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  • June 2008

    • Life Imitates Depp: Caribbean Piracy on Rise

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 2, 08 9:00 AM CDT

      Life Imitates Depp: Caribbean Piracy on Rise

      (Newser) - Pirates of the Caribbean is becoming all too real for yachters, the Los Angeles Times reports, with crime against visiting boats on the rise—and “it's becoming more violent,” one analyst says. The attacks are prompting businesses to advise caution—but they worry that overstating the problem could cause paranoia among tourists, the backbone of the region’s economy. More »

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      theft  • Caribbean  • piracy  • pirates  • armed robbery  • yachts  • Pirates of the Caribbean  • violent crime

  • February 2008

    • Ex-Cop Guilty of Murdering Girlfriend, His Unborn Child

      CNN  |  Feb 15, 08 11:59 AM CST

      Ex-Cop Guilty of Murdering Girlfriend, His Unborn Child

      (Newser) - A former police officer faces the death penalty after a jury convicted him today of murdering his girlfriend and their unborn child, CNN reports. The jury in Canton, Ohio, didn't buy Bobby Cutts Jr.'s argument that he accidentally killed Jessie Davis, who was 9 months pregnant, then panicked. Cutts, who tearfully made his case on the witness stand, showed little reaction at the verdict. More »

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      murder  • murder trial  • jury  • violent crime  • verdict  • Jessie Davis  • Bobby Cutts, Jr.

    • Cops Closing Doors on Cold Cases

      USA Today  |  Feb 3, 08 11:15 AM CST

      Cops Closing Doors on Cold Cases

      (Newser) - Amid shrinking budgets and shifts in focus, US police departments are downsizing their cold-case divisions, USA Today reports. Federal funding for the units dropped 40% in 2007, and departments are reducing the hours devoted to long-unsolved cases—and even eliminating the positions entirely. Experts in the field worry that such measures leave murderers to roam free. More »

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      murder  • law enforcement  • police department  • violent crime  • cold cases

  • December 2007

    • Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

      Associated Press  |  Dec 20, 07 3:40 PM CST

      Teens Kill 7-Year-Old With Mortal Kombat Moves

      (Newser) - A 16-year-old girl and her boyfriend beat to death her little sister while imitating moves from the Mortal Kombat  video game, Colorado police say. Heather Trujillo and Lamar Roberts, 17, kicked, punched, and body-slammed 7-year-old Zoe Garcia until she was unconscious, CNN reports. They have been charged as adults with felony child abuse. More »

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      video game  • teenagers  • killings  • violent crime  • juveniles

  • November 2007
  • October 2007

    • Stressed Out at 7 Years Old

      Guardian (UK)  |  Oct 12, 07 2:50 AM CDT

      Stressed Out at 7 Years Old

      (Newser) - Children as young as 7 years old are stressed out about issues such as global warming, violent crime and international terrorism, as well as personal problems, according to a new study in Britain. The research, based on 700 in-depth interviews with children aged 7 to 11, found that kids live with "pervasive anxiety," the Guardian reports. More »

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      terrorism  • global warming  • children  • violent crime  • Cambridge University

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