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Waynesville couple indicted for meth conspiracy; officers say they seized $414,000 as drug proceeds
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Tammy Dickinson, United States Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, announced today that a Waynesville, Mo., couple has been indicted by a federal grand jury for their role in a nearly $414,000 conspiracy to distribute...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Prosecution, Methamphetamine (drug), Justice System
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Crime statistics down in Stockton
The Record, Stockton, Calif.Law enforcement efforts to suppress violent crime in Stockton appear to be working after two of the bloodiest years in the city's history, according to new figures from the Stockton Police Department. Statistics released Thursday show a dramatic decline...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Murder, Theft
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Woman sues city of Tulsa over drug case, claims police mismanagement
Tulsa WorldA woman whose drug conviction was vacated in 2011 filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Tulsa on Thursday alleging that "an atmosphere of lawlessness" existed within the Tulsa Police Department. Betty Lorene Wolfe, 62, was sentenced May 8, 2008,...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Court Preliminary, Prosecution, Laws
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ATF agents conducting sting let man leave store with gun
Milwaukee Journal SentinelATF agents let a man armed with a gun and threatening to shoot someone walk out of their storefront sting operation in Milwaukee last summer, failing to arrest him or take the weapon, the Journal Sentinel has learned. The suspect, Bobby Ball -- a...Tags: Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Crime, Law and Justice, Defendants, Crimes
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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant fire may never be known
A malfunctioning golf cart, a faulty electrical system or even arson could have led to the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, but federal and state officials said Thursday that their $1-million investigation had...Tags: Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents, Disasters and Accidents, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Chemical Industry
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Cause of Texas fertilizer plant blast unclear; inquiry continues
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.The cause of the fire that triggered the deadly explosion of a fertilizer plant in West, Texas, last month remains undetermined after a $1-million investigation, officials said Thursday. Although the probe continues, the cause of the disaster may never be...Tags: Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents, Disasters and Accidents, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Chemical Industry
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Arson not ruled out in fire that caused West, Texas, blast
ReutersWEST, Texas (Reuters) - The cause of a fire that triggered a massive explosion at a West, Texas fertilizer plant has been ruled undetermined, and investigators have not eliminated the possibility that the fire was set intentionally, state and federal...Tags: Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents, Plant Openings, Arson, Chemical Industry
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Star Tribune (Minneapolis) Scott Gillespie column
Star TribuneTwo U.S. mayors who are all too familiar with the toll of gun violence on city streets -- Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter -- found a venue to voice their frustration here Wednesday. "We are in an epidemic of violence...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Rentals, U.S. Congress, Shootings
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Results of Texas plant explosion investigation to be released
ReutersWEST, Texas (Reuters) - Investigators are expected to announce on Thursday the results of a probe into what caused last month's fertilizer plant explosion in West, Texas, that killed 14 people and obliterated sections of the small town. The State Fire...Tags: Fertilizer, Emergency Incidents, Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Explosions
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Seven Montebello-area gang members arrested in cold case killings
Seven reputed Montebello-area gang members have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in at least half a dozen killings stemming from ongoing rivalries over drugs and turf, authorities said Wednesday. The arrests made by Montebello police and...
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Texas paramedic pleads not guilty to pipe bomb charge
ReutersWACO, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas paramedic who responded to a fertilizer plant explosion last month pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to possessing pipe bomb components, his lawyer said, after agreeing to postpone his detention hearing. A hearing for...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Fertilizer, Chemical Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Lawyers
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Texas paramedic to plead not guilty to pipe bomb charge
ReutersWACO, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas paramedic who responded to a fertilizer plant explosion last month will plead not guilty to possessing pipe bomb components, after agreeing on Wednesday to defer his detention hearing, federal prosecutors said. A hearing...Tags: Trials, Crime, Law and Justice, Fertilizer, Court Preliminary, Prosecution
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