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I finally saw a map depicting the last six instances of gay-targeting hate crimes in Manhattan since April 1. Young men beaten into unconsciousness. Killed. All in places that I've considered part of my home, or my neighborhood, or where I've met friends time and time again. Rev. G. Jude Geiger http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-g-jude-geiger/

By Richard Weizel MILFORD, Conn., May 23 (Reuters) - Leaders of Connecticut gun advocacy groups said on Thursday they had sued to knock down a... Reuters http://www.huffingtonpost.com/gabrielle-dunkley/

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Crime knocks out Internet, cable TV across indianapolis
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Police said thieves are now focusing their attention on batteries because they can be easily sold on the black market, and because the batteries can rarely be traced to a specific crime if they are sold to metal scrap yards for cash. In other recent ...

Marijuana is drug most often linked to crime, study finds
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WASHINGTON -- Marijuana is the drug most often linked to crime in the United States, the U.S. drug czar said Thursday, dismissing calls for legalization as a “bumper-sticker approach” that should be avoided. Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of ...

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Marijuana is drug most often linked to crime, study finds
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Gil Kerlikowske, the White House director of national drug-control policy, said a study by his office showed a strong link between drug use and crime. Eighty percent of the adult males arrested for crimes in Sacramento, Calif., last year tested ...

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REDWOOD CITY -- A San Francisco International Airport baggage handler suspected of pilfering items from dozens of travelers' bags was caught in a police sting... San Mateo County Times, Calif. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carly-schwartz/

An independent review of the New York City medical examiner's office suggests a management change, legislation in Minnesota attempts to require accreditation for crime labs, and Ohio law enforcement addresses a backlog of DNA cases. Here is the round up of news for the week:

An independent review found that recent problems at the New York City medical examiner's office should lead to a wide-ranging management change. After missing and mixing biological evidence in numerous cases, and the resignation of various staff, the review showed systemic problems dating back several years.

In Minnesota, the problems with a lack of protocols at the St. Paul crime lab spurred a bill that would require accreditation for crime labs throughout the state. The author, Senator Ron Latz, believes the bill will "prevent wrongful convictions and increase public confidence in the criminal justice system."

Due to numerous problems with management, evidence processing, and a DNA backlog, local law enforcement agencies in Ohio are no longer sending biological samples to the Canton-Stark County Crime Lab. Law enforcement officials still support the crime lab but feel the Ohio Bureau of Investigation crime lab can do a more effective job conducting DNA testing.

A New Zealand researcher is determining how the psychology of juries is impacted by expert forensic evidence and how that interaction affects the integrity of the justice system. The research will examine how juries deliberate conflicting interpretations of evidence given by prosecutor and defense experts.

ROCKVILLE, Md. — A once-prominent swimming coach who trained thousands of children was sentenced to seven years in prison Thursday for sexually abusing one of... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/chris-greenberg/

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Paul McCartney asks Russian court to release Pussy Riot
New York Daily News
A Russian court denied parole on Thursday to a member of the Pussy Riot punk group. The ruling came despite letters that singers Paul McCartney, Peter Gabriel and Patti Smith have sent, urging Russia's courts to free Maria Alekhina and the other Pussy ...
Paul McCartney Supports Pussy Riot in Letters to Russian AuthoritiesRollingStone.com
Pussy Riot member denied parole despite Paul McCartney pleaCBC.ca
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Finding a cab in D.C. can often be a difficult task. Due to discrimination by taxi drivers, some have a much more difficult time than... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/will-wrigley/

Boulder County investigators and a bomb squad crew are searching the neighborhood where the 16-year-old accused of planting a device similar to a pipe bomb... The Boulder Daily Camera http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea rael/

Sister of Charlestown murder suspect charged with threatening witnesses
Boston Globe
Suffolk County prosecutors have charged the sister of an accused murderer with threatening two witnesses in his case over the phone and on Facebook. Jelaine Flores,18, of Boston, was arraigned Wednesday in Charlestown Municipal Court on two counts of ...

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Sister of Charlestown murder suspect charged with threatening witnesses
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In the days after Jones's murder, Jelaine Flores allegedly threatened to harm one witness to the crime in a phone call and called another a “snitch” in a Facebook posting, prosecutors said. She is due back in court June 19. Todd Feathers can be reached ...

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Dad is identified as MARTIN ANGEL ESPITIA. No mention of a mother in the home.

http://www.kbtx.com/news/local/headlines/Father-Arrested-for-Allegedly-Sexually-Assaulting-His-Own-Daughter-208664781.html

Father Arrested for Allegedly Sexually Assaulting His Own Daughter

By: KBTX Staff

Posted: Thu 11:03 AM, May 23, 2013

BRYAN

An investigation from January leads to the arrest of a father accused of sexually assaulting his daughter.

33-year-old Martin Angel Espitia was arrested overnight Thursday.

According to the investigators, the victim was his daughter. She was 11 when the assaults started.

She told investigators that it started out as touching and escalated. The victim never told anyone because she was scared.

Espitia denied the allegations. He was given the opportunity to take a polygraph, but refused.

He was arrested and charged with sexual assault of a child and is being held in the Brazos County Jail under $50,000 bond

Paul McCartney: Free Pussy Riot
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In a letter to Russian authorities this week, former Beatle Paul McCartney urged them to release the remaining members of Pussy Riot from prison. McCartney's missive came as the punk band's Maria Alyokhina began a hunger strike after she was not ...

Dad is identified as ALEX GILBERT. No mention of a mother in the home.

http://fox4kc.com/2013/05/22/10-week-old-babys-death-ruled-homicide/

Father charged in death of 10-week-old girl

Posted on: 11:26 am, May 22, 2013, by Sarah J. Clark, Macradee Aegerter and Barrett Tryon, updated on: 02:56pm, May 22, 2013

LEXINGTON, Mo. — The father of a 10-week-old girl who died after suffering a fractured skull and brain damage has been charged in her death.

Prosecutors charged Alex Gilbert, 24, with one count of second-degree murder.

According to the Lafayette County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded to a home on Linn Road in southwestern Lafayette County on May 17. An infant was reported to be unresponsive and was having trouble breathing.

The child was transported to St. Mary’s Hospital in Blue Springs were medical staff discovered the infant had sustained a number of injuries. She was then transferred to Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Mo., where she died on May 20.

According to the Jackson County Medical Examiner who performed an autopsy, the infant suffered numerous broken bones, including a fractured skull, contusions and brain damage. Due to his findings, the medical examiner ruled the child’s death a homicide.

Gilbert’s father told FOX 4 his son would never harm a child and believes investigators are just looking for someone to blame.

Gilbert is being held on $500,000 bond.

Congratulations to Texas exoneree David Wiggins who quietly married his girlfriend Rhonda earlier this month in a private civil ceremony. Wiggins becomes the third Texas exoneree in as many months to tie the knot. Michael Morton was married in March and Randy Arledge followed suit in April.

4 plead guilty in murder of US immigration agent
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Washington (CNN) -- A Mexican national entered a guilty plea Thursday in the 2011 killing in Mexico of a U.S. immigration agent and the attempted murder of another. A federal judge also unsealed guilty pleas already filed by three other defendants ...
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UNNAMED DAD. Another freaking idiot who just couldn't stand normal infantile "fussing" or crying.

http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/705239877

Published: Thursday, May 23, 2013, 12:07 p.m.

Father accused of assaulting 5-week-old girl
By Eric Stevick, Herald Writer

EVERETT -- The April photo on his social media site shows a smiling young father with a baby cradled in his arms.

A month later, the Everett teen is in the Snohomish County Jail and his five-week-old daughter is at a Seattle Children's Hospital where she's being fed through tubes and is on anti-seizure medication.

She suffered a skull fracture, bleeding and swelling in her brain as well as two broken ribs, according to a police report.

An Everett detective wrote that the baby girl will be a long-term rehabilitation patient.

"The prognosis at this time is that she will likely have brain damage and vision impairment," the detective wrote Wednesday. "The extent of damage is unknown at this time."

Her dad, 18, was arrested Wednesday for investigation of first-degree assault of a child. He has not been formally charged.

Everett police spokesman Aaron Snell said the girl's mother appears not to have known anything about the alleged abuse.

"He is the only suspect based on what has been said and written," Snell said.

The Everett couple called 911 on Wednesday after the baby seemed lethargic and had trouble breathing. She was taken to Providence Regional Medical Center Everett before being transferred to Children's.

Doctors became suspicious of the parents' explanations for how the injuries occurred. They called state Child Protective Services and the Everett Police Department.

The suspect initially told authorities that he was holding the girl in a bedroom when she pushed her body up and hit her head against his chin. The mother said she had no idea how her child could have sustained a head injury.

In a follow up interview with a detective, the suspect allegedly admitted to getting angry when the baby was fussy and wouldn't stop crying.

"He described shaking (her) in vigorous, short, repetitive movements in an attempt to stop her fussiness," the detective wrote. "He described shaking her once or twice a week since she was two weeks old."

He allegedly said the baby began having problems after he shook her Wednesday. "He also admitted to squeezing her forceful enough to break her ribs," the detective wrote.

"(He) said the impact to her head occurred when he inadvertently slammed the back of her head against the wall earlier in the week."

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