Guards union warns B.C. federal prison 'powder keg' after search turns up bullet
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VANCOUVER (CP) - A federal medium-security prison in British Columbia has become a "powder keg" because of lax enforcement by its management, the union representing guards said Tuesday.
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By Greeley Tribune, Colo.  Dec. 16--Greeley and Fort Collins will stage vigils this evening in protest of the raid on the Swift & Co. beef packing plant by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents earlier this week.
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By La Crosse Tribune, Wis.  Jan. 31--The level of alcohol abuse in La Crosse is truly frightening. That was the word that La Crosse Police Chief Ed Kondracki used to describe another instance in which someone put herself at risk because of binge drinking.
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You'd have thought I'd asked the security guard if he had any idea where to get the best latte in Keflavik, Iceland. I mean, he offered me a blank stare that I normally get only when I suggest to my wife that we watch replays of the PGA European Tour event rather than &quot;Desperate Housewives.&quot;
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The head of the guards union at the federal prison where Martha Stewart will serve her time said Monday that staffing shortages will make it difficult to protect her.
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An ex-convict who admitted to gunning down three men this week in New Hampshire said on Thursday he had warned authorities he was still dangerous when he was released from prison two months ago.
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Drunken drivers beware: Police say they are starting a crackdown this month and the government is promising arrests for those who drink and drive.
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Police widen their call for help to find a prisoner who escaped ten days ago still wearing handcuffs.
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GRAND CHUTE, Wis. - One robber's list of things to steal included whiskey, a thermometer and lettuce.  Police were called to a grocery store late Thursday after witnesses said a 46-year-old man from Brown Deer threatened employees.
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COLUMBUS, Ga. - Another reason not to drink on the job. A suspect in at least two dozen Columbus-area armed robberies was arrested after police linked him to a can of beer.  A witness to one home invasion told investigators that the robber was seen carrying an Icehouse beer in a paper bag.
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A prisoner broke loose and fled Wednesday after he was taken to the hospital, and there were reports that shots were fired in the building but no reports of injuries, authorities said.
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Morale slides, says union, in wake of prison time for two agents who used deadly force.
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Relatives of the U.S. soldier who  sounded the alarm about abuse of Iraqi detainees at Abu Ghraib  prison said on Monday the family was living in protective  custody because of death threats against them.
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BURNABY, B.C. (CP) - New RCMP recruits should get more training about spousal abuse and more supervision when handling such complaints, a coroner has suggested.
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A state police official said Monday that "the noose is tightening" in the manhunt for an escaped inmate accused of a deadly police ambush, and warned hunters to stay out of the woods where the fugitive may be hiding.
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The escape of Kelvin D. Poke from Laurel Regional Hospital yesterday morning followed a familiar script: Get outside prison walls by going to a hospital, wait for an opportunity to seize an officer's gun and make a break for it. Poke did not make it far -- he was shot dead by Prince George's police...
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The plan to allow 24-hour drinking could leave the police overstretched, senior officers warn.