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Drug Bust Leads To Child Abuse Charges

The Lincoln County Sheriff’s office received a tip about suspicious activity at a home on Biggerstaff Road that turned out to be a meth lab, according to investigators. Authorities in

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The Public Library Is Not A Good Place To Browse Pornography

Doing things that are illegal, such as committing a sex offense, while in a public place is a surefire way to get yourself arrested. Brandon Helms of Union County was

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Informant Used To Convict On Federal Drug Crimes Disqualified By DEA

A 46-year-old man serving a 19.5 year prison sentence for federal drug trafficking was put behind bars in part based on the testimony of a confidential informant. That may sound like no

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Exoneration Possible For Man Falsely Accused Of Sex Crimes

As a teen, Jesse Freidman says he was falsely accused of sex crimes and coerced into making a confession. He was sentenced to 18 years in prison for sex crimes

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Your Cheek Cells Are No Longer Your Own After An Arrest

The U.S. Supreme Court announced its decision this week in Maryland v. King, allowing law enforcement officers around the country to take a cheek swab after an arrest for a serious crime.

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Charlotte School District Associate Charged With Sex Crimes Against Child

A technology associate at Hornets Nest Elementary School in Charlotte was recently arrested on accusations of felony sex offenses involving a minor. Twenty-five-year-old Tafari Higgins is facing charges of child rape and

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Should Kids Be Forced To Register As Sex Offenders?

The current sex offender registry system is flawed. Otherwise consensual sex punishable as statutory rape or the possession and distribution of “child pornography” that sexting between teens has been come to be

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Early Release From Federal Prison For Good Behavior

When you hear about a person being released from prison after serving only half of a their sentence, that person was not in the federal prison system. Often, state prisons

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Major Drug Trafficking Ring Busted Bus Cabarrus County

Reportedly by using furniture trucks, five people have been charged with trafficking more than two tons of marijuana to Concord. The five were linked by investigators to a Mexican drug ring. The

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Under Investigation For Financial Crimes? Feds May Be Listening

Wiretaps aren’t just being used to investigate violent crimes, organized crime and drug offenses anymore. Consider the recent insider trading case of Raj Rajaratnam of the Galleon Group: an investigation

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