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Letters: Detaining immigrants
Re "Who belongs in detention?," Editorial, March 24 The editorial asserts, "No one disputes that immigrants who commit violent crimes should be detained." In fact, growing numbers of advocates do dispute this. When citizens are convicted of crimes,...Tags: Government, Punishment, Migration, Politics, Immigration
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10 vie for 4 seats on Des Plaines council
With less than two weeks until the April 9 election, candidates for Des Plaines alderman in four wards are making last pushes to make their names and stances on issues known to voters. In the 1st Ward, incumbent Patricia Haugeberg is facing a...
Tags: Sales, Economy, Business and Finance, Media Industry, Chicago Elections, Elections
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State announces crackdown on texting and handheld cell use
The state Office of Traffic Safety, California Highway Patrol and more than 200 law enforcement agencies across the state announced high-visibility enforcement operations during April’s National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. The overall goal...Tags: Cell Phones, Government, Law Enforcement, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Transportation Accidents
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City admits missteps in response to Benton Harbor fire
WSBT-TV Reporter"A number of things went wrong." That's what Benton Harbor's public safety director, Roger Lange, says about the fire at 1034 Jennings that nearly killed Lt. Doug Bell. Lange has interviewed two public safety officers that were on the scene with...Tags: Government, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Fires, Vehicles, Politics
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Benton Harbor fire 911 calls, injured firefighter's family responds
WSBT-TVBENTON HARBOR – Dramatic 911 calls from eyewitnesses begging for help for a Benton Harbor firefighter injured in a house fire. LISTEN TO THE CALLS HERE The calls are from March 14 when veteran firefighter, Lieutenant Doug Bell, was trapped and...Tags: Government, Health and Safety at Work, Occupational Safety and Health Administration, Fires, Politics
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Reform marijuana law
Last Monday, the United States celebrated the 50th anniversary of the seminal Supreme Court case of Gideon v. Wainwright. The next day saw the Maryland Senate vote to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. There is a synchronicity...
Tags: Punishment, Justice System, Fines, Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice
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Lloyd Waters: There's a big Guerilla in the room
Gov. Martin O’Malley wants to be president; Lt. Gov. Brown wants to be governor; and Tavon White, an accused murderer and alleged member of the Black Guerilla family in Baltimore City, wants to be in charge of the Baltimore City Detention Center....Tags: Government, Regional Authority, Prisons, Politics, The Herald-Mail
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Boston bombing inquiries prompt new look at student visas
The federal government will tighten oversight to help ensure that foreign students seeking to enter the United States have valid student visas — the latest step to increase security after the Boston Marathon bombings. The heightened scrutiny by U....
Tags: Janet Napolitano, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, Interior Policy, Chuck Grassley, Students
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Assembly leaders change plans for city jail oversight
General Assembly leaders say a joint committee of top legislators will hear from corrections officials about alleged corruption at the Baltimore City Detention Center. The briefing, to be held in June, replaces a House Judiciary Committee hearing that...
Tags: Government, Justice System, Gang Activity, U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary, Michael E. Busch
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California state Senate OKs social network, drug bills
SACRAMENTO — Social network sites such as Facebook would be required to remove personal information about minors when asked to do so by their parents under a measure approved by state senators Thursday. Separately, the lawmakers voted to allow...
Tags: Zynga Inc., Jim Nielsen, Bonnie Lowenthal, Interior Policy, Crimes
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HCC to host Public Safety Awards ceremony Wednesday
Hagerstown Community College will host the annual Public Safety Awards ceremony on Wednesday beginning at 6:30 p.m., in the Kepler Center on HCC’s main campus. The awards recognize officers who have served the citizens of Washington County in an...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Government, Ceremonies, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Arts and Culture
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Police, politicians push surveillance post-Boston
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police and politicians across the U.S. are pointing to the example of surveillance video that was used to help identify the Boston Marathon bombing suspects as a reason to get more electronic eyes on their streets. From Los...
Tags: Law Enforcement, Television, Interior Policy, Computer Hardware, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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