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Feds issue scathing report against AZ sheriff
The Justice Department said it hadn't yet established a pattern of alleged wrongdoing by the sheriff's office in the three areas where they will continue to investigation: complaints of excessive force against Latinos, botched sex-crimes cases and
Updated: 12/15/2011 10:09P
PRESS DIGEST - Thai newspapers - December 16
The controversy over Article 112 of the Criminal Code, also known as the lese majeste law, is heating up with royalist group Siam Samakkhi (United Siam) criticising the UN, the United States and the European Union for "attempting to interfere" in the
Updated: 12/15/2011 08:38P
Sheriff Joe Arpaio hit with scathing civil rights report by Justice Department
The Justice Department said it hadn't yet established a pattern of alleged wrongdoing by the sheriff's office in the three areas where they will continue to investigation: complaints of excessive force against Latinos, botched sex-crimes cases and
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:16P
Feds issue scathing report against AZ sheriff
The Justice Department said it hadn't yet established a pattern of alleged wrongdoing by the sheriff's office in the three areas where they will continue to investigation: complaints of excessive force against Latinos, botched sex-crimes cases and
Updated: 12/15/2011 07:14P
Probe Finds Arizona Sheriff Violated Civil Rights
Sheriff Joe Arpaio has a national reputation for being tough on crime but now the Arizona law man is in the spotlight for a different reason. On Thursday, the Department of Justice released the results of a three-year investigation in which authorities
Updated: 12/15/2011 05:21P
US says Arizona sheriff violated civil rights laws
Perez said a criminal investigation into the sheriff's office was ongoing and declined to elaborate. The Justice Department report also went directly after Arpaio, saying his "own actions have helped nurture MCSO's culture of bias.
Updated: 12/15/2011 05:13P
Criminal information filed against former Weights and Measures Department employee
A criminal information was filed Thursday against Damir Blecic, age 53, of Euclid, Ohio, with one count of making a false statement to law enforcement, involving the Cuyahoga County public corruption investigation, said Sharon L. Long, Deputy Chief,
Updated: 12/15/2011 03:54P
Middle school teacher slapped with new sex crime charges
In warrants obtained by WMBF News, the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division has charged with Hope, 36, of Hartsville with criminal sexual conduct with a minor, victim 11 to 14 years of age and lewd act upon a child under 16.
Updated: 12/15/2011 03:39P
Napolitano cuts Apaio's access to ICE programs
The federal agency "will continue to enforce federal immigration laws in Maricopa County in smart, effective ways that focus our resources on criminal aliens, recent border crossers, repeat and egregious immigration law violators and employers who
Updated: 12/15/2011 03:32P
The US-Caribbean Shared Security Partnership: Responding to the Growth of
We recognize that only by extending the rule of law, increasing the reach of the state, and reforming criminal justice institutions could effective security take root in Colombia. We also learned that US resources alone would not get the job done,
Updated: 12/15/2011 03:31P