Women In Politics

Arrest made over funds
NEW BERN — A home health worker who resides in Davis is charged with embezzling $383,860.20 from her elderly patient, according to a news report.

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Suspect’s arrest is a milestone for the community and the police
Victims’ families, elected officials and cops share credit in the Grim Sleeper case. The news conference called last week by the mayor, the police chief and other officials at the new Los Angeles Police Department headquarters was meant to celebrate the capture of a suspect in a decades-long series of murders in South Los Angeles.

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Rwandan police arrest St. Paul law professor
A Minnesota law professor arrested Friday in Rwanda had warned that he felt targeted by that country’s political leaders for “discrediting or assassination.”

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Rwandan police arrest US lawyer
An American lawyer helping defend a Rwandan presidential hopeful against charges that include promoting a genocidal ideology was arrested Friday and charged with genocide denial, police said.

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DUI arrest update
Impaired drivers are a very real danger to themselves and, of course, any motorist who is sharing the road at the same time. With this in mind, the Lee County Sheriff’s Office launched a multi-faceted campaign of education, awareness and enforcement to battle this threat to our community.

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