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LEOs interviewed said the law decriminalizing small amounts of heroin and other street drugs is ineffective and they believe it negatively affects public safety
There’s currently no law against making ghost guns; the new law would ban the ownership, sale and shipping of ghost gun parts in New York
Days before starting firefighter training EMT Arnaldo Rodriguez was brought before Chief Michael Gala and ordered to stay home
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“Any public citizen would be concerned about this loophole that we exploited,” said attorney Thomas Kurt
The senator and former mayor’s message of hope and love seemed to fall flat during an era characterized perhaps most strongly by Democratic fury over the actions of the Trump administration.
All told, the county’s 21 public defenders handled about 4,100 cases during the most recent fiscal year. Even homicide cases piled up — the roughly 60 pending murder cases are assigned to 10 public defenders.
Storm-related fatalities were reported in Texas due to icy weather, in Alabama from a deadly tornado and in Louisiana, where winds were so strong that a trailer home was lifted off its foundation and carried several hundred feet.
“These are boys and girls that were taken into state custody and then beaten, raped and tortured by state employees whose sole duty was to protect them.”
“I think there is real agreement that the bail reform law needs to be amended,” said New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio
Governors in 42 other states have said they will consent to allowing in more refugees.
The airport authority’s insurance carrier authorized payment of the bitcoin ransom, which officials would say only was “under six figures.”
“Where do people who are just barely making it go? How about these people who we promised a chance at the American dream?”
There are four vacant homes for every homeless person in Oakland. These women are saying enough.