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House passes gun bill over Quinn, Emanuel objections
SPRINGFIELD — Over objections of Gov. Pat Quinn and Mayor Rahm Emanuel, the House approved a concealed weapons bill today that is aimed at ending Illinois’ status as the last state in the nation without a law to allow its citizens to carry...
Tags: Pat Quinn, Chicago Mayor, Illinois General Assembly, Behavioral Conditions, Michael Madigan
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FBI reviews death of Chechen man shot during Florida questioning
ReutersORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A special Federal Bureau of Investigation team from Washington on Thursday began reviewing the death of a Chechen immigrant linked to the Boston Marathon bombing suspects, a day after he was shot and killed by an agent...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Police Investigations, Labor Legislation, Wars and Interventions
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Robbers impersonate police to invade home, beat Miramar man
Wearing what appeared to be bulletproof vests with law enforcement insignia, the three men came knocking in the dead of night claiming to be police. They were not, and now the real police are searching for the gang of home-invasion robbers who posed...
Tags: Computer Networking and Internet, Florida's Turnpike, Fort Lauderdale, Theft, Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida)
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Elder fraud: Seniors who are depressed, feeling isolated most at risk
New efforts are underway to combat what aging experts say has become one of the top threats facing elders: losing their savings to con artists and financial predators. Gerontologists at a Detroit university have created, for the first time, a...
Tags: Arts and Culture, Culture, Theft, Labor Legislation, Human Interest
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Glendora home searched for clues in woman's 1978 disappearance
Nearly 35 years have passed since the suspicious disappearance of Glendora resident Wendy Byron. The 24-year-old Byron was last seen in the San Gabriel Valley city on Aug. 26, 1978, according to the state Department of Justice. Her car was later found...
Tags: Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department
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Man linked to Boston bombing suspect killed by FBI in Florida
ReutersORLANDO, Fla./WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Chechen immigrant who was being questioned about his possible links to one of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects was shot and killed by a federal agent in Florida on Wednesday after he suddenly turned violent,...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Orange County Sheriff's Office, U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Police Investigations
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Lake County loses a top sheriff's officer
One of the Lake County's highest-ranking police officers has left the sheriff's department amid controversy over his authority. Exactly how Wayne Hunter's employment with the Lake County Sheriff's Office ended is the source of disagreement between...
Tags: Lake County Sheriff's Office
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Boston Marathon bombing suspect's friend killed by FBI agent
WASHINGTON — A friend of purported Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed early Wednesday by an FBI special agent in Orlando, Fla., after lunging with a knife and injuring the agent during an interview about the April 15...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Police Investigations, Labor Legislation, Wars and Interventions
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Friend of Boston bombing suspect questioned in triple homicide
WASHINGTON — A friend of alleged Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev who was shot and killed by an FBI special agent in Orlando, Fla., early Wednesday was being questioned primarily about a 2-year-old triple homicide in Waltham, Mass., and...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Police Investigations, Laws, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
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Friend of Boston bombing suspect fatally shot by FBI in Orlando
WASHINGTON — A friend of accused Boston Marathon bomber Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot and killed by an FBI special agent early Wednesday when an interview about the April 15 explosion turned into a “violent confrontation” in Orlando, Fla.,...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Tamerlan Tsarnaev, FBI, Police Investigations, Boston Marathon
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Burbank police riders honor fallen officers
When Kathleen Jackson felt like she couldn't pedal her bicycle any longer, she grabbed for a picture of fallen Burbank Police Officer Matthew Pavelka hanging around her neck for inspiration. Pavelka's aunt was one of roughly 1,600 people —...
Tags: Human Interest, Mother's Day, Crime, Law and Justice, Google Inc.
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Witness in Chandra Levy murder case was government informer
McClatchy Washington BureauWASHINGTON The key witness in the trial of the man convicted of killing former intern Chandra Levy had a previously undisclosed history as a government snitch, a court hearing revealed Tuesday. The revelations about former Fresno, Calif., gang member...Tags: Litigation, Witnesses, Chandra Levy, Prosecution, Prisons
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