PUBLISHED: 10:33 05 April 2018 | UPDATED: 10:33 05 April 2018 Sabrina Johnson Flytipping in Mack Street, in Taverham Archant New powers to tackle waste crime are set to come into force, giving Environment Agency officers greater authority to tackle the problem of harmful and illegal waste sites. Therese Coffey, Suffolk Coastal Conservative candidate From May, Environment Agency (EA) officers will have the power to require rogue operators to clear all the waste at any site which is judged to pose a problem or risk to the surrounding environment, whether illegal or not. The changes are in response to a public consultation where 90pc of respondents supported proposals for the regulator to take physical steps to curb illegal waste activity. As efforts to tackle waste crime are increased, the EA has also announced that its officers will be equipped with body worn video cameras - similar to those worn by the police - on their visits to waste sites. Environment Minister … [Read more...] about New powers to tackle waste crime set to come into force
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A former stripper wants a pardon from Missouri governor after they were accused of the same crime
A former stripper convicted of secretly recording women while he was having sex with them has a request for Missouri's embattled governor, who he says is waging a similar fight against the same law:Pardon me.The former stripper in question is Paul Henreid, a California lawyer with political ambitions and a self-described documentary filmmaker. He makes no secret of his sordid past, moonlighting as a stripper with the stage name Geno. But he says that nearly two decades ago, he was convicted of the same felony that Gov. Eric Greitens was charged with last week: Invasion of privacy.Henreid's attorney, Albert Watkins, told The Washington Post that they decided to ask the governor to take a new look at the still-pending pardon request because Greitens is using a similar argument in asking a judge to throw out his own charge.The governor was indicted Thursday in connection with a compromising photo he is alleged to have taken, without consent, of a woman with whom he was having an affair. … [Read more...] about A former stripper wants a pardon from Missouri governor after they were accused of the same crime
SC Issues Directions To Introduce Best Practices In Crime Scene Videography [Read Judgment]
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Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Ashok K.M April 5, 2018 6:25 pm Change Font Size By the videography, crucial evidence can be captured and presented in a credible manner, the bench said. In an important judgment, the Supreme Court has observed that the time is ripe that steps are taken to introduce videography in investigation, particularly for crime scene as desirable and acceptable best practice. A bench of Justice AK Goel and Justice RF Nariman accepted the suggestions mooted by the Committee of the Ministry of Home Affairs and said videography of crime scene during the investigation is of immense value in improving administration of criminal justice. The bench was considering an appeal filed by one Shafhi Mohammad, in which one of the questions which arose during the proceedings was whether videography of the scene of the crime is necessary to inspire confidence in the evidence collected. The court, in its earlier order in this case, … [Read more...] about SC Issues Directions To Introduce Best Practices In Crime Scene Videography [Read Judgment]
Judge says statute used to charge local crime blogger is unconstitutionally vague
Home Daily News Judge says statute used to charge local crime… First Amendment By Debra Cassens Weiss Posted April 4, 2018, 10:50 am CDT A Texas law used to charge a citizen blogger for releasing the name of a suicide victim is unconstitutionally vague, a Texas judge has ruled. Judge Monica Zapata Notzon tossed the misuse of information charge against blogger Priscilla Villarreal last week, report the Texas Monitor, the Laredo Morning Times and MySanAntonio. Webb County prosecutors don’t plan to appeal the ruling, though the state could appeal. Villarreal calls herself La Gordiloca, which means “crazy fat lady” in Spanish. She has more than 86,000 followers on Facebook, where she broadcasts news from the police scanner and crime scenes. Villarreal was charged under a state law that makes it a felony to solicit or receive from a public servant nonpublic information with the intent to obtain a benefit. Villareals’ lawyer, Joey Tellez, told MySanAntonio that … [Read more...] about Judge says statute used to charge local crime blogger is unconstitutionally vague
SC Notice To Centre, Rajasthan On PIL By Widow Of Hate Crime Victim Seeking Accused’s Transfer
Share Tweet Plus One Pin It Email Print By: Mehal Jain April 2, 2018 5:27 pm Change Font Size The Supreme Court bench of Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice DY Chandrachud and Justice AM Khanwilkar on Monday issued the notice to the Centre and the state of Rajasthan in the PIL filed by Gulbahar Bibi, wife of Afrazul Khan who had succumbed to death on account of a hate crime in December 2017 in Rajasthan. Following the murder, videos of the assailant Shambhulal Regar committing the offence, along with his speech justifying the act of lynching had been uploaded on the Internet. “He (the accused) has even uploaded two videos from the (Jodhpur Central) jail!,” exclaimed Justice Chandrachud on Monday. Senior counsel Indira Jaising, appearing on behalf of the petitioner, submitted, “Where an undertrial prisoner has abused the facilities of the jail, he may be transferred…” In the 2005 judgment in Kalyan Chandra Sarkar v. Ranjan … [Read more...] about SC Notice To Centre, Rajasthan On PIL By Widow Of Hate Crime Victim Seeking Accused’s Transfer