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U.S. intelligence chief warns of cyber "Cold War" The U.S. House of Representatives and Senate should pass legislation to increase cyber security--in both public and private sectors--since the country is involved in a "type of cyber Cold War," stated the U.S. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper on Thursday during a congressional presentation. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-02-04 08:15:28

DHS intelligence gathering should be localized Instead of increasing its interaction with foreign nations' law enforcement and intelligence agencies, the Department of Homeland Security should focus on building relationships with local police agencies and private-sector security departments in order to secure infrastructure and U.S. borders, say security experts. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-29 11:52:40

Obama Fundraiser Tony Rezko Gets 10.5 Year Prison Sentence Antonin "Tony" Rezko, a long-time Political fundraiser for Illinois Democrats, has been sentenced to 10 1/2 years in prison for extorting millions from companies seeking state business or hoping to have favorable regulations written for them by government. The money was sought as donations to politicians such as disgraced former Governor Rod Blagojevich -- Rezko was his top fundraiser -- and President Barack Obama. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:37

Rod Blagojevich's Day of Infamy! December 7, 2011 will always be remembered as the Day of Infamy for Chicago mobster Rod Blagojevich,  whom a district judge has sentenced to prison for 14 years. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:36

How to Shop Securely on Cyber Monday Americans are in love with both shopping and mobile devices, so naturally technology has helped us combine the two. According to a study by IBM Coremetrics, about 15 percent of American consumers who log into e-retail websites this month will do so using a smartphone, iPad, or other mobile device. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:36

British Police Fly to Spain to Re-Examine Case of Missing Madeleine McCann LONDON--British detectives have visited Spain to re-examine the disappearance of UK youngster Madeleine McCann from neighboring Portugal, it emerged Monday. Fox News Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:35

Deriek W. Crouse, Virginia Tech Police Department, Virginia Police Officer I Deriek W. Crouse Virginia Tech Police Department, Virginia End of Watch: Thursday, December 8, 2011 Courtesy: Officer Down Memorial Page Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:35

The King of All Vegas Real Estate Scams - Business Week Before the market crashed and home prices tumbled, before federal investigators showed up and hauled away the community records, before her property managers pled guilty for conspiring to rig neighborhood elections, and before her real estate lawyer allegedly tried to commit suicide by overdosing on drugs and setting fire to her home, Wanda Murray thought that buying a condominium in Las Vegas was a pretty good idea. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:34

Your car may be hotter than you think: IBC releases annual list of top 10 stolen vehicles TORONTO, - Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released its annual list of the top 10 most frequently stolen vehicles in Canada today, many of which are showing up in the local market and not necessarily being exported out of Canada. In these cases, the vehicles are often re-sold to unsuspecting consumers. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:33

Skimming at Lucky Supermarkets Highlights Importance of Shopping Safety After more than 500 California customers of Lucky Supermarkets called last week to complain they'd been victims of fraud, parent company Save Mart issued a warning. High-tech thieves had altered self-checkout machines at nearly two dozen San Francisco Bay Area stores with data-skimming devices that wirelessly captured customers' credit and debit card statistics. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:33

Eight strong leads in Madeleine McCann's disappearance were ignored by Portuguese police Scotland Yard detectives searching for Madeleine McCann are examining up to eight 'very important' new leads after meeting private investigators in Spain, it emerged today. UK Daily Mail Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:32

New test could help track down and prosecute terrorists who use nerve gas and other agents Analytical Chemistry Scientists are reporting development of a first-of-its-kind technology that could help law enforcement officials trace the residues from terrorist attacks involving nerve gas and other chemical agents back to the companies or other sources where the perpetrators obtained ingredients for the agent. A report on the technique, which could eventually help track down perpetrators of chemical attacks, appears in ACS' journal Analytical Chemistry. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:32

Pvt. Manning-Wikileaks hearing reveals Army's security laxity Security within the intelligence division of the U.S. military exhibits so much laxity that soldiers are able to play video games or watch motion pictures on intelligence computers, according to a hearing into the so-called Wikileaks scandal. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:31

Mexico's feds dismantle local police force "The problem with corruption within Mexican coupled with the political corruption within Attorney General Eric Holder's Justice Department--including harebrained schemes like the Fast & Furious debacle--makes it less likely that the 'war on drugs' will end successfully," said former narcotics detective Glenn Knudsen. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:30

McCanns' ask for people to keep Madeleine in their thoughts during Christmas McCanns' ask for people to keep Madeleine in their thoughts during Christmas Blott R News Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:30

Year in Review: CIA officer nailed for leaking classified Material Although the journalist is not named in the indictment, it is believed he is New York Times reporter James Risen, who was subpoenaed to testify about his confidential sources for his book "State of War: The Secret History of the CIA and the Bush Administration." Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2012-01-05 00:51:29

Councilman/Cop sponsors an ordinance to require a Nevada State License for all "therapists" seeking LAS VEGAS - On Tuesday, November 15, Las Vegas Mayor Pro Tem and former Metro PD Vice Officer Stavros Anthony will propose an update to the Las Vegas Municipal Code to require state licenses and county health cards for new massage therapists working outcall or in neighborhood shopping centers. His ordinance will require that all new applicants who wish to perform massage in hotel rooms or shopping centers obtain, possess, carry, or display a license issued by the Nevada Board of Massage Therapists. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-11-14 09:12:17

WMD: Terrorists join organized crime in trafficking of nuclear, biological materials More and more world leaders are becoming concerned over the close connection between terrorists and transnational organized crime (TOC), including their cooperation with one another in the illegal movement of nuclear, chemical, biological weapons and other potentially deadly materials, according to United Nations officials. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-10-29 09:17:21

CCRKBA To Bloomberg: 'Explain this one' after NYPD cops busted for gun smuggling BELLEVUE, WA - While Michael Bloomberg has been running around blaming gun laws in other states for his city's crime problems, eight New York City police officers were allegedly involved in a gun smuggling operation "right under his nose," the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-10-25 22:03:40

Crime spike in NYC during protests show Bloomberg's policies not working BELLEVUE, WA - A spike in crime over the past few weeks while New York City policemen and women have been diverted to deal with the on-going Occupy Wall Street protest prove that Mayor Michael Bloomberg's anti-gun policies are working against law-abiding citizens who cannot protect themselves from crimes of opportunity, the Citizens Committee for the Right to Keep and Bear Arms said today. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-10-24 21:54:43

Rizzolo accuses U.S. Judge of "Abuse of discretion" LAS VEGAS - While convicted Vegas racketeer Rick Rizzolo sits in Taft Federal Prison awaiting his June 12, 2012 release, his attorneys are busy spending his money filing documents in their relentless quest to convince the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals that their client should be released so he can actively participate in the defense of his ill-gotten fortune. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-10-24 10:03:35

US-Chinese cyber war dismissed by State Department The likelihood of a cyber war between the United States and China was dismissed by U.S. State Department officials in a press statement issued on Wednesday. The State Department is calling for the building bilateral trust to avoid such a troubling scenario.. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-10-23 09:58:36

Amanda Knox acquittal: Sloppy crime scene analysis created injustice The judges and jury have overturned American citizen Amanda Knox's conviction for murder of Meredith Kercher, in one of the most controversial international crime cases in the new millennium. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-10-04 09:39:15

Rizzolo thrown back into Federal Prison LAS VEGAS - At 2 PM Wednesday, September 15, 2011, Vegas racketeer Rick Rizzolo surrendered to authorities at the Taft Correctional Institution (TCI) in the hot and dusty San Joaquin Valley of Central California 309 miles from Las Vegas for his second prison stay--this time for parole violations. But he didn't surrender peacefully. True to form, Rizzolo mounted a very expensive last minute legal fight that cost him, or one of his associates, tens of thousands of wasted dollars in attorney fees! Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-09-21 21:27:18

Rizzolo prohibited from using a cell phone during next prison stay During racketeer Rick Rizzolo's last stay in prison, it was reported that he was given cell phone privileges. Province: Ontario Newspaper: Canadian Free Press Region: Feed: Crime Security RSS Feed Date: 2011-08-29 20:16:38

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