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Local police support DNA expansion legislation
would require that DNA samples be collected from anyone convicted of all remaining penal law misdemeanors and any felony under other state laws, such as felony driving while intoxicated under the Vehicle and Traffic law, aggravated animal cruelty
Updated: 02/26/2012 04:52A
You and your right to keep yourself safe
There's always plenty of getaway time before any law enforcement can respond. Think I'm exaggerating? Next time you speak with a local police officer, ask him/her how many instances of this type of crime are reported daily in Vallejo.
Updated: 02/26/2012 04:16A
High Court screwed up
Just like 400 people should not be detained indiscriminately, 400 criminal records should not be erased at once without even looking into the details of each case. In practice, the High Court of Justice approved a highly contemptuous act towards all
Updated: 02/26/2012 04:10A
Dozier: People News
ALDF's Criminal Justice Program provides free legal assistance — including legal research and strategy suggestions, location of expert witnesses and sample pleadings — to prosecutors handling cruelty cases and works to strengthen state anti-cruelty
Updated: 02/26/2012 04:02A
Stolen valor is pain for area veterans
Leaders of some veterans groups say lying about honors earned in the military not only should be a crime, but should be severely punished. While the Stolen Valor Act of 2006 makes such lies a crime, a case being reviewed by the Supreme Court has
Updated: 02/26/2012 03:14A
A question of honor
It will probably be June before the Supreme Court rules on the constitutionality of the Stolen Valor Act. The law makes it a crime to lie about having been awarded top military honors. Beyond question, claiming to be a Medal of Honor winner when you
Updated: 02/26/2012 03:06A
Many factors contribute to wrongful convictions
The state Senate recently passed a bill — a measure that mirrored a gubernatorial initiative — to expand the collection of DNA in criminal cases. Its supporters suggest it would exonerate the innocent and convict the guilty. However, the bill fails to
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:43A
Student News
One of 29 recruits in the competitive program, Knuebel achieved a 97.63 GPA over the six-month course of studies in criminal justice, emergency services, vehicle and foot patrol, defensive firearms, and Florida law. Knuebel led one of Summerlin's four
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:17A
Pott. County crime data a click away
By Mike Brownlee COUNCIL BLUFFS — Area residents curious about the type, volume, date and location of crimes have a new source for information. The Pottawattamie County Sheriff's Office is the second law enforcement agency in Iowa, along with the West
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:16A
WSI worker claims deletions broke law
Deletion of the notepad entry constituted tampering with a public record, a felony crime under North Dakota law, said Frohlich and her lawyer, Mark Schneider of Fargo. Riha, in a letter to Frohlich and an interview with The Forum, said Frohlich had
Updated: 02/26/2012 02:12A
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