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“Former Speaker of the Pennsylvania House Bill DeWeese (D) began a prison sentence of up to five years Monday, after he was convicted for conspiracy and theft, reports WPMT:”
“Dissident republicans have carried out several attacks in Northern Ireland this year, the most recent a car bombing in Londonderry on Monday night.”
“He is scheduled to serve two and a half to five years in prison after a judge Friday denied his petition to delay his sentence until his appeals process is finished.”
“Swedish prosecutors said on Saturday that although they were no longer investigating rape claims, they were still looking into a separate allegation of molestation.”
“The 62-year-old DeWeese was convicted by a Dauphin County jury of conspiracy, conflict of interest and three counts of theft for using public resources for political purposes.”
“the chief prosecutor had come to the decision that Mr Assange was not suspected of rape”
“"He pleaded guilty in February to criminal contempt for fabricating and destroying evidence."”
“I don't think there is reason to suspect that he has committed rape.”
“Rubashkin went to prison after being found guilty on 86 counts of bank fraud.”
“there were two separate allegations against Mr Assange, one of rape and the other of molestation”
“One of the Forward’s most recent targets was Sholom Rubashkin, an Orthodox Jew who operated a kosher meat plant that was raided by federal authorities in 2008 for immigration violations. Rubashkin went to prison after being found guilty on…”
“the police investigation into the molestation allegation continued”
“"Jim has engaged in aggressive, physical contact with me in the past, and has received anger management for those actions. However, he still cannot control his temper," she writes in the court filing. Palmer also had a physical altercation…”
“The [chief prosecutor] will look into that later. She hasn't been able to do that, but that's not enough for being arrested. It's not a serious enough crime.”
“200lb device which exploded outside Strand Road police station in Londonderry.”
“Five people have been charged in South Africa over the murder, but their nationalities have not been revealed.”
“We are working very closely with Crimewatch on this matter and plan to hold a reconstruction scheduled for broadcast next month,”
“they had received a number of calls from members of the public, and they were following them up.”
“A second man, aged 23, arrested in connection with the death, has been released on police bail.”
“Witnesses and people who were in the area around Commercial Way at about 0340 BST are asked to contact Northamptonshire Police.”
“Two Royal Mail workers who stole undelivered DVDs have each received suspended six-month prison sentences.”
“Hastings, of Glennor Crescent West, Carryduff, was convicted of three counts of theft.”
“As well as suspending the prison terms for two years, the judge fined Hastings a total of £900 and Mateer £500”
“Five years ago, Teesside Crown Court heard the boy carried out the assault on his victim after a one-to-one teaching session, then stole her car and dumped it on Tyneside.”
“Nottinghamshire Police said an investigation involving the police, fire service and health and safety executive will start once the building has been made safe by structural engineers.”
“Mr Shaw, 19, said his mother, who is in Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, is "the strongest person" he knows.”
“Neighbours said Mrs Shaw's two daughters, Leona, 13, and Alex, 10, were playing in the garden at the time, and were unharmed.”
“Two people from the mental health team who were also there by coincidence advised police he suffered from paranoia and could become aggressive if he found them in his flat when he woke.”
“In a separate incident, Camberley police are asking for information after two cats were shot with an air rifle, one of them suffering fatal injuries.”
“Camberley police are asking for information after two cats were shot with an air rifle, one of them suffering fatal injuries.”
“The young male cat was found in its owner's garden in Connop Way, Frimley on 17 June.”
“The second cat, a female, collapsed when it returned home to Ravenswood Drive, Camberley later the same day.”
“An X-ray showed it had a pellet lodged in its side.”
“We are quite astounded because this was a national pay agreement that was agreed by the chairman of the police authority on 8 February.”
“He said he would not be accepting an increase himself.”
“For the safety of crowds that gather, we will be enforcing an on street drinking ban throughout the day, and no alcohol will be allowed on Barton Laws on West Road where the procession finishes.”
“we will be enforcing an on street drinking ban throughout the day”
“we have had a small number of people who consume too much alcohol and go one step too far.”
“It also requires police to question people about their immigration status, if officers suspect the person is in the US illegally, and if they have stopped them for a legitimate reason.”
“The Oxford University graduate from Kenfig Hill, Bridgend, spent seven years in jail in the USA for drug smuggling, and turned to writing after leaving prison.”
“He became a regular on the festival and talk-show scene following its success, and has remained a campaigner for the legalisation of cannabis. During his time as a smuggler in the 1980s, he had 43 aliases, 89 phone lines and 25 companies t…”
“Freeman, 31, of Bilston in the Black Country, received a three-month prison sentence suspended for two years.”
“He was also sentenced to a six-month supervision order, 200 hours community service and £300 costs at Wolverhampton Magistrates' Court.”
“The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said Freeman, from Connaught Road, had also claimed he needed someone to wash and cook for him.”
“But after an anonymous tip-off, surveillance footage in March 2009 showed that at the same time as claiming benefits he was playing football for the Great Western pub team.”
“He was seen walking, running and sprinting and showed no signs of discomfort at all, the spokesman added.”
“Freeman pleaded guilty at an earlier hearing to failing to notify a change of circumstance affecting a claim for disability living allowance and failing to notify a change of circumstance affecting a claim for income support.”
“He was sentenced to four years and eight months by a judge at Liverpool Crown Court on Monday.”
“During the course of the nine-month operation, police seized heroin and mixing agents with an estimated street value of between £850,000 and £1.2m, along with cocaine, £6,600 in cash, a heroin press and other drugs paraphernalia.”
“The other 12 - 11 men and one woman - were given sentences ranging from eight years in prison to one year's suspended jail term.”
“She did not come forward to report it to police until 2008.”
“He placed Johnston on the sex offenders register for five years.”
“Johnston was jailed for three years and put on the sex offenders register.”
“about 25 officers were now involved in the ongoing investigation”
“The women, who were sentenced to two weeks in jail”
“The court has exempted 13 of the mothers from jail to care for their children and allowed nine to delay serving their sentences until their jailed husbands returned home”
“A man has been jailed for 18 months after a tip-off revealed he had paid a woman £3,000 to take part in a sham marriage.”
“Otti was arrested in January when he reported to a UK Border Agency office.”
“Pc Mark Carter appeared at Leeds Magistrates' Court charged with one rape, three sexual assaults and an attempted sexual assault.”
“The West Yorkshire Police officer was crowned Mr Gay UK in 2006 at the Flamingo Club in Blackpool.”
“Mr Colman stepped down from his job in February while police investigated allegations relating to his office computer.”
“The pair were arrested last week at the match between Denmark and the Netherlands.”
“Northumbria Police is monitoring 163 people who are subject to these conditions.”
“Northumbria Police said of the 17 arrests, 14 had been charged and two had been bailed pending further inquiries. One was released without further action.”
“Police said a man was arrested last Friday in connection with two counts of indecent assault and bailed until 16 July.”
“Three youths have been arrested after more than 40 gravestones were vandalised at a church in Ceredigion.”
“Police say damage to the stones - some of which were broken in half - would cost thousands of pounds to repair.”
“The youths, whose ages have not been released, have been released on bail pending further inquiries.”
“A 16-year-old boy has been detained for killing a former best friend... Salum Kombo, 18, was stabbed in the chest...”
“Salum Kombo, 18, was stabbed in the chest in Bromley-by-Bow, east London, in December...”
“the trial heard the boy, who was found guilty of murder at the Old Bailey in May...”
“The teenager, who cannot be named, has been ordered to serve a minimum of 14 years.”
“David Jeremy, prosecuting, said a previous friendship between Mr Kombo and the defendant had turned to 'hostility' and the pair had a fight last summer after a football match.”
“The boy later admitted the stabbing but claimed he had been acting in self-defence... An Old Bailey jury rejected his explanation and convicted him of murder in May.”
“Police said Mr Hijiki, 42, hit two people close to the plant's east gate and then hit nine more inside the compound.”
“Police said Mr Hijiki told them that he had a grudge against the company.”
“The man, Toshiaki Hijiki, fled the scene but was later arrested near the Ujina plant in Hiroshima prefecture.”
“Police said he had been carrying a knife and had said he wanted to kill people, Kyodo news agency reported.”
“Around 95% of the people who are caught and prosecuted for misusing level crossings live in the local area and have used the facility many times.”
“Two cars have been set alight in a County Antrim suburb in what police are treating as racially-motivated hate crimes.”
“Three men from Birmingham were later jailed for life.”
“Police say that under the scheme, five people have already been arrested on suspicion of going equipped to steal or conspiracy to rob.”
“The force in Scotland has taken delivery of two vans fitted with recording equipment”
“Mr Murphy said the Budget "picked on the poor", adding: "This was not a budget for growth or jobs - it is a vicious assault on Scottish families and an attack on Scottish jobs."”
“On Saturday, Durham Police said they were considering "whether there were any new grounds on which to reopen the investigation" into Dr Martin's actions.”
“Cocaign, 39, faces life in prison if convicted for the murder of Thierry Baudry in 2007.”
“Prosecutors say Cocaign beat Baudry before stabbing him with a pair of scissors and then suffocating him with a plastic bag.”
“He was serving a sentence for attempted rape at the time of Baudry's murder.”
“At Southampton Crown Court the men received custodial terms of between nine and 34 months.”
“Two of the 12 offenders, Matthew Hinton, of Hillside Avenue, Southampton, and James Koral, of Haddon Drive, Eastleigh, both aged 20, were detained for 12 months in a young offenders' institution.”
“Michael Byles, 25, of Aldermoor Road, Southampton, was sentenced to 16 months, as was 23-year-old Marcus Bevan, of Warburton Road, Southampton.”
“Allan Taylor, 30, of Milton Road, Southampton, was sentenced to nine months.”
“Two people were killed in Basra on Saturday when police opened fire on a protest against power shortages.”
“Earlier Susan Kenny, 34, of Leyland, was found not guilty of both murder and manslaughter at Preston Crown Court.”
“A 43-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of commiting criminal damage, a spokeswoman said.”
“The emergency services were called to Edgehill Crescent at about 0530 BST on 1 January and found Mr Rogers lying in the road, police said.”
“were each jailed for three-and-a-half years”
“The six-month order is being brought in after local people told police of concerns about verbal abuse and begging by groups of young people. [...] A dispersal order designed to combat anti-social behaviour in the Spring Boroughs area of No…”
“Fourteen die as gangs target buses in El Salvador”
“killing 11 people”
