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Ticketed misdemeanor suspects no-shows in court

The Legislature in 2007 changed misdemeanor laws, allowing officers to give tickets for such crimes as shoplifting and low-quantity drug possession and have offenders show up later to court.

DA: Brockovich to face misdemeanor boat DUI charge

Environmental activist and movie namesake Erin Brockovich will face a misdemeanor charge of operating a boat while intoxicated at Lake Mead, the district attorney in Las Vegas decided Tuesday.

UK: Man charged with terror offenses

Hussain is linked to investigations into another man who was charged earlier with three similar offenses.

Keselowski loses 6 points for Dover infraction

Keselowski loses 6 points for Dover infraction

Revived offense lifts Bruins over Maple Leafs 4-1

Nathan Horton scored the go-ahead goal late in the first period and the Boston Bruins used a revived offense to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-1 in their playoff opener Wednesday night.

Bucks suspend Dalembert one game

Dalembert will sit out Tuesday's game at Dallas for the infraction, which the team did not disclose.

Report: Miss. school discipline too hard on kids

Also, officers are no longer supposed to transport a juvenile from school grounds unless the officer witnessed the offense.

UK police accused of wrongly taking DNA of gay men

But in 2011, a new law allowed police to collect DNA from offenders who had been convicted of serious offenses before the DNA database was created in 1995.

Panel hears Anthony's appeal on misdemeanor counts

Panel hears Anthony's appeal on misdemeanor counts

Dan Pompei: Bears' offense leads to slow death to postseason hopes

But if the Bears were going to move forward, the offense would have been charged with keeping pace with Colin Kaepernick.

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