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24, May 2012 - Clay, FL Law & Disorder: Pedestrian hit by car, taken to hospital - Florida Times-Union
Hager is being held in the Clay County jail Tuesday in lieu of $50,000 bail. Authorities said Hagar has past arrests on similar charges. They ask that any potential victims call the Sheriff's Office at (904) 264-6512.
24, May 2012 - PolitiJax: Florida Supreme Court rules in favor of term limits for counties - Florida Times-Union
An opinion released by the Florida Supreme Court Thursday makes clear that charter counties ... It is the second time in recent months West, whose district includes Martin, Palm Beach and St. Lucie counties, has been in Jacksonville for ...
24, May 2012 - Clay, FL Clay man exposed himself to undercover cops, detectives say - Florida Times-Union
Investigators said no other males lived at the residence. Hager was being held in the Clay County jail Tuesday in lieu of $50,000 bail. He was charged with exposure of sexual organs six times from 1999 through 2005, according to police records.
24, May 2012 - Seminole, FL ACLU challenges schools over social security numbers on enrollment forms - Orlando Sentinel
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU) has given the Orange and Osceola ... a requirement based on federal law and court rulings. Seminole schools received a "D" for incomplete compliance, while Lake and Volusia schools got an ...
24, May 2012 - New laws take effect in Utah without lawsuits - Ogden Standard-Examiner
A similar law in Florida has already been challenged in court. American Civil Liberties Union of Utah attorney Marina Lowe says the Utah law is not as restrictive and will not be challenged at this time. The ACLU and Planned Parenthood have said ...
24, May 2012 - Jacksonville, FL EEOC Sues Florida Firefighters Union Over Allegedly Discriminatory Test - jdsupra.com
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has sued the City of Jacksonville, Florida’s firefighters union for ... The City’s current labor agreement expires in 2012. The suit seeks to enjoin the union from including a test ...
24, May 2012 - Vero Beach police union blasts proposed cuts, forgery suggestions - Jupiter Courier
VERO BEACH — The city police union Tuesday rallied against a proposal ... "Forgery is a legal term. It connotes criminal behavior," Pam Stern, attorney for the Coastal Florida Police Benevolent Association, told the council.
24, May 2012 - NEW SYNDICATED COLUMNS - Florida Times-Union
Barb Zemlock, president of the Pennsylvania Association of Criminal Defense ... Sandusky's lawyers are not arguing the statute of limitations has run in his case. His trial is currently scheduled for June 5. Crawford County prosecutor Francis J.
24, May 2012 - Former DeKalb County officer pleads guilty to tipping off drug suspects - Florida Times-Union
ATLANTA | A former DeKalb County police officer has pleaded guilty to charges of tipping off drug dealers to a pending federal search warrant. Gabriel Hoskins III apologized today to the judge for notifying the suspects of the search.
24, May 2012 - Georgia man sentenced in wreck that was blamed on prescription medication - Republic
A Georgia man will serve 15 years in prison after being convicted of DUI and homicide ... killed 37-year-old Doreen Karen Meyers of Kingsland. The Florida Times-Union reports (http://bit.ly/JpMUqt) that Meyers was a child abuse investigator ...
24, May 2012 - Neptune Beach, FL Wife of slain Clay detective joins others in honoring his memory - Florida Times-Union
Among the gifts given to White's wife were a $32,000 check from the Sheriff's Office humanitarian fund that including everything from a child's piggy bank money ... way to honor White is for people to support the police and help fight crime.
24, May 2012 - Madison, FL Crime Watch: Clay County property crimes reported May 14-17 - Florida Times-Union
Entry was made by throwing a block through the front door glass. Cash was stolen from a drawer in the library of Ridgeview High School on Madison Avenue, Orange Park. Entry was made by smashing the window in an exterior door. Cash was stolen ...
24, May 2012 - Levy, FL Tax increase still on the table for balancing Glynn County budget - Florida Times-Union
Some of the county's reserves will go to the construction of a new jail. Some of the surplus is being held in ... Ours has suggested a levy of .46 mills to raise $1.8 million a year for the fund. "If you own a house, you've got to be prepared ...
24, May 2012 - 2 plead no contest in Florida A&M hazing case - Times Union
"It sends a message that there's criminal ... in Decatur, Ga. Legal action in the case of a third defendant, James Harris, 22, was delayed. He was charged only with felony hazing and has cooperated with investigators, Bernstein said. His lawyer contends ...
23, May 2012 - Smyrna triathlete dies during Jekyll Island triathlon - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Florida Times-Union reported that rescuers performed ... typically draws about 700 competitors. The Georgia State Patrol told the AJC Monday that an autopsy will be performed at the GBI Crime Lab to determine how Petty died.
23, May 2012 - Smyrna man dies in Jekyll triathlon - Atlanta Journal Constitution
The Florida Times-Union reported that rescuers performed ... typically draws about 700 competitors. The Georgia State Patrol told the AJC Monday that an autopsy will be performed at the GBI Crime Lab to determine how Petty died.
23, May 2012 - Panel at FSCJ explains Stand Your Ground law - Florida Times-Union
Six panelists, which included a university professor, two defense attorneys ... The law, passed in 2005 and touted by the National Rifle Association, grants a person in Florida immunity against criminal charges or a civil lawsuit if the person ...
23, May 2012 - Miami, FL Point of View: Prosecution is no solution for violent crime problems - Florida Times-Union
At best, Jacksonville had narrowly fallen to No. 2 behind Miami-Dade — so it would have been a ... How do we explain falling crime in other large cities across Florida, decreases in both incarceration and crime in Hillsborough, for example ...
23, May 2012 - Glynn County wants to slice Brunswick's share of sales tax pie - Florida Times-Union
BRUNSWICK - Glynn County wants to cut Brunswick's share of a 1-cent ... If the two sides can't agree, the issue could be decided by arbitration or a Superior Court judge. Strickland indicated that the county has its heels dug in on the matter.
23, May 2012 - Fugitive siblings return to Ga., plead not guilty - The Southern
The three siblings accused of committing a cross-country crime spree that started in Florida and ended with a shootout in Colorado were hauled in to court Tuesday in Georgia to face charges of robbing a bank for cash that helped fuel their escape.
23, May 2012 - Orange Park, FL Sunday alcohol sales on Clay Commission agenda - Florida Times-Union
A recurring question about Sunday alcohol sales is back on the Clay Commission's agenda for today ... The commission could change the law, County Attorney Mark Scruby said, or let voters decide in the November election. Read the memo Commission ...
23, May 2012 - Clemens lawyer attacks key piece of evidence - Times Union
WASHINGTON (AP) — Attacking key prosecution evidence, Roger Clemens' lawyer went through the items in a Miller ... McNamee tampered with a dead body when he was a New York City policeman, he lied to investigators looking into a Florida incident in ...
23, May 2012 - ACLU: "Many" same-sex classrooms in Florida may be illegal - Orlando Sentinel
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida is targeting schools in Orange, Polk and Palm Beach counties ... they are using sex stereotypes," said Mie Lewis, a senior staff attorney with the national ACLU, which sent similar letters to ...
23, May 2012 - Brevard, FL Detectives identify David McCarey as Railroad Credit Union robber - 10Connects.com
Florida -- Detectives found the man wanted for robbing the Railroad Credit Union in Seffner on April 30, in jail. David McCarey traded in his dress shirt and tie for an orange jumpsuit as the sheriff's office says he is currently in jail in Brevard County ...
23, May 2012 - Multiple charges for Waycross man in Pierce County fatal crash - Florida Times-Union
A Waycross man remained jailed Tuesday on DUI, homicide by vehicle and four other charges after a crash Monday in Pierce County that killed a Waycross man, the Georgia State Patrol ... into the Pierce County jail, where he will remain until ...
23, May 2012 - Rightwing ALEC Puts Wisconsin Anti-Labor Laws On May Agenda - AlterNet
The Act 10 provisions that the Mackinac Center will bring to ALEC were recently struck down by a federal court in Wisconsin ... source for the anti-union bills simultaneously introduced in Wisconsin, Ohio, Florida, Indiana, and other states ...
23, May 2012 - Marathon, FL Visitation, funeral set for longtime Taylor City Clerk Dorothy West - News-Herald
A native of Rhode Island, she enjoyed returning to the East Coast, as well as traveling to Tennessee and Florida ... County Probate Court and was formerly affiliated with the American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees union.
23, May 2012 - Siblings accused in crime spree sentenced in Colo. - Times Union
DENVER (AP) — Three Florida siblings accused in a multistate crime spree that involved a daring bank robbery in Georgia were given prison time Monday on charges in Colorado, where they were captured after a nationwide manhunt. Ryan Dougherty was given 18 ...
22, May 2012 - Jacksonville, FL Duval court clerk can't run again because of court decision - Florida Times-Union
Duval County’s longtime clerk of court, Jim Fuller, can’t run for re-election this year because of a recent Florida Supreme Court ruling, Jacksonville’s head lawyer said Monday ... of the common law caused by the Cook decision.”
22, May 2012 - Arkansas receiver, former Jackson star Marquel Wade arrested for burglary - Florida Times-Union
Former Jackson football star Marquel Wade was one of three Arkansas players arrested on Saturday morning ... along with tight end Andrew Peterson were booked into Washington County Jail. The three have a court date Monday morning at 7:45.
22, May 2012 - Orange, FL Jacksonville crabber: Don't get pinched by crabbing laws - Florida Times-Union
King said many boaters don't realize the traps are other people's property and messing with them is a third-degree felony in Florida, punishable by a maximum of five years in prison ... of like someone taking an orange from an orange grove ...
21, May 2012 - Jacksonville, FL Man arrested in State Attorney's Office investigator's car - Florida Times-Union
A State Attorney's Office investigator got a rude awakening early Wednesday when his barking dog led him to discover a 20-year-old man inside his police-issued Chevrolet Impala in the driveway of his Westside home, according to the Jacksonville ...
21, May 2012 - Before Supreme Court hearings, ACLU of Florida slams Bondi support of Arizona immigration law
The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida slammed Attorney General Pam Bondi Tuesday for supporting an Arizona law the group says unfairly targets immigrants and encourages racial profiling. The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments tomorrow on the law, which among other things, requires police officers to verify the immigration status of anyone they suspect of being undocumented. "As ...
21, May 2012 - Atlantic Beach, FL Woman gets 7-year sentence in Brunswick vehicular homicide - Florida Times-Union
driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs, DUI with serious injury, failure to obey a traffic signal, driving without insurance, distracted driving and violating the seat belt law.
21, May 2012 - Report says female farmworkers suffer sex abuse - Times Union
Meng interviewed 52 farmworkers and 110 attorneys, social service providers, law enforcement officials and members of the agriculture industry in New York, North Carolina, Florida, Texas, Colorado, Ohio, Arizona, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and the state of ...
21, May 2012 - Reedy Creek firefighters want end to ban on picketing - Orlando Sentinel
Florida's statutory ban on ... you," said Richard Siwica, an Orlando attorney who represents the firefighters union. The firefighters' sudden focus on picketing could throw a new wrench into the labor negotiations, which have dragged on for ...
21, May 2012 - Fernandina Beach, FL Jeff Atwater backs Aaron Bean - Florida Times-Union
Bean is running for a seat that includes all of Nassau and portions of Duval County. Other GOP candidates in the race include attorney ... of Fernandina Beach with his wife Abby and their three young sons. Bean served eight years in the Florida ...
21, May 2012 - Holmes, FL Woman sent to prison in vehicular homicide case - Athens Banner-Herald
BRUNSWICK — Authorities say a Brantley County woman will spend seven years in jail in connection ... eight years of probation. The Florida Times-Union reports (http://bit.ly/JdR6qC) that Kenneth “Kenny” Holmes of Savannah was riding ...
21, May 2012 - Fernandina Beach, FL John Delaney backs Janet Adkins - Florida Times-Union
Adkins, a Republican, is running for a district made up of Nassau County and the Duval County beaches community. Jacksonville Beach attorney Cord Byrd ... their children Emily and Douglas in Fernandina Beach.
21, May 2012 - Atlantic Beach, FL Evidence not clear for George Zimmerman's self-defense claim - Florida Times-Union
He didn't think Zimmerman could legally invoke ... was involved in any criminal activity as he walked from a convenience store to the home of his father's fiance in the same gated community where Zimmerman lived. The lawyer for Martin's parents ...
21, May 2012 - Jacksonville, FL Duval officials face term-limit questions from new state Supreme Court ruling - Florida Times-Union
Jim Fuller was weeks away from locking up another four-year term as Duval County's $149,000-a-year clerk of court. Thanks to the Florida Supreme Court ... Eventually, it could even wait for Tax Collector Michael Corrigan. What could hamper ...
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