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Ex-actor on 'The Sopranos,' cleared police officer's death, faces prison for burglary attempt
NEW YORK (AP) — A former actor on "The Sopranos" faces up to 15 years in prison for a botched burglary in the Bronx in which an accomplice shot and killed a police officer. A jury acquitted Lillo Brancato Jr. in the death of the police officer, but...Tags: Celebrity, Assault, Crimes, Police, Punishment
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Parents sue over alleged strip search of girls in school
Tribune reporterThe parents of two girls who say they were strip-searched by a female security guard at a Chicago Public Schools charter school filed a federal lawsuit Thursday charging that their constitutional rights were violated. The girls—as well as a...Tags: Family, Charter Schools, Police, Schools, Chicago Public Schools
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Calumet City candidates to defend right to stay on ballot
Special to the TribunePam Cap, a Calumet City police officer who wants to run for mayor, will get her last say in court on Friday when she is expected to testify before city electoral board officers. Cap and City Clerk candidate Kellie Nelson are being challenged in their...Tags: Calumet City, Referenda, Primaries, Police, Local Elections
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Ex-''Sopranos'' actor faces 15 for botched burglary
A former actor on "The Sopranos" faces up to 15 years in prison for a botched burglary in the Bronx in which an accomplice shot and killed a police officer. A jury acquitted Lillo Brancato Jr. in the death of the police officer, but convicted him of...Tags: Celebrity, Assault, Police, Crimes, Punishment
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Obama pick's role in '99 clemency case revealed
Tribune Washington BureauAttorney-general nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of clemency to 16 members of two violent Puerto Rican nationalist...Tags: Laws, Bill Clinton, Lawyers, Bank Robbery, The White House
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Videos of fatal police shooting in Oakland, Calif., spark violent protests, homicide probe
Associated Press WritersOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — In grainy cell-phone videos played over and over on the Internet, police officers force an unarmed black man to the ground and hold him face-down on a crowded train platform. Suddenly one of the officers draws his gun and...Tags: Lawyers, Crimes, Bill Murray, Florida State University, Riots
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Records show AG pick pushed clemency for terrorists over feds' objections
and Tom Hamburger Special to The Morning CallAttorney General nominee Eric H. Holder Jr. repeatedly pushed some of his subordinates at the Clinton Justice Department to drop their opposition to a controversial 1999 grant of clemency to 16 members of two violent Puerto Rican nationalist...Tags: Laws, Bill Clinton, Lawyers, Bank Robbery, The White House
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Bethlehem police officer guilty of harassment
A Bethlehem police officer who pleaded guilty Wednesday to harassment charges in a dispute with his wife remains on administrative duty, police officials said. Charles Weigold, 49, of Lehigh Township, will pay a $1,000 fine and court costs, said...Tags: Minority Groups, Lawyers, Crimes, Police, Randy Miller
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Detective says police shot fugitive who tried to flee in Plantation
South Florida Sun-SentinelPolice shot and killed a fugitive felon Thursday morning after the man tried to flee in a stolen Dodge Charger — with an officer dangling from the driver's side window, authorities said. Officers fired several bullets through the car's windshield,...Tags: Vehicles, Sunrise, Theft, Crimes, Police
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Cops: Woman lights ex-boyfriend's house on fire
bill.mason@newsday.comA 29-year-old woman broke into her ex-boyfriend's Garden City Park home Thursday, started a fire and fought with responding police officers, biting one, before they were able to subdue her and place her under arrest on multiple charges. Jane Navarro, 29,...Tags: Police Arrests, Police, Crimes, Arson, Fires
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Former Houston police officer charged with aggravated sexual assault while on patrol
HOUSTON (AP) — A former Houston police officer has been charged with aggravated sexual assault after a woman accused him of raping her while he was on patrol. James Anthony Rodriguez, 27, also is accused of brandishing a firearm during the Sept....Tags: Assault, Police, Crimes, Anthony Rodriguez, Sexual Assault
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Shooting Sparks Protests
Associated PressIn grainy cellphone videos played over and over on the Internet, police officers force an unarmed black man to the ground and hold him face-down on a crowded train platform. Suddenly one of the officers draws his gun and fatally shoots the man in the back...Tags: Lawyers, Crimes, Florida State University, Riots, Justice System
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