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Police capture inmate after attempted escape
However, Gregorio informed yesterday he received a "hold" from ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement) and would be deported from the country. Covington County and Ventress Facility K-9 units, the Dale County helicopter unit and New Brockton
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:16P
Mercer's Most Wanted: County sheriff wants your help in bringing fugitives to
Peralta is described as an Hispanic male, about 5-foot-6, 165 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. Also wanted is Bayshawn Chavis, whose last known address was on Perry Street in Trenton. Chavis, 31, has been wanted since Feb.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:15P
JB's Restaurants files for Ch. 11 bankruptcy help
JB's Family Restaurants, a Tempe-based chain, has filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, according to The Business Journals. JB's operates 50 restaurants, including one at 1322 E. Florence Blvd. in Casa Grande.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:15P
Danbury day laborer suit settled
Mayor Mark Boughton (BOW'-tuhn) says the city's insurance carrier recommended the settlement. He says the city does not admit wrongdoing and there will be no change in city policies. Crystal Robles, who represented the laborers, said the settlement is
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:14P
Fatwa hearing resumes today
The Supreme Court yesterday adjourned until this morning the hearing on the appeal against the High Court verdict that declared fatwa illegal. The six-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque yesterday passed the
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:14P
Government Must Furnish FOIA Requesters With Metadata
of public advocacy groups sued the government under FOIA seeking information about the Secure Communities program, a program operating in 38 states in which federal, state and local governments collaborate in enforcing federal immigration law.
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:14P
Why the DOJ Should Not Always Defend the Law
In cases like this, which directly affect federal prosecutors, it is not surprising that Obama would defend the powers he deems necessary to fight terrorism, enforce immigration laws, or disrupt the illegal drug trade. But the Obama administration also
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:13P
Mel Gibson 'avoids jail after striking a plea deal in domestic violence case'
By Daily Mail Reporter Mel Gibson is expected to avoid jail after striking a plea deal in relation to charges stemming from an alleged domestic violence incident with former girlfriend Oksana Grigorieva. The Australian actor, 55, has struck an
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:13P
?Lee sets first date for hearings on failure to appear bond cases
Lee also issued 56 failure to appear warrants last month, but he said the rate that he is issuing them is already beginning to decline because of the cooperation of local bail bondsmen. County Attorney John Mark Cobern, who prepares the cases for the
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:13P
Number of Illegal immigrants arrested by Mesa police drops
The department also trained nine detention officers under the federal 287(g) program, which allows police to enforce federal immigration law and contact US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to deport illegal immigrants when they are booked for
Updated: 03/09/2011 02:12P