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Oakland police struggle to rebuild — using fewer resources
OAKLAND — It was a quiet evening by this city's standards, and still the police emergency lines were lighting up. As screams rang out behind her, a caller said her neighbor was being beaten. A woman reported that a front door down the street had...
Tags: Jack in the Box Incorporated, Murder, Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz al Saud, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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Police report peaceful day at Preakness
A group of friends and family from Elkridge prepared for the Preakness as they have every year for decades. They packed tubs of Rice Krispies treats, shrimp salad, macaroni salad, cashews, soft drinks and a giant bag of Utz chips into their cars and...
Tags: Foods and Beverages, Law Enforcement, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Sports, Anthony W. Batts
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EDITORIAL: Haslam's veto of 'ag-gag' bill a victory for justice
Bristol Herald Courier, Va.While it might have seemed unimportant in the broader sense, Gov. Bill Haslam's veto of what has been labeled derisively the "ag-gag" bill is a major victory for the balance of justice. Sponsors of the bill wanted to ensure that animal cruelty reports...Tags: Bill Haslam, Witnesses, Freedom of the Press, Crime, Law and Justice, Politics
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Law in Jim Thorpe dispute aims to prevent Native American plunder
It was a sweat lodge ceremony in Texas where Jim Thorpe reached out to his grandson through a medicine man. The shaman told John Thorpe his grandfather's spirit was content in the Pennsylvania town where his body has lain for six decades. "Grandpa...
Tags: Lawyers, National Parks, U.S. Congress, Crime, Law and Justice, Museum of Natural History
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NFL Roundup: Freeney headed to Chargers, Williams in lawsuit with former fiancee
ReutersThe Sports Xchange NFL Roundup: Freeney headed to Chargers, Williams in lawsuit with former fiancee The San Diego Chargers agreed to a two-year, $8.75 million contract with free agent defensive end Dwight Freeney, according to multiple reports....Tags: Shaun Phillips, Melvin Ingram, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, Sports
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READER SUBMITTED: Supreme Court Justice Dennis G. Eveleigh Urges Quinnipiac Students To Maintain Honesty, Integrity
HamdenYou have nothing if you do not have a good reputation. This was the advice the Honorable Dennis G. Eveleigh, associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court, offered at the Quinnipiac University School of Law commencement ceremony. Eveleigh gave...Tags: Lawyers, Justice System, Quinnipiac University, Career and Workplace, Judges
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Bill allows tougher penalties in social media based mob attacks
Tribune reporterGov. Pat Quinn signed into law Saturday legislation that calls for stiffer penalties on people who text or use social media to organize mob attacks. Social media has made it easier for groups of people to orchestrate violent crimes throughout the city,...Tags: Michigan Avenue, Crime, Law and Justice, Science and Technology, Gang Activity, Government
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Annapolis accused of discrimination in Police Department
Four former and current African-American Annapolis police officers have filed a federal racial-discrimination lawsuit against the city, claiming that they were unfairly treated, subjected to harassment, wrongly turned down for promotions and, for two of...
Tags: Justice System, Litigation, Trials, Discrimination, Annapolis
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Missing Boca attorney had ties with companies facing FTC lawsuit
Missing Boca Raton attorney Timothy McCabe once had ties to what federal authorities have described as a web of South Florida businesses that financially preyed on people desperate to avoid foreclosure, the Sun Sentinel has found. McCabe got some of...
Tags: Consumers, Loans, Litigation, Boynton Beach, Business
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More guns used in suicides than homicides
When people think of gun violence, they typically think of a masked robber or a disturbed young man with an assault rifle and hundreds of rounds of ammunition. In truth, the most common victim of fatal gun violence is a distraught man who, alone in a...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rick Scott, General Practitioners, Crime, Law and Justice, Sandy Hook Elementary School
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Bill would protect water-authority lands from artifact looters
Treasure hunters have long pilfered arrowheads, pottery and other archaeological artifacts on state lands, risking jail time if caught. But a loophole in state law meant that looters didn't face consequences for their thievery on Lake County Water...
Tags: Ocala National Forest, Natural Resources, Alan Hays, Environmental Issues, Rick Scott
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Red-light-camera changes could make it tougher to win appeal
Motorists soon may find it harder — and more expensive — to fight tickets issued when red-light cameras snap their photos. The red-light-camera changes would take effect in July if Gov. Rick Scott signs a massive transportation bill that...
Tags: Fines, Lawyers, Rick Scott, Maitland, Winter Park
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