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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By Maggie Shepard/Albuquerque Tribune January 2, 2006 Two men are being held in lieu of $8 million bond in a widening case of sexual exploitation of children in Rio Rancho. Court documents released Friday show that Matthew J. Baca, 35, of Albuquerque was arrested Dec. 22 by Rio Rancho police after an interview...
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December 31, 2005 By Moustafa Ayad, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Moments after entering a Yahoo! Internet chat room and receiving an invitation to watch a “hot video,” James Vanlandingham was watching a 6-year-old and 9-year-old girl parade around a bathroom naked. Mr. Vanlandingham, of Leetsdale, immediately picked up the phone and called the Leetsdale Police...
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December 31, 2005 By Moustafa Ayad, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Moments after entering a Yahoo! Internet chat room and receiving an invitation to watch a “hot video,” James Vanlandingham was watching a 6-year-old and 9-year-old girl parade around a bathroom naked. Mr. Vanlandingham, of Leetsdale, immediately picked up the phone and called the Leetsdale Police...
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By THOMAS HARGROVE Scripps Howard News Service December 19, 2005 WASHINGTON – The U.S. Justice Department said Monday it will soon begin reporting how many children go missing each year in America, ending its 15-year violation of an act of Congress meant to improve how police report lost, kidnapped and runaway children. The...
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By RICHARD LIEBSON AND TIMOTHY O’CONNOR THE JOURNAL NEWS December 10, 2005) WHITE PLAINS – A 25-year-old man was arrested by White Plains police and FBI agents in the kidnapping of a 14-year-old girl from a Dayton, Ohio, suburb, which prompted an Amber Alert manhunt through three states. The suspect, Juan Zumba of...
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In Indiana, at least 2 inquiries are under way into rings that push people into prostitution, slavery By Kevin Corcoran November 28, 2005 A false promise of a $500-a-week baby-sitting job lured illegal immigrant Marlene Harpi from New York City to Indianapolis four years ago. But when she arrived here, the job turned...
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November 17, 2005 Two members of NASA have turned their eyes from the skies and towards law enforcement cases. From homeland security threats to child abductions, a video-enhancement system developed by NASA is proving to be a valuable law-enforcement tool. The most recent cases in the news involving the joint efforts of police...
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By Anna Cearley UNION-TRIBUNE STAFF WRITER September 30, 2005 TIJUANA – FBI agents from San Diego formally thanked eight Baja California law enforcement officials and psychologists yesterday for their assistance in the recovery in July of an abducted Nevada girl. “The FBI is very appreciative of the assistance extended . . . concerning...
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