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Crime in the North East
Cleveland, Durham, and Northumbria are three counties within the North East of England. They are also all within the top 10 most dangerous places to live in England and Wales according to The Home Office (dailymail). This doesn’t portray a very good image for the North East of England in terms of its security.
By Lucy Gardiner5 years ago in Criminal
Grandfather's secret
It was a dreary day in London. The life-less clouds poured tiny droplets of misery on the already deserted streets as a young girl was making her way home from school. Her hair was soaking wet and her clothes as damp as the Pacific Ocean, 'I'm definitely going to get a cold' she thought. As she crossed the empty street, she gazed fondly at her novelty watch that her grandfather gave her on her 5th birthday. It was given to her after she had a life-saving operation 10 years ago as she almost died from pneumonia.
By Ilwad Ahmed5 years ago in Criminal
Some Actions Speak Just Like Words
She found the package in locker 201, Newark Penn Station, as specified. The small black Moleskine notebook was contained within a clear plastic case with an address taped to it that she disregarded, having already memorized the details of the the drop. Her orders were simple: deliver the book to the client. An easy pay check.
By Nicholas Gellatly5 years ago in Criminal
The Back
You’d have to know exactly where you’re going to find the back entrance to Miguel’s apartment building somewhere in Midtown. It’s concealed Tetris-like in an alleyway where it intersects two disparate rear doors belonging to stores nobody ever visits. The space is narrow with random graffiti and trash cans strewn about its perimeter. For the whole nine years since Miguel moved here with his mom there’s even been a rumor that a dead body was discovered early one morning at the upper part of the passage. An urban ecosystem thrives with the best -and not so best- of what this environment has to offer. For Miguel, who is eleven, an avid reader of comics and soccer fan, this place is paradise, his favorite place in the world.
By Emerson Machtus5 years ago in Criminal
A little book of names.
Thrrrp. Thrrrp. Thrrrp. Clark’s right index finger dutifully riffled the upper corner of the notebook. Small, worn, unassuming. He fixed his gaze on the smudged glass of the door he walked through half an hour ago and willed his left leg to stop shaking the faux-leather bench seats of the booth he’d taken up by the window.
By Mike Houldsworth5 years ago in Criminal
How Do Entertainment Lawyers Help Clients In Different Areas of the Industry?
You may be established in the entertainment field, or you may be new to the industry. Either way, having an entertainment lawyer is a necessity. Entertainment lawyers represent those clients and help to protect their work in the television, film, theatre, music, sports, social media and publishing industries. Examples of the types of entertainers that are represented by entertainment lawyers are actors, singers, directors, producers, models, photographers, writers, choreographers, influencers, musicians, and others.
By Alex Davis5 years ago in Criminal
ERISA Disability Las Vegas: 6 Reasons for Disability Insurance Denials
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) is a federal law that sets minimum standards for employees and requires plans to provide participants with plan information. ERISA includes important information about plan features and funding, benefits of accrual and funding, and provides fiduciary responsibilities for those who manages and controls the plan assets.
By Anastasia Isabelle Wallen5 years ago in Criminal
At the Corner
It was a green light, so I stood on the corner of Ashland and Roosevelt, waiting to cross. Though it was already early March, the winter persisted, and my hands were icy. I rubbed my fingers against the inner lining of my coat, trying to warm them before my next round. The hardest days of winter had passed, but the gray still lingered, casting a cloudy shadow onto the afternoon. I peered across the corner at the gas station. Something was different. There was a large banner hung across the top that read, ‘Rise from the ashes’ with an image of man, his back turned, picking himself up after an explosion. It was just some upcoming movie advertisement, but it felt strange and out of place on the corner, or maybe I just didn’t like change.
By Julia M. Blum5 years ago in Criminal
The Real 60 Days In pt. 1
This is day 14 of a 60 day sentence. I swear that this time right here is going to be the hardest time I ever did. Primarily because I don't feel like I should be here. I mean, I did the crime. but it happened before I had decided to really get my life together. This happened a few months before I went to prison for something that I had already did. Although I'm mad about having to do this time, I can't say that I didn't need it. Funny I should say that right? I came home November 25th 2019 and got active real quick. I'm talking about working, full time in school and involved in a very popular reentry program I am still affiliated with. Thank god for them. I was doing all the right things but I was smoking weed like a Navaho Indian. This the first time I had come home with open cases....I had two of them. What was I thinking? Yeah they were only felony fives, the lowest felony you could get, but with my record I might as well had robbed a gas station at gun point. Both cases are dealt with now. Ill be on probation for the next five years, but I feel the 60 days incarceration on top of probation is a little much- regardless of my criminal history. I'll tell you what.....let me explain my predicament and you tell me what you think, taking a step further - tell me what you would do?
By William Lee5 years ago in Criminal
Final Blow
Nora Gianni sat at the base of the hill and peered up at the old farmhouse her mother had once called home, letting her chocolate brown eyes take in the view. Much to her surprise, the stately structure still had glimpses of its former glory. Crimson roof tiles stubbornly held on to remnants of their color despite the harsh, Upstate New York winters and pieces of childhood memories flitted through her mind. She smiled as she remembered proudly proclaiming to anyone who would listen that the deep red roof color had been chosen because or her red hair. Now, even though the matching red shutters either hung precariously by what appeared to be a single nail or were altogether missing and the sleeping porch had long ago disintegrated into a sea of broken timbers, it still felt like home.
By Allison Howard5 years ago in Criminal
Little Black Book
Bounty in the Boondocks The trouble started the day after Daddy died. It was all Awnrie’s fault. You don’t know my older brother Awnrie, but he’s as greedy as they come. Nothing was going to stop him from finding that buried money. The first thing he did was tear the house apart, looking for Daddy’s hand drawn map.
By Rebekah Parker5 years ago in Criminal
