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Officers cleared in shootingSunday, December 14, 2008 @ 6:22AMAn Altoona Police Department review has cleared three officers involved in a shootout that seriously wounded a city man Nov. 22. The officers are back to work in their normal roles after the paid leave that departmental policy requires after an officer fires a gun and wounds or kills someone.

School district adopts new anti-predator policiesWednesday, December 3, 2008 @ 3:47PMFollowing the arrest of a middle school teacher last year on child molestation charges, the local school district has implemented stricter screening policies for volunteers.

Not all sex offenders are child predators or violentTuesday, August 26, 2008 @ 5:22AMAfter reading in the Star News and the Pender Post of Mr. David Williams’ (Pender County Commissioner Chairman) encounter with an alleged convicted sex offender at cheerleading and football practice, I became alarmed at his immediate call for an ordinance prohibiting all registered sex offenders from public parks.

Coach sentenced to 9 months for sex with female studentsThursday, July 24, 2008 @ 12:38AMThe former St. Helena High School wrestling and volleyball coach convicted of sexually molesting two students will not go to prison.

Crisp Thinking(R) Protects Xivio Users During Record Growth in Virtual World and Social Networking EnvironmentsMonday, June 30, 2008 @ 7:00AM BEAVERTON, Ore.----Crisp Thinking, the online child protection specialist, has signed up a new client, Xivio, a virtual world and social networking website for kids. Xivio has experienced record growth in the last 60 days and is bolstering its offering with NetModerator’s monitoring of live chat interactions thereby ensuring the safety of its young customer base.

Letters to the EditorWednesday, June 25, 2008 @ 6:33PMI have always been under the impression that when we elect officials to office, we are supposed to choose someone that is at least capable of applying a little common sense to a given situation.

Officer accused of sexual misconduct with minorsMonday, May 5, 2008 @ 2:09PMA Kern County police officer was arrested in his hometown of Bakersfield on Friday for 12 counts of sexual misconduct with minors occurring over a four-year period in Lemoore, according to police officials.