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First-Year Law Student Fights Intruder For His Laptop: A story from KTAR news reports that a student from Arizona State University, wrestled and fought with an intruder who demanded his laptop. Police said Gabriel Saucedo entered Alex Botsios' apartment through an open window early Thursday morning. When Botsios woke up, Saucedo threatened him with a baseball bat, police said. Botsios was willing to give up his wallet and guitars without a struggle, but not the laptop. Police took Saucedo to the hospital for stitches and then to jail. Botsios had no significant injuries. Happy to still have his laptop containing months of school work, he said he learned to not leave windows open. NJ School Officals Can Now Search Student's Cars Without A Warrant: Education Writer Diane D'Amico reports that the New Jersey state appellate court ruled that school officials do not need a warrant to search a student's car if it is parked with special permission on school grounds and if they reasonably suspect evidence of illegal activity will be found in the vehicle...continue to full post

Full post as published by Crime and Consequences on November 12, 2008 (boomark / email).