Crime › 23-yr-old man arrested over death of girlfriend’s infant child
A 23-year-old man was arrested Thursday for abusing his girlfriend’s infant child, who died the previous day, police said. Takashi Kotajima is believed to have…
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Crime › Ex-public servant acquitted over handing out communist paper
The Tokyo High Court on Monday acquitted a former government agency employee of civil service law violations for passing out copies of the Japanese Communist…
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A US Congressional Committee has recognised the 1915 killings of Armenians as genocide. Turkey, which rejects the term genocide, responded by recalling its envoy from Washington. The row comes at a time when the US is expected to press Turkey, a NATO member, to back sanctions against Iran.
Nigerian government slams police over crime, rights violations
The Nigerian government Thursday condemned its police for a lack of commitment to duty and particularly for its failure to effectively check crime and engaging in human rights violations.
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What is the crime in Washington state if somone driving intentionally runs someone over, then flees? The catch is that the person who got run over did not suffer severe bodily damage, in which case could it be vehicular assault? Or just hit and run?
I believe that they can only charge them with vehicular assault (which is pretty much attempted ) if the victim sustains serious bodily harm. In this case, she did not.
Atlanta Police Crime Sweep Nets Over 30 Arrests
Police started the crime sweep in response to complaints by residents about increased crime in the area.
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