Helicopters watch over local law enforcement - Bakersfield Californian
Sheriff’s deputy Norman J. Canby conducts a pre-flight check on the McDonnell Douglas 500E helicopter he’ll pilot on a night patrol that evening. Photo by Jeff Nachtigal / The Californian Sheriff’s Department pilot Norman J. Canby and tactical flight

Going global to fight gangs - Los Angeles Times
The two fastest-growing and most powerful gangs in the world are homegrown products of Los Angeles. The Mara Salvatrucha gang, or MS-13, and the 18th Street gang, known in Central America as Mara 18, sprang up in Pico-Union and the densely populated

India gays protest for sodomy law repeal - 365 Gay
(Mumbai, India) More than 600 people -  three times the number organizers expected - marched through Mumbai on the weekend in the city’s first gay pride parade. Add Comment “LGBT rights groups have been campaigning for repeal of the sodomy law for

Akerman’s Jill Riola Achieves Florida Bar Board Certification in - MSN MoneyCentral
ORLANDO, Fla. , Aug. 18 /PRNewswire/ — Akerman Senterfitt Shareholder Jill Sarnoff Riola has received Board Certification in Intellectual Property Law from The Florida Bar. In 2007, the Florida Supreme Court officially recognized intellectual

California Correctional Peace Officers Association Pledges $1 Million - Forbes
Representing 30,000 correctional peace officers and parole agents, the CCPOA is sponsoring the “Corrections” exhibition, providing Museum visitors with a first-hand look at one of law enforcement’s toughest beats WASHINGTON , Aug. 18 /PRNewswire