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Police Women of Broward County in court, again
Crime and Safety - Sun-SentinelDuring a court hearing Monday involvingÂ?the TLC/Discovery Channel TV show, “Police Women of Broward County,”Â?Broward Judge David Haimes deniedÂ?a motion by Assistant ChiefÂ?Public Defender Gordon Weekes, Jr. to dismiss six cas...Tags: Prosecution, TLC (tv network), Television Industry, Police Women of Broward County (tv program), Court Preliminary
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Public defender asks court to find star of Police Women of Broward County in contempt
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? The Broward Public Defender???s office is asking a judge to find a star of the TLC reality TV show ???Police Women of Broward County??? in contempt for her refusal to answer questions during a deposition for one of his clients. A 59-page transcript...Tags: Crimes, TLC (tv network), Police Women of Broward County (tv program), Television, Al Lamberti
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'House I Live In' explores war on drugs and its toll on America ★★★
Taking on a hellacious societal problem, a documentary filmmaker benefits from finding a narrow path leading to the heart of that problem — a specific angle, an image, a detail, that opens up to the wider world and a host of provocations. Eugene...
Tags: The House I Live In (movie), Heroin, Richard Nixon, Methamphetamine (drug), The Wire (tv program)
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'Keep the Lights On': A stormy New York tale of love and addiction ★★★
There's a nerve-racking sequence set in the late 1990s in co-writer and director Ira Sachs' "Keep the Lights On" when Erik, the Danish expatriate filmmaker living in Manhattan played by Thure Lindhardt, is on the telephone, trying to extract information...
Tags: Julianne Nicholson, Addiction, Keep the Lights On (movie), Arts and Culture, Movies
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'Slow moving holocaust' keeps prisons full
The first thing you notice about the 1905 mug shot of Laura Scott is her Sunday-go-to-meeting hat, large with wayward bows. Then, you take in the information surrounding the photograph that reveals her physical measurements and describes her as a 40-year-...
Tags: Washington, DC, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Rogers Park, Criminals, U.S. Department of Justice
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Trice: Woman meets ex-prostitute who set her straight — 20 years earlier
Until recently, Brenda Myers-Powell had no idea the impact she had on Tilisha Harrison's life more than 20 years ago. In fact, for a year, the two women crossed paths in the hallway at work and never knew they shared a past. Since last March, Myers-...
Tags: Mercy Home for Boys and Girls, Sex Crimes, Drugs and Medicines, Prostitution
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On this lonely street, nobody heard, nobody saw
In the hardscrabble burb of Schiller Park near O'Hare Airport, you'll find a street with a few two-flats and isolated houses, plenty of space between them. The kind of quiet block where everyone minds their business. And last week — hard gray...
Tags: Heroin, Prosecution, David Lynch, Justice System, Punishment
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For Moore, this season certainly a success
Every Bears fan remembers when Lovie Smith contacted colorful nickel back D.J. Moore back in September to reprimand Moore for criticizing teammate Jay Cutler after his sideline antics against the Packers. Yet a call later that month changed Moore's life...
Tags: Chris Herren, Heroin, Drugs and Medicines, Chris Mullin, Abusive Behavior
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'The House I Live In' review: You didn't think the war on drugs was going well, did you?
*** (out of four) Citizens, politicians: Lend Eugene Jarecki your ears. In his exceptional 2005 documentary “Why We Fight,” Jarecki explored dubious political agendas and financial interests that drive the military-industrial complex. In...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Finance, International Military Interventions, Prisons, Crime, Law and Justice
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Leonard Pitts Jr.: Instead of deafening roars of anger ... silence
Leonard PittsAn open letter to African America: In the late '90s, the Internet belched forth a rumor that the Voting Rights Act was soon to expire and that black folks would lose the vote as a result. Though stupid and untrue, the rumor spread like a dust cloud...Tags: Voting, Parties and Movements, Politics, NAACP, Eric Holder
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11 people arrested after three-month drug investigation in Bloomington
A three-month investigation resulted in the drug-related arrests of 11 people at a Bloomington apartment complex. The investigation focused on the Southern Winds Inn Apartments at 3000 S. Walnut St. Ten of the arrests were made on the scene, while...
Tags: Heroin, Misdemeanors, Crimes, Firearms, Police Arrests
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Police: Cocaine found in 2-year-old girl's system after visiting mom
Cocaine was found in a 2-year-old's system earlier this week, according to a police report.
IMPD said the case has been handed over to the Department of Child Services. IMPD said DCS is waiting for toxicology results. Fox59 tracked down the 2-year-...Tags: Health
Feb 6, 2012
|Blog| Sun-Sentinel
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Oct 12, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 15, 2012
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Mar 4, 2013
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Feb 10, 2013
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Dec 13, 2012
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Oct 12, 2012
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Jul 15, 2012
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Jul 11, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Dec 2, 2011
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