PEF Warned OCFS Commissioner Carrion's Direction Would Be Costly

New York State Public Employees Federation (PEF) warned that the direction New York State Office of Children and Family Services (NYS OCFS) was taking under Commissioner Gladys Carrion would be costly. The death of...

LAPD Treating Jackson Death as Homicide

This story gets more and more complicatedecery day.  It will be very likely years and years before all of this is sorted out. If someone is charged with homicide then this could go on for ten years or...

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division clears Sanford

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division clears Sanford (SLED) Clears Governor Sanford of misappropriating State Funds in Love Liaison " COLUMBIA — The state's top prosecutor and the director of the State Law...

Vice Enforcement's Top Offenders in Las Vegas, Nevada

This is a listing of Las Vegas's top Prostitutes per Vice Enforcement. There are more   Trish VanArsdale was not listed as we know she is the estranged wife and Prostitute of Peter Todd the pimp who sold Jessie Foster."WORKING GIRLS: Las Vegas' 50 most prolific...

287(g) Is Being Replaced by ICE's "Secure Communities" Program

If you recall I published two posts last week entitled "Ruthless Gangs are taking over North Carolina" and "Forbes Ranks Charlotte 14Th Most Dangerous U.S. City". Those stories explain how Gang activity often...

Pakistan yields to militants: Islamic law draft signed by Zardari

The Pakistan government on Monday granted a major demand of Swat militants as President Asif Ali Zardari signed the draft of Islamic law after the National Assembly passed a resolution with majority vote in support of the enforcement of Islamic law in the troubled Malakand...

Authorities Arrest Man In Human Trafficking Case

"A coalition of local law enforcement agencies busted a prostitution ring, arresting the alleged pimp and rescuing a woman who said she was being forced into the sex trade.Authorities arrested Joseph Faauga...

DEA to end medical marijuana raids

" Attorney General Eric Holder’s statement this week that the Drug Enforcement Administration would end its raids on state-approved marijuana dispensaries. Federal raids on medical marijuana distributors...

Militants declare indifinite ceasefire in restive Pakistan region

After the government in Pakistan's troubled North West Frontier Province (NWFP) signed an accord with a hardline cleric for enforcement of Islamic law in Malakand Division, including the restive Swat valley a few days ago, the militants who were fighting the security forces...

Obama has hinted at support for medical marijuana

" A major stumbling block for advocates of medical marijuana has been the federal government's refusal to countenance state laws that legalize it. Until now. Maybe. President Obama is on record for saying during...

The Right Time for Change in the Fight Against Human Trafficking

These two women wrote a story that I've never read before. Stats don't put this out.Melissa Dimore edited the Encyclopedia of Prostitution and Sex Work. She is also the inaugural Chair of the Advisory Board of...

Characteristics of Suspected Human Trafficking Incidents, 2007-08

This is not PR these are statistics that the Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics put out annually. The statistics are just as important as a story of Human Sex Trafficking. Be the story about a rescue or arrest...

SOME GOOD NEWS Crime is Declining- According to the FBI

"   SOME GOOD NEWSCrime is Declining   01/12/09   For the second year in a row, our Preliminary Semiannual Uniform Crime Report shows that violent crimes, property crimes, and arsons are...

Maloney awarded for efforts to prevent human trafficking

"A state group that raises awareness of human trafficking recently awarded U.S. Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D−Astoria) as 2008’s congressional member who has taken the most steps to prevent trafficking through...

Homeland Security: Respect civil rights

"Homeland Security: Respect civil rights SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER EDITORIAL BOARD Americans have a right to move about without fear of being groundlessly stopped by law enforcement. As far as we know, that constitutional right applies to all Americans, not just the minority...

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