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Report: McCarthy knew of NYPD Muslim spy program
Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy knew New York police were spying on Muslims in Newark, N.J. while he served as police chief there, according to a report by The Associated Press. The mayor of Newark is now calling for an investigation... more
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    February, 23, 2012
    Indiana’s former top election official will face sentencing Thursday afternoon on a half-dozen felony convictions, including theft and voter fraud. He’s facing up to three years in prison on each count.Charlie White was removed as Indiana’s secretary of state almost immediately after a jury... more
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    Report: Crime at U.S. public schools on the decline
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    February, 22, 2012
    MIAMI — Crimes and homicides in public schools nationwide have declined, part of a downward trend seen over the past several years.Data released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education and the Department of Justice show declines across a number of indicators, including thefts, violent crimes... more
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    Gun rights groups host meeting on Chicago's Northwest Side
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    February, 20, 2012
    Gun rights advocates are conducting a town hall meeting in Chicago’s Logan Square neighborhood tonight. The Illinois Rifle Association and other gun rights groups are expected at the meeting. The groups say they aim to educate citizens on the right to carry concealed handguns in public and to... more
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    McCarthy explains 4-month upward trend in murders
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    February, 16, 2012
    Chicago Police Superintendent Garry McCarthy is explaining his tactics in the face of an upward trend in murders on his watch.September 2011 had more murders than September of 2010. The same is true of October, November, and December. Those months all had more murders in 2011 than they did in 2010... more
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    Supt. McCarthy discusses neighborhood-focused beat deployment
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    February, 16, 2012
    Supt. Garry McCarthy began his policing career as a patrolman in the New York City Police Department. By 2000, he was the department's principal crime strategist, charged with running its famed Compstat program. He went on to run the Newark Police Department, where crime saw a steady decline during... more
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    Defrocked Chicago priest gets path to freedom
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    February, 15, 2012
    A court-approved agreement that classifies a defiant former Chicago priest as “sexually violent” could lead to his release from a Wisconsin treatment facility as early as November.Norbert Maday, convicted in 1994 of sexually assaulting Chicago-area children, avoided a Wisconsin jury trial that... more

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