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WATCH: House Republicans Order 'Gasland' Documentary Director Josh Fox Detained At Public Hearing

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Josh Fox, First Amendment, Fracking, House GOP, Gasland, Journalist, Politics, Video, Hearing, Environment, Gop, Documentary, Republicans, Brad Miller, Arrest, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In a stunning break with First Amendment policy, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary ...

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Homeless Advocates Take To The Streets Over Proposed Castro Plaza Law

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.31.2012

Read More: Castro Plaza Sf, Sit/Lie, Camping Ban Plazas, Bob Offer-Westort, Castro Plazas, Harvey Milk Plaza, Homeless San Francisco, Castro Plaza San Francisco, Parklet, Castro Distrcit, Pavement to Parks, Scott Wiener, Coalition on Homelessness, Arrest, Jane Warner Plaza, San Francisco News

These days, when people talk about camping in the Castro, they probably have something else on their minds besides a midnight showing of "Rocky Horror...

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Mirkarimi Facing New Domestic Violence Allegations

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.24.2012

Read More: Christina Flores, Charges, Spousal Abuse, Ross Mirkarimi, Wife Beater, Ed Lee, Eliana Lopez, San Francisco Sheriff, San Francisco Supervisor, Domestic Violence, Arrest, San Francisco News

Things just keep getting worse for Ross Mirkarimi. San Francisco's newly elected Sheriff is now facing a second domestic abuse complaint--this tim...

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New York's Finest Cut to the Chase in the Murder of Police Officer Peter Figoski

Audrey Silk | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Burglary, Mayor, Police Officer, 75 Precinct, Gun, Michael Bloomberg, Evelyn Laporte, Robbery, Peter Figoski, Glenn Estrada, Murder, Warrant, Lamont Pride, Nypd, Shoot, Pine St., Arrest, New York News

The brunt of the fury should have been trained on Lamont Pride first and foremost. In the end, he was solely responsible for his actions.

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Brawl Of America: 50 Fight In Post-Christmas Melee At Nation's Biggest Mall

AP | Posted 12.27.2011

Read More: Fight, Brawl of America, Minnesota, Mall of America Brawl, Fight at Mall of America, Bloomington Crime, Bloomington, Mall of America, Moa, Megamall, Brawl at Mall of America, Fighting, Video, Mall of America Fight, Minnesota Crime, Fights, Arrest, Crime News

BLOOMINGTON, Minn. -- Officials says a moving melee involving scores of juveniles at the Mall of America took police and security officers over an hou...

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Evo Quietly Consolidates Power

Joel D. Hirst | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Communism, Bolivia, Evo Morales, Bolivia Politics, Arrest, World News

As the Bolivians are finding out, the institutions of 21st century authoritarianism offer them no better protection for their fundamental, inalienable, irreversible and un-renounceable human rights than did those of the last century.

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Survey: Law Enforcement Overburdened by Failure of Mental Health Departments

DJ Jaffe | Posted 02.20.2012

Read More: Forensics, Police, Jail, Prisons, Crime, Law Enforcement, Mental Health, Homeland Security, Incarceration, Arrest, Sheriff, Crime News

A new nationwide survey of 2,406 senior law enforcement officials (75% of whom were officers longer than 20 years) documents police and sheriffs are b...

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Report: Laura's Law Works for Mentally Ill Los Angelenos

DJ Jaffe | Posted 02.15.2012

Read More: Mental Illness, Mentally Ill, Hospitalization, Board of Supervisors, Incarceration, Laura's Law, Arrest, Michael Antonovich, Crime, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News

A little noted Laura's Law Progress Report quietly filed by the L.A. County Department of Mental Health earlier this year shows Laura's Law has reduced the incarceration and hospitalization of people with severe mental illness.

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U.S.-Mexico Border Arrests Continue To Drop

AP | By ALICIA A. CALDWELL | Posted 12.06.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Arrests, Video, Undocumented Immigrants, U.S.-Mexico Border, Mexican Border, Mexico, Immigration, US-Mexico Border, Arrest, Latino Voices News

ALICIA A. CALDWELL, The Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Arrests of undocumented immigrants along the U.S. border with Mexico are at the lowest level...

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All 13 Arrested Alabama Immigration Protesters Released

AP | BOB JOHNSON | Posted 01.18.2012

Read More: Immigration Reform, Arrests, Alabama, DREAM Act, Immigration, Alabama Immigration Law, Immigration Law, Arrest, Video, Latino Voices News

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — All 13 people arrested during a protest of Alabama's tough immigration law have been released from jail. Ten were released o...

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Missouri Mom Charged With Murdering Tot

AP | JIM SALTER | Posted 01.16.2012

Read More: Son, Crime, Tyler Dasher, Body, Toddler, Boy, Bob McCulloch, Shelby Dasher, Missing Baby, Murder, Video, Killed, Mother, Missouri, Charge, Arrest, Crime News

AFFTON, Mo. — A suburban St. Louis woman who claimed her 13-month-old son had vanished from his crib was charged Wednesday with murdering him, a...

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School Official Arrested For Child Porn

Aaron Sankin | Posted 01.03.2012

Read More: Steven Shields, Child Porn, School Admistrator, Child Pornography, Kiddie Porn, Vacavilla School District, Arrest, San Francisco News

A school administrator in California city of Vacaville has been arrested on child pornography charges after a police search of his home in the nearby ...

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New Charge for Cameron Douglas: Judge Shocked That Drugs Are Available in Prison

Anthony Papa | Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: War on Drugs, Rehabilitation, Cameron Douglas, Prison, Celebrity Kids, Arrest, Michael Douglas, Crime News

Cameron did what many drug-addicted prisoners do when they are imprisoned. They seek to get high to escape the living hell they are in, even if it means breaking the law.

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Wanted Voina Artist Eludes Russian Police Again

ARTINFO | Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Russia, Voina, Art, Artinfo, Police, Arrest, Arts News

Troubles are still plaguing the embattled Russian anarcho-absurdist art collective Voina, which has been targeted by the government for their politica...

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Arrest Made In Connection To I-66 Bomb Squad Investigation

The Huffington Post | Posted 12.21.2011

Read More: I-66, Bomb Squad, Cherrydale, FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force, Crime, Fbi, Arlington, Rodney Gunsauley, Arlington County, Arrest, DC News

WASHINGTON -- Arlington County Police on Friday announced the arrest of 61-year-old man apparently connected with the discovery of weapons parts and P...

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Police Arrested The Wrong Teresa: Woman Jailed For 53 Days Because Of First Name

Posted 12.19.2011

Read More: Teresa Culpepper Arrest, Teresa Culpepper, Video, Teresa Culpepper Jailed 53 Days, Police, Mistaken Identity Arrest, Teresa, Teresa Culpepper Jailed, 53 Days, Mistaken Identity, Jailed 53 Days, Internal Investigation, Arrest, Black Voices News

An Atlanta woman spent 53 days behind bars because she has the same first name as a woman wanted by police for aggravated assault. Teresa Culpepper...

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Human Rights Watch Demands George W. Bush's Arrest

Posted 12.13.2011

Read More: Video, Economic Summit, Human Rights Watch, George W. Bush, Amnesty International, British Columbia, Waterboarding, Canada, Arrest, Torture, Detainees, Impact News

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch demanded the arrest and prosecution of former president George W. Bush before his appearance at an econom...

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Rhode Island Rep. Lied About Military Service, Blamed Arrest On PTSD

The Huffington Post | Posted 11.23.2011

Read More: Iraq War, Rep. Daniel Gordon, Video, Gulf War, Military Service, U.S. Military, Daniel Gordon Military Service, Daniel Gordon, Police Chase, Rhode Island, Ptsd, Massachusetts, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Purple Heart, Arrest, Politics News

Rhode Island state Rep. Daniel Gordon (R) was arrested Sunday and charged with driving on a suspended license, according to the Providence Journal. Th...

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President Obama, Look Out Your Window!

Michael Kieschnick | Posted 10.29.2011

Read More: Tar Sands, Obama, Keystone XL Pipeline, Global Warming, Arrest, Green News

I run a mobile telephone company, and expect to be arrested in Washington today just outside President Obama's window representing my customers' view on global warming. Seriously!

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Art Dealer Arrested For Smuggling Ivory

AP | By MARYCLAIRE DALE | Posted 09.26.2011

Read More: Government, Victor Gordon, Smuggling, Art, Ivory, Victor Gordon Ivory Smuggling, Victor Gordon Ivory, Crime, Federal Government, Africa, Arrest, Arts News

PHILADELPHIA -- An art store owner surrendered Tuesday on charges he smuggled one ton of banned African elephant ivory into the United States. Victor...

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Feet Arrested for Attempted Murder

Mark C. Miller | Posted 09.24.2011

Read More: Murder, Feet, Arrest, Comedy News

When people exclaim, "My feet are killing me!", it's usually in reference to severe foot problems or improperly fitting shoes. Unfortunately, for Cary Hopper, the problem was even more dangerous.

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Cops: Florida Teen, Killed Parents, Then Had A Party

AP | MATT SEDENSKY | Posted 09.17.2011

Read More: Murder, Port St. Lucie, Tyler Hadley, Police, Party, Kill, Mary-Jo Hadley, Teen, Florida, Black Hadley, Arrest, Cops, Parents, Video, Crime News

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — A 17-year-old boy is accused of bludgeoning his parents with a hammer, then hosting dozens of friends for a party while ...

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Brothers, 3 And 4, Found Dead In Car In Wisconsin

AP | By TODD RICHMOND | Posted 09.05.2011

Read More: Murder, Wisconsin, Madison, Car, Crime, Boyfriend, Volvo, Dead, Boys, Brothers, Arrest, Crime News

MADISON, Wis. -- The dead bodies of 3- and 4-year-old Wisconsin brothers were found in a parked car early Wednesday morning and the boyfriend of the c...

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How The Dominique Strauss-Kahn Case Unraveled

The New York Times | Posted 09.02.2011

Read More: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Defense, Da, Crime, Case, Dsk, Maid, Strauss Kahn, Imf, Sexual Assault, Unraveled, Prosecution, Arrest, World News

A hotel housekeeper whose account of being sexually attacked was so compelling that it brought tears to the eyes of seasoned investigators. Preliminar...

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Prosecutor Urges Gadhafi's Inner Circle To Hand Him Over

AP | MIKE CORDER | Posted 08.28.2011

Read More: Prosecutor, Gaddafi, Trial, Libya, Moammar Gadhafi, Muammar Gaddafi, Gadhafi, Nato, Arrest, World News

THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court urged Moammar Gadhafi's own aides Tuesday to arrest the Libyan leade...

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