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assault on officer • Brian Herter, shot by Lincoln County sheriff's deputies after firing a shotgun at them during a standoff April 20, was charged Thursday with attempted assault on an officer, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
Updated: 05/11/2012 01:06A
Chile approves new hate-crime law
SANTIAGO, Chile -- Chile's congress passed a hate-crime law Wednesday night, months after a group of alleged neo-Nazis were arrested in the brutal murder of a young gay man. The law enables people to file anti-discrimination lawsuits and adds
Updated: 05/10/2012 11:43P
Nuggets' 'Birdman' target of criminal investigation
(Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) DENVER - Denver Nuggets center Chris "Birdman" Andersen is the target of an ongoing investigation in a suspected Internet criminal case, 9Wants to Know has learned. Douglas County Sheriff's Office Internet Crimes
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:52P
Tories approve bill proposing 10-year jail term for masked rioters
Mr. Richards noted section 351 of the Criminal Code already carries a 10-year maximum “for a wearing a mask through the commission of an indictable offence.” “It's a harmonization of the existing sections,” of the code, he said of Thursday's amendment.
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:50P
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Taylor A. Craig, 20, of 319 First St., Saint Petersburg, Fla., was charged with third-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument, a class A misdemeanor violation of Penal Law 170.20. She is scheduled to be arraigned before Judge Thomas Bogan
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:42P
Law firm's warning over planned cuts in legal aid
SOMERSET'S leading provider of legal aid work has warned that planned funding cuts could leave people without help in accessing justice. Yeovil law firm Pardoes performed the largest volume of legal aid work in Somerset between April 2010 and March
Updated: 05/10/2012 10:12P
Criminal justice branch declines to lay charges against suspect in death of
However, the document adds that "this same evidence does not provide a sufficient basis for the Crown to prove that the stabbing meets the essential legal elements for culpable homicide under the Criminal Code—either a murder or manslaughter.
Updated: 05/10/2012 09:58P
Criminal justice branch declines to lay charges in death of Jamie Kehoe on a
However, the document adds that "this same evidence does not provide a sufficient basis for the Crown to prove that the stabbing meets the essential legal elements for culpable homicide under the Criminal Code—either a murder or manslaughter.
Updated: 05/10/2012 09:58P
Athens law enforcement warns citizens about recent rash of robberies
The alert noted “some citizens engaged in high risk behavior were often the targets of this type of criminal activity.” Most of the robberies occurred on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday mornings, between the hours of midnight and 5 am Officials noted some
Updated: 05/10/2012 09:20P
Private member's bills cut corners on lawmaking, say critics
Since Sunday, four private member's bills that make changes to criminal and corrections law have been publicly backed by the government as good additions to its tough-on-crime agenda. Here's what the latest batch would do: create a new criminal offence
Updated: 05/10/2012 08:37P
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