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Cost of drug abuse rose by millions
From 2006 to 2010, the percentage of crimes either directly or indirectly tied to drugs rose from 16.7 to 36.5 of total crime. Of the 53794 people State Police arrested in 2010, 17224 were arrested for direct drug-involved crimes.
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:06A
Cost of drug abuse rose by millions
From 2006 to 2010, the percentage of crimes either directly or indirectly tied to drugs rose from 16.7 to 36.5 of total crime. Of the 53794 people State Police arrested in 2010, 17224 were arrested for direct drug-involved crimes.
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:06A
Salem, NH Rollover Accident Injured 7 High School Football Players
The impact of the crash was so intense that the vehicle was able to snap a utility pole. Poore claimed everyone in the vehicle was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, but police revealed that the vehicle only had six seat belts and there were
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:06A
Stage: Go Greek at WSU, hear more of Fales' confessions and brush up your
Helping her crack the case, and battle defense attorney Melvin Farkas, are Judge Judy and even Napoleon Dynamite. So brush up on the infamous 1994 OJ Simpson trial, cultivate a healthy dose of skepticism — if needed — about criminal defense attorneys
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:06A
Local law enforcement strengthening ties with US Attorney's Office
A representative for the US Attorney's Office for the Middle District of NC met Wednesday with local law enforcement authorities from Richmond County. Clifton Barrett, Criminal Division Chief of the Middle District, met with Richmond County District
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:06A
Driver in crash that killed teacher was drunk, police say
CHESTERFIELD • Police say a Chesterfield man's blood-alcohol content was nearly twice the legal limit when his sport utility vehicle slammed into a car last month, killing an area teacher and injuring her son. Patrick J. McCormick, 53, the director of
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:06A
Man killed in falling lift in Vietnam
The accident happened on Wednesday as the man was travelling from his flat on the sixth floor to the basement. The lift failed when the power went out, and fell to the bottom of the shaft, state-run newspaper Tien Phong said.
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:06A
Judicial change you can believe in
Even after ratification, opponents urged that the federal court system limit itself to a Supreme Court; Congress differed and established the federal system consisting of trial courts with broad jurisdiction. The federal courts are the third branch of
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:05A
Troy Davis Analysis: Court Didn't Believe Witnesses
"I think it's very hard to say you don't have a reasonable doubt. " Davis stood trial in 1991, when he was sentenced to death. But the witness recantations prompted the US Supreme Court to order last year's hearing. The high court told a Savannah
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:05A
Business Q&A with Shannon Davies
A: It is unlawful for employers to deny jobs to applicants because of their race or national origin. The EEOC case against Bass Pro is, in part, a pattern and practice discrimination case based on race and national origin, which is proved by showing
Updated: 09/22/2011 01:05A
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