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  2. Civil forfeiture in the United States - Wikipedia

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    After police and authorities have possession of cash or other seized property, there are two ways in which the seized assets become permanently theirs: first, if a prosecutor can prove that seized assets were connected to criminal activity in a courtroom, or second, if nobody tries to claim the seized assets. [42]

  3. Free land? How about a free house? Kansas town tries a ... - AOL

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    Free land, costly homes. ... The Floreses won’t be moving the house to the free land subdivision, though that was an option on the table. ... He bought a fixer-upper in Lincoln for $10,000 and ...

  4. No-knock warrant - Wikipedia

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    The defendants would then steal cash and drugs to sell on the street. [30] [31] Kathryn Johnston was a 92-year-old Atlanta, Georgia, woman killed by three undercover police officers during a no-knock raid on November 21, 2006. Assuming her home was being invaded, Johnston fired one shot through the front door which went over the officers' heads.

  5. Bail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In the new system, the role of cash payments will be eliminated and judges will determine whether detained individuals pose a risk if released. Pretrial release can be denied by a judge after a hearing, "when it is determined that the defendant poses a specific, real and present threat to a person, or has a high likelihood of willful flight." [48]

  6. Are citizens’ arrests legal in Texas? State law is blurry and ...

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    Article 14.01 of the Texas Code of Criminal Procedure states that a peace officer “or other person” can make an arrest without a warrant when an offense is committed in their presence or ...

  7. Residents up in arms as entire police department of small ...

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    Residents of a small Oklahoma town were left angry and frustrated following the sudden resignation of their entire police force.. The four-person police force of Geary, a town of about 1,000 some ...

  8. Private policing in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Private police functions can be flexible, depending upon the financial, organizational, political, and situational circumstances of the client. [26] Murray Rothbard noted: Police service is not 'free'; it is paid for by the taxpayer, and the taxpayer is very often the poor person himself. He may very well be paying more in taxes for police now ...

  9. Sophisticated 'burglary tourists' fly from South America to ...

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    LAPD officers on Dec. 27 nabbed three more of the crew allegedly tied to Leiva Solis near Coldwater Canyon Drive south of Mulholland when called to assist Beverly Hills on a manhunt for burglars.