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Snyder wants 180 more troopers as part of crime-fighting plan
In a special message on public safety delivered Wednesday morning at Flint City Hall, the governor called for the delivery of "smart justice" in Detroit, Flint, Saginaw and Pontiac. "For too long, criminals have had the upper hand in Detroit, Flint,
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:22A
Gov. Rick Snyder calls for comprehensive approach to public safety
Specifically, they will focus on homicides, drive-by- shootings, sexual assaults, narcotics and other violent crimes. -- The Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Michigan has agreed to partner with the State Police and local law enforcement through
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:15A
Law enforcement Wednesday
Aaron Edward Ashurst, 68, Fort Klamath, first-degree theft, first-degree criminal mischief, held in lieu of $10000 bail. Valerie Marie Ashurst, 52359 Klamath St., 62, first-degree theft, first-degree criminal mischief, held in lieu of $10000 bail.
Updated: 03/07/2012 11:09A
Anna Gristina: Suburban mom or high-rolling madam?
'Some legitimate business interests' When arrested in midtown Manhattan, she was with a friend and Morgan Stanley banker, having been to his office for a meeting to try to raise money to finance what prosecutors believe may be an online prostitution
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:53A
Fighting for simple justice
In 2009, Innocence Network UK submitted a fourth application to the CCRC requesting DNA testing on more than 100 exhibits collected from the crime scene, the victim and Hurley himself, all of which had never been subjected to DNA testing.
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:27A
Opposition raps rejection of justice bill proposals
Opposition MPs point out the crime rate has been steadily falling. But Justice Minister Rob Nicholson said it's his duty to keep the criminal law up to date. "We need legislation that is responsive to what is happening on our streets, and meets the
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:08A
House of Commons to Take Final Vote on the Safe Streets and Communities Act
and -- The Preventing the Trafficking, Abuse and Exploitation of Vulnerable Immigrants Act (former Bill C-56), which will authorize immigration officers to refuse work permits to vulnerable foreign nationals when it is determined that they are at
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:07A
Prisons trump seniors
Stephen Harper recently defended the spending: "We received a clear mandate to proceed with strengthening our criminal justice system, to make sure those who commit serious crime do appropriate prison time." When the Conservatives came to power in 2006
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:04A
Prisons trump seniors
Stephen Harper recently defended the spending: "We received a clear mandate to proceed with strengthening our criminal justice system, to make sure those who commit serious crime do appropriate prison time." When the Conservatives came to power in 2006
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:04A
Joe Arpaio Needs to Go
Either way, Arpaio's latest pastime is an affront to hardworking taxpayers who simply want a sheriff who enforces the law and pursues criminals -- not abuses the office. Recent media reports reveal that the lead member of the sheriff's voluntary 'Cold
Updated: 03/07/2012 10:00A
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