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Springfield urged to watch for human trafficking By Rachel Wells

State officials and local social service providers can’t say how big of a problem human trafficking is for Springfield but they’re still encouraging local residents to keep their eyes open. Interstate 55 is known as a “beltway” for trafficking of any kind and sex trafficking has been… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 28, 2011 at 10:47am — No Comments

Girls Like Us: The Hidden Story of Human Sex Trafficking in America

(Photo: HarperCollins).

Teenage girls forced to work as prostitutes under the thumb of violent pimps and traffickers—that's something that only happens in faraway places like Cambodia and the Philippines, right?

Sadly, no. Right here in the U.S., countless young girls and women are forced to sell their bodies on street "tracks" and in hotel bedrooms every year, from… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 28, 2011 at 10:45am — No Comments

Slavery hits home

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 26, 2011 at 9:07am — No Comments

Child sex trafficking, 'epidemic' in US

A recent FBI law enforcement bulletin says child sex trafficking is a “problem of epidemic proportion” that threatens 300,000 American children.

The report said victims are often forced to travel far from home and their lives revolve around “violence, forced drug use and constant threats.”

According to the Washington-based FAIR Fund international nonprofit…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 26, 2011 at 8:09am — No Comments

Press Conference to be Held for Tonya McDowell Hosted by Gwen Samuel and the CT Parent’s Union –

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 25, 2011 at 1:04am — No Comments

WELCOME TO "NEED FOR SPEED" IN REAL LIFE...Better than crack,hashish, cannabis, marijuana, and ecstasy. by Kate Savelyeva

The game restarted.

Happiness in its purest form.

Coarse, natural, volcanic.

It was the best.

Better than drugs, better than heroin.

Better than crack,hashish, cannabis, marijuana, and…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 9:04am — No Comments

THIS YOUNG WOMAN COMMITTED THIS CRIME WHEN SHE WAS 13 YEARS ...WITH NO POLICE RECORD..

Scott Sappington Jr. had just dropped off his siblings at their grandmother's house when he was gunned down from point-blank on July 23, 2008. The 16-year-old junior at Sumner Academy was on his way to work at a McDonald's when he was killed by someone trying to steal his car at 10th and Laurel in Kansas City, Kansas.

KCK police pinne…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 8:19am — No Comments

Profile of a Trafficker by fourbluehills

Profile of a Trafficker

What is known about Traffickers?

“Traffickers include those who recruit, transport, harbor, obtain and exploit victims, often using force, threats, lies, or other physical…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 6:20am — No Comments

FBI: Your New Facebook "Friend," Per AP

WASHINGTON - The Feds are on Facebook. And MySpace, LinkedIn and Twitter, too. U.S. law…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 24, 2011 at 6:14am — No Comments

Bobby Yates

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 22, 2011 at 4:19am — No Comments

It Is Now "Free Speech" To Send Threats and Intimidate Abortion Providers posted by: Robin Marty

A anti-abortion "activist" who was facing charges for attempting to threaten and intimidate a Kansas doctor who performs abortions will likely not be sued for violating the FACE (Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act) act. A judge dismissed an… Continue

Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 22, 2011 at 4:18am — No Comments

PURDY is an intimate portrait of five offender mothers and their infants.

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 22, 2011 at 4:16am — No Comments

ANTI-VIOLENCE DEMONSTRATIONS CONTINUE IN NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

-- The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC) and Parents Of Murdered Children (PMC) Unite at 91st Straight Anti-Genocide (Anti-Violence) Demonstration in City of Newark --

Newark, NJ (BlackNews.com) -- They are calling on 10,000 strong for peace and justice. The Newark Anti-Violence Coalition (NAVC) will host…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 19, 2011 at 11:42am — No Comments

Three Little Girls - behind The Scenes Of The Video

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 18, 2011 at 1:31am — No Comments

Belgium hears ex-bishop Vangheluwe play down abuse

Former Belgian bishop Roger Vangheluwe has gone live on TV to talk about how he sexually abused two boys but does not see himself as a paedophile.

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The Vatican has still to decide the ex-bishop's fate

Emerging from hiding, he revealed he had molested two of his nephews, and not one, as he confessed last year before resigning as bishop of Bruges.

He does not face prosecution because the abuse occurred decades ago.

"It had nothing to do with…

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Added by Darcy Delaproser on April 17, 2011 at 12:17am — No Comments

$2.6 million in kickbacks while imprisoning children, often without any access to a lawyer...

As many as 5,000 children in Pennsylvania have been found guilty, and up to 2,000 of them jailed, by two corrupt judges who received kickbacks from the builders and owners of private prison facilities that benefited. The two judges pleaded guilty in this stunning case of greed and…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 16, 2011 at 1:14am — No Comments

A member of the Delta Chi fraternity at Northern Arizona University was arrested and accused of selling illegal drugs

A member of the Delta Chi fraternity at Northern Arizona University was arrested Wednesday and accused of selling illegal drugs, police said.

Police have concluded that recent activities occurring at the Delta Chi house at 318 S. Humphrey's St., which include aggravated assault and threats with weapons, stemmed from members of the residence selling illegal drugs, Sgt. James Jackson said.

Michael Weiss, 19, of the Delta house, was arrested and charged with the sale of…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:29pm — No Comments

Couple accused of keeping kids in a cage.

VANCOUVER, Wash. - A Vancouver couple accused of keeping two young children caged in a room have been arrested.

Clark County jail records show that 30-year-old John Eckhart and 26-year-old Alayna Higdon are accused of unlawful imprisonment and second-degree criminal mistreatment. The couple made an initial court appearance Wednesday, and a judge…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:25pm — No Comments

5-year-old girl took a bag of marijuana on a bus bound for her school

NORCROSS, Ga. -- Police say a 5-year-old girl took a bag of marijuana on a bus bound for her school, La Petite Academy, in suburban Atlanta.

Gwinnett County police say the girl had the drugs in a book bag when the bus driver noticed a "funny" smell on her clothing.

Authorities say when the bus driver told the girl she smelled funny, she pulled a bag of marijuana from her book bag. Police said in a report the child told the bus driver that "her mommy put it in there."… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 14, 2011 at 8:23pm — No Comments

THINGS YOUR BURGLAR WON'T TELL YOU

1. Of course I look familiar. I was here just last week cleaning your carpets , painting your shutters, or delivering your new refrigerator.

2. Hey, thanks for letting me use the bathroom when I was working in your yard last week. While I was in there, I unlatched the back window to make my return a little easier.

3. Love those flowers. That tells me you have taste... and taste means there are nice things inside. Those yard toys your kids leave out always…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 13, 2011 at 8:56am — No Comments