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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 8, 2021

Austin Chief Tells City Council About Changes in How Agency Handles Sexual Assault Cases

The Sex Crimes Unit now has 20 full-time detectives, three sergeants, one lieutenant and one commander. There is also a victims services manager and five full-time victim services counselors.

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Newsby Staff WriterNovember 15, 2019

Washington, DC, Police Close 1990s Serial Rape Case After Forensic Genealogy Investigation

On Wednesday morning, authorities arrested Giles Daniel Warrick, 60. Police attribute 10 attacks in all to the suspect; they have charged him in eight, including first-degree murder and rape.

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Newsby Staff WriterJune 19, 2018

Texas Police Search for Police Imposter who Raped Woman

Police say that a man posing as a police officer stopped a woman for a traffic violation and then raped her in the back of his SUV.

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Newsby Staff WriterApril 25, 2018

Suspect in Infamous Serial Rapes and Murders Captured After 40 Years of Investigation

Sacramento County District Attorney Anne Marie Schubert and Sheriff Scott Jones said they relied on DNA evidence to arrest Joseph James DeAngelo, 72, who lived for more than three decades on a quiet street in Citrus Heights.

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Articlesby Ronnie GarrettJanuary 3, 2018

Busting the Backlog

By establishing new policies for processing rape kit evidence and by adopting victim-centered investigation strategies, departments can close more sexual assault cases.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 19, 2016

Video: Former TX Officer Cleared of Rape Conviction After Serving 21 Years in Prison

Brian Franklin was sentenced to life in prison in the alleged 1994 rape of a 13-year-old girl. He got out in May when the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted him a new trial. That trial concluded on Friday with a verdict of "not guilty."

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2016

Video: Video Clears Two Detroit Police Officers After Rape Accusation

A pregnant woman accused two Detroit officers of rape, but patrol car video tells a different story.

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Newsby Staff WriterMay 9, 2016

Florida Crime Labs Help Eliminate Backlog of Rape Kits

A new law in Florida is investing $10.7 million in Florida's crime laboratories.

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Newsby Staff WriterFebruary 5, 2016

Rapists Increasingly Using Dating Apps, Social Media to Lure Victims

Dallas Police say a growing number of predators who use social media and dating apps such as Tinder, Kik, PlentyOfFish, MocoSpace and MeetMe to prey on unsuspecting women.

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Newsby Staff WriterDecember 11, 2015

Video: Former Oklahoma City Officer Convicted of Multiple On-Duty Rapes

Former Oklahoma City Police Officer Daniel Holtzclaw was convicted Thursday night of committing numerous rapes and sexual assaults while on duty and faces a possible life sentence in prison.

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