news2019-07-19
Two decades after Amadou Diallo was killed by four New York City officers, his mother, Kadiatou, visits the city at least once a year from her home country of Guinea in West Africa to advance a foundation she created or to spend time with and give guidance to other mothers who have also lost childre....Read more
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The indictment of Miami-Luken, its former president and its former compliance officer was the second time in three months that federal prosecutors have used criminal laws against a drug distributor. That is a more aggressive posture that the Justice Department has adopted recently. Source: The Crim....Read more
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House Democrats are hoping that Robert Mueller's testimony next week may build momentum for impeaching President Donald Trump. A top Republcan says the session will show that "nothing is there." Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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New Orleans Police Superintendent Shaun Ferguson dismissed four officers and suspended two others for chasing a stolen vehicle before a deadly crash that killed three at a hair salon. A police union official said the penalty was too harsh. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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Police Commissioner Richard Ross announced the move, which includes four suspensions, less than a month after the department said it would place 72 officers on desk duty as the probe of racist, violent and bigoted posts played out. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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Three officers and a sergeant accused of lying to cover up the fatal shooting of teenager Laquan McDonald by fellow Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke have been fired. The police board decision comes nearly five years after Van Dyke shot McDonald 16 times. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeRepo....Read more
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A federal judge sentenced former Oakley, Mi., Police Chief Robert Reznick to more than a year in prison. He pleaded guilty to buying firearms at a discount and selling them to reserve officers for personal profit. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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Baltimore police commissioner Michael Harrison unveiled an anticrime plan that sets a “new performance goal” of responding to serious calls within 10 minutes and said officers will be asked to spend a third of their time on proactive efforts to curb violent crime. Source: The Crime Report ( The....Read more
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Ring, a subsidiary of Amazon, is partnering with police departments to distribute the devices. Critics say Ring is stirring fear of crime at a time when it is dropping. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
news2019-07-19
Serial rapists are far more common than experts had believed. Prosecutors in Detroit, Cleveland and other places have pursued scores of cold cases. Still, few rape cases overall lead to successful prosecutions. Source: The Crime Report ( TheCrimeReport.org )....Read more
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