NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ACT OF 2004 (S. 2154) Why this bill is important: This bipartisan bill seeks to fill a gaping hole...
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Creve Coeur reviews school bus stop safety Kevin Dishman Scott Lindholm September 10, 2004 By ANDY KRAVETZ of the Journal Star PEORIA – After a night of drinking and using drugs, two Peoria men set out for East Peoria and Creve Coeur on Tuesday, looking for a woman – any woman – to...
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By Tania E. Lopez August 11, 2004 MORGAN COUNTY The man arrested after a chase that ended in a Morgan County cornfield was held Tuesday on $1 million bond on charges stemming from the rape and attempted murder of an Illinois girl. Ronnie L. Johnson, 53, Kansas, Ill., was being held in the...
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Three-Year-Old Girl Is Safe Maria Servillon is arrested after a pursuit lasting several hours down Highway 101. August 9 (BCN) — A woman who allegedly abducted her 3-year-old daughter from Antioch Sunday afternoon has been taken into custody, calling off an Amber Alert that was in effect for more than three hours beginning...
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An amber alert was issued for Mikayla Viana, after she was illegally taken by her mother Maria Servillon. August 9 (BCN) — Caltrans employee Sergio Gomez said today that he called 911 shortly after 10:30 a.m. today after spotting a blue sport utility vehicle believed to be driven by a woman who allegedly...
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By Sean Murphy / News Staff Writer Saturday, July 31, 2004 STOUGHTON — It began yesterday morning with the reported kidnapping of two teenage girls in Everett and ended nine hours later thanks to a sharp-eyed motorist and an intense police manhunt. Raymond Etheridge, 35, of 41 Vernal St., Everett, was captured in...
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By Tom Farmer Friday, July 30, 2004 A Maine camp counselor charged with possessing child pornography was reported by his Jamaica Plain roommates who found hundreds of sexual images of young boys on his computer, a prosecutor said yesterday. Matthew Elansky, 22, was ordered held on $5,000 cash bail by West Roxbury District...
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Background checks are common, but gaps remain By Carolyn Johnson and Emily Anthes, Globe Correspondents | July 27, 2004 A Massachusetts man’s removal from a camp counseling job because of child pornography charges renews concerns about children’s safety at camp, despite increased efforts to check workers’ criminal backgrounds, child advocates say. ADVERTISEMENT The...
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