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Every victim of crime should be visited by the police, irrespective of how serious the offence, Home Secretary Alan Johnson has indicated. Launching the first national television advertising campaign

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Peruvian gang said to sell victims' fat on black market - 3 Hours ago

Peruvian police made a gruesome discovery in the jungles near Lima Peru that may change how people think about some cosmetic procedures. After recovering several containers of fat that Peruvian police

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Teen pleads guilty in Bluffton beating case; will testify against co-defendants - 3 Hours ago

One of the Bluffton teens charged in the attack on two men as they grilled steaks in a Bluffton backyard in October 2008 pleaded guilty to burglary Friday and agreed to testify against his two co-defendants.

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US to drop shooting case against Blackwater guard - 4 Hours ago

WASHINGTON --The Justice Department intends to drop manslaughter and weapons charges against one of the Blackwater Worldwide security guards involved in a deadly 2007 Baghdad shooting, prosecutors said

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USA: Sears Tower plot leader sentenced to 13 years - 5 Hours ago

The leader of a group, dubbed the Liberty Five, that plotted to blow up the landmark Sears Tower in Chicago was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday. AFP - A US federal judge sentenced the leader of

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Peru: Arrests made in human fat ring - 7 Hours ago

Peruvian authorities say they have arrested four members of a gang that specialized in selling to European labs fat obtained from dead humans. Officials are investigating the disappearance of at last

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Muni crime on the City Hall agenda - 5 Hours ago

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Obama targets financial crime - 6 Hours ago

By James Vicini and Jeremy Pelofsky WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration created a new task force on Tuesday to crack down on financial fraud, an increasingly important political issue after

US senator calls for return of Lockerbie bomber to jail - 6 Hours ago

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Sponsorship scandal nets man 2 years in prison - 7 Hours ago

(Ryan Remiorz/Canadian Press) Gilles-Andre Gosselin, a key player in the federal sponsorship scandal, pleaded guilty Friday to several fraud charges. Gosselin was immediately sentenced by an Ottawa judge

Jury gets case of Ohio police chief accused of breaking into Parker-Broderick surrogateâ??s - 4 Hours ago

ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio - An Ohio police chief accused of burgling the home of a woman who carried twins for Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick abused his authority and tried to "blame it all on

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Mexican reporter on organized crime goes missing - 4 Hours ago

MEXICO CITY --Authorities in the western Mexican state of Michoacan are investigating the disappearance of a journalist who wrote about organized crime. Michoacan state's attorney general says police

Teen accused of posting Facebook hit list agrees to plead guilty, no jail time - 4 Hours ago

VANCOUVER, B.C. - A B.C. teenager accused of posting a hit list on Facebook that included teachers and classmates at his school intends to plead guilty to some of the charges against him. The lawyer for

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Wal-Mart fracas defendant cops a plea - 4 Hours ago

The young woman accused of assaulting police during a fracas at a Missouri Wal-Mart pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct and disturbing the peace late Friday. Heather Ellis's plea deal spares her a prison

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Quesnel RCMP officer charged with assault - 8 Hours ago

A Quesnel RCMP officer is facing an assault charge relating to his handling of a prisoner at the city's detachment several months ago, RCMP said Friday.

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American killed British student 'for revenge' - 5 Hours ago

British student Meredith Kercher was killed by her room mate in a drug-fuelled revenge attack, a court heard today. American Amanda Knox, promiscuous and self-centred, grew to hate the quiet and serious

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News: Teen gets prison term for attack on Scientology Web site - 3 Hours ago

A 19-year old New Jersey man this week was sentenced this week to a year and a day in federal prison for 's Web site in Jan. 2008. Dmitriy Guzner, of Verona, had pleaded guilty to one count of unauthorised

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Teen accused of posting Facebook hit list agrees to plead guilty for no jail time - 3 Hours ago

VANCOUVER, B.C. - A B.C. teenager intends to plead guilty to posting a hit list on Facebook targeting 117 of his peers and teachers because it's a charge the Crown could prove, his lawyer said Friday.

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Psych care sought for teenage murder accused - 3 Hours ago

Alyssa Bustamante, 15, has been indicted on first degree murder over her nine-year-old neighbour's killing. Photo / AP MISSOURI - A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbour should be sent to

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