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HB police chief announces retirement
Huntington Beach Police Chief Ken Small has announced his retirement after 11 years with the city. "He's got 40-plus years in law enforcement," City Manager Fred Wilson said. "It'll be a great loss to the city. I think [Small], in my opinion, was an...
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D.A. opposes parole for killer
Orange County District Attorney Tony Rackauckas issued a press release Thursday opposing the parole of a woman convicted of murdering her husband with the help of her boyfriend in 1984. Jeanette Lynn Hughes, now 58, was convicted in 1986 of the first-...Tags: Justice System, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Murder
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Maryland abortion law is clear
There are flagrant, undefined loopholes in Maryland's abortion law. That's what letter writer Jeffrey D. Meister, director of administration and legislation for Maryland Right to Life, would have us think ("Maryland has de factor abortion on demand,"...Tags: Laws, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Abortion, Maryland General Assembly
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Seven arrested in underage drinking complaint in Baxter County, Arkansas
SALEVSILLE, Ark. -- Two adults and five juveniles were arrested this weekend after Sheriff’s Deputies responded to a complaint of underage drinking at a residence on Salesville. At approximately 12:03 AM on May 18th, Deputy Rockie Morrell was...Tags: Juvenile Delinquency, Prosecution, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice
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Benjamin Lipsitz, 94, Pikesville attorney who defended Bremer
Benjamin Lipsitz, whose commitment to the spirit and letter of the law led him to defend a would-be assassin, a Nazi sympathizer and a craven murderer during a career that spanned more than a half-century, died May 10. He was 94. "He was so...
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Coffee break proves downfall for hatchet-carrying hitchhiker
NEW YORK -- The hatchet-wielding hitchhiker known to his legions of Internet fans as Kai craved freedom, but he also craved coffee. That helped police catch the one-time Internet sensation, Caleb "Kai" McGillvary, 24, who is suspected of murdering a...
Tags: Starbucks Corp., Laws, New York City, Crime, Law and Justice, Cherry Hill
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Ocoee hopes to set up citywide network of surveillance cameras
Ocoee hopes to set up a network of surveillance cameras to help police keep an eye on the city. The plan, as described to city commissioners by Lt. Mike Bryant, aims to link public and private surveillance devices on a high-speed, wireless network...
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Maryland has de facto abortion on demand
I read with interest Del. Samuel I. "Sandy" Rosenberg's critique of Marta Mossburg's interpretation of abortion law ("Mossburg wrong on Md. abortion law," May 9). Though the lawyer-politician has great knowledge and experience in many areas of Maryland...Tags: Elkton, Laws, LeRoy Carhart, Social Issues, Crime, Law and Justice
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State's crime rate lowest in 42 years
Crime statewide reached its lowest rate in 42 years, with Broward and Palm Beach counties following the downward trend, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement reported Thursday. Broward's overall crime rate dropped by nearly 4 percent in 2012...
Tags: Theft, Palm Beach (Palm Beach, Florida), Laws, Law Enforcement, Rick Scott
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Charges severed in Martinsburg July 4 shooting
matthewu@herald-mail.comA Berkeley County judge ruled Thursday that a man accused of shooting another man and an 8-year-old girl at Martinsburg’s Fourth of July celebration last year could be tried May 28 on one felony count of possession of a firearm by a prohibited...Tags: Justice System, Laws, Shootings, Crime, Law and Justice, Firearms
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Florida should stop putting its youths in solitary confinement
The time is now to end solitary confinement of Florida's youth. Several years ago, I taught English as a second language to students from all over the world. Two young students, newly arrived and excited to see the United States, decided to do some...Tags: Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Students, Laws, Education, Florida Legislature
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Former Maine West coach charged in hazing allegations
A former Maine West High School soccer coach at the center of hazing allegations was aware of the physical abuse taking place before and during practices over a nearly four-month period last year, Cook County State's Attorney Anita Alvarez said...
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