• Crime-Ridden San Francisco Wants To Punish Grocery Stores For Fleeing Said Crime

    Crime-Ridden San Francisco Wants To Punish Grocery Stores For Fleeing Said Crime Unpunished crime is so out of control in San Francisco that the city now wants to punish grocery stores who want to leave. Under the 'Grocery Protection Act' introduced by city Board of Supervisors member Dean Preston (Democratic Socialist), stores that want to flee all the crime and other increased liabilities will have to provide the city with six months advanced notice, and make efforts to find a...

  • Liberia senate votes to establish war crimes court

    The court will investigate crimes against humanity committed during the African country’s two civil wars between 1989 and 2003Senators in Liberia have voted overwhelmingly to establish a war crimes court, two decades after civil conflict ended in the west African country.The new court will investigate and try crimes against humanity and corruption committed during Liberia’s two civil wars between 1989 and 2003, which killed up to 250,000 people. Continue reading

  • Why I support Liberia’s War and Economic Crimes Court

    Yesterday, I signed the resolution to establish the Extraordinary War and Economic Crimes Courts for Liberia. Today, I voted ‘YES’ for the resolution during the sitting of the Liberian Senate – 18 years after the devastating civil war. My father, “Papa” as I called him, was killed along with three of my youngest siblings – []

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    Ecuadorians head to polls for referendum as Noboa seeks backing for war on crime

    More than 13 million Ecuadorians are expected to head to the polls Sunday for a referendum dominated by security issues, in a vote that could shape the political future of President Daniel Noboa and his tough-on-crime agenda. Noboa, the son of a banana tycoon, swept into office last November as the youngest president in Ecuador’s history on the back of a promise to rein in the rampant crime that has transformed the once tranquil country into one plagued by violence and turf wars between drug...

  • US Judge Tosses Out Lawsuits Against Libyan Commander Accused Of War Crimes

    A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country’s civil war. At a court hearing Friday, U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema said she had no jurisdiction to preside over a case alleging […]

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    US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes

    By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country’s civil war. A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, ruled Friday that he had no

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    US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes

    By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country’s civil war. A federal judge in Alexandria, Virginia, ruled Friday that he had no

  • US judge tosses out lawsuits against Libyan commander accused of war crimes

    A U.S. judge has tossed out a series of civil lawsuits against a Libyan military commander who used to live in Virginia and was accused of killing innocent civilians in that country’s civil war

  • Research investigates whether electing progressive US prosecutors leads to increased crime

    In the United States, the number of so-called progressive prosecutors focused on criminal justice reform has risen, but few studies have addressed the relation between these prosecutors' policies and crime rates. In a new study, researchers examined whether progressive prosecutors in the 100 most populated counties affected crime rates from 2000 to 2020. They found that the inauguration of these prosecutors led to higher relative rates of property crime and total crime, but not to higher...

  • DPP investigating whether assets linked to jailed former solicitor are benefits of crime

    Lynn was jailed in February for five-and-a-half years for the thefts he carried out at the height of the Celtic Tiger in 2006 and 2007.

  • Police forces across the UK have investigated hundreds of witchcraft and voodoo crimes, new figures show

    At least 175 witchcraft-related crimes have been reported since 2018 By Ed Holt Published: 8:40 p.m. EDT, April 21, 2024 | Updated: 8:46 p.m. EDT, April 21, 2024 Shocking new figures show police have investigated hundreds of allegations of witchcraft and voodoo across the UK.At least 175 accusations of crimes committed by occultists have been reported in the last six years, with some of the craziest claims...

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    Where did the gold go? CTV News crime expert weighs in on unfolding Pearson Airport heist investigation

    Almost 7,000 bars of pure gold were stolen from Pearson International Airport exactly one year ago during an elaborate heist, but so far only a tiny fraction of that stolen loot has been found. So, where did 400 kilograms of gold valued at an estimated $20 million go? That’s one of the burning questions investigators are now working to answer after charging nine suspects in connection with the April 17, 2023 heist. Six of those suspects have been taken into custody, while three others...