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Missouri legislators consider changing sex crime classifications
mmoloney@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Missouri legislators debated big changes over sex crimes. Representatives recommended legislation that would affect the sex offender registry and change the state's definition of rape. Alice Beauchamp sat in a room with sun...Tags: Sex Crimes, Criminals, Rape, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior
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Honoring and remembering crime victims
lpozen@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - One out of four women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime. It is a statistic Monique Smith never thought she would be a part of. "For a minute you always think of going back and then if you really study it, it is the...Tags: Criminals, Crime, Law and Justice, Abusive Behavior
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Police: Average victims of rape are 24-year-old women
reporter and photojournalistSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Police warn that a 24-year-old girl is more likely to be raped within Springfield city limits than any other person. It's a point highlighted by police in the annual Uniform Crime Report, a compilation of the past year about crime...Tags: Sex Crimes, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Sexual Assault, Assault, Criminals
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Two Arkansas men are the first in nation to be sentenced under federal hate crime act
Reporter, PhotographerA judge sentenced Frankie Maybee, 20, and Sean Popejoy, 19, both of Green Forest, Arkansas, for their roles in committing federal hate crimes. They are the first defendants to be sentenced under the Matthew Shepard and James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes...Tags: Judges, Court Preliminary, Drunk Driving, Justice System, Hispanic and Latino Americans
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Future of law enforcement tax unclear, Greene County commissioners remain divided
Reporter, PhotographerA possible Greene County law enforcement tax is pitting top government officials against one another. At issue, whether to place ¼ cent law enforcement tax on an upcoming ballot. “Every, I'm sorry, ‘thug’ in this county knows if they...Tags: Local Government, Law Enforcement, Voting, Referenda, Crimes
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Neighbors on Edge: Three unrelated murder victims lived in the 700 block of Chicago Street
Reporter, PhotographerSPRINGFIELD, Mo. - For sale signs are popping up on a Springfield street connected to three murders. Three unrelated murder victims lived in the 700 block of west Chicago Street. The first murder occurred in 2008 when someone killed Stephen Rash inside...Tags: Prosecution, Fires, Punishment, Disasters and Accidents, Criminals
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Live coverage: Scientific evidence focus of testimony today in Harris murder trial
The Pantagraph, Bloomington, Ill.Related Galleries Photos: Murder trial of Chris Harris Photos: Beason killings, investigation Friday, May 17, 2013 9 a.m.: Jason Harris' former girlfriend Jennifer Earnest and her mother, Sara Duncan, both subpoenaed to testify, were sent home...Tags: Sex Crimes, Methamphetamine (drug), Logan County (Illinois), Sexual Assault, Mental Health
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Relative of 2d missing boy from 1972 comes forth
The Philadelphia InquirerA relative of a boy who disappeared in 1972 from an orphanage outing in Burlington County has come forward to help investigators solve the cold case. It is the latest development in a 41-year-old mystery that has inspired a network of law enforcement...Tags: John Wayne Gacy, Chemical Industry, Missing Persons, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Biotechnology Industry
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Survey: Latinos hesitant to seek police
The Frederick News-Post, Md.Candy Montenegro was attending a First Communion party Sunday night in Jefferson when a neighbor approached, upset that one of the guests had parked in front of his house. The commotion escalated until the neighbor was shouting racially derogatory...Tags: Minority Groups, Immigration, Frederick County (Maryland), Career and Workplace, Social Issues
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Sex assault scandals put unprecedented pressure on Pentagon
Reuters* Lawmakers eye legislation to help stem jump in assaults * Hagel open to 'all options' to deal with issue, spokesman says * Defense chief once backed keeping sex crimes within military system By David Alexander and Phil Stewart WASHINGTON, May 15...Tags: Sex Crimes, Kirsten Gillibrand, Assault, Justice System, U.S. Military
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Pair indicted in prostitution, robbery scheme
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal, TexasTwo people were indicted this week on aggravated robbery charges for their part in a scheme to rob men who were soliciting women from online escorts, according to Lubbock police reports. Christopher Sharp, 24, and Toni Rodriguez, 21, were indicted on...Tags: Sex Crimes, Theft, Prostitution, Criminals, Police Arrests
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Bass River State Park remains ID'd in Gacy case; they're just not Gacy's victim
The Press of Atlantic City, Pleasantville, N.J.A search for the victims of serial killer John Wayne Gacy has been credited with identifying the remains of a 16-year-old boy who went missing 41 years ago in Bass River State Park in Burlington County, police said Tuesday. Steven Soden, who disappeared...Tags: John Wayne Gacy, Chemical Industry, Burlington (Kane, Illinois), Atlantic City (Atlantic, New Jersey), Biotechnology Industry
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