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...dropped out of school and delegated his newly wed wife Jennifer to field a barrage of frantic calls from Carnahan, who finally asked the university police to confiscate Taborsky's notes. The university, concerned that Taborsky's recalcitrance might set a precedent, filed criminal charges, accusing him of grand theft of trade secrets. Says Noreen Segrest, the school's general counsel: "It is irrelevant to us who invented [the process...
...office, and Brent Sawyer, a private investigator and former Boulder County deputy sheriff, allegedly handed the photos over to the Globe for a $5,500 pay-off. Smith, 36, who made only $200 for the act that could get him 8 1/2 years in jail, stands accused of theft, tampering with physical evidence, obstruction of a federal investigation and false reporting. Sawyer, 38, who faces a possible six-month jail term, was charged with obstruction of justice and is currently cooperating with police in their ongoing investigation of the leak. The photographs showed the garotte used to strangle six-year...
...Wilson and George L. Kelling, who argued that a city that tolerates minor violations creates a disorderly environment encouraging graver crimes. Sure enough, as arrests for small offenses rocketed, New York's streets became notably safer. It was these small arrests for such crimes as aggressive panhandling and minor theft, police believe, that have lowered New York to 63rd in homicides per 100,000 people. One reason: the greater vigilance raises everyone?s awareness that police are on the lookout for lawbreakers. But New York officials see another benefit: when people are arrested for relatively minor offenses, police often discover...
...Wilson and George L. Kelling, who argued that a city that tolerates minor violations creates a disorderly environment encouraging graver crimes. Sure enough, as arrests for small offenses rocketed, New York's streets became notably safer. It was these small arrests for such crimes as aggressive panhandling and minor theft, police believe, that have lowered New York to 63rd in homicides per 100,000 people. One reason: the greater vigilance raises everyone?s awareness that police are on the lookout for lawbreakers. But New York officials see another benefit: when people are arrested for relatively minor offenses, police often discover...
They generally work on cases involving petty theft, tracking down Harvard students' and employees' stolen wallets and handbags, Mederos says...