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Nation's Crime Rate Hits 32-Year Low

Americans were robbed and victimized by gun violence at greater rates last year than the year before, even though overall violent and property crime reached a 32-year low, the Justice Department said Sunday.

Katrina Victims Blamed for Houston Crime

A letter to inmate No. 1352951 and a cell phone bill for $76.63, both found in a soggy New Orleans duplex ruined by Hurricane Katrina, led Louisiana bounty hunter James Martin to Texas. Again.

Miss. Mayor's Anti-Crime Tactics Draw Fire

Mayor Frank Melton promised a hands-on approach to this city's chronic crime problem, and he made good from the moment he took office, donning a bulletproof vest and black fatigues and leading nightly police patrols that illuminated the streets with flashing blue lights.

Violent Crime on Rise in Big U.S. Cities

FBI statistics Monday confirmed what big cities like Philadelphia, Houston, Cleveland and Las Vegas have seen on the streets: Violent crime in the U.S. is on the rise, posting its biggest one-year increase since 1991.

Two Black Fla. Firefighters Find Nooses

A downtown fire station was shut down Friday after two black firefighters reported finding hangman's nooses on their gear when they arrived at work.

Fla. Officials Release Boot Camp Tape

Authorities released a video tape Friday showing guards restraining a boy at a juvenile detention boot camp just hours before he died.

Criminals Taking Tips From TV Crime Shows

When Tammy Klein began investigating crime scenes eight years ago, it was virtually unheard of for a killer to use bleach to clean up a bloody mess. Today, the use of bleach, which destroys DNA, is not unusual in a planned homicide, said the senior criminalist from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department.

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Lake Minnetonka Liberty: Missing student/internet porn star's body found

Source: lakeminnetonkaliberty.blogspot.com

EL DORADO, Kan. — The preliminary physical description of a body found east of here matches that of missing college student Emily Sander, El Dorado Police Chief Tom Boren said.

Fugitives promised 'free' Xbox 360s get Red Ring of Detention

Source: Gamerush

In El Paso, Texas, it was the promise of an Xbox 360 console and other prizes that lured more than 100 fugitives to their arrests, Police Chief Richard Wiles announced today.

NZ cops bust million-strong botnet ringleader

Source: zdnet.com.au

New Zealand Police this week swooped on an alleged botnet ringleader in New Zealand, who the FBI claim had illegal control over one million computers.

Rise in Violent Crime Has Slowed, With Many Cities Reporting Drops - washingtonpost.com

Source: The Washington Post

At the same time, other large jurisdictions, including the District and Prince George's County, have continued to grapple with soaring numbers of homicides or other major crimes, according to the report from the Police Executive Research Forum.

Accokeek family reeling after mistaken raid

Source: gazette.net

Pamela Myers enjoyed watching her grandchildren Adam, 3, and Frankie, 4, play in the yard of her Accokeek home with her dog, Pearl. Now she has to hear the children ask, ''Why did they shoot Pearl." And Myers doesn't know how to respond.

Photos released of two suspects linked to robberies

Source: gazette.net

Prince George's County police recently released photographs of two suspects they believe were involved in a string of robberies in the Audrey Lane area of Oxon Hill, hoping residents could identify the duo, according to a police news release....

5 Arrested in Arlington Heights Jewelry Heist

Source: Chicago Tribune

A robber smashed a car window of a jewelry salesman and snatched a bag of jewels in Arlington Heights, but police made a quick arrest, authorities said Thursday.

Bank Robbery in San Luis Obispo

Source: mustangdaily.net

Police are searching for a man who robbed and walked out the front door of the First Bank of San Luis Obispo on Higuera Street Thursday afternoon.

Judge removed after jailing entire courtroom

Source: Telegraph

A US judge has been removed from the bench for jailing 46 people after none of them admitted responsibility for a ringing mobile phone in his courtroom.

Dublin beer bandit raids Guinness, makes off with 450 kegs

Source: The Boston Globe

DUBLIN, Ireland—Ireland's police announced a manhunt Thursday for a beer bandit who drove into the Guinness brewery and left with 450 full kegs.

Another missing white girl....with a not-so-secret Internet secret

Emily Sander, an 18 year-old college student from El Dorado, Kansas has been missing since last Friday. She is believed to be the victim of foul play. Unfortunately, nothing here so far too out of the ordinary in this modern world.

No Money, No Justice - Do public defenders deserve scorn, or bigger budgets?

Source: Reason Magazine

According to the U.S. Department of Justice, two in three people charged with felonies in federal court can't afford an attorney. In state courts, the proportion is four in five.

Major crackdown on guns culture

Source: BBC News

Well we don't want to end up like America, do we?

Art: Philadelphia's Great Untapped Resource

Source: The Philadelphia Inquirer

A user commented on my article about music in Philadelphia that crime is so rampant in Philadelphia that it's virtually impossible for the city's black population to focus on creating art.

StAR: Helping poor countries get their money back

Source: The World Bank Group

United Nations, September 17, 2007—The World Bank, in partnership with the United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC), launched today an initiative to help developing countries recover assets stolen by corrupt leaders, help invest them in effective development programs an …

We live in a corrupt society in which big business and its representatives steal at will.

Source: http://organizedrage.blogspot.com/

We live in a corrupt society in which big business and its representatives steal at will, whilst the media and its muppet politicos pretend that PC Plod is ever watchful and on the trail of those who engage in corrupt practices.

French 'drag queen' arrested over 18 murders

Source: Australian Broadcasting Corporation

French police have detained a 68-year-old retired "drag queen" performer after the murders of 18 mainly gay men over three decades, prosecutors said.

Turley: "It Is Rather Clear That What The President Ordered Was A Federal Crime"

Source: Crooks and Liars

That's why they're trying to get all these cases thrown out of court because it is rather clear that what the president ordered was a federal crime, clearly defined in federal law.

Truck Company Owner Pleads Guilty For Truckers' License Scheme.

Source: www.ky3.com

SPRINGFIELD -- The owner of a trucking company from Kansas City, Kan., pleaded guilty for being part of a conspiracy that provided fraudulent commercial driver's licenses to Somali and Bosnian citizens. U.S. Attorney John Wood said Howard E.

Redskin's Death Calls For Increased Gun Control, Advocates Say

Source: On The Hill

This week's death of the Washington Redskins' Sean Taylor at the age of 24 requires a higher level of gun control, the head of a leading gun control advocacy group says.

Inside India's Underground Trade in Human Remains

Source: Wired News

India has long been the world's primary source of bones used in medical study, renowned for producing specimens scrubbed to a pristine white patina and fitted with high-quality connecting hardware.

Nazi hunters scour South America for notorious SS doctor

Source: Raw Story

Aribert Heim, a one-time concentration camp doctor known as "Dr. Death" for his sadistic experiments on inmates, is now the focus of a last-ditch effort to hunt down Nazi war criminals in South America.

The Abrahams donations: possible criminal offences

I thought it might be a good idea to summarise the position as regards what offences might potentially have been committed under the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act 2000 as a result of David Abrahams's secret donations, which were wrongly reported as having come  …

Outcry at Tanzanian HIV beating

Source: BBC News

There has been an outcry in Tanzania over a woman who was badly injured by her husband after she took an HIV test which is being encouraged nationwide.

Twitter - Don't Leave Crime Scene Without It

Source: Mashable!

When those clever CSI detectives aren't guessing which type of African mud they've found on the killer's shoes, they tune into Twitter, where they can find a "minute by minute diary of the victim's life".

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