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Holder talks crime in Haiti
Politico
Holder talked with the leaders of mostly English-speaking Caribbean countries about crime problems, efforts to curb weapons and drug trafficking and a need to alert countries in the region about imminent deportations at the conference of the Caribbean ...
Crime, security top Caricom agenda in HaitiTrinidad Guardian

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We have 'strong' evidence against Modi in riot case: Activist
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Ahmedabad: Social activist Teesta Setalvad on Monday claimed there is "strong" evidence against Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi, whom the SIT has given a clean chit in the post-Godhra riot case, in a complaint filed by Zakia Jafri, wife of slain ...

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MADRID -- Authorities say a Spanish woman walked into a bank branch in a small eastern city, doused herself with flammable liquid and set herself... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eline-gordts/

Misha Friedman's Photo51 Series Examines Corruption In Russia (PHOTOS)
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Friedman's newest series, called Photo51: Is Corruption in Russia's DNA?, delves into one of the country's most pervasive problems -- the prevalence of corruption in all levels of society. Friedman was approached for the project by the Institute of ...

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For photographer Misha Friedman, all great stories start with a question. Friedman's newest series, called Photo51: Is Corruption in Russia's DNA?, delves into one of... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eline-gordts/

Dad is identified as ARMIN WAND III.

http://www.marshfieldnewsherald.com/viewart/20130215/WDH01/302150441/

Father convicted of killing sons

Feb 15, 2013

Armin Wand III, 32, the father of three children killed in a house fire in southwestern Wisconsin last Friday, left, and his 18-year-old brother, Jeremy Wand are shown in mug shots. Wand pleaded guilty today in a deal with prosecutors to four counts of first-degree intentional homicide, one felony murder through arson of a building and one count of arson of a building.

Written by The Associated Press

DARLINGTON, Wis.— An Argyle man has been convicted of killing his sons and his unborn child in a house fire.

Thirty-three-year-old Armin Wand pleaded guilty today in a deal with prosecutors to four counts of first-degree intentional homicide, one felony murder through arson of a building and one count of arson of a building. Prosecutors dropped two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide.

Wand faces life in prison when he’s sentenced on April 17.

Authorities say he set his rented house on fire in September in hopes of killing his family and collecting insurance money. His three sons died in the fire. His wife and his 2-year-old daughter escaped, but the fetus his wife was carrying died.

Wand’s 18-year-old brother faces similar charges and is set for a separate trial.

Toronto Star
Quebec corruption inquiry: Alleged Mafia go-between known as 'Mr. Sidewalk ...
Toronto Star
MONTREAL—The Quebec corruption inquiry arrived at the doorstep of the Sicilian Mafia on Monday as Nicolo Milioto — the man known as “Mr. Sidewalk” — began his testimony. The elderly construction boss was little known before the Charbonneau inquiry ...
Construction boss clarifies $10000 Union Montréal cheque storyCBC.ca

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JOHANNESBURG, Feb 18 (Reuters) - Ever since 'Blade Runner' Oscar Pistorius's girlfriend was shot dead in his Pretoria home last week, South African papers have... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/anjali-sareen/

Hmm. Can't help but wonder if this was a custody/visitation situation. Notice that Daddy was alone with the baby, and it was Daddy's mother who came home from work at called 911. Notice that Daddy has contradictory cover stories, and that there is past evidence of abuse. This is typical of violent abusers.

 Dad is identified as JEREMY JAMES MURRAY.

http://www.ocala.com/article/20130216/ARTICLES/130219743/1005/sports01?p=1&tc=pg

Dad denied bond in death of 6-week-old daughter

By Austin L. Miller Staff writer

Published: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 6:58 p.m.

Last Modified: Saturday, February 16, 2013 at 6:58 p.m.

A judge denied bond Saturday morning for a 29-year-old father accused of murder and aggravated child abuse in the Feb. 1 death of his 6-week-old daughter, Ember.

At Jeremy James Murray’s first appearance at the Marion County Jail, a public defender asked Judge Robert Hodges if he would consider a bond for Murray, who an assistant state attorney said has no criminal convictions. Hodges denied the request for bond.

After conferring with Murray, the public defender loudly stated that her client would not be talking to the press so the press could leave. The only press that was present in the courtroom was the Star-Banner.

Murray, who sat in the front row at his brief hearing, crying softly and mostly keeping to himself, declined to be interviewed by a Star-Banner reporter.

A woman who answered the phone at Murray’s home said the child’s mother, Jordan Whaley, was unavailable for comment, and the woman, who didn’t identify herself, said she had no comment.

Murray, meantime, has been placed on suicide watch, officials said.

Sheriff’s deputies arrested Murray at his Silver Springs Shores residence late Friday morning and transported him to the jail for booking.

In a report, Detectives Stacey Skinner and Cliff Whiteside said they had interviewed Murray on Jan. 30, and he told them he was in bed with Ember when she began kicking.

He said he picked her up and was going to put her in the bassinet when he tripped over a weight bench and crashed into the bassinet. He was alone in the home at the time the incident occurred, and didn’t call 911 because he was trying to figure out what was wrong with the infant.

Ember’s grandmother, Colleen Buelow, called 911 when she arrived home from work. The woman said she and Murray both performed CPR on the child until the ambulance arrived.

In their investigation, detectives were told that the child had suffered massive skull fractures and there were possible signs of past injuries.

The injuries detected by a medical examiner were consistent with what Murray told detectives, authorities said.

Murray was then re-interviewed by the detectives, and they said he changed his story, saying that when he tripped, his daughter was on his right shoulder. He added that he fell over the bassinet and into the wall, detectives said. Murray said he then fell into the bassinet.

Again, the medical examiner was told about the explanation, which the official didn’t believe would cause the injuries that Ember had suffered.

After a discussion between the State Attorney’s Office, detectives and other officials, a decision was made to charge Murray.

Daily Mail
Pistorius to Seek Bail Ahead of Girlfriend Murder Trial
Bloomberg
Oscar Pistorius, the South African gold-medal winning Paralympian, will today seek bail in a Pretoria court after being charged with the murder of his model girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp. Prosecutor Gerrie Nel, who in 2010 won the corruption conviction ...
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Jaswant Gill Charged With Murder Of Wife, Gurpreet Gill
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A Vancouver-area man has been charged with the murder of his wife who disappeared in 2006, police announced Monday. Gurpreet Gill, 33, vanished more than six years ago. Her relatives reported her missing when they had not heard from her. She was in ...
Husband arrested in Vancouver woman's 2006 murder after remains found in ...Vancouver Sun
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NY1
NRA's LaPierre riles some New Yorkers with post-Sandy crime claims
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In fact, according to crime statistics, looting did jump in some neighborhoods hit hard by Sandy, but overall crime plunged. And in the areas that saw upticks in looting, the actual numbers would not seem to be high enough to match the nightmarish ...
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Southaven Takes Aim At Apartment Crime
WREG.com - Memphis news & weather from WREG Television, News Channel 3
(Southaven, MS) Mandi Hillenburg lives just down the road from some Southaven apartments and says they have a bad reputation, ”Yes they do.” “Why?” “There's drugs, all kinds of crime in 'em.” For years, police have responded to crimes, started extra ...

Pitchfork Media
The Riot Grrrl Collection at NYU Is Getting a Book
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The Fales Collection at New York University's Bobst Library houses the Riot Grrrl Collection, an archive of zines, journals, artwork, correspondences, and other documents from the movement spanning 1989-1996. It features contributions from Bikini Kill ...

UNNAMED DAD. Notice that the child has been turned over to CPS. What happened to the mother of this child?

http://www.kansascity.com/2013/02/18/4072880/police-say-dad-abandoned-toddler.html

Police say dad abandoned toddler in moving car after 100 mph chase

February 18

A father who led police on a 100 mph chase through Grandview abandoned his 2-year-old son in a moving car unrestrained, police said.

Police said they spotted the red 2003 Dodge Stratus speeding south on the West Frontage Road south of Blue Ridge Boulevard about 4:30 a.m. Sunday.

When the officer attempted to stop the car, the driver took the ramp to southbound Interstate 49 and accelerated to more than 100 mph.

The driver exited at East 140th Street and continued speeding down the Frontage Road. Police said they stopped chasing the car when it ran a red light at 140th Street.

The officer found the red Dodge Stratus still rolling in the 14400 block of the Frontage Road.

The car rolled to a stop and the officer found the 2-year-old boy inside. The toddler was not in a car seat and was unrestrained, police said.

Kansas City police helped Grandview officers search for the driver.

Police said they found the toddler’s father hiding in waist-deep water of a nearby creek. Police said they believe he was under the influence of drugs, and he was taken to a hospital for treatment of hypothermia.

The child was turned over to the Missouri Division of Family Services.

FAIRDEALING, Mo. •  Two people are dead and two others hospitalized after what authorities are calling a murder-suicide in southeast Missouri.

Ripley County Sheriff Ron Barnett says the deaths happened Saturday night in a rural home near Fairdealing, about 140 miles south of St. Louis in southeast Missouri.

Barnett says a couple argued when the woman wanted to leave their home, and the woman's family came to help her move out. He says Colton Turner, 23,  shot and killed his girlfriend's father, Dean McColley Sr. He also stabbed his girlfriend's mother and brother before killing himself.

KFVS reports one stabbing victim was sent to an area hospital, while the other was flown to Memphis, Tenn., for treatment.

The incident is still under investigation.

The reaction of Daddy's family is very typical for abusers. Blame Mom for everything in the universe, but don't hold Dad responsible for everything.

I'm inclined to think that courts got it right in this instance. Any father who engages in juvenile police chases at 130 miles an hour with a frightened 5-year-old child in the car is too freaking immature, at best, to have any custodial rights.

Dad, who managed to kill himself in this crash, is identified as JEREMIAH ELDON JOHNSON.

http://www.shreveporttimes.com/article/D2/20130218/NEWS01/130217017/High-speed-crash-killed-fugitive-father-still-under-investigation

High-speed crash that killed fugitive father still under investigation

Feb. 17, 2013 10:57 PM

Written by The Des Moines Register

Law enforcement officials continue to investigate the crash that killed a man and sent his son to the hospital after a high-speed chase early Friday morning.

Johnnathen Eldon Johnson, 5, was in the back seat of a car driven by his father, Jeremiah Eldon Johnson, 33, when it struck a parked police car in Indianola at an estimated 130 mph. Johnnathen Johnson was found crying on the floor of the car behind the driver’s seat after the crash. His father was pronounced dead at the scene.

“All we’re involved in now is the technical investigation after he hit the squad car,” said Sgt. Scott Bright of the Iowa State Patrol on Sunday.

As of Saturday, Johnnathen Johnson was listed in stable condition. An update on his medical condition was not available Sunday.

Bright said the crash investigation could take up to three or four weeks to complete.

The chase took place after a series of domestic incidents and a custody battle that both authorities and family members said left Jeremiah Johnson on the run with his child. It started near Clive and ended in Indianola.

Some of Jeremiah Johnson’s family on Saturday said he was deeply concerned about the welfare of his child, particularly after his ex-wife April Lozano had been granted full custody of the child in July. Jeremiah Johnson believed a man Lozano had been seeing was an ex-convict, they said.

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) -
A woman who died in an apparent domestic incident at a south Las Vegas home was stabbed 17 times, while two children were at the residence the entire time, according to the victim's relatives.

Las Vegas Metro police responded to a call about 11:30 p.m. Sunday in the area of Maryland Parkway and Silverado Ranch Boulevard.

According to Metro, officers made forced entry into the home and found the woman suffering from multiple stab wounds. She was taken to a local medical facility, where she was pronounced dead.

Detectives determined the woman's boyfriend was involved in the stabbing, and he was taken into custody, police said.

While authorities have not yet released the victim's name, family members identified the woman as Sharron Jones.

Family members told FOX5 the incident happened after a birthday party.

The relatives also said, citing Metro, the woman was stabbed 17 times.

Police initially noted the couple had no history of domestic violence. Family members were allowed inside the home after 7 a.m. Monday.

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- A man is facing charges as the investigation of a death at a Tallahassee apartment complex continues.

The body of 45-year-old Mary Scurry was discovered early Monday morning at Hickory Hills Apartments on Jackson Bluff Road. Deputies say that her body was found in a pool side bathroom at the complex.

At 2:40 a.m. that same morning, 24-year-old Steven Ives turned himself in to the Leon County Sheriff's Office. Ives reportedly showed up with blood on his clothes and told deputies that he'd done something “bad” but would not elaborate. Officials say that Ives also mentioned the bathroom at the apartment complex, where Scurry's body was found.

As detectives investigated the scene of the crime by interviewing people and collecting evidence, they say they discovered that Ives had been arguing with Scurry earlier in the evening.

Court records show that Curry obtained an Injunction for Protection against Domestic Violence on January 14, 2013. Ives was served with that protection order three days later.

Ives was taken to the county jail.He's charged with murder and aggravated stalking.

An autopsy is scheduled on Tuesday, February 18.