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Collecting DNA From The Accused In North Carolina

We blogged earlier this week about the U.S. Supreme Court potentially weighing in next session on whether law enforcement can collect DNA samples from people who are arrested and accused of a

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Accused But Not Convicted? Hands Off My DNA!

Alonzo King was arrested for assault in 2009. Under Maryland’s DNA Collection Act, law enforcement took a DNA sample from him without a warrant. The Act allows police to collect

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Statutory Rape Laws Need Overhaul Nationwide

An 18-year-old high school senior served a year in jail for having sex with his 14-year-old girlfriend. The young couple lived in Michigan, where the age of consent is 16.

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Bragg And South East Street HotSpots For Cocaine Arrests

Seven people were arrested on drug offenses including cocaine possession, possession with intent to sell and deliver, and conspiracy on or near Bragg and South East Street in Raleigh last Friday. Two

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Collateral Consequences Of A Sex Crime Conviction

The Jerry Sandusky sexual assault scandal at Penn State University has resulted in a fall from grace for a storied football program, a legendary coach and coaching staff and severe

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Credit Card Fraud Scheme Busted In Wake County

The discovery of a UPS package containing marijuana led federal investigators to a Raleigh home on Reservoir Road that had all the materials necessary for making fake credit cards. Nelson

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Possible 8+ Criminal Charges For Knightdale Man Facing DWI

Thirty-year-old Omar Rodriguez of Knightdale was charged with impaired driving after failing a BAC (blood-alcohol-concentration) test. Defending against the DWI charge may be the least of his worries however, Wake County officers

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Man Attempted To Rape Woman After Bumping Bike Tire With SUV

During an early-morning grocery run, a 22-year-old woman claims that she was sexually assaulted by 29-year-old Philippe Warren Joseph Saieed. Saieed reportedly bumped her with his SUV while she was

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Lost Cell Phone Contained Video Of Sex Offenses Against Minor

A cell phone found at a Florida Wal-Mart that contained photos and videos of various sex acts being performed on a minor lead to the arrest of a 33-year-old man

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8 Pounds Of Marijuana, Cash, Seized In Drug Bust

Five people, between the ages of 20 and 45, were arrested on drug charges in Greenville during a recent drug enforcement operation in Granville County. Officers seized marijuana, ecstasy (MDMA), drug

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