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31, May 2012 - Officials propose drunken driving law change
Monday May 21, 2012 BOSTON (AP) -- Three Massachusetts officials said Sunday they will try to close what they call a loophole in state drunken driving law. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that motorists who admit there's enough evidence for drunken driving conviction but aren't technically convicted are not subject to certain increased penalties.
31, May 2012 - Mass. Senate closes drunken driving loophole
Massachusetts state senators have voted to close a loophole in the state's drunken driving law so that cases continued without a finding are now counted as a conviction.
30, May 2012 - Sex Offenders Use Loopholes In Laws To Avoid Registry
Loopholes in sex offender laws are making it possible for offenders to be convicted yet avoid being listed in the sex offender registry.
30, May 2012 - Leadville Vonnie’s Law a reality - leadvilleherald
Colorado Governor John Hickenlooper ... be issued a restraining order prior to being released from jail. “I’m honored to have worked with Representative Hamner, the Flores family, and the Leadville community on this issue,” stated Schwartz.
30, May 2012 - Port Richey man accused of sex with girl, 15 - Tampa Bay Online
the Pasco County Sheriff's Office reported. John Edward Horan III, of 37425 Acorn Loop, Port Richey, was arrested Friday and taken to the Land O' Lakes Jail where he was being held with bail set at $200,000. The victim reported Horan began ...
30, May 2012 - Belmont Senate moves to close Melanie's Law loophole - Salem News
Despite the defendant having previously been arrested for drunk driving in 1997 in a case that ... "We are not going to tolerate repeat drunk driving offenses in Massachusetts any longer," Clark said. The amendment passed 37-0 in the final vote of the ...
30, May 2012 - Hays SUNRISE: Construction to halt traffic on Hwy. 115 - Colorado Springs Gazette
1 shot at downtown Denver light rail station DENVER (AP) — Denver police have arrested a teen after a man was shot in ... But others, including Kansas and Oklahoma have, higher incentives. Gov. John Hickenlooper plans to sign the bill Friday.
28, May 2012 - Livingston Stolen cribs from hotel leads to arrest of Monterey woman - Herald-Citizen
COOKEVILLE -- A Monterey woman was arrested Friday for allegedly stealing two baby cribs from a Cookeville motel. Jennifer M. Bell, 33, of Livingston Highway ... of Earls Loop, Spencer, Tennessee, was cited for theft at the Walmart store on S.
28, May 2012 - fort lyon Fewer inmates but more problems?
DENVER — Gov. John Hickenlooper signed laws Thursday authorizing closure of Colorado State Penitentiary II in Canon City and launching a study of prison use in the state to guide future decisions affecting corrections.
28, May 2012 - Gloucester OUI loophole fix in works
NEWBURYPORT — A local lawmaker is calling for the state to rewrite its drunken-driving laws to make it easier for judges, attorneys and the general public to understand. Michael Costello, D-Newburyport, yesterday said the complex nature of the state's drunken-driving law may have played a part in a Supreme Judicial Court ruling last week that prompted the state Senate to close a "loophole" in ...
28, May 2012 - Gloucester Senate votes to close drunk driving loophole in Melanie's Law - Abington Mariner
Despite the defendant having previously been arrested for drunk driving in 1997 in a case that ... “We are not going to tolerate repeat drunk driving offenses in Massachusetts any longer,” Clark said. The amendment passed 37-0 in the final vote of ...
28, May 2012 - Northampton Massachusetts officials seek to close loophole in drunken driving law - Daily Hampshire Gazette
Three Massachusetts officials said Sunday they will try to close what they call a loophole in state drunken driving law. The Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that motorists who admit there's enough evidence for drunken driving conviction ...
28, May 2012 - Sims 9 Investigates: Loophole allows felons to run private police companies in NC - WSOC-TV
One lawmaker wants to close a legal loophole that allows convicted felons to run their own private police companies in North Carolina. When driver Teddy Sims recently saw blue ... police found that out, they arrested Echols and hit him with a long list ...
28, May 2012 - Allendale Alert bank employees lead LMPD to wanted man
Louisville Metro Police said employees of the U.S. Bank branch inside the Kroger store at 4501 Outer Loop reported a suspicious person just before 7:00 Tuesday night.
28, May 2012 - Sharon Pedestrian hit by van on Sharon Amity Road, dies from injuries
Robert Oberg and his wife of 39 years, Marianne, were on their usual walk Wednesday morning – a 3-mile loop near their home in Charlotte’s Cotswold neighborhood. Police have charged the van's driver with misdemeanor death by motor vehicle.
28, May 2012 - Eden Sheriff's office: Three people caught burglarizing Rockingham home - Greensboro News & Rec
Deputies arrested Brittany Sade Brown, 24, of 541 Chumney Loop Road in Eden, Sterling Daniel Bennett, 16, of 176 Leisure Land Drive in Ruffin, and Christopher Stephen Hampton, 36, of 160 Leisure Land Drive in Ruffin. They were each charged with ...
28, May 2012 - Star Marital discord becomes violent - Daily Interlake
A Lone Star Trail resident threatened to shoot the ... A man was arrested on a felony warrant for deceptive practices during a traffic stop on East Idaho Street. An Empire Loop resident reported he believed his neighbors threw eggs at his house.
27, May 2012 - Hundreds of protesters rally outside Art Institute
Hours after bloody clashes with police broke out in the South Loop, several hundred protesters returned to the Loop Sunday night — and ended up camped in front of the Art Institute where Michelle Obama and world leaders were gathered. The protesters passed the Art Institute at least twice, and around 9 p.m. sat down in the middle of Michigan Avenue. At least one demonstrator wanted to deliver a ...
27, May 2012 - Saranac Lake A sampling of editorials from around New York - WNCT
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo News on closing a loophole in New York law that allows murderous spouses ... For example, many in the Saranac Lake Central School District have written letters to this paper, signed petitions and spoken out at ...
27, May 2012 - Springfield Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit - Union-News & Sunday Republican
Outside the courtroom, Deutsch said the two undercover police officers or informants were also arrested during the Wednesday raid ... Loop business district and marched down the city's famous Michigan Avenue. Police on horseback and bicycle kept them ...
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| National Arrest Records Statistics (2009) |
| Total | 13,687,241 | |
| Murder and manslaughter | 12,418 | |
| Rape | 21,407 | |
| Robbery | 126,725 | |
| Aggravated Assault | 421,215 | |
| Burglary | 299,351 | |
| Larceny-theft | 1,334,933 | |
| Motor vehicle theft | 81,797 | |
| Arson | 12,204 | |
| Violent crime | 581,765 | |
| Property crime | 1,728,285 | |
| Other assaults | 1,319,458 | |
| Forgery and counterfeiting | 85,844 | |
| Fraud | 210,255 | |
| Embezzlement | 17,920 | |
| Stolen property | 105,303 | |
| Vandalism | 270,439 | |
| Weapons | 166,334 | |
| Prostitution / vice | 71,355 | |
| Sex offenses (except rape) | 77,326 | |
| Drug abuse | 1,663,582 | |
| Gambling | 10,360 | |
| Offenses against family and children | 114,564 | |
| DUI / DWI | 1,440,409 | |
| Liquor laws | 570,333 | |
| Drunkenness | 594,300 | |
| Disorderly conduct | 655,322 | |
| Vagrancy | 33,388 | |
| All other offenses | 3,764,672 | |
| Suspicion | 1,975 | |
| Curfew and loitering | 112,593 | |
| Runaways | 93,434 |
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