No ID required

In the alleged abduction of  a A 15-year-old Austin girl, the kidnapper was able to flee via a Greyhound bus which  has prompted her mother to ask for your help.
 
Maybe you can assist me. My daughter and David Michael Snyder were allowed to leave on a Greyhound bus with no ID required and no questions asked. I [...]

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Austin city limits

While MySpace may immediately come to mind when parents are informed their child may have been abducted by someone they met on the Internet, more stories are beginning to involve Craigslist which offers free on-line classified advertisements. Last year, it was believed to have been how Donna Jou may have met her fate at the hands of [...]

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A small price to pay

Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority provides payments to victims of crimes.
“CICA operates under the Criminal Injuries Compensation Scheme 2001, as set down by Parliament. The scheme sets the levels of compensation depending on the injuries sustained.
“We pay awards under a tariff system that assigns each specific injury a fixed amount of compensation. Awards under this [...]

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Tax deduction

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is the largest investigative branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This summer they captured Leonard Auerbach who was was wanted for engaging in illicit sexual conduct in foreign places and possession of child pornography.
Orinda man pleads guilty in child porn case
An Orinda mortgage finance expert is expected to [...]

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Crime control theater

Did you read this article from the Boston Globe?
The Amber Alert system is more effective as theater than as a way to protect children

The program’s champions say that its successes have been dramatic. According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, more than 400 children have been saved by Amber Alerts. Of [...]

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