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Corrections officials investigating Facebook, Instagram pictures
Corrections officials are investigating whether an inmate at the Baltimore City Detention Center has been using a contraband cellphone to post photos and updates on Facebook and Instagram online accounts. The Maryland Department of Public Safety and...
Tags: Black Guerrilla Family, Prisons, Organized Crime, Politics, Gang Activity
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Pérez applauds funding for trial courts
Assemblyman V. Manuel Pérez, D-Coachella, announced that the Assembly Budget Sub-Committee 5 on Public Safety took action Thursday to increase trial court funding by $100 million. “Inadequate funding has placed our court houses at risk, forcing...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Trials, Politics, Government
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School Pool Safety Bill Clears House In 140-0 Vote; Senate Next
The Hartford CourantPrompted by recent drowning deaths of students in public schools, the state House of Representatives on Wednesday unanimously approved bipartisan legislation to increase safety in swimming pools. Supporters say the measure, which cleared the House in a...Tags: Career and Workplace, Teaching and Learning, Politics, Health and Safety at School, Joan V Hartley
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Sheriff Scott Israel seeks over-the-top spending spree
Scott Israel is the new Broward County sheriff, so it's easy to chalk up his first budget as a rookie mistake. How else do you explain his request for a $93.7 million budget hike, which would require the county, and some municipalities, to raise taxes?...
Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Broward County, Israel, Politics, Elections
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Games, Virgin Group, Ltd., Services and Shopping, Mitt Romney, Charlie Wilson
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Neighborhood watch meeting set
MISHAWAKA -- The Twin Branch neighborhood watch group will meet at 7 p.m. today at Twin Branch School.Tags: Politics, Government
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Former APD Officer Faces Records Misconduct Charges
Channel 2 NewsAnchorage Police Department officials say a former officer is facing misconduct charges after improperly trying to have a DUI case dismissed against a 23-year-old woman with whom he was having a relationship. APD spokesperson Dani Myren says police...Tags: Computer Crime, Trials, Drunk Driving, Criminals, Politics
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Scarce public funds shouldn't be used on DePaul stadium
Mayor Rahm Emanuel pleads poverty when it comes to education, public safety and Wrigley Field upgrades. But now he says a new basketball stadium for DePaul University is necessary, even though owners of the United Center offered the venue for free. Why...Tags: Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Mayor, United Center, Dwayne Johnson, Wrigley Field
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Sheriff Israel asks for $93.7 million more, 14% increase
UPDATED with information from BSO The first details of the new Broward County sheriff's budget have emerged: He's asking for a $93.7 million increase in spending, or 14 percent more than was approved last year. To put the number into context, it's...Tags: Career and Workplace, Health and Safety at Work, Al Lamberti, Law Enforcement, Interior Policy
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Springs to update its public safety radio system
Coral Springs has decided to use new technology for its public safety radio system. At a recent city commission workshop, there was consensus among officials that it would be too risky to carry on with the current 15-year-old system. The city will follow...Tags: Radio Industry, Plantation, Hollywood (Broward, Florida), Fort Lauderdale, Coral Springs
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25 years -- and a surge in school violence -- since Laurie Dann shootings
Phil Andrew knows what it's like to negotiate with insanity. On May 20, 1988, he and his mother were in their kitchen in Winnetka when Laurie Dann burst in, a gun with each hand, and told them they were hostages. She was wearing a trash bag around her...
Tags: FBI, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control, First Aid, Gun Control
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How not to run a local government
One of the more enjoyable aspects of my public career was an excellent relationship with public safety unions. Law enforcement, fire and EMT groups were supportive of my races for the state legislature, Congress and governor. Although not unheard of,...Tags: Health and Safety at Work, California Public Employees' Retirement System, Interior Policy, National Government, Financially Distressed Companies
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