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Dallas ICE Agents Arrest 200 Criminal Illegal Immigrants
On Monday, the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced the results of "Operation: Cross Check," a six-day operation involving nearly 2000 law enforcement officers of all sorts who rounded-up illegal immigrants who were also convicted criminals
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:42P
Committee would force telecoms to decrypt messages for law enforcement
We've got laws with respect to telephone surveillance and some of those laws should apply to use of other electronic devices, whether they be cellphones, emails and things like that." The committee wants federal legislation requiring both
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:37P
La Crosse area officers, deputies to enforce seatbelt use with grants
LA CROSSE, Wis. (WEAU) -- The La Crosse County Sheriff's Department and La Crosse and Onalaska Police Department is stepping up its game to enforce traffic laws. The law enforcement agencies were awarded a collaborative seat belt enforcement grant.
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:36P
Rescue Mission opens mobile legal clinic
Volunteer law students supervised by attorney's will be helping the homeless with issues including criminal and family law, child support, debt, SSDI, bankruptcy and traffic cases. "The biggest thing that comes out of this for our students is they have
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:28P
Criminal Charge: Court Okays Pasting Charge On Sylva's House
The prosecution counsel, OO Otemu from Festus Keyamo's law firm, had earlier brought an ex-parte motion seeking for an order of substituted service of the charge sheet, criminal summons and other processes on the gate of the former governor's residence
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:22P
Ex-Massachusetts Treasurer Charged in Ethics-Crime Case
Massachusetts changed the ethics laws in 2009 to include criminal as well as civil violations. This is the first time criminal charges have been brought under the changed statute, Coakley said. She said the charge could carry a five-year prison
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:21P
67 arrested in Michigan after nationwide immigration sweep
Because of the tireless efforts and teamwork of ICE officers and agents in tracking down criminal aliens and fugitives, there are 3168 fewer criminal aliens and egregious immigration law violators in our neighborhoods across the country.
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:16P
Waldwick resident among 123 arrested in federal sweep of illegal immigrants in NJ
The sweep conducted last week is part of an initiative by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement with state and local law enforcement authorities. Nationwide, more than 2800 illegal immigrants with prior criminal convictions were arrested.
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:12P
NIU Law hosts Innocence Panel April 3
The Northern Illinois University College of Law's Criminal Law Society will host an Innocence Panel, 3 pm, Tuesday, April 3 in the Francis X. Riley Courtroom at the NIU College of Law. The panelists will discuss the case of Juan Rivera,
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:09P
Lexington police issue warning ahead of NCAA championship game
They say criminal behavior and out of control celebrations will not be tolerated. Chief Ronnie Bastin says most of the fans along South Limestone and at Woodland and Euclid avenues were peaceful and law abiding. "The most difficult challenges came from
Updated: 04/02/2012 03:06P