Tag: crime
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How crime writer Scott Turow invented the modern courtroom thriller | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Harrison Ford recalls Indiana Jones fight scene in 1990 Combining the intricacies of legal manoeuvring with courtroom procedure and homicide, Turow saw the genre explode on page and screen, with US writers Grisham, David Baldacci and Michael Connelly following in his footsteps. And, in the UK, authors such as Steve Cavanagh, Tony Kent and…
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UN to vote on sanctions to curb violence, crime in Haiti – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council is expected to vote Wednesday afternoon on a resolution that would demand an immediate end to violence and criminal activity in Haiti and impose sanctions on influential gang leader Jimmy Cherizier, nicknamed “Barbecue.” The resolution would also impose sanctions on other Haitian individuals and groups…
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Ian Rankin: Why, after 25 books, Rebus is still the Rankin crime fighter | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] Growing up in a tough Fife mining community, Ian had no pretensions about writing (Image: Getty) Shortly after I joke that Sir Ian Rankin’s social media gives the impression visitors to Edinburgh are pretty much guaranteed to bump into him, a US tourist shuffles over to tell the author his bestselling Inspector Rebus novels…
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B.C. attorney general says increasing arrests to fight violent crime is ‘futile’ – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] VICTORIA – British Columbia’s attorney general says the government has no plans to arrest its way out of the province’s crime issues because it won’t work. Murray Rankin says fighting crime by arresting more people is “futile,” and the government is instead considering a range of options to keep people safe. Opposition Liberal Leader…
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UP Crime News: शौक पूरे करने के लिए बने लुटेरे, कुशीनगर में कार बुक करके लूटी
[ad_1] हाइलाइट्स गोरखपुर में एक कार बुक की और ड्राइवर से कुशीनगर चलने के लिए कहा. ड्राइवर को कार से धक्का देकर फरार हो गए. कुशीनगर. उत्तर प्रदेश के कुशीनगर के हाटा कोतवाली पुलिस की गिरफ्त में दो युवक आए हैं, जो अपना शौक पूरा करने के चक्कर में अपराध की दुनिया में दाखिल हो…
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California burglar forgot keys inside crime scene – Winnipeg Free Press
[ad_1] SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (AP) — A Northern California burglar returned to the scene of the crime this weekend after he forgot his keys inside a doughnut company’s corporate office. The thief stole some petty cash from Johnny Doughnuts’ office in the San Francisco Bay Area on Saturday night, police said. In another twist, he…
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Russia: Putin’s war crime plot exposed: ‘We’re reaching the red line of genocide’ | World | News
[ad_1] The Russian military has engaged in an escalating campaign of aggression against Ukraine which has culminated in war crimes against Ukrainian civilians. The Kremlin, with Vladimir Putin at the head, has “incited” war crimes in Ukraine which are now being steadily exposed by videos and witness accounts being reported in the media. Professor David…
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Clergyman Cole turns to crime at book festival | Books | Entertainment
[ad_1] The former vicar of Finedon, Northants, was previously a member of Eighties chart-toppers The Communards. The festival is chaired by award-winning novelist Denise Mina. Guests include comedian and writer Frankie Boyle, Vera Stanhope creator Ann Cleeves, former home secretary Alan Johnson, TV chef and crime writer Rosemary Shrager; Lynda La Plante and Fast Show…