Criminal damage is cut on estate
Police claim an operation to reduce criminal damage and antisocial behaviour on a Taunton housing estate is a success.
Louisiana Criminal Cases Suspended
A state judge in New Orleans suspended the criminal cases against nearly 100 people over concerns that they cannot get adequate representation from the city?s indigent defenders office. Judge Arthur Hunter Jr. halted prosecutions of 98 defendants and ordered the release of 20 who had been held in jail. Last month, he suspended prosecution for 42 other poor defendants. The charges were not ...
Seymour cops criminal case dropped
DERBY — The book has been closed on the criminal case against Seymour Police Officer John Harkins — a move that suggests prosecutors lacked sufficient evidence to prove the officer stole
Rescuing the police from the criminal
Every time we feel the police have reached a nadir, our men in khaki surprise us by falling further down the abyss of ignominy. Just after the killing of innocents in Ganderbal, Kashmir, shocked our conscience, news of the cold-blooded murder of Sohrabuddin Sheikh and his wife comes in. In the past, policing as a part of the criminal justice system was considered corrupt and inefficient, today ...
Judge Disqualifies Aguirre From Sunroad Criminal Case
City Attorney Mike Aguirre has a conflict of interest, and will not be allowed to prosecute a criminal case against an executive with the Sunroad Construction Company.
Thousands of criminal gang suspects arrested
CHINA has arrested thousands of criminal gang suspects and dozens of colluding officials in the last year in a crackdown ahead of the 2008 Olympics, state media reported late on Monday.
Ex-prison officers face criminal charges
The Department of Corrections announced today that several former correctional officers at the Hendry Correctional Institution have been charged with criminal abuse of inmates.
Criminal Justice Degrees are in Demand
(ARA) - As America wages the war on terrorism, the need for criminal justice professionals is growing quickly. From police officers to border guards to homeland security experts, there are many ways to put a criminal justice degree to work for you.
Judge Claude Jorda resigns from the International Criminal Court
French judge Claude Jorda has resigned from the International Criminal Court because of ill health. Jorda was presiding judge in the case of alleged Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga, the only suspect in the courts custody.
Dover man faces disorderly, criminal mischief charges
Matthew L. Carter, 27, of 114 Rausch Ct., Dover, was charged with criminal mischief and disorderly conduct after an incident Sunday around 1:50 a.m. in Dover.