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New Orleans City Council wants crime-fighting officials to answer questions
By Michelle Krupa, The Times-Picayune Frustrated with what they perceive as a wave of violence against young adults, New Orleans City Council members last week agreed to summon New Orleans' top law enforcement officials in an effort to get answers
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:32P
Chile Approves Anti-Discrimination Law
(RTTNews) - Chile's lawmakers have approved a new anti-discrimination and hate crimes law, following an outrage over the brutal murder of Daniel Zamudio, a young gay man, by a group of alleged neo-Nazis in March. The bill cleared its final hurdle on
Updated: 05/10/2012 07:42P
Witchcraft and the Death Penalty in Saudi Arabia
I understand that Saudi Arabia has no written criminal code. So there is nothing like the 'letter of the law' in terms of witchcraft crime. Rulings are based on the judges' interpretation of sharia law. Judgments are issued based on the faith,
Updated: 05/10/2012 07:32P
Law Society concerned by proposed reforms
Law Society spokesman Jonathan Krebs says the difficulty with any reform that promotes protection of the complainant within the criminal justice process, is that the integrity of the process itself is compromised. "Our principal concern is that nothing
Updated: 05/10/2012 07:26P
Local, state and federal law enforcement announce major drug related
By Jaclyn Brandt The agencies US Attorney's Office, Boise Police Department, Nampa Police Department, Ada County Sheriff's Office, US Marshals Service, Drug Enforcement Administration, Internal Revenue Service-Criminal Investigation, Idaho State Police
Updated: 05/10/2012 07:11P
As Feds Sue Arpaio, Criminal Investigation Still Looms
In its ruling, the panel said there was evidence to conclude “beyond a reasonable doubt” that Thomas, Arpaio and two other officials participated in a criminal conspiracy under federal law. The civil rights suit mentioned the ruling and gave special
Updated: 05/10/2012 07:01P
FBI impersonation scams popular
PETE YOST AP WASHINGTON (AP) -- An organization created to address online fraud says scams in which criminals impersonate FBI agents were one of the most common types of Internet crime complaints last year - a total of 14350 nationwide.
Updated: 05/10/2012 06:59P
Andersen target of criminal investigation
The Douglas County Colorado Sheriff's Office's Internet Crimes Against Children unit has been investigating Andersen since February in reference information that was provided by a law enforcement agency in California, the department said.
Updated: 05/10/2012 06:57P
NBA: Nuggets' 'Birdman' Andersen target of criminal investigation
The Douglas County Colorado Sheriff's Office's Internet Crimes Against Children unit has been investigating Andersen since February in reference information that was provided by a law enforcement agency in California, the department said.
Updated: 05/10/2012 06:50P
Letters for May 11
Woodworth's motion was to demand the House of Commons “appoint a special committee to investigate the definition of a 'human being' in the Criminal Code section concerning homicide.” After some debate, Tory party whip Gordon Connor rebuked his
Updated: 05/10/2012 06:40P
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