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Daily Report: General Assignment

Identity theft, credit card fraud on the rise

December 2, 2011, 12:05 AM

Credit card theft is on the rise, according to the latest crime estimates. Last year, about 8.6 million U.S. households, or 7 percent, experienced some form of identity theft, up from the 6.4 million that fell victim to identify thieves in 2005, according to Bureau of Justice Statistics estimates.... + read more

Daily Report: Public Safety

Federal police grants will reduce layoffs, cover bare essentials

September 29, 2011, 12:05 AM

Maywood is a small industrial city east of Los Angeles that shut down most of its local government last year, including its police department. No matter: The U.S. Justice Department is giving the city $428,788 to pay for one officer. Maywood’s grant is part of $71.9 million being awarded... + read more

MORE ON: U.S. Justice Department

Identity theft, credit card fraud on the rise

Federal police grants will reduce layoffs, cover bare essentials

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