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National Crime

Twitter's newest use: crime-fighting tool

twitter | February 18, 2012 Michael SantoFebruary 18, 2012
Twitter has been used to report news, organize activists, but this is the first time we've heard of Twitter being used to stop a crime. However...
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Supreme Court Judge Beyer robbed

Judge Stephen Beyer | February 13, 2012 Scott PaulsonFebruary 13, 2012
With three Supreme Court justices robbed in the past several years, it’s as if being one of the ‘Supremes’ is like being a robber...
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'Heart of a Killer' by David Rosenfelt is perhaps one of his best thrillers yet

February 12, 2012 Book Review | February 12, 2012 Pamela Kramer
In 'Heart of a Killer,' David Rosenfelt combines his many talents -- writing great dialogue, plots with great twists, and a wry sense of...
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When stranger danger programs are not enough to protect our children

Child Safety | February 9, 2012 Susan CornbluthFebruary 09, 2012
MICHAEL R. BLOOD of the Associated Press reports that sinister allegations of abuse by at least two teachers in a Los Angeles school have forced...
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Woman arrested for selling fake Facebook stock

Facebook | February 3, 2012 Michael SantoFebruary 03, 2012
That was fast. Facebook filed the S-1 paperwork for its IPO on Wednesday, which means in a few months, you'll be able to buy the stock on the...
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Prosecutors come down hard on clerk who laced yogurt samples with semen

February 02, 2012 Crime | February 2, 2012 Howard Portnoy
The next time you are in a mall food court or supermarket where samples of food are being handed out, you might want to think twice about indulging...
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Dead woman wrapped in blanket found near posh San Diego Welk Resort

February 02, 2012 mysterious deaths | February 2, 2012 Joel Siegfried
The body of a fully clothed woman lying face down on a dirt embankment was discovered on Wednesday, February 1, 2012 at about 1:50 p.m. PST by a...
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We must encourage our children to tell! Prevent child abuse!

child abuse | February 1, 2012 Susan CornbluthFebruary 01, 2012
How many more alleged pedophiles are out there? Many more, I suspect, as every other day we are learning of new cases. Today, CNN reported that...
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Dog shot and killed during home burglary; police ask public for help

February 01, 2012 animal abuse | February 1, 2012 Howard Portnoy
A family in Dover, New Hampshire, is grieving—but not because their home was robbed last Thursday. The burglar or burglars who forced their...
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New Evidence Emerges About Little Ayla

Ayla Reynolds | January 30, 2012 Susan CornbluthJanuary 30, 2012
New evidence has emerged in the case of missing toddlerAlya Reynoldsfrom Waterville,Maine.The Associated Press reported Sunday that some of the...
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