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Marion Police Chief, "Fireball," arrested on federal drug charge
The Police Chief of the Marion Police Department was arrested this morning on drug distribution charges. Michael Dean Roberts, or "Fireball", of Saltville, was arrested Wednesday morning via a criminal complaint, according to a press release. He is...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Hydrocodone (drug), Crime, Law and Justice, Crimes, Prosecution
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Report: Md. third-highest for guns lost and stolen from dealers
Nearly 1,000 guns were reported lost or stolen from federally licensed gun dealers in Maryland last year, the third-highest number of any state in the country, according to a federal report released this week. Gun dealers in the state reported 886 lost...
Tags: Government, Maryland General Assembly, Inventories, Crime, Law and Justice, Think Tanks
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Pennsylvania leads the nation in lost or stolen guns
WASHINGTON — Pennsylvania led the nation in the number of firearms lost or stolen from federally licensed gun dealers last year, according to a new government report released as part of the White House's effort to keep attention on gun issues in the...Tags: Inventories, Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Washington, DC, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania)
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Deadly Colorado wildfire now 65 percent contained
ReutersDENVER (Reuters) - Authorities battling the deadly wildfire outside Colorado's second-largest city said on Sunday that firefighters were getting the upper hand on the blaze that ranks as the state's most destructive on record. The so-called Black... -
Judge Increases Bail to $25 Million For Hartford Man Charged In 2007 Murder, 7 Attempted Murders
The Hartford CourantA judge on Monday set bail at $25 million for the 27-year-old Hartford man charged Friday with murder in connection with a 2007 cold case and with shooting seven other people. The charges against Donald "Amen" Raynor include murder, six counts of...Tags: Norwich, Trials, Shootings, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice
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White House pushes gun safety, but it means little without Congress
WASHINGTON -- The White House plans to announce Tuesday that it has improved gun safety in the country by chipping away at 21 of 23 items on an executive to-do list issued in January. But the progress report will also highlight steps that Congress has...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Joe Biden, U.S. Congress
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Fire near downtown Indy forces evacuations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A fire engulfed a sprawling mixed-use building near downtown Indianapolis filled with tires and wooden pallets Saturday, producing a towering pillar of black smoke that prompted the evacuation of a five-block area surrounding the...
Tags: Fires, Environmental Politics, Environmental Issues, Business, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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Santa Monica shooter said goodbye to friends in farewell note
The gunman who killed five people during a shooting rampage through Santa Monica left a note saying goodbye to his friends and that he hoped his mother would be financially cared for, police said. Police reportedly found the three-page note with the...Tags: Health and Safety at School, Weaponry, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Colleges and Universities, John Zawahri
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8 indicted in federal probe into drug trafficking in Annapolis, Arundel
Federal and local authorities have charged more than two dozen people this week after an investigation into drug trafficking and related crimes in Anne Arundel County and Annapolis. Federal indictments were returned Tuesday against eight people from a...
Tags: Drug Trafficking, Annapolis, Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Santa Monica gunman wrote apology, was denied weapon by state
Santa Monica police said Thursday night that the gunman who killed five people last week had been denied a firearm in 2011. The revelation raises more questions about how John Zawahri got the semi-authomatic weapon he used in the attack. Law...Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, John Zawahri, Firearms
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Santa Monica shooter's rifle appears to have been pieced together
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state's restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. While certain...
Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Weaponry, University of California, Los Angeles, Crime, Law and Justice, Gun Control
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Rifle in Santa Monica shooting was pieced together, sources say
The semiautomatic weapon used in the Santa Monica shooting rampage appears to have been put together from various parts, possibly in an attempt to circumvent the state’s restrictions on such guns, law enforcement sources said Wednesday. Although...
Tags: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Shootings, Weaponry, Crime, Law and Justice
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