Milwaukee police face scrutiny over handling of Dahmer case
Milwaukee officials promise a 60 day panel to recommend improvements in sensitivity training recruitment of minority officers and community relations amid protests and renewed scrutiny of police conduct. State and local authorities pursue possible criminal charges while searches of Dahmer apartment tapes and disks proceed.
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James Doyle Jr
Milwaukee Police
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Milwaukee Journal
CIA chief says BCCI helped CIA track terrorists and narcotics
Deputy CIA director Richard Kerr told students that the agency used Bank of Credit and Commerce International as a normal bank to move money and pay agents. He said CIA also used BCCI to support activities abroad and fund guerrilla groups in Nicaragua and Afghanistan, despite the bank's scandal. BCCI ran branches in about 70 countries.
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Richard Kerr
Congressional Youth Leadership Council
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United States
Nicaragua
Afghanistan
Survivors recall brake failure before California bus crash
Survivors of a mountain crash that killed seven, including a driver and Scout leaders, said the driver yelled that brakes failed. A police review found the bus had prior brake problems as Scouts from 20 states and Europe rode the chartered yellow bus carrying 61 aboard.
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Palm Springs
Calif
New York Times
Europe
Vasi weighs tax support as council split deepens
County officials and tax supporters clash over a 5.5 percent sales tax windfall. Mary Jo Vasi says she backs a support committee but will decide in two weeks after reviewing all facts. She cites $6.8 million annual revenue and a $62 million county total, while personal matters distract her. Jacoby disputes shoving and walks out during the hearing.
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Julian Pijor
Joseph Vasi
Elyria Memorial Hospital
Jacoby
Tax Support Committee
Mary Jo Vasi
Woman escapes from captor in Berwick standoff
In Berwick Pennsylvania a woman doused with paint thinner and held by her stepfather leaped from a second floor window as officers stormed the home ending a two hour standoff. Wells C Winn 45 was pinned then restrained as he fought to ignite a fire. Dawn Hess jumped to safety into the arms of a clergyman and a district attorney.
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Dawn Hess
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Berwick
Wells C. Winn
Peepers
Summit coroner cites bones for Hicks identification progress
Summit County Coroner William Cox says bones dug up include long bone fragments skull pieces and teeth as investigators pursue identification of Steven Mark Hicks. Dahmer confesses to abducting killing dismembering and burying Hicks in Bath Township and later reburial of remains. Dental fragments may help match Hicks to dental records.
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Ohio
Dahmer
Steven Mark Hicks
Summit County
William Cox
Cox
Hicks
Tragic Death Shocks Lorain County Family
Angela Ayala, a Brookside High School graduate who recently engaged, died leaving family in shock. Relatives remain silent while authorities defer questions to the Sheffield Police Department. neighbors declined to comment on the mysterious death on a quiet dead end street.
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Angela
White
County Coroner’s Office
Sheffield Police Department
Brookside High School
Lorain County Joint Vocational School
Ayalas
Elyria police seek tax hike to fund more officers and squads
Cameron and union officials urge a sales tax to add officers and a permanent tactical patrol unit to fight drugs plus civilian dispatchers. They expect officers to help sell the measure while pledging not to shaft taxpayers amid City Hall budget concerns and reelection pressures.
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Keys
Riley
Residents complain of drug dealing near prison area
A corrections officer and neighbor describe ongoing drug activity for four to five months along Clinton Avenue near the institute. They say dealers stroll the street at morning hours, prompting calls for police action and a plea for peace and quiet in the community.
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