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Officer Stephen Roach had pursued Thomas, 19, because of 14 outstanding warrants for misdemeanor charges and traffic violations. Thomas attempted to flee from Roach, and at one point, Roach told authorities, Thomas moved his hand towards his waistband as if reaching for a gun. Roach then shot Thomas in the chest. No weapon was found, and a grand jury investigation as to whether Roach used excessive force will begin this week...
...members of Deane's community-resource team reported that local girls as young as 10 were being lured into prostitution. Most U.S. Attorneys leave such seemingly unglamorous crimes to local police, but in this case, police were discouraged by the law on the books. Pimping in Georgia is a misdemeanor offense - hardly worth pursuing. (Only recently have state legislators moved to make it a felony carrying a mandatory five-year term.) "I don't think the Atlanta police department lacked interest or motivation," says Deane, "but they lacked the tools. We had the tools to investigate and recognized we needed...
...members of Deane's community-resource team reported that local girls as young as 10 were being lured into prostitution. Most U.S. Attorneys leave such seemingly unglamorous crimes to local police, but in this case, police were discouraged by the law on the books. Pimping in Georgia is a misdemeanor offense--hardly worth pursuing. (Only recently have state legislators moved to make it a felony carrying a mandatory five-year term.) "I don't think the Atlanta police department lacked interest or motivation," says Deane, "but they lacked the tools. We had the tools to investigate and recognized we needed...
...Officers who reported to the scene spoke with Florack and determined that he was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Officers ran a warrant check, which turned up an outstanding warrant for a misdemeanor. They took him into custody for the warrant and later released him pending results of the investigation by the Massachusetts State Police...
...Everyone knows about Ray Lewis' problems with the law and his vehement rebuttals to allegations of his involvement in the murder of two men last year (though Lewis did plead guilty to obstruction of justice, a misdemeanor). But, now, Lewis has gone one step further. After winning the Super Bowl and being named MVP, He Is Not Going To Disney World. What is this world coming to? Trent Dilfer will be at the Magic Kingdom in his place...