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Island Crime Beat: Eye for an eye defense doesn't stack up - Thegardenisland.com

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 03:09

Island Crime Beat: Eye for an eye defense doesn't stack up
Thegardenisland.com
A Kalaheo man was recently sentenced to 60 days in jail, with credit for time served, for a second-degree theft charge. The sentence itself (especially since the man had already served his time) wasn't noteworthy, but the case does offer a lesson ...

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Green Bay crime up dramatically in first half of 2012 - Green Bay Press Gazette

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 02:09

Green Bay crime up dramatically in first half of 2012
Green Bay Press Gazette
Nationally, violent crime went up only 1.9 percent in the first six months of 2012 compared with that same period the year before, and property crimes increased 1.5 percent, according to the FBI's preliminary semiannual uniform crime report released ...
Violent crime rises dramatically in Green BayMilwaukee Journal Sentinel

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Tackling Crime Through Job Creation - AllAfrica.com

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 01:01

Tackling Crime Through Job Creation
AllAfrica.com
Observers say that the socio-economic problem is compounded by the fact that several thousands of jobless youths have been forced into crime because of idleness. They, nonetheless, contend that while there are no justifiable reasons for anyone to take ...

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Senate committee approves bill to grant voting rights to felons - Daily Press

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 00:17

Senate committee approves bill to grant voting rights to felons
Daily Press
We reported last week that a Virginia House of Delegates subcommittee killed off legislation to begin the process of amending the state constitution to grant voting rights back to some convicted felons. Last week, however, a comparable Senate committee ...

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Expert to discuss city's meth crime - Stockton Record

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 00:09

Expert to discuss city's meth crime
Stockton Record
STOCKTON - An award-winning journalist who spent a year and a half documenting the impact of methamphetamine on America's rural communities will be in Stockton on Thursday to speak on meth-driven crime here. Scott Thomas Anderson will be the ...

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Weintraub: Is realignment to blame for uptick in crime? - OCRegister

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 00:03

Weintraub: Is realignment to blame for uptick in crime?
OCRegister
Those three words became a part of our language thanks to local television news, which employed them to tease viewers into staying up late to see footage of the latest grisly crime scene. Article Tab: Sacramento County Deputy Sheriff Chris Carroll ...

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Marcos Breton: Grisly crime makes the case for reforming California death penalty - Sacramento Bee

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 00:01

Marcos Breton: Grisly crime makes the case for reforming California death penalty
Sacramento Bee
Words cannot fully account for the physical, spiritual and psychological damage Hirschfield's crimes exacted on the families of two young people forever dubbed "The Davis Sweethearts" in media stories stretching across six U.S. presidencies. Some loved ...

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Dan Walters: California's crime data conflicts need airing - Sacramento Bee

Sun, 01/27/2013 - 00:00

Dan Walters: California's crime data conflicts need airing
Sacramento Bee
Gov. Jerry Brown's realignment of the state's penal system is a year old and he claims it's been so successful in reducing prison overcrowding that federal judges should butt out, even though it hasn't reached the mandated level of 137.5 percent of ...

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Crime and courts: 1/27 - The Journal News | LoHud.com

Sat, 01/26/2013 - 23:38

Crime and courts: 1/27
The Journal News | LoHud.com
SOUTHEAST — A 24-year-old Port Chester man found with drugs allegedly used his own body to smash two storefront windows Thursday night then fought with police, Port Chester police Lt. James Ladeairous said. Brandon Devers was arrested about 10 ...

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DCI Asks Public to Fight Cyber Crime - AllAfrica.com

Sat, 01/26/2013 - 23:01

DCI Asks Public to Fight Cyber Crime
AllAfrica.com
THE Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) has said that it is taking measures to ensure that all the players in the Information Technology sector work cohesively to curb cyber crime in the country. Speaking to the 'Sunday News' recently in Dar es ...

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Russia Arrests 23 In Organized Crime Raid - RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Sat, 01/26/2013 - 22:27

RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty

Russia Arrests 23 In Organized Crime Raid
RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty
Russian authorities say 23 people have been arrested at a meeting where suspected organized crime figures were discussing strategy following the killing of a reputed leading criminal chief. The police raid occurred January 26 at the Family Elite Club ...
Russian police arrest 23 in organised crime raidThe Guardian

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Violent Crime, Drugs Linked - Wheeling Intelligencer

Sat, 01/26/2013 - 21:47

Wheeling Intelligencer

Violent Crime, Drugs Linked
Wheeling Intelligencer
Violent crimes such as rape and robbery were up dramatically last year in Wheeling. So were drug offenses. In all likelihood, that is not a coincidence. Wheeling police investigated 33 "forcible sex offenses" last year, more than twice as many as in 2011.
Despite Drop in Overall Crime Rate, Sex Offenses on the UpswingWTRF

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