Word: crimed
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...officers said arrests like Donovan's occurfrequently at the rest area, known for highincidences of crime and drug-trafficking...
Ficano said the good father has been observed at disaster sites in at least seven other states. Although Irish has not been charged with a crime and Brimmell denies using anyone to solicit business, Detroit authorities are investigating whether the "priest" committed fraud...
Even if the troublesome loophole is eventually closed, many Floridians still fear that a boom in weapons could spell disaster in their already gun- heavy state. A recent study estimated that 60% of Florida's households contain firearms. Florida also led the states in violent crime last year, with 1,037 homicides, robberies and aggravated assaults per 100,000 residents. Critics contend that more firearms will mean even more violence. Says State Representative Michael Friedman of Miami Beach: "The message we're sending out is, 'We can't protect you anymore, so go get yourself...
...Nevertheless, support for the controversial law is strong. Proponents of the bill point to states such as North Dakota and Vermont that have practically no gun restrictions and boast the lowest violent-crime rates in the U.S. Says Marion Hammer, executive director of the Unified Sportsmen of Florida: "People in this state are sick and tired of being victims of crime...
...secretive meetings, stifled whistle blowers and burned records. The probe, which was commissioned by Tokyo's Toshiba Corp. and released last week, describes for the first time in detail the conspiracy behind the covert sales made to the Soviet Union by Toshiba's subsidiary, Toshiba Machine. It was a crime that the Pentagon claims has helped Soviet submarines elude detection more easily...