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12th police officer guilty in towing extortion scheme
A 12th Baltimore police officer has pleaded guilty to being involved with a towing kickback scheme, prosecutors said Thursday. Rafael Concepcion Feliciano Jr., a 31-year-old officer from Baltimore, pleaded guilty to extortion and conspiracy in a U.S....Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Blackmail and Extortion, Organized Crime, Punishment, Justice System
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America's misguided war on marijuana
The drug war is largely a war on people who smoke marijuana. In 2010, there were 853,839 marijuana arrests in the United States, almost 90 percent of them for simple possession. At a time when state and local governments are laying off police,...Tags: Heroin, Organized Crime, Methamphetamine (drug)
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Baltimore police shuffle ranks, move Southern District commander
The major who heads the Baltimore Police Department's Southern District is being moved to headquarters to head up an effort by the agency to become nationally accredited, according to a spokesman.
Maj. Margaret Barillaro took over the Southern District...Tags: Westport, Anne Arundel County, Howard County, Inner Harbor, Federal Hill
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The war on drugs violates the Constitution
Contrary to letter writer Robert Sharpe's view, the war on drugs is more than war on people who smoke marijuana ("American's misguided war against marijuana," Jan. 1). It is a civil war on the fundamental rights to property, liberty and privacy that are...Tags: Organized Crime, Safety of Citizens, Windham (Windham, Connecticut), Government
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Baltimore cop from Edgewood pleads guilty in towing extortion scheme
A Harford County resident who prosecutors say was actively involved in a towing scandal involving Baltimore City police officers entered a guilty plea Monday to extortion charges in U.S. District Court in Baltimore. Baltimore City police officer...Tags: Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Blackmail and Extortion, Transportation Accidents, Punishment, Justice System
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Headlines for Friday, May 25, 2012
METALLICA: Ulrich's Acting on Display Monday
Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich makes his acting debut -- playing someone other than himself -- when Hemingway and Gellhorn premieres on HBO on Monday night at 9:00 p.m....Tags: Metallica (music group), Personal Service, Vocal Music (genre), Peter Criss, The Hollies (music group)
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Deputy Who Tried to Smuggle Heroin in Burrito Pleads No Contest
KTLA NewsDEL AIRE, Calif. (KTLA) -- A Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who tried to smuggle heroin hidden inside a burrito into a jail pleaded not contest Monday. Henry Marin, 27, pleaded no contest to one count each of bringing drugs into a jail and...Tags: KTLA, Drugs and Medicines, Organized Crime, Heroin, Prosecution
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'Magic City' drama moves to a midcentury Miami beat
The comparisons will be inevitable between the Starz drama "Magic City" and AMC's critical darling "Mad Men."
So let's get a few of them out of the way.
Each is populated with drop-dead-gorgeous dames and rakishly handsome fellas. Both take place in the...Tags: Meyer Lansky, Danny Huston, ABC (tv network), HBO (tv network), Lima (Peru)
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Jacobs wants Apopka landfill diplomacy, Brummer fears ‘extortion’
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelOrange County leaders once again delayed a vote to tighten up its own landfill rules as a separate dispute raged over its own garbage tipping fees and Apopka's consideration of a proposal to allow an expanded garbage dump inside its city. Mayor Teresa... -
Maximum-security prison is no place for a pot stash, woman finds
Nation NowA Louisiana woman is arrested for allegedly trying to bring her pot stash into prison. Strange as it seems, similar attempts have been made before.... -
'Contraband' hits the mark as a shoot-'em-up
Every three or four films, Mark Wahlberg does a straight-out action potboiler (“Max Payne,” “Shooter”); the latest is “Contraband.” This time around, Wahlberg plays Chris Farraday, a reformed New Orleans smuggler, who,...Tags: Max Payne (movie), Movies, Mark Wahlberg, J.K. Simmons, Kate Beckinsale
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Bond Set for Man Accused in Extortion Attempt of Elderly Couple
5NEWSA judge has set a bond for a man arrested in connection with an alleged kidnapping and extortion attempt that happened Jan. 9 in Fayetteville. Paul Bradley, 60, is being held in the Washington County Detention Center on a $100,000 bond. Police say two...Tags: Blackmail and Extortion, Organized Crime, Police Arrests, Martin Luther King Jr.
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