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A society’s criminal justice system punishes crimes. In many cases, however, the system misses the target. Many crimes go unreported. The victims are unwilling to cooperate with authorities, leaving law enforcers with cases that are not legally...
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AP, Grafton
A Grafton woman has been arrested and booked for failing to pay her library fines. Heidi Dalibor, 20, told the News Graphic in Cedarburg she ignored the library’s...
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AP, Cloverdale
A 22-year-old man was back behind bars about 12 hours after he was released from jail, accused of stealing a car and beer and leading police on a high-speed chase.
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AP, Panama City
Bay County Sheriff’s deputies were forced to use a Taser to subdue an escaped emu named Plop-Plop. The large female bird escaped from a farm last weekend and on...
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AP, Waukegan
The Lake County sheriff is behind bars _ voluntarily.
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AP, Waukegan
The Lake County sheriff is behind bars _ voluntarily.
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AP, Flint
There are loyal customers, and then there’s Joseph Macko.
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AP, Flint
There are loyal customers, and then there’s Joseph Macko.
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AP, Naco
Some furniture inspected by customs agents at the Arizona-Mexico border gives new meaning to the term “entertainment centers” _ they were allegedly used to...
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AP, Flint
There are loyal customers, and then there’s Joseph Macko. The 84-year-old Flint man has bought or leased a new Cadillac every year since 1955, the year Disneyland...
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AP, Dubuque
A man said his friend’s raccoon went crazy before it attacked him. Police say Steven Hines called police early Tuesday morning to report that he had been bitten.
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AP, Englewood
Police said a man called 911 and reported a robbery after a gas station employee refused to give him his money back for an unopened box of condoms.
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AP, Reno
You’ve heard of man bites dog. What about, dog saves cats? A two-year-old dog that had been turned over to the Nevada Humane Society’s shelter in Reno is...
made popular Aug 20 2008
AP, West Palm Beach
In a part of the country better known for missing alligators, officials locked down schools and warned residents to stay inside Wednesday until they captured a Bengal...
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AP, Canton
A Canadian couple finally took a restaurant up on an offer that arrived 15 years ago _ by balloon.
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AP, Sacramento
Electric and hybrid vehicles may be better for the environment, but the California Legislature says they’re bad for the blind.
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AP, Tyler
A Tyler man accused of growing marijuana in an alleged cost-saving move is jailed on felony possession charges. Bond is $15,000 for 55-year-old John Daniel Miller III,...
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AP, Tyler
A Tyler man accused of growing marijuana in an alleged cost-saving move is jailed on felony possession charges. Bond is $15,000 for 55-year-old John Daniel Miller III,...
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AP, Tyler
A Tyler man accused of growing marijuana in an alleged cost-saving move is jailed on felony possession charges. Bond is $15,000 for 55-year-old John Daniel Miller III,...
made popular Aug 20 2008
AP, Tyler
A Tyler man accused of growing marijuana in an alleged cost-saving move is jailed on felony possession charges. Bond is $15,000 for 55-year-old John Daniel Miller III,...
made popular Aug 20 2008
AP, Yuma
School officials in San Luis, Ariz., are investigating a busing mix-up that ended with a 6-year-old boy wandering alone in Mexico.
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AP, Los Angeles
In an Aug. 12 story about the sentencing of burglar Ignacio DelRio, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by police, erroneously reported details about...
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AP, Los Angeles
A confessed burglar described by police as one of the most prolific thieves in Los Angeles history was resentenced Tuesday to 7 1/2 years in prison after making a...
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AP, San Jose
Maybe he thought it would make his car fly.
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AP, Paris
A man suspected of stealing $15 million of historic treasures from churches was arrested Thursday, officials said. The 30-year-old suspect was taken into custody by...
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With the recent unveiling over Limbo of the Lost, many companies are taking a closer look at this game. Games including Thief, Diablo 2, and Oblivion all look like...
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AP, Lumberton
Police responding to a tip about a naked man walking on a state highway in Lumberton say he’s connected to a three-week string of thefts involving more than...
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AP, Monterrey
Police in northern Mexico say a 25-year-old man bit off more than he could chew when he allegedly stole a gold bracelet from an 8-year-old girl and then swallowed the...
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AP, Springfield
Springfield police say a man tried to steal T-shirts from a store while his girlfriend was in another part of the business applying for a job.Police said Monday that...
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A man aimed and shot at his own son after mistaking him for a burglar attempting to creep into his home at night. Mohd Sobri realized he shot his own son, 18-year-old...
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A THIEF has walked unnoticed out of a Norwegian aquarium carrying a crocodile and now risks losing a finger or two, the head of the aquarium said.
“I think...
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AP, Chicago
An alleged thief wasn’t fazed when workers at a Chicago muffler shop told him a safe he wanted to rob wasn’t open. He just asked them to give him a call...
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AP, Gloucester
A prosciutto-wielding meat thief in Gloucester met his match when a restaurant owner fought off the assault by slamming the thief’s face with a ham.Joe Scola of...
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AP, Gloucester
A meat thief is no match for an angry restaurant owner swinging a ham.Joe Scola says he heard a noise in his Scola’s Place restaurant in Gloucester, Mass., and...
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AP, Fontana
A hunger for carnitas nearly led to some carnage after a Fontana man was robbed of a bag of tacos at gunpoint. Police Sergeant Jeff Decker said the 35-year-old victim...
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AP, Darwin
An Australian teenager blamed the influence of marijuana for his decision to steal two crocodiles and a monkey, local media reported Wednesday.Benjamin Glen Watts, 19,...
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AP, Grand Rapids
A man who hid hunting knives in his pants to try to steal them from a western Michigan store tripped while fleeing and stabbed himself in the abdomen, police say.The...
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AP, Roseburg
A man had bad luck in his choice of stolen vehicles. The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said Ernesto Ponce took a pickup from a Chevrolet lot in Roseburg on...
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AP, Gillette
Leaving behind a piece of paper with your name, address and a description of your truck just doesn’t make for a very successful burglary. Ask police, who arrested...
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A brazen thief who offered condolences at a memorial service made off with $10,000 collected for the family of an ironworker killed in a Las Vegas Strip construction...
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Los Angeles:
Ricardo Caveda is shown at a sentencing hearing on Tuesday Aug. 12, 2008 in Los Angeles. Caveda, a confessed burglar who stole about $16 million in property, including a Degas painting, was sentenced to 7½ years in prison after making a police training...
