AZ Sheriff Blasts Feds for Releasing Violent Immigrants: An Arizona sheriff expressed his outrage Tuesday over a U.S Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) policy that set free three violent criminal aliens in the last week, and called the agency's new Law Enforcement Notification System "too little, too late." Perry Chiaramonte of Fox News reports that Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu spoke of his frustration at a news conference alongside family members of crime victims, spotlighting three criminals released into his jurisdiction. They included a Russian national who set a police informant on fire, an Iraqi who killed his two-year-old daughter and an illegal from Sudan who committed multiple assaults in two states. ICE claims that under current law, they were unable to legally hold the three, two of whom were released because their travel documents could not be located, called a "bureaucratic excuse" by Babeu. Though ICE defends their efforts to promote public safety by notifying local agencies of releases of criminal aliens, "by simply notifying sheriffs of the release of dangerous criminals doesn't address the core problem that these dangerous criminals remain in America," said Babeu.
Subway Pitchman Pleads Guilty to Porn: Jared Fogle, the former Subway Pitchman and well-known face of the sandwich chain, reached a plea deal Wednesday, stating that he intends to plead guilty to child pornography charges and crossing state lines to pay for sex with minors. Mariano Castillo of CNN reports that the plea agreement, which recommends that Fogle serve between five and 12 ½ years in prison, will have to be approved by the court. He will also be required to pay restitution to 14 victims in the amount of $100,000 each. The charges stem from Fogle's relationship with Russell C. Taylor, the executive director of the Jared Foundation charity, who was arrested over two months ago on federal child porn charges and whose home was equipped with hidden cameras that captured the images and videos in Fogle's possession. Subway severed ties with Fogle earlier this year following an FBI raid of his home.
Arrests on the Rise in Baltimore: Arrests are increasing in Baltimore, a positive turn following the summer's "domino effect" of crime, says Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake. Yvonne Wenger of the Baltimore Sun reports that the mayor says that beginning three and half weeks ago, drug arrests and gun seizures have been rising, though she didn't provide specific figures. With assistance from federal agencies such as the FBI, DEA, ATFE and U.S. Marshals Service, the city, which saw crime spiral out of control after the death of Freddie Gray in April, "has been able to build more cases against repeat offenders."

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