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Watson named to Criminal Justice panel
Eric Watson to the Tennessee Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee. This is the second major appointment Watson has recently received. In August, he was appointed to cochair the joint committee on the Court of the Judiciary tasked with studying the
Updated: 11/05/2011 10:44P
Sheriff changes operation structure
He has over 30 years of experience and is nationally recognized by the Community Policing Consortium as a county-level community policing trainer and by the US Department of Justice as an instructor in domestic terrorism orientation and awareness.
Updated: 11/05/2011 10:38P
Springs weighs fine for parents who let children drink alcohol
Last year in Boca Raton, police arrested two couples at two homecoming after-parties for their teenage children. Alcohol was found at both locations and some underage drinkers were arrested along with the host parents, who said they either didn't know
Updated: 11/05/2011 10:37P
How can Montana civil law protect students?
Flathead County Attorney Ed Corrigan has filed some criminal charges in the case. Under Montana Law, pending investigations and other criminal investigative information are confidential under the Montana Confidential Criminal Justice Act. Therefore,
Updated: 11/05/2011 10:32P
NYPD arrests 50000 a year for pot
Gabriel Sayegh, the New York director of the Drug Policy Alliance, a group critical of the national war on drugs, said the department benefits from the arrests. “Every year, they're bringing 50000 people into their system,” he said.
Updated: 11/05/2011 10:29P
5 people injured in seperate dog attacks
The parents and two children were treated and released, according to authorities. Harper said problems with pit bull bites were no more frequent than with other dogs in Warren County. Still he objected to any steps that weakened animal control
Updated: 11/05/2011 10:20P
Stop mad rush to arrest gangsters
In his address, Gaspard noted that the legislation was not needed, as the law was already furnished with the relevant tools to combat the criminal elements in this country. He said the only new item that the legislation brought was the offence of being
Updated: 11/05/2011 09:47P
For unfairly accused man, system works, but too late
Jones took a beating in court at trial and at sentencing. Urbik called his defense "utterly ridiculous" and recommended a prison term of five years. Rock County Circuit Judge Richard T. Werner criticized Jones for his now-understandable lack of remorse
Updated: 11/05/2011 09:28P
5 people injured in separate dog attacks
The parents and two children were treated and released, according to authorities. Harper said problems with pit bull bites were no more frequent than with other dogs in Warren County. Still he objected to any steps that weakened animal control
Updated: 11/05/2011 09:17P
A little pot is trouble in NYC: 50000 busts a year
Last year, there were 50377 arrests citywide, up from 46492 in 2009, according to statistics from the state Division of Criminal Justice Services. That represents about 616 arrests per 100000 city residents. Police officials say the studies done by the
Updated: 11/05/2011 07:29P
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