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Patriot Ledger - Several other people who said they knew Cowans declined to be interviewed after talking to investigators outside Cowans’ home or near Walter Sayfert Way, which were cordoned off with yellow police crime-scene tape. A Randolph Fire Department rescue ...

New York Post - October 18, 2007 -- It used to be that when you got engaged to the granddaughter of a mob boss, you stayed engaged - and you'd have to be really stunad to demand the ring back if you broke up. But oh, how times have changed. A Manhattan man is suing ...

Newsday - The man said he did not report the alleged crime at the time but that he came forward "to help this boy and his family get some understanding out of this." Police confirmed that the man had been interviewed by police and confirmed the parameters of ...

News.com.au - POLICE will soon be able to hand out on-the-spot fines of up to $350 for foul language, shoplifting and holding up traffic under new powers to be trialled in NSW. Premier Morris Iemma today said the Criminal Infringement Notices Scheme (CINS) - which ...

Newsday - Warnings abound on many Web sites, including the Internet Crime Complaint Center and sites and e-mail lists of interest to dog lovers. The American Kennel Club and the Council of Better Business Bureaus have sent out warnings. The puppies are often ...

San Francisco Gate - Police Department spokesman Sgt. Matt Young wouldn't give details about Wednesday night's search, but said it's part of an ongoing investigation. Authorities planned to release more information Thursday morning. Williams' agent Byron Irvin said he ...

Boston Globe - As rates of violent crime fall in Boston, New Bedford, and Brockton, smaller cities and towns such as Arlington and Haverhill have seen aggravated assaults and robberies increase, according to figures compiled by police chiefs in 25 of the state's ...

Seattle Times - A supporter displays a sign Sunday as thousands of black men registered as volunteers to combat Philadelphia's violence. PHILADELPHIA — A month after civic leaders and the police chief in this crime-plagued city called for 10,000 black men to ...

Baltimore Sun - Earlier this month, Baltimore Mayor Sheila Dixon held a news conference in a wood-paneled room on the second floor of City Hall to announce the expansion of a federally funded, community-based program intended to reduce homicides and shootings. Hours ...

Newsday - There isn't any question, from my experience, that the Police Department, in order to achieve its goal of reducing crime, particularly drug- and weapon- ocused crime, is encouraging over-aggressive arrest practices. They arrest people for reasons ...