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Criminal probe sought in Babeu sex scandal
personal embarrassment, to political firestorm and today reached the criminal stage with the sheriff calling on some political pals and law enforcement allies, to begin conducting a criminal investigations against his ex-Mexican lover Jose Oroczo.
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:12A
San Mateo tweaks code enforcement rules
Code enforcement violators in San Mateo could face criminal charges for actions that were previously just punishable by fines after the City Council approved an ordinance amending the city's municipal code last night. The vote was not unanimous,
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:12A
San Mateo tweaks code enforcement rules
Code enforcement violators in San Mateo could face criminal charges for actions that were previously just punishable by fines after the City Council approved an ordinance amending the city's municipal code last night. The vote was not unanimous,
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:12A
U.S. Law Enforcement Officials Call on Canadian Prime Minister to Legalize
“We were deeply involved with the war on drugs and have now accepted, due to our own experience and the clear evidence before us, that these policies are a costly failure,” the letter continues. “Marijuana prohibition drives corruption and violence and
Updated: 02/22/2012 08:02A
Bill C-10: Tories' War On Drugs, Mandatory-Minimums Will Fail, Say US Law
Imposing long jail terms for minor drug offences has been a mistake in the US and won't work in Canada," said Eric E. Sterling, who once served as counsel to the US House Judiciary Committee. "We have learned the hard way that long sentences are not
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:49A
An Anti-Crime Strategy to Combat the PKK
That the PKK is deeply engaged in a wide array of criminal activities should not be surprising to those familiar with the group. Focusing law enforcement and intelligence efforts on targeting and exposing such activities is an especially effective
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:48A
SRGR sends cops to FoxMandal offices with FIR, counters Fox' December FIR
(sic) SRGR is claiming violation of sections 182, 406, 420, 425, 426, 409, 468, 471, 477-A, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 65, 66, 72, 85 of the Information Technology (IT) Act. Bishnoi has a pending Rs 79.4 lakh ($174000) debt
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:45A
SRGR sends cops to FoxMandal offices with FIR, counters Fox' December FIR
(sic) SRGR is claiming violation of sections 182, 406, 420, 425, 426, 409, 468, 471, 477-A, 506 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 65, 66, 72, 85 of the Information Technology (IT) Act. Bishnoi has a pending Rs 79.4 lakh ($174000) debt
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:45A
The war on drugs has failed, US officials tell Harper
Imposing long jail terms for minor drug offences has been a mistake in the US and won't work in Canada," said Eric E. Sterling, who once served as counsel to the US House Judiciary Committee. VANCOUVER - An attorney who helped US politicians write
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:40A
Corruption case: Mumbai Congress chief Kripashankar Singh resigns
Act. "The commissioner of police shall obtain sanction from the government to prosecute Kripashankar Singh for criminal misconduct under the Prevention of Corruption Act," a division bench of Chief Justice Mohit Shah and Justice Roshan Dalvi said.
Updated: 02/22/2012 07:37A