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arrest
arrest in law, seizure and detention of a person, either to bring him before a court body or official, or to otherwise secure the administration of the law. A person may be arrested for an alleged violation of civil or criminal law. Civil arrest is most often used when one has been guilty of civil ... Read more |
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Arrested Development
Arrested Development Rap group For the Record…... Read more |
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Manchester martyrs
Manchester martyrs. On 18 September 1867 Thomas Kelly and Timothy Deasy, two leading Fenians, were being transported from the court‐house in Manchester to the county jail when the police van containing them was attacked. The prisoners escaped, but an unarmed police sergeant was shot... Read more |
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Sacco-Vanzetti Case
Sacco-Vanzetti Case . On Apr. 15, 1920, a paymaster for a shoe company in South Braintree, Mass., and his guard were shot and killed by two men who escaped with over $15,000. It was thought from reports of witnesses that the murderers were Italians. Because Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti had... Read more |
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homicide
homicide , in law, the taking of human life. Homicides that are neither justifiable nor excusable are considered crimes. A criminal homicide committed with malice is known as murder , otherwise it is called manslaughter . A homicide is excusable if it is the result of an accident that occurred... Read more |
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Detention
DETENTION The act of keeping back, restraining, or withholding, either accidentally or by design, a person or thing. Detention occurs whenever a police officer accosts an individual and restrains his or her freedom to walk away, or approaches and questions an individual, or stops an... Read more |
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Bacterial infections
Bacterial Diseases Bacteria get a bad reputation for causing disease when, in reality, very few species of bacteria infect humans. The ones that do, however, are the ones most often written about in magazines and newspapers. These bacteria inhabit the human body because of the constant source of... Read more |
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Thugs
Thugs , former Indian religious sect of murderers and robbers, also called Phansigars [stranglers]. Membership was primarily hereditary and included both Hindus and Muslims, but all were devotees of the Hindu goddess Kali and committed their murders as sacrifices to her. A pickax (representing the... Read more |
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Probable Cause
PROBABLE CAUSE Apparent facts discovered through logical inquiry that would lead a reasonably intelligent and prudent person to believe that an accused person has committed a crime, thereby warranting his or her prosecution, or that a cause of action has accrued, justifying a civil lawsuit.... Read more |
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Incarceration
INCARCERATION Confinement in a jail or prison; imprisonment. Police officers and other law enforcement officers are authorized by federal, state, and local lawmakers to arrest and confine persons suspected of crimes. The judicial system is authorized to confine persons convicted of crimes. This... Read more |
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Man says cops coaxed false murder confession
...able to make a phone call or leave unless I...Jan. 8, 1993, murders. Simonek was interviewed...admitting he helped murder the seven victims...capable of coaxing a false confession from the...standing trial for the murders, also ... |
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Man Charged In Cape Cod Woman's Death; Suspect Volunteered DNA That Led to...
...years of frustration, false leads and a controversial dragnet...He pleaded not guilty to murder, aggravated rape and armed...happy there's been an arrest" but added that "it...not return a telephone call seeking comment Friday... |
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DISPUTE LEADS TO ARREST OF DOUBLE-MURDER SUSPECT.(Local/State)
...in an Indiana double-murder who had been living in...After police received the call about the weapons incident...encountered Burch, who gave a false name, police said...suspicion of two counts of murder. He was booked into...while armed and resisting ... |
 "Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)")
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Many leads but no arrest in murder.(Capital Region)
...an 86-year-old woman 10 days, 165 leads and 100 interviews after she was found...have placed it there to try to indicate a false suicide by suffocation. Balashek was strangled...phone has been silent, he said: "Not one call." Campbell said he believes the person... |
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DETECTIVES ARREST SUSPECTS IN CONNECTION TO JUNE 27TH HOMICIDE
...follow-up on leads and information...to identify and arrest: Gilberto NAVARRO...Modesto for 187 PC -Murder Maricela VARELA...Accessory to Murder Sarah Irene TABERNA...Accessory to Murder Gloria "Kina...females provided false ... |
 "The Herald News - Joliet (IL)")
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FBI probes Riley Fox murder
...investigation into the murder of 3-year...revisit prior leads and evidence that might lead to the arrest of Riley's killer...was arrested on murder charges following...detectives for false arrest and ... |
 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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ACTING POLICE CHIEF VOWS TO BRIDGE GAP IN PATERSON
...officers, we should lead by example...conduct. The call was prompted by the false arrest of a church deacon...week of attempted murder charges. Black...with attempted murder. The incident...Amoresano rejected the ... |
 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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pounds 100k to find Elsie's killer; WALES PENSIONER MURDER... TWO YEARS ON...
...the horrific murder of Elsie Hughes...information that will lead to the arrest, charge and...the horrific murder of our much...evening of her murder, and those who...feeding police false information during...help is urged to ... |
 "Daily Record (Rochester, NY)")
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The fiction behind DNA: Proposed New York State legislation finds defenders...
...not apply to DWI arrests or other vehicular...testing. The guide calls the trend troublesome...While on television murder investigations almost always lead to an arrest and conviction, less than half of real murder cases are ... |
 "Hartford Courant (Hartford, CT)")
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EDITORIAL: Where's Hoffa? Who Cares?
...fairly credible lead": a tip from...it as the best lead he's come across...in 1982. Many false leads have been followed...confessed to his murder with no evidence or arrests to date. Much...permissionsgroup.com, ... |
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