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80 PERCENT OF THUGS CAUGHT WITH KNIFE ARE LET OFF
The figures contrast starkly with the words of Home Secretary Theresa May who said in February that it must be “absolutely clear” to anyone caught carrying a knife that they could expect to be jailed. Judges were told to consider 12-week sentences for
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:13A
Jazz notes
“Talks like a coffee grinder, sounds like a cross between Ella Fitzgerald and a Broadway Diva” was The Guardian's verdict on DeLaria's last British visit, so expect an entertaining night. Jazz In The Spa goes from strength to strength tomorrow night
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:13A
Criminalization of free speech ahead of election
The number of cases brought under section 112 of the Criminal Code of Thailand and the 2007 Computer Crimes Act has continuously risen since the 19 September 2006 coup. Within the last three months there has been a further escalation of the
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:13A
Rewards Going Up for Texas Top 10 Most Wanted Fugitives
Using funding from the Governor's Criminal Justice Division, Texas DPS will now feature 2 of the state's Most Wanted fugitives each month, adding an extra 5-thousand dollar cash reward for information leading to their capture. One offender from the Top
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:12A
Hundreds face losing their homes in Birmingham
MORE than 600 homeowners in Birmingham and Solihull were threatened with losing their home in the first three months of the year. Figures published by Ministry of Justice records suggest many families across the city
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:11A
Police: Yuma man 'targeted' victims in fatal shootings
His body was found at 10:47 am inside a vehicle. Neither police nor the sheriff would identify the other four dead. Shelley was killed in his downtown law office. Shelley represented Dyess' ex-wife in their 2006 divorce, which was Dyess' fifth.
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:11A
Tia Gerstner remains jailed on charges
Gerstner, 20, of Rochester appeared Thursday before state Supreme Court Justice Daniel J. Doyle, who ordered that she remain in Monroe County Jail on a felony charge of driving while intoxicated alleging that she was drunk when she crashed into a
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:11A
Surveillance cameras monitor downtown area
Management at the Port of Green Bay also has access to cameras focused on maritime traffic in the port and along the Fox River. "It's the world we live in," said Jeff Mirkes, executive director of Downtown Green Bay Inc., a group that promotes downtown
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:11A
Manhattan appeals court orders city to fund homeless rent subsidies
The state's Appellate Division delayed the city's effort to shut down its Advantage subsidy through September when a lawsuit seeking to continue the program for current recipients will be argued. "It's a big worry off of my shoulders," said Christina
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:11A
US Attorney General Eric Holder orders new episodes of 'The Wire'
But the series, which was lauded for its accurate portrayal of the war on drugs and poverty in inner-city Baltimore, is still a favorite around the Justice Department. National Drug Control Policy czar Gil Kerlikowske said that episodes of the show are
Updated: 06/03/2011 05:11A
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