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WASHTENAW COUNTY: Law enforcement has remained consistent despite growth of
Steve Hiller's job at the Washtenaw County's Prosecutor's Office is to evaluate cases brought forth by law enforcement, determine whether criminal charges can be brought and then see it through the courts.
Updated: 10/02/2011 11:47A
Sherriff: Iowa Hawkeye QB Derby Arrested for Punching out Bus Window
According to the Johnson County Sherriff's office, backup Iowa quarterback and former City High standout AJ Derby got in trouble with the law Saturday evening. Alexander John Derby, 20, of Coralville, was charged with criminal
Updated: 10/02/2011 11:45A
After scathing report, questions linger for Asheville ABC board
“There was some room for interpretation before as to what a local board member or an ABC employee could accept in the way of meals or trips or tickets or other favors,” Crowell said. “The new commission has made one of its jobs to clarify that.
Updated: 10/02/2011 11:05A
Several Requests for Hearing at Supreme Court Could Impact 2012 Election
Presidents of both parties have directed the State Department to ignore the law, saying it wrongly interferes with the president's powers. Just over a third of the 48 cases the court has so far agreed to hear are of interest to the business sector,
Updated: 10/02/2011 11:03A
Pseudoephedrine operation also uncovers two meth labs
Kevin T. Burkart, 28, of Medina, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a revoked driver's license and violation of the window tint law. He is being held at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex on a $5000 bond and an
Updated: 10/02/2011 10:46A
26 arrested in investigation: Pseudoephedrine operation also uncovers two meth
Kevin T. Burkart, 28, of Medina, was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, driving on a revoked driver's license and violation of the window tint law. He is being held at the Madison County Criminal Justice Complex on a $5000 bond and an
Updated: 10/02/2011 10:46A
Pennsylvania can stop wrongful convictions
For 83 pages, they malign the hard work of the majority (claiming we had a preordained, criminal defense agenda), they make light of the discoveries of some of America's most brilliant scientists (preferring “common sense” and “collective wisdom”),
Updated: 10/02/2011 10:45A
In the recent loss of evidence at the Asheville Police Department evidence
“The system ejects people that don't follow the rules,” Canty said, defending himself as the agent peppered him with questions about hundreds of dollars in gifts from liquor distributors. That ALE investigator's findings eventually led to Canty's
Updated: 10/02/2011 09:57A
Report: Latest arrest was second for UM law professor in solicitation case
His UM website bio says he joined the faculty in 1988, teaches Constitutional Law, Criminal Procedure, and Employment Discrimination, has written commentaries for The Miami Herald and The Miami Times, and has appeared on national television programs.
Updated: 10/02/2011 09:35A
Plainfield school board member with criminal past challenges new law expected
Earlier this year, Rasheed Abdul-Haqq became the poster boy of those who said the law — which requires all New Jersey board of education members to undergo criminal background checks, just like employees — is too strict. Under the new rules,
Updated: 10/02/2011 08:18A