Houses are being foreclosed on at a rapid rate, the government is taking control of banks and the Dow Jones is in the dumps. While the economy dives, many experts say crime is on the rise.

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Animal fighting is a vicious crime with an impact that reaches beyond the animals involved. Mark Langan, vice president of field operations for the Nebraska Humane Society, recalls watching a tape of a dogfight in Omaha two or three years ago.

Pound Count Several animals are available at the Yankton Animal Shelter. For more information call the Yankton Police Department’s Animal Control Officer, from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Monday-Friday at 661-9494, or 668-5210. A $5 fee is required to adopt an animal

The Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences Laboratories has obtained an accreditation level higher than most other crime labs in New York and around the country.