Law_Crime

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** FILE ** Maricopa County, Ariz., Sheriff Joe Arpaio answers questions May 10 in a news conference. (Associated Press)

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Police officers restrict access to a Shirlington apartment complex where a man and woman were found dead in an apparent murder-suicide (Charity Corkey/The Washington Times)

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Monsignor William Lynn, who became the first U.S. church official branded a felon for covering up sex-abuse claims, was sentenced Tuesday to three to six years in prison. “The fact is, my best was not good enough to stop that harm,” Monsignor Lynn said. “I am a parish priest. I should have stayed [one].” (Associated Press)

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Britney Spears (shown) and Demi Lovato are making an impression as judges on “The X Factor,” according to series creator Simon Cowell. Mr. Cowell, a judge on the show, said that Ms. Spears is “quite mean” and Ms. Lovato is “a brat.” (Associated Press)

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This booking photograph released by the Maine State Police shows Timothy Courtois, who was arrested Sunday, July 22, 2012, on charges of having a concealed weapon and speeding on the Maine Turnpike. (AP Photo/Maine State Police)

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**FILE** James E. Holmes appears July 23, 2012, in Arapahoe County District Court in Centennial, Colo. Holmes is accused of killing 12 and wounding 58 in a shooting rampage in a movie theater on July 20 in Aurora, Colo. (Associated Press/Denver Post)

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Anggiat Mora on Sunday points to a gunshot wound on his son, Prodeo Mora, as family friend Jerry Sahertian looks on at Denver Health. Both father and son were injured during Friday’s shooting rampage. (Associated Press)

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Investigators remove computer equipment as evidence from the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes, Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Aurora, Colo. Authorities reported that 12 died and more than three dozen people were shot during an assault at a movie theater midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight Rises." (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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** FILE ** Members of law enforcement wearing body armor and helmets prepare to what ATF sources describe as a "water shot" in the apartment of alleged gunman James Holmes Saturday, July 21, 2012 in Aurora, Colo. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Windows are broken July 20, 2012, at the Aurora, Colo., apartment of James Holmes, 24, the alleged gunman in an assault at a theater during a midnight premiere of "The Dark Knight." Twelve died and more than three dozen people were shot in the assault. (Associated Press)