On Change and Accountability: A Response to Clarisse Thorn
Feministe (blog)December 31, 2011
In 2006, a man named Ira hit his girlfriend when they were breaking up (he did this in a supposedly radical social centre – he was not the first man to assault his girlfriend in that social centre). After they broke up the girlfriend (who I will call ...more »
Second reward to be offered in case of officer killed
ABC7Chicago.comDecember 31, 2011
Ira Acree said ministers and community leaders pooled $2000 into a reward fund looking for suspects in the Thursday night shooting. The Police Memorial Foundation already is offering a $10000 reward for information leading to the arrests of the killers ...more »
New Illinois laws take effect Jan. 1
STLtoday.comDecember 31, 2011
Edward Maloney, D-Chicago, sponsor of the legislation (HB295). "So this is just a natural extension of what we do with schools and parks." Lawmakers defend the proliferation of sex offender laws because sex crimes tend to have a high recidivism rate. ...more »
Crime roundup - reviews
The GuardianDecember 30, 2011
The Doll Princess, by Tom Benn (Jonathan Cape, £12.99) Tom Benn's atmospheric debut novel, the first of a trilogy, is set in Manchester in the aftermath of the 1996 IRA bomb. Two women have been murdered. One, a glamorous Egyptian socialite, ...more »
Political debates dominated while Mariners shined in 2011
New Baltimore Voice NewspapersDecember 30, 2011
Michigan State troopers and Ira fire investigated and rescued two men who fell through the ice. The duo said they were headed to the DNR access on M-29 and Palms. One of them had a mini flashlight and shined it toward the shore, hoping someone would ...more »
CPD mourns officer killed in Austin store robbery
ABC7Chicago.comDecember 30, 2011
A lot of people assume crime happens on the other side of Austin, but it is getting closer to the village of Oak Park," said local resident James Bowman. "This is a real sad day in our community, a sad day. We have to turn this around," said Pastor Ira...more »
News review of 2011: Austerity, cuts and riots – with only William, Kate and ...
Manchester Evening NewsDecember 30, 2011
What came of the violence and looting was a refusal to be cowed, much as we had seen after the IRA bombing of Manchester in 1996. Rioters were very quickly brought before the courts and exemplary sentences handed down. Analysis later showed that the ...more »
Neighbors of Kansas Star Casino adjusting to changes
Kansas City StarDecember 30, 2011
But another former Las Vegas resident, Ira Dietrich, 96, who also lives near Highway 81, said it is nice to have the casino just across the road. He worked in construction in Las Vegas for seven years, he said, and learned that casino customers aren'ta ...more »
10 men fast to death in seven months
Irish TimesDecember 30, 2011
South Derry IRA activist Francis Hughes joined Sands on the hunger strike on March 15th. He was followed a week later by Raymond McCreesh and the head of the Irish National Liberation Army prisoners, Patsy O'Hara. The hunger strikers had several ...more »
Maltreating victims may condemn us to the folly of repeating the past
Slugger O'TooleDecember 29, 2011
After all, my sister was a completely innocent victim, murdered while walking home from Mass; her only crime – in the eyes of the IRA – was to be my father's daughter. My father was a Catholic of working class roots who sat on the bench at a time when ...more »
Couple charged with cocaine possession, risk of injury in Middletown
Middletown PressDecember 29, 2011
Lacks was also charged with criminal possession of a firearm since he is a convicted felon. He was held in lieu of a $200000 bond. Lombardi was held in lieu of a $50000 bond. In court Wednesday, Lacks was given a new bond of $75000 and a new court date ...more »
Couple arrested in Middletown drug bust
WTNHDecember 28, 2011
30-year-old Ira Lacks was picked up by police on December 27. Police say they found 2.9 grams of crack cocaine in his possession. Police then executed a search warrant at Lacks' home, on Glover Place in Middletown. Inside the home Lacks shares with ...more »
Couple Charged With Crack Dealing
Patch.comDecember 28, 2011
On Dec, 27, the Street Crime Unit and Patrol Division went to the first floor of 11 Glover Place with a warrant for Ira Lacks after residents complained of drug activity. Lacks, a convicted felon, Jessica Lombardi, 35, and a 15-year-old boy were the ...more »
Widow tells triple murderer to “suffer every minute”
Deadline NewsDecember 28, 2011
On trial, Walker claimed the killings had been carried out by the IRA but he was found guilty and sentenced to 30 years in jail. Following a stroke in Shotts Prison in 2009 he was moved a hospital where he was kept under round-the-clock supervision. ...more »
Two Charged With Dealing Drugs With a Child Present
Hartford CourantDecember 28, 2011
The Middletown Police Department Street Crime Unit was acting on a search and seizure warrant at 11 Glover Place First Floor stemming from concerned residents in the area, Sgt. Richard Davis said. Police determined that 30-year-old Ira Lacks, ...more »
