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Rabbi’s Comment on Senator Sparks Probe In a way, the infamous Jewish Defense League rears its ugly head again. “A rabbi from New York is

under investigation after he allegedly made death threats against

U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman during a cable television show,

officials said today.” The rabbi said that Lieberman, an Orthodox Jew, is a traitor for not supporting release for Jonathan Pollard, serving a life sentence for spying for Israel.

Man Sues Over Arrest for Taping Police Chief. Are police in the course of their official duties protected by a right to privacy against their conversations being taped? A taper was wrongly arrested, a judge said, and the charge thrown out of court. Now the taper is bringing suit for wrongful arrest.

State Trooper Dies Of Hepatitis C, 19 years after he received an infected needle stick while while assisting in a drug arrest as a rookie.

Paper chase. Crime investigations hinging on the source of paper used for a ransom note, or identifying a page fraudulently inserted into a document, etc., are about to receive new assistance. A new technique efficiently utilizes mass spectrometry of trace elements found in a paper sample to reveal its unique chemical fingerprint. New Scientist