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15 Pets Who Returned Home From Remarkable Distances

15 Pets Who Returned Home From Remarkable Distances

Call it luck, determination, the power of love or a mix of all three; here are 15 inspiring examples of happy reunions of lost pets and their families.

15 Criminal Cases Solved With Digital Evidence

15 Criminal Cases Solved With Digital Evidence

Nowdays, criminals are being accused of and convicted of crimes because of the astonishingly powerful and increasingly versatile personal computer. Police and authorities are finding more and more ways to prove criminal activity simply by analyzing the contents of digitized information recovered from the computer of the accused.

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What Is Probable Cause?

When a person is accused of having committed a crime, it is usually necessary that the person accusing, referred to as the plaintiff or prosecutor, must prove that the person he or she suspects, the defendant, is guilty of the crime. However, it is necessary to prove such claims through searches,...

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What Is a Search Warrant?

Before a law enforcement officer can search a location or a person, the court must issue a legal document that states the purpose of the search. This document is referred to as a search warrant. Search warrants provide law enforcement officers the right to search a person’s private property under...

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What Is a Googleganger?

A googleganger is a creative description for a person who researches his name in Google’s search engine and finding one or more people who have the same name. Inputting one’s name and running a search on one’s name in Google is the origin of the practice that has led to the creation of the word...

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Haleigh Cummings Search Continues in River Near Home

Haleigh Cummings, who went missing in February 2009, search continues in river near her father's mobile home. Haleigh Cummings was five years old when she disappeared in Satsuma, nearly sixty miles South of Jacksonville, Florida in February 2009. Investigators are using k-9 units, search teams,...

50 Great Scholarship Resources for College Students

50 Great Scholarship Resources for College Students

College is both hugely important and incredibly expensive. Scholarships are one of the best ways to pay for education, because they don't need to be paid back like loans. The problem is that everyone wants to get in on the free money. How do you find the scholarships you need? Here are fifty...

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What Is a Search and Seizure?

Collecting evidence is a very necessary step in proving or disproving a person’s innocence. Because of the importance that is given to such items and documents, it is crucial that the collection of evidence be done in a legal manner that in no way jeopardizes the integrity of the evidence. A search...

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What Are the Different Types of Warrants?

A warrant is a document sanctioned by the court that authorizes a law enforcement officer to do something. There are different types of warrants available for the court to issue. The most common type of a warrant is the warrant of arrest and search warrant. An arrest warrant is issued to detain...

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How Do You Know if You're Under Arrest?

Arresting policies varies in different regions or countries although some have similar procedures. First of all, being under arrest means a person is being taken in the custody of the law enforcement agency. Usually, the most common procedure the law enforcements agencies follow is stating that a...