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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
DJ Jaffe

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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Boy With Autism Found Alive In Virginia 6 Days After Vanishing

AP | By STEVE SZKOTAK | Posted 12.28.2011

Read More: Virginia, Search, Robert Wood Jr, Police, Hanover County, Missing Boy, Volunteers, Child Missing, Autistic, Sheriff, North Anna Battlefield Park, Parents, DC News

DOSWELL, Va. -- An 8-year-old boy with autism was found alive Friday, nearly six days after he wandered away from his family while walking in a wooded...

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Man Decapitates Self In Front Of Police In 'Bizarre Incident'

AP | Posted 10.30.2011

Read More: Yorktown, York-Poquoson, Domestic Disturbance, Police, Suv, Chicago, Man Decapitated, Suicide, Danny Diggs, Illinois, Sheriff, Chicago News

YORKTOWN, Va. -- A Chicago man who quickly accelerated in a sport utility vehicle with a cable around his neck decapitated himself after a domestic di...

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Lizzie Schiffman

Immigrant Rights Groups To Illinois GOP: Tell 'Tough Sheriff' To Take A Hike

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 10.24.2011

Read More: Arrests, Republican Picnic, Illinois Republicans, Illegal Immigration, Joe Arpaio, Kendall County, Mexico, Immigration, Human Trafficking, Drug Smuggling, Politics News, Illegal Immigrants, Joe Arpaio Arrests, Illinois Republican Party, America's Toughest Sheriff, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Sheriff, Video, Chicago News

A coalition of Illinois religious, labor- and immigrant-advocacy groups issued a statement Wednesday condemning this weekend’s Kendall County Republ...

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Missing Deputy Found Dead After Attempting To Save Girl

AP | Posted 09.30.2011

Read More: Search, Missing Deputy, Bryan Gross, Body, Rescue, Converse County, Wyoming, Sheriff, Home News

DOUGLAS, Wyo. -- The body of a Wyoming deputy who jumped in the North Platte River to assist a struggling girl was discovered Sunday. It was the four...

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Matt Sledge

Sheriff's Candidate: 'Legalize, Legalize, Legalize'

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 09.12.2011

Read More: Michael-Hennessey, Ross Mirkarimi, Secure Communities, Criminal Justice, San Francisco Election 2011, Marijuana Legalization, Sheriff, San Francisco Sheriff, Paul Miyamoto, San Francisco News

SAN FRANCISCO -- Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, the front-runner in the race to succeed Sheriff Michael Hennessey, has a slightly different manner of spea...

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Arizona Sheriff Calls Off All-Star Game Chain Gang

AP | Posted 09.11.2011

Read More: Arizona Crime, Chain Gang, Dumb Crime, Baseball, Joe Arpaio, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Sheriff, Weird Arizona, Weird Sports, All Star Game Chain Gang, All Star Game, Weird News News

PHOENIX -- An Arizona sheriff known for his crime raids in the Phoenix area says he is calling off his plan to have jail chain gangs pick up trash out...

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Saki Knafo

Critics Of Joe Arpaio, "America's Toughest Sheriff," Call Arrest Stings A Publicity Stunt

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Arrests, Arizona Arrests, Illegal Immigration, Illegal Immigrants, Joe Arpaio, Joe Arpaio Arrests, Mexico, America's Toughest Sheriff, Immigration, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Arizona, Sheriff, Drug Smuggling, Human Trafficking, Politics News

Joe Arpaio, the sheriff of Arizona's Maricopa County, calls himself "America's Toughest Sheriff." More likely, he is its most self-promotional. Arpaio...

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Nominees Wanted: Local Immigration Hall of Shame

Amy Novick | Posted 07.26.2011

Read More: Immigration Reform, Undocumented Immigrants, California, Pluralism, Illegal Immigrants, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Illegal Immigration, Immigration, Arizona Immigration Law, Sheriff, Immigration Debate, State Legislatures, Diversity, Politics News
Amy Novick

Do you know of a local or state politician who is spreading fear about immigrants, proposing Arizona-style laws, or obstructing immigration reform?

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It Takes a Team

Brian Center | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sheriff, Lapd, New Year, Gang Intervention, A Better LA, Gangs, Crime, Los Angeles, Los Angeles News
Brian Center

The news that homicides are way down in LA despite economic tough times is a fantastic chance to highlight a lot of positive work that was done in 2010 and to step into 2011 with hope.

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The Incarceration Capital of the US

Jordan Flaherty | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Government, Mayor Landrieu, New Orleans, Police, Police Brutality, Prison, Hurricane Katrina, Sheriff, Criminal Justice, Politics News
Jordan Flaherty

A struggle over the size of New Orleans' jail could define the city's future New Orleans' criminal justice system is at a crossroads. A new mayor and...

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Ridley Pearson's Character Model: A Sun Valley, Idaho Sheriff

NPR | Ridley Pearson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Crime Novels, Ridley Pearson, Walt Femling, Books, Writing, Fiction, Killer View, Sun Valley, Sheriff, Reading, Books News

Writer Ridley Pearson, who has written four thrillers starring the sheriff, says he based his hero on Walt Femling, the real sheriff of Sun Valley and...

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Group Looks To Empower Old Western Sheriffs In Colorado, Other States To Fight Federal Power

AP | MATT GOURAS | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oath Keepers, Jim Alderden, Ant-Government, Carl Bruning, Sheriff, Denver News

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Big Daddy's Rules for the 2010 Campaign Trail

Burns Strider | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Birthers, Politics, Blanche Lincoln, Burns-Strider, Mississippi, Real America, Sarah Palin, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Campaign, Sheriff, Town Hall Meetings, Tea Party, Burns Strider, 2010 Elections, Elections 2010, Politics News
Burns Strider

I'm all about winning. And I live for hardball politics. I get it naturally. But, dividing and angering voters; displacing the common ground of being American from under their feet in order to win has catastrophic consequences.

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Leadville Deputy Tazed 30 Students At Career Fair

news.com | Jeffrey Wolf | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lake County, Career Fair, Tasing, Sheriff, Tazer, Police, Leadville Colorado, Denver News

LEADVILLE - Approximately 30 students voluntarily chose to be shot with a Taser by a sheriff's deputy during an annual career fair on Thursday. The Ta...

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Broward County Sherriff's Office Solves Problem to Tweet or Not to Tweet?

Lon S. Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Social Media, Law Enforcement 2.0, Law Enforcement, Twitter, Police, Social Networking, Law 2.0, Sheriff, Broward County, Cybervisor, Technology News
Lon S. Cohen

When Twitter didn't work for the Broward County Sheriff's Office due to the size and scope of the agency, PR manager Lynne Martzall created Cybervisor -- Twitter for law enforcement.

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West Hollywood Gets An Openly-Lesbian Sheriff Captain

LAist | Zach Behrens in News on May 14, 2010 10:11 AM | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lgbt, Gays-and-Lesbians, Gay Rights, West Hollywood, Lesbian, Sheriff, Kelley Fraser, Gay Issues, Lasd, Los Angeles News

When Kelley Fraser was announced as the new Sheriff Captain of West Hollywood, there was no mention about her sexual orientation, only her solid backg...

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El Paso County Sheriff Leaning On Volunteers During Budget Crunch

The Colorado Independent | Becca Blond | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: El Paso County Budget, Volunteer Sheriff, Sheriff, Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Denver News

Cash-strapped El Paso County is leaning heavily on volunteerism, a trend bound to grow as recession-era budget wranglers continue to cut into services...

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Balloon Boy Sheriff

Fort Collins Coloradoan | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Politically Correct, Larimer County, Jim Alderden, Christmas Party, Sheriff, Politically Incorrect, Christmas, Balloon Boy, Balloon Boy Christmas Party, Denver News

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden on Saturday will be hosting his annual Christmas tree-trimming party. Called the "Apparently Annual Politically I...

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Sheriff Arpaio Subject of Federal Grand Jury Inquiry

Dawn Teo | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Maricopa County (Phoenix), Maricopa-County-Phoenix, Abuse of Power, Grand Jury, Maricopa Sheriff, Joe Arpaio, Arizona, Arpaio, Abuses of Power, Racial Profiling, Sheriff Arpaio, Andrew Thomas, Federal Grand Jury, Maricopa-County, Indictment, Maricopa County, Phoenix, Maricopa County Sheriff's Office, Andrew-Thomas, Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Joe-Arpaio, Sheriff, Maricopa-County-Sheriffs-Office, Fbi, Politics News
Dawn Teo

[Sheriff] Arpaio and County Attorney Andrew Thomas angered many in the legal community when they filed a federal RICO (racketeering) lawsuit against many of their political opponents...

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Maurice Clemmons: Mental Illness Does Cause Violence

DJ Jaffe | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Murder, Mental Illness, Mentally Ill, Clemmons, Fuller Torrey, Incarceration, Police, Crime, Schizophrenia, Violence, Maurice Clemmons, Sheriff, Treatment Advocacy Center, Public Safety, Healthy Living News
DJ Jaffe

Maurice Clemmons is now dead. But treatment for his illness would have been better for all. We have to stop denying violence and start treating it.

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Sheriff Alderden's Jokes Draw Ire

The Coloradoan | Adam Chodak | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bumper Sticker, Extremists, Muslim, Speech, Marines, Politically Incorrect, Balloon Boy, Politically Correct, Sheriff, Jim Alderden, Denver News

A volunteer for the nonprofit Muslims Against Hunger group is not upset Larimer County Sheriff Jim Alderden plans to hold a Christmas tree-trimming pa...

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BALLOON BOY CHARGES: Authorities Expect To Charge Balloon Boy Father Richard Heene (VIDEO)

CNN | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Balloon Boy Father, Arrests, Misdemeanor, Hoax, Balloon Boy, Media, Heene Family, Balloon, Richard Heene, Balloon Boy Family, 'Balloon' Dad and Sheriff, Federal Charges, Balloon Boy Dad, Criminal Charges, Balloon Boy Parents, Science Detective, Ryo Heene, Falcon Heene, Mayumi Heene, Flying Saucer, Sheriff, Balloon Boy Video, Balloon Boy Press Conference, Video, Denver News

Authorities in Colorado say criminal charges are expected to be filed against Richard Heene, a storm-chasing father whose giant Mylar balloon ascended...

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Sheriff Baca: Don't Let Rape Victims Down

Sarah Tofte | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sheriff, Rape, Justice, Crime, Los Angeles, Lapd, Los Angeles-California, Women's Rights, Sexual Violence, Violence Against Women, Rape Kit, Rape Kits, Women's Health, Economic Crisis, Politics News
Sarah Tofte

Two weeks ago, the L.A County Sheriff's Department announced that in May, it stopped testing rape kits indefinitely because of a lack of funds. The backlog: 12,500 untested cases.

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Mike Burgess, Former Okla. Sheriff, On Trial In Jail Sex Case

AP | TIM TALLEY | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oklahoma Sheriff, Mike Burgess, Oklahoma Prisons, Sheriff, Oklahoma, Home News

FAIRVIEW, Okla. — A former sheriff in western Oklahoma used his influence over female jail inmates and drug court defendants to demand sex with ...

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