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Lucinda F. Boyd's Blog – April 2011 Archive (7)

$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

Our Mission Statement

MISSION STATEMENT

It is our mission to be a force for positive change and inspire others to greatness.

We will trust our dreams and be the prisoner of nothing. We will strive to continually invent the future out of our imagination rather than be victims of the…

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Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 4, 2011 at 3:58pm — No Comments

WHAT we do.................

Our movement is striving to educate the youth about the dangers of gangs, violence and drugs and that there are many alternatives to the “gang bangin, thug, drug husslin, street” life. Our focus is true stories of people who used to be involved in the gang, thug, drug, abusive street life and how living/surviving the street life has affected their lives, the lives of others,… Continue

Added by Lucinda F. Boyd on April 4, 2011 at 3:55pm — No Comments