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Jail alternatives low priority in Fresno County
By Kurtis Alexander - The Fresno Bee Fresno County has poured millions of dollars into law enforcement over the past six months to manage hundreds of new criminals shifted from state to county hands. The jail has added 432 new beds, and 432 more are
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:43A
Ioannides Demetriou LLC | Interest rate ceilings
NEWSLETTER December 2011 Anti-usury law introduces interest rate ceilings Pursuant to the last amendment to the Criminal Code1, usury is now criminalized in Cyprus. The new legislation has come into operation on its publication in the Official Gazette
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:31A
Dog law enforcement talks stall
Councilman D. Michael Collins, chairman of the public safety, law and criminal justice committee, said he was concerned because the city and county have not worked together to enforce the dog-related sections of the city's municipal law,
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:29A
Gov. proposal: Hire forensic scientists
Rick Snyder wants to move criminal cases faster through the courts by spending $5 million on forensic services and hiring 20 more forensic scientists so crime cases can be turned around in 30 days. Snyder spokesman Ken Silfven told The Associated Press
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:21A
Gov. proposal: Hire forensic scientists
Rick Snyder wants to move criminal cases faster through the courts by spending $5 million on forensic services and hiring 20 more forensic scientists so crime cases can be turned around in 30 days. Snyder spokesman Ken Silfven told The Associated Press
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:21A
YUCAIPA: Crime dropped 10 percent in 2011
Lee Hamblin credited saturation patrols and criminal sweeps with helping to lower the total number of Yucaipa crimes from 5328 in 2009 and 5081 in 2010 to 4590 in 2011. Yucaipa contracts with the county sheriff to provide law enforcement in the city.
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:19A
YUCAIPA: Crime dropped 10 percent in 2011
Lee Hamblin credited saturation patrols and criminal sweeps with helping to lower the total number of Yucaipa crimes from 5328 in 2009 and 5081 in 2010 to 4590 in 2011. Yucaipa contracts with the county sheriff to provide law enforcement in the city.
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:19A
Teacher: Law stretched for arrest
By RICHARD BURGESS The Legislature passed the prohibited sexual conduct law in 2007, criminalizing certain sexual relationships between educators and student. OPELOUSAS — An Opelousas Junior High School teacher plans to fight a criminal charge for
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:18A
Teacher: Law stretched for arrest
By RICHARD BURGESS The Legislature passed the prohibited sexual conduct law in 2007, criminalizing certain sexual relationships between educators and student. OPELOUSAS — An Opelousas Junior High School teacher plans to fight a criminal charge for
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:18A
Crawford: Lawmakers make too many laws
The only problem is, we don't need a new law to keep sex offenders and other criminals out of school buses. State law already requires local school systems to perform a criminal background check and take fingerprints from all persons they hire as bus
Updated: 03/07/2012 01:14A
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