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CHICAGO — A public quarrel between one former and one current attorney for Drew Peterson over who is to blame for the suburban Chicago police... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kim-bellware/

National Post
With Borsellino defending cash gifts to politicians, corruption inquiry shifts ...
CTV News
MONTREAL--Quebec's corruption inquiry begins a 10-day break from public hearings just as it turns its flashlight toward the shadowy corners of provincial politics. A construction boss was grilled Thursday over his donations to the province's political ...
Quebec corruption inquiry shifts focus to provincial party financingOttawa Citizen
Quebec corruption inquiry focuses on construction boss' credibilityNational Post
Quebec construction boss fingers civil servant in corruption inquiry testimonyGlobe and Mail
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Oakland Officials Confounded By Surge In Violent Crime
NPR
February 7, 2013. Oakland, Calif., is among the U.S. cities that's seen an increase in violence over the last year. The uptick in crime comes as the police department is also under pressure from a federal court to reform its ways. Share. Facebook ...

LOS ANGELES -- A 12-year-old boy accused of making a prank call that sent police racing to Ashton Kutcher's home was charged Thursday with making... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathleen-miles/

The man accused of a random stabbing spree in Vancouver's West End was supported by five friends on Thursday when he made another brief court... CBC http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ziann-lum/

It is not going to be easy given the powerful cultural and lobbying forces opposing gun control. But religious groups may have to play a major role in changing America's gun culture. David Briggs http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-briggs/

So long as politics trumps performance, it makes more sense for Superintendent McCarthy and Mayor Emanuel to play the blame game than fight crime. In police politics, if you want to keep your job, nothing fails like success. Robert Maranto http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-maranto/

My Midwinter Escape to Murder
Huffington Post
Midwinter is the perfect time for reading mysteries. Settling myself back on the couch with a pile of mysteries and a glass of wine is less expensive than a trip to the Caribbean, and just as restorative as all that sun, sand and rum. This year my ...

Google News

Two women who were shot by Los Angeles police in Torrance early Thursday during a massive manhunt for an ex-LAPD officer were delivering newspapers, sources said.The women, shot in the 19500 block of Redbeam Avenue, were taken to area hospitals, Torrance police Lt. Devin Chase said. They were not identified. One was shot in the hand and the other in the back, according to Jesse Escochea, who captured video of the victims being treated.

It was not immediately known what newspapers the women were delivering. After the shooting, the blue pickup was riddled with bullet holes and what appeared to be newspapers lay in the street alongside.

Local, state and federal authorities are involved in a massive search for Christoper Jordan Dorner, 33, a former Los Angeles Police Department officer who threatened "unconventional and asymmetrical warfare" against police in an online manifesto, and was suspected of shooting three police officers, one of whom died, early Thursday in Riverside County.

Dorner also is suspected of killing a couple in Orange County earlier this week.

Sources said the Los Angeles police detectives involved in the Torrance shooting were on protective detail for a police official named in the suspect's manifesto.  More

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Hackney Gazette
Riot warning following Met's intention to introduce Tasers to Hackney
Hackney Gazette
A youth worker has warned that youngsters could bear the brunt of the Met's plans to arm officers with Taser guns – and claimed the move could result in the kind of anarchy seen in Hackney during the London riots. Email; Print. To send a link to this ...

A young mother was burned alive in Papua New Guinea this week after townspeople accused her of being a witch. According to multiple reports, Kepari... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/meredith-bennettsmith/

WASHINGTON -- Last Saturday, the Rough Creek Lodge and Resort, a luxury getaway known for hosting corporate retreats and family vacations 90 miles southwest of... Jason Cherkis http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jason-cherkis/

MIAMI -- With tax filing season heating up, an aggressive Internal Revenue Service crackdown is targeting the growing problem of criminals who use stolen identities... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/harry-bradford/

Wired
Pussy Riot Appeals Convictions for 'Hooliganism' to European Human Rights ...
Wired
Three members of the Russian punk feminist collective Pussy Riot (shown here in court in October) were convicted of “hooliganism” in August. Attorneys for (l-r) Maria Alekhina, Yekaterina Samutsevich and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova filed a complaint ...
Pussy Riot Appeals to European CourtWall Street Journal
Russia's Pussy Riot appeal to European rights courtReuters
Pussy Riot Appeal Conviction to European CourtTIME
Hollywood Reporter -Bloomberg
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A Texas inmate who escaped from prison nearly 16 years ago has been caught in Mexico, reports the Houston Chronicle . Juan Salaz, a 37-year-old US citizen, climbed a 16-foot fence outside a San Antonio prison in 1997 and made his way to a new life in Mexico. It's not clear...

MEXICO CITY -- The U.S. Embassy in Mexico says an American woman has been found dead in the central Mexico city of San Miguel de... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shirin-barghi/

Brian Mulligan, the entertainment turned financial executive who made headlines last year after he admitted to snorting bath salts prior to a bloody altercation with... Mallika Rao http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mallika-rao/

News10.net
Hearings in Chandra Levy murder case will continue to be closed to public, media
Fox News
WASHINGTON – A judge has ruled that hearings in the 2001 Chandra Levy murder case will continue to be closed to the public and the news media. The hearings have been held behind closed doors over the last several weeks and could signal a problem ...
Judge rules Levy murder case transcripts remain sealedUSA TODAY
Mystery deepens In Chandra Levy murder hearingNews10.net
Judge Denies Motion to Unseal Chandra Levy Murder Case ProceedingsThe BLT: Blog of Legal Times (blog)

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BERGHOLZ, Ohio -- More than 50 Amish children could lose one parent to prison – and most of the youngest could lose both – on... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/megan-griffo/

Washington Times
Crime novelist Patricia Cornwell takes the stand in suit against former ...
Boston.com
Best-selling crime novelist Patricia Cornwell testified Friday she was never aware her former financial management firm had invested her money in an “aggressive growth” fund against her wishes and that her signature on a financial document had been ...
Patricia Cornwell: Crime writer takes stand at negligence trialWashington Times

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