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State finds no criminal wrongdoing in Walton transfer station case
“Everything looks interconnected but we've never had anyone come forward to make a criminal complaint.” Adkinson said he tends to refer county-related issues to the FDLE to avoid the appearance of a conflict of interest. The law firm of Carr Allison
Updated: 10/28/2011 10:18P
Saif Gaddafi has informal contact with Hague over war crimes: reports
Now the International Criminal Court prosecutors say they've had 'informal contact' with Saif al-Islam over possibly turning himself in for trial. DON ROTHWELL: I guess the only immediate thought that would arise in terms of why he's trying to
Updated: 10/28/2011 10:00P
Silence reigns over Port of Montreal hiring controversy
In politics, nobody puts a shotgun to the back of your head if you speak to the police, but a similar code prevails among the law-abiding officials who serve in our highest office. Like the Mafia, political parties have codes of silence designed to
Updated: 10/28/2011 09:50P
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We also recognize that legalizing marijuana would not provide the answer to any of the health, social, youth education, criminal justice, and community quality of life challenges associated with drug use. That is why the President's National Drug
Updated: 10/28/2011 09:38P
Man found guilty of criminal domestic violence
By Anna Dolianitis - Staff writer - email:adolianitis@aikenstandard.com David Rhoad, 49, of Aspen Court in New Ellenton, was found guilty during a one-day trial this week of criminal domestic violence more than third offense for the assault of his
Updated: 10/28/2011 09:17P
There goes the judge
Sometimes the things people do are so daft that they're funny." Justice Len Lenz Still, the august members of the Judicial Appointment Review Committee would not likely appreciate the barefoot look either. In desperation, Lenz phoned a friend and stood
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:53P
Area officers honored
The awards were presented during the recent Indiana Criminal Justice Association's (ICJA) Fall Conference in Merrillville. "We were inundated with nominations representing professional and dedicated correctional staff, all deserving of recognition,"
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:51P
Ex-PSU Official Mike Burton Under Criminal Investigation
On Oct. 13, Ethics Commission investigator Deborah Tuss wrote to Multnomah County DA Mike Schrunk, Portland Police Chief Mike Reese and Oregon Department of Justice criminal chief Darrin Tweedt. "Recent information provided to the Commission indicated
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:19P
The amazing legacy of a domestic violence survivor
Her hope for justice rests on two nave attorneys, Joshua Safran and Nadia Costa, who have no experience in criminal law but who agree to fight for her. Their more than six-year saga is riveting, harrowing, and ultimately uplifting.
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:15P
UC Criminology Dept. adopts IDPA tactical shooting course
MULTI-titled International Defensive Pistol Association (IDPA) shooters and University of Cebu (UC) Main Campus faculty members Nelson Aldrich Esguerra, Joavanni Pacaldo and Danilo Larona spearheaded UC's College of Criminal Justice students in an IDPA
Updated: 10/28/2011 08:06P