What is a Hate Crime? - Crime
When the words hate crime appear in our newspapers or on our televisions, most people think of crimes against people of African-American descent. However, as the late 90's and in the new millennium more and more crimes have been perpetrated ... [... more]
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Amanda Hamm - Guilty of Child Endangerment Not First ...
September 2, 2003 a car slides off a boat ramp into a lake and sinks under the water. The location is Clinton Lake in Clinton, Illinois. Two people allegedly made it out of the car before it sank. They were Amanda Hamm, age 27, and her boyfriend ... [... more]
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Jessica's Law - Crime
Mark Lunsford the father of Jessica Lunsford feels that on Friday in court when John Evander Couey was hand the death sentence for killing his daughter, there was Justice for Jessica. John Evander Couey received three life sentences and one death ... [... more]
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8 year-old Fights Off Kidnapper - Crime
As parents the stories we see on the news are terrifying, one second a child is playing safely in his yard and the next he is gone. That is exactly what happened Monday night. DeMontay Thompson was playing in his front yard when out of nowhere a ... [... more]
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Teenagers, Gangs and Crime - Crime
As a Psychiatric Registered Nurse for Children and Adolescents age six through eighteen years of age, I see a variety of patients from all aspects of the socio-economic levels. My patients come from various personal and familial backgrounds ... [... more]
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Kids Left Unattended in Car - Crime
There is no indication Sametta Heyward was a bad mother. In fact, by all outward appearances, she appears to have been a hardworking, caring, fun loving, dedicated mother, working diligently to provide a better life for her two babies ages one ... [... more]
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Homeowner Receives Graffiti Removal Letter for ...
The law that city council member Peter Vallone initiated in 2005 originally was intended as an incentive to get homeowners to clean graffiti off their homes. Yet earlier this month, on October 5, homeowner Jen Peppermen received a "graffiti ... [... more]
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Mailboxes, Red Flags, and Identity Theft - Crime
Crime is rampant in your neighborhood and you may not even realize it. Thieves drive through neighborhoods looking for easy targets. An easy target can be a little old lady, a bank executive, a medical director of a hospital, the school janitor, ... [... more]
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Josh Hancock Cardinals Pitcher Legally Intoxicated at ...
Today the City of Saint Louis Medical Examiner Dr. Michael Graham released his report on the death of Josh Hancock the Saint Louis Cardinals Pitcher. Mr. Hancock was (.157) almost twice the legal limit over Missouri's blood alcohol of (.08) ... [... more]
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The Dark Knight A Review - Crime
I just went to see the Dark Knight yesterday afternoon, July 22, 2008, and I highly recommend it for those who have not seen it yet. However, be warned, it is not your father's Batman. I would not bring any children under the age of fifteen to ... [... more]
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Saddam Hussein is Executed - Crime
A reign of terror has ended. Saddam Hussein born in 1937 is dead. A former dictator of a country, a man who claimed to be a leader, yet was responsible for terrorizing his people for decades in crimes against humanity. Saddam received a fair ... [... more]
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Issac Parker, the Hanging Judge - Crime
Isaac Parker was a federal judge that brought "white man's law" to a previously lawless land in what was once known as Indian Territory and is today known as Oklahoma. He was the judge in Fort Smith, Arkansas and it sat on the border of Indian . [... more]
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