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Pentagon reports sharp rise in military sexual assaults
WASHINGTON — The Pentagon estimated that 26,000 members of the military were sexually assaulted in unreported incidents last year — 35% more than in 2010 — a severe trend that senior officials warned could threaten recruiting and...
Tags: Military Justice, Justice System, Washington, DC, Assault, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gun crime has plunged, but Americans think it's up, says study
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.Gun crime has plunged in the United States since its peak in the middle of the 1990s, including gun killings, assaults, robberies and other crimes, two new studies of government data show. Yet few Americans are aware of the dramatic drop, and more...Tags: Cocaine, Murder, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Victims for Justice Tree Adds Ribbon for Sex Trafficking
Channel 2 NewsSex trafficking. It’s a crime that goes under reported and now its victims are represented on a tree that symbolizes hope. "I think most people in Alaska don't realize it's a very significant crime in this state," Susan Sullivan, executive director...Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Prostitution, Sex Crimes
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Community Notes Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Births A son, Preston Paul Pittman, was born to Roger Paul and Megan Mary Pittman of Charlevoix on Saturday, March 16, 2013, at Charlevoix Area Hospital. Preston weighed 6 pounds, 15 ounces at birth. Grandparents are Richard and Margaret Arnold of...
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Plan B (drug), Hospitals and Clinics, Domestic Violence, Health Treatments
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Community notes Friday, May 3, 2013
Meetings Sunday, May 5 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. American Legion auxiliary 228 of Boyne...Tags: France, Alzheimer's Disease, Women, Infants and Children, Plan B (drug), Hospitals and Clinics
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After son's murder, mother works to help other victims' families
For RedEyeWhen Joy McCormack's son was murdered after a Halloween party in 2009, she was lost: not only in trying to rationalize why this senseless act occurred, but also in the horrific aftermath of navigating everything from emergency rooms to courtrooms. "I...Tags: Barack Obama, Murder, Human Interest, Criminals, Halloween
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Prison commemorates crime victims' rights
Staff WriterCALIPATRIA — Sydney Rice tells her students that she was once on state aid, a welfare mom and in a domestically violent situation, just as some of them may be, but reminds them that her education has given her options. The Imperial Valley College...Tags: Prisons, Ceremonies, Arts and Culture, Culture, Criminals
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Community notes Friday, April 26, 2013
Meetings Sunday, April 28 Petoskey Duplicate Bridge Club meets at 1:30 p.m. on Sundays at 2144 Cemetery Road, Petoskey. All players welcome. Visit www.petoskeybridgeclub.com or call (231) 881-0829 for information. Monday, April 29 Boyne City Rotary...Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Women, Infants and Children, Plan B (drug), Hospitals and Clinics, Baked Potatoes
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Kidnap case moves forward
Months before a Newport Beach man was kidnapped and severely beaten last year, he had traveled to Las Vegas with a business acquaintance he knew from his Orange County medical marijuana dispensary, according to court testimony given Wednesday by police...Tags: Kidnapping, Prosecution, Orange County Superior Court, Justice System, Trials
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Community notes Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Birth A son, Jayzen Michael Rowe, was born to Adam and Holly Rowe of Petoskey at 11:33 a.m. on April 22, 2013, at McLaren Northern Michigan in Petoskey. Jayzen weighed 7 pounds, 10 ounces and was 19 inches long at birth. His sibling is Olivia Grace....
Tags: Alzheimer's Disease, Plan B (drug), Steaks, Hospitals and Clinics, Domestic Violence
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State's Attorney event honors those who stand for victims' rights
The words "victims" and "celebration" don't often go hand in hand, but this week the Historic Courtroom of the Circuit Court Building in Annapolis hosted a Victims' Rights Week Celebration honoring residents and criminal justice professionals who work...Tags: Witnesses, Prosecution, Justice System, Human Interest, Annapolis
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Ex-cop charged in second murder plot
Tribune reporterA former Chicago police officer accused in a gruesome plot to extort, murder and dismember a local businessman is now facing charges he agreed to kill another individual in exchange for revenue from a strip club and later tried to get his wife to...Tags: Prosecution, Justice System, Trials, Judges, Crime, Law and Justice
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