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Wall Street is Not Enough
Carrying, loading and firing such a weapon without legal standing, an open “field of fire” and clear visibility assuring the public is protecting is a crime in every state in America. When done by a police officer, it constitutes a bevy of criminal
Updated: 10/31/2011 10:20P
Police prepare as concealed carry begins in Wisconsin
"The sanction for illegally carrying a firearm is a mere misdemeanor, and that's just insufficient to deter our criminal community, as we can prove by the number of firearms we seize every year," he said. On the eve of the new law, residents overflowed
Updated: 10/31/2011 10:07P
$2.2M In S*T*O*P Violence Against Women Act Funding
These federal funds are formula grants allocated from the US Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women that will assist organizations throughout the state that work to help women who are the victims of domestic violence, sexual assault,
Updated: 10/31/2011 10:01P
Spartanburg man arrested in rape attempt had lengthy criminal record
But as Wright pointed out during a news conference Monday, it isn't Lance's first brush with the law or the first time he's been charged with criminal sexual conduct. In 2009, Lance was charged by the sheriff's office with second-degree criminal sexual
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:59P
Lanny Breuer: Should have learned from past 'gun-walking' failure
A senior Justice Department official was aware last year that controversial “gun-walking” tactics were used in a gun-trafficking operation carried out five years ago during the Bush administration, but did not take aggressive steps to ensure that such
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:42P
Officials: Pinched budgets don't slow wheels of justice
The National District Attorneys Association estimates hundreds of millions of dollars in criminal justice funding and scores of positions have been cut amid the economic downturn, hampering the ability of authorities to investigate and prosecute cases.
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:32P
Police to target impaired drivers, seat belt usage
effort of increased patrols called Safe Family Travel. The effort runs from Nov. 11 to Nov. 27. The campaign is supported by federal funding allocated to Johnson County from the traffic safety division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute.
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:31P
Suspect in student's slaying started new life in Syria Across the border
"I think he did the right thing because if he stays (in the US), he will not receive justice. ... I would do the same if it happened to me." The US Marshals Service, which now leads most fugitive manhunts, at first expressed confidence that Haffar
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:24P
Senate confirms Stephen Higginson for seat on 5th Circuit US Court of Appeals
Landrieu called his record "remarkable," while Vitter said the nomination was the "most shining example" of a criminal justice nomination process for Louisiana that has worked well, especially after he says he and Landrieu persuaded the White House to
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:22P
After a Kidnapping, Hackers Take on a Ruthless Mexican Crime Syndicate
And because Mexico's criminal groups have infiltrated Mexican law enforcement, which has access to sophisticated tracking software, anonymity online might not be enough protection. At least three people believed to have been online tipsters have been
Updated: 10/31/2011 09:21P
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