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Crime Report: Gas Station Burglary, DWI
5, Andrew Tritschler, 41, of Hempstead was arrested on Wantagh Avenue near Demott Avenue in Wantagh and charged with second-degree criminal impersonation and two vehicle and traffic law violations. Interested in a follow-up to this article?
Updated: 11/10/2011 08:09A
Mother of murdered teen vows to find justice for her son
Mother of murdered teen vows to find justice for her son. Boris Cikovic, seen here, was shot and killed in Buttonwood Park in 2008. An Ontario Superior Court jury delivered a manslaughter conviction to Nahoor Araya, 21 on Friday, Nov. 4.
Updated: 11/10/2011 08:00A
Lawyer Matoz Tops List of Most Influential Jurists in 2011
Pavliha is still on the list which also features constitutional law expert Miro Cerar, Information Commissioner Natasa Pirc Musar, criminal law expert Jozef Kovac, prosecutors Vlasta Nussdorfer and Blanka Zgajnar, ex-Public Administration Minister
Updated: 11/10/2011 07:57A
Issues in Baba Suwe's Travails [column]
In his famous thesis on the criminal justice system, Law Professor Herbert Packer of Stanford University constructed two models to represent the competing systems of values. The first called 'the crime control model' is founded on the notion that if an
Updated: 11/10/2011 07:45A
Voters recall Arizona immigration law author
The state law made unauthorized immigration a criminal offense at the state level, allowing police to stop people suspected of being an illegal immigrant, and demand proof of their legal status. Though currently tied up in the courts, it spurred other
Updated: 11/10/2011 07:09A
Bank Chief Charged With Fraud
In the fourth count, the accused were alleged to have stolen N209,674267, property of Ecobank of Nigeria Plc, thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 390 of the Criminal Code. The accused persons were initially arraigned before an
Updated: 11/10/2011 07:08A
Cops Still Get Asked to Fix Tickets Despite Arrests
By Murray Weiss Murray Weiss is an award-winning investigative journalist, author, columnist and editor, and is considered an expert on government, law enforcement, criminal justice, organized crime and terrorism. But last week in the Bronx,
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:34A
Nigeria: Issues in Baba Suwe's Travails
Whichever model we use, the Baba Suwe drama has badly damaged the image of NDLEA in the eyes of civilised people. Pa Oladele Odulate, a respected medical practitioner of 56 years' standing and a regular reader of this column, had written me about two
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:33A
Pilot Program to Provide Services to Veterans Accused of Criminal Conduct
For those who serve in our armed forces, where we can, and where it is appropriate, the justice system should marshal its resources to help get them back on the right path.” “I am proud that this initiative will be led by the men and women in Atlantic
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:22A
Summary Judgments for Nov. 10
In his book, "Confidence Men," journalist Ron Suskind described the White House of President Barack Obama as a place where some women felt marginalized, and one said it fit "the classic legal requirements for a genuinely hostile
Updated: 11/10/2011 06:07A
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