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AUSTIN,TX - Sex Offender Roundup Halloween Night Nets Six Arrests 11/8/11
All six arrests were part of Operation Safe Halloween, a joint initiative between the Fugitive Unit and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice Parole Division (TDCJ) that targets previously convicted sex offenders who are subject to special parole
Updated: 11/08/2011 03:46P
Puerto Rico Inmates Drown In Custody, Justice Secretary Opens Investigation
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico's justice secretary said Tuesday he has opened a criminal investigation against two prison guards who were escorting eight inmates who drowned, screaming for help,
Updated: 11/08/2011 03:38P
Pennsylvania teachers face background check law
"Our focus now is on helping our members comply with the law," said Wythe Keever, spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the union representing teachers and other school employees. The law, which is retroactive,
Updated: 11/08/2011 03:36P
Targeting heads of State:UN warned
Sri Lanka is now fighting for a slot in the International Law Commission. Minister Hakeem was commenting on second and third reports by Special Rapporteur on "Immunity of State officials from Foreign Criminal Jurisdiction." "The topic is a difficult
Updated: 11/08/2011 03:35P
El Paso Sex Offender Arrested for Violating Halloween Restrictions
Attorney General Abbott's Fugitive Unit works with the Texas Department of Criminal Justice and other law enforcement agencies to locate and arrest fugitives with a history of sex crimes who have violated parole or sex offender registration
Updated: 11/08/2011 03:33P
Background check law could get some Pennsylvania teachers fired
"Our focus now is on helping our members comply with the law," said Wythe Keever, spokesman for the Pennsylvania State Education Association, the union representing teachers and other school employees. The law, which is retroactive,
Updated: 11/08/2011 03:31P
Accused tree poisoner Harvey Updyke Jr. set for March trial date in Alabama
Updyke was indicted in May on two counts of criminal mischief, two counts of desecrating a venerable object and two counts of a state law that includes making it unlawful to damage, vandalize or steal any property on or from an animal or crop facility.
Updated: 11/08/2011 03:14P
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Updated: 11/08/2011 02:54P
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Criminal law professor Brian Gallini is available to answer questions and provide expert commentary regarding the Court's decision. Gallini is an expert on the Fourth Amendment, federal sentencing, sentencing of juveniles, criminal discovery,
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:51P
Rally held against omnibus crime bill
Former city police officer Bill VanderGraaf, who now represents Law Enforcement Against Prohibition, said the bill is a form of bullying particularly against medical marijuana users. The federal bill if passed as is will jail people for six months for
Updated: 11/08/2011 02:48P
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