics, “I congratulate Chief Scarpelli and the men and women of the Police Department in the successful effort to reduce crime. Skokie has achieved the steady reduction of crime in the community because of ...

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Shelton man faces 13 years in crime spree - Ct Post

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 10:45

Shelton man faces 13 years in crime spree
Ct Post
BRIDGEPORT -- A Shelton man, who went on a crime spree robbing businesses in Fairfield, Bridgeport and Stratford last year, is facing 13 years in prison after accepting a plea bargain Thursday. "That's what happened for the most part," Christopher ...

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Violent crime in schools actually dropped 74 percent from 1992 to 2010, Hoover ... - al.com (blog)

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 10:37

Violent crime in schools actually dropped 74 percent from 1992 to 2010, Hoover ...
al.com (blog)
HOOVER, Alabama - Even though shootings and other violence in schools seem to be grabbing more headlines these days, violent crime in schools is actually down nationally, Hoover police Chief Nick Derzis said in a speech to Hoover city leaders today.

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Cops Zero In on Crown Heights Crime as New Residents Rush In - DNAinfo

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 09:55

Cops Zero In on Crown Heights Crime as New Residents Rush In
DNAinfo
Despite a heavy police presence, the block of Union Street between Franklin and Bedford avenues remains among the most crime-ridden in the area, neighbors say. "I've noticed that there are a lot of shady guys around all the time," said Leah Mollin ...

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Cambridge crime totals sinking - Boston.com

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 08:56

Cambridge crime totals sinking
Boston.com
Crime in Cambridge continues to drop, as police said Thursday that the number of serious crimes in 2012 fell by 3 percent, sinking to the lowest mark in almost 50 years. Violent crimes fell from 436 in 2011 to 414 in 2012, contributing to a trend that ...
Police: Cambridge hits historic low in crimeWicked Local

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Crime alerts for Florence and 13 other LA neighborhoods - Los Angeles Times

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 06:50

Crime alerts for Florence and 13 other LA neighborhoods
Los Angeles Times
Crime reports are up significantly for the latest week in 14 L.A. neighborhoods, according to an analysis of LAPD data by the Los Angeles Times' Crime L.A. database. Three neighborhoods reported a significant increase in violent crime. Florence (A) was ...

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Police: Cambridge hits historic low in crime - Wicked Local

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 05:47

Police: Cambridge hits historic low in crime
Wicked Local
Cambridge registered the lowest number of violent crime last year than has ever been recorded in the 44 years of collecting data, Cambridge Police Commissioner Robert Haas announced Wednesday. For the fourth year running, violent crime in Cambridge ...

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Surveillance cameras prove helpful in crime probes - Philadelphia Inquirer

Thu, 01/31/2013 - 00:02

Philadelphia Inquirer
Surveillance cameras prove helpful in crime probes
Philadelphia Inquirer
To city officials and law-enforcement experts, the footage offered another reminder of the crucial, ever-growing role that surveillance cameras play in helping authorities fight - and solve - crime. "I don't think we needed this incident to remind us ...

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Opinion: Hate crime legislation has good intentions, but falls flat - LSU The Reveille

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 23:36

Opinion: Hate crime legislation has good intentions, but falls flat
LSU The Reveille
Levy said Congress defines a hate crime as a criminal act “in which the defendant's conduct was motivated by hatred, bias, or prejudice, based on the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ethnicity, gender, or sexual orientation ...

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Efficient way to fight crime: Just go where the crashes are - KATU

Wed, 01/30/2013 - 23:23

Efficient way to fight crime: Just go where the crashes are
KATU
When Clark County sheriff's deputies combined a map showing traffic collisions (in red) and a map showing property crimes (light blue) they found the dark-blue areas, which are high crime, high traffic collision areas. Police say they can then ...

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