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Traffic Stop Yields 34,500 Bags Of Heroin
The Hartford CourantA 23-year-old woman was caught with 34,500 bags of heroin in the trunk of her car Monday morning, police said. Traci Basta was pulled over around 1 a.m. on North Main Street at Elizabeth Street after making an illegal turn and because the vehicle she...Tags: Seizures, Heroin, Waterbury
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Man Who Died After Being Shocked With Taser Had Extensive Criminal Record
The Hartford CourantState police on Tuesday identified the man who died after a confrontation with Meriden police, during which a Taser was used on him. Noel Mendoza, 43, of Meriden, told police he'd smoked and swallowed cocaine Sunday before the confrontation about 9 p.m....Tags: Meriden, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Farmington (Hartford, Connecticut), New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut)
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Evanston, Morton Grove police blotter: June 11
The following items were taken from Evanston and Morton Grove police records. Evanston A pit bull valued at more than $500 was reported taken from a yard at a residence in the 1100 block of Pitner Avenue between 2:48 and 3:28 p.m. on June 3. A Trek 4700...
Tags: Apple iPhone, Police Arrests, Prosecution
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Orland Park, Homer Glen police blotter: June 11
The following were taken from police reports. Orland Park A 33-year-old Chicago man caught panhandling on the 7000 block of 159th Street is being extradited to Calhoun County, Miss., after a routine background check revealed he is wanted in connection...Tags: Prosecution, Theft, Macy's, Sears, Manhattan (New York City)
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Man indicted for murder in overdose death of billionaire's grandson
Fort Worth Star-TelegramFORT WORTH, Texas A suspended Texas Christian University student has been indicted on a charge of felony murder for allegedly injecting heroin into the arm of the grandson of billionaire T. Boone Pickens and causing his death. Brennan Trainer Rodriguez,...Tags: Accidental Death, Prosecution, Murder, Punishment, Crime, Law and Justice
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More than $665,000 of meth seized
Staff WriterSALTON CITY — Border Patrol agents apprehended a suspected drug smuggler and seized more than $665,000 estimated street value worth of methamphetamine at the Highway 86 checkpoint Friday. Around noon, a 23-year-old woman driving a grey 2006...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug)
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Police log: Thieves make off with pressure washer, safe, liquor
Following are some of the incidents recently reported to area police agencies and the Lake County Sheriff's Office. This information was compiled from public records maintained by those agencies. County Lakeland Avenue, 34000 block, near Leesburg,...Tags: Sex Crimes, Police Arrests, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior, Theft
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Howard Simon: Marijuana law enforcement comes at devastating price
Last week the American Civil Liberties Union issued a report ("The War on Marijuana in Black and White: Billions of Dollars Wasted on Racially Biased Arrests" http://www.aclu.org/marijuana) confirming what everyone suspected: marijuana possession...Tags: Civil Rights, Laws, Police Arrests, Racism, Crime, Law and Justice
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War on drugs: The 'wobbler' option
Simple possession of small amounts of methamphetamine — enough for personal use but presumably not for dealing — is a "wobbler" in California, meaning that offenses can be charged as either felonies or misdemeanors. It's different with...
Tags: Justice System, Addiction, Methamphetamine (drug), Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (tv program), Prosecution
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In the hot land, Mexicans just say no to drug cartels
COALCOMAN, Mexico — Rafael Garcia slaps the oversize wooden desk where he sits, one of the last mayors still in office in this region of Mexican farm country known as Tierra Caliente — hot land. Mayors from a couple of the nearest towns fled...
Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), Mexico City, Felipe Calderon, Limes, Mexico
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Osceola grow-house investigation seizes more than 200 pot plants
KISSIMMEE – The smell of marijuana Friday led to another grow house bust in Poinciana, according to the Osceola County Sheriff's Office. The smell came from 600 Regency Way, where Misael Delgado-Sanchez opened the door after deputies knocked,...
Tags: Cuba, Police Arrests, Poinciana, Polk County, Hialeah
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Valley Police Beat: Security heightened at Frank Wright Middle School
IMPERIAL — Frank Wright Middle School is experiencing heightened security as indications that a weapon could be brought to campus were found in graffiti, a district official confirmed. The graffiti was found in the girls’ restroom. The...Tags: Methamphetamine (drug), U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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