Crime Newswire

James Holmes' plea in the Aurora massacre is due today—and if he pleads insanity at the time of the shooting, he could be administered medication to confirm he's telling the truth. In a so-called "narcoanalytic interview," the defendant could receive inhibition-lowering drugs; these may include sodium amytal and pentothal,...

Corruption campaign at root of Samwu's North West woes, says Cosatu
BDlive
A CAMPAIGN against corruption in the North West by the South African Municipal Workers Union is the reason government leaders are helping a rival union recruit workers in the province, leading to a breakdown in relations between workers and local ...

James Kelly, a nine-year Navy veteran, was ticketed in Houston last week for trying to find something to eat. Kelly, who is homeless, was looking for food in a trash bin near Houston's City Hall when a police officer charged him with "disturbing the contents of a garbage can in...

San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Accountant calls Oakland to account for time on most-wanted list
San Francisco Chronicle (blog)
Chau Van, a San Leandro accountant with no criminal record, found himself on Oakland's Most Wanted list in February 2012 for an unsolved assault. When he saw his face on local TV, he hid out in his home for nearly a week, then went to the police — who ...

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Daily Mail
Drifter strangled British tour guide, wrapped her body in tape then hid her in ...
Daily Mail
Lianne's body was found the following day when she failed to turn up for work and El-Mami confessed to her murder. He was jailed for 20 years on March 1 on the neighbouring island of Guadalope but despite a full trial his motivation for the killing ...

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KTLA
Brittany Killgore: Hearing Begins in Murder of Marine Wife
KTLA
VISTA Calif. (KTLA) — Three people charged in the murder of 22-year old Marine wife, Brittany Killgore, appeared in court Monday for a preliminary hearing to determine if there is enough evidence for them to stand trial. Camp Pendleton Marine Sgt ...
Brittany Killgore: Hearing Begins in Torture, Murder of Marine WifeABC News
Marine wife's murder: Friend says victim knew 3 suspectsabc7.com
Friend: Marine's wife went out with murder suspectSeattle Post Intelligencer
NBC 7 San Diego
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DeKalb reviews latest anti-crime measures
Dekalb Daily Chronicle
DeKALB – DeKalb aldermen expressed support for the different efforts police officers and other city officials have taken to reduce crime in the city. Mayor Kris Povlsen said in an interview after Monday's meeting that the different proactive policing ...

Washington Post
Philippines races to raise money to save murder convict on death row in Saudi ...
Washington Post
MANILA, Philippines — Saudi Arabia's King Abdullah has suspended all executions for three months, giving a Filipino worker on death row an unexpected reprieve after his family and the Philippine government failed to meet a deadline to raise ...

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China parliament delegates speak out against corruption, red tape
Yahoo! News (blog)
BEIJING (Reuters) - Amid praise for China's Communist Party and the government's work report is an increasingly common complaint from delegates to annual parliamentary meetings - too much red tape and corruption. The parallel convening of China's ...

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NitiCentral
UP policeman's murder: CBI gets 5-day custody of accused
NDTV
Lucknow: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), which is investigating the murders of a village headman, his brother, and Kunda's Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Zia-ul-Haque, today got the custody of two close aides of former state minister ...
DSP murder: CBI gets custody of two Raja Bhaiya aidesNitiCentral

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Tackling crime near 6th Street substation
San Francisco Chronicle
It began with the kind of brazen, broad-daylight crime that has made the two-block corridor infamous. Southern Station Capt. Michael Redmond says an 80-year-old man using a walker was the target. At first the thug tried to pickpocket him. But when the ...

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West Seattle Blog (blog)
West Seattle Crime Watch: Gatewood shots? Plus, street robbery
West Seattle Blog (blog)
Two West Seattle Crime Watch cases tonight – and three reader reports from earlier. First, we have information now from police regarding the reason for a search around the Fairmount Park and Triangle areas – a street robbery in the 4700 block of 40th ...

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CBC.ca
Lessons from Pussy Riot
CBC.ca
Now, on the occasion of last week's one-year anniversary of the arrest of Pussy Riot, it is time to take stock of these freedoms that we enjoy, those of us in countries on or near the top of the Reporters Without Borders Freedom Index. Estonians are ...
Russian beauty queen's opinion on Pussy Riot sentence sparks controversyAlaska Dispatch

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Daily Mail
Suspect in murder of Irish journalist 'raped and strangled her then went home ...
Daily Mail
Mr Silbert said that five days after the murder Bayley was interviewed by homicide detectives in a 22-hour interrogation. During the interview, Bayley allegedly admitted to raping and strangling Mrs Meagher, and directed homicide detectives to where ...
Murder accused strangled Jill and left her body in laneway, court toldIrish Independent
Bayley pleads not guilty to murder of Jill MeagherIrish Times
Jill Meagher accused denies murder, pleads guilty to rapethejournal.ie
Yahoo!7 News
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Thirteen people were injured, one of them critically, when gunmen in a speeding car opened fire on a crowd standing outside an apartment building in northwest Washington, DC in the early hours yesterday. Surveillance video showing gunshots being fired as two cars sped down the street in rapid succession, while...

New York Daily News
'There's a lot of anger here': Riot breaks out in Brooklyn following ...
New York Daily News
Anger over the death of a Brooklyn teenager shot and killed by police fueled a riot on the streets of East Flatbush Monday — projectiles were hurled at cops, car windows were smashed and a pharmacy customer had a bottle bashed over his head. The ...

Philippines races to raise money to save murder convict on death row in Saudi ...
Fox News
MANILA, Philippines – The Philippine government has appealed to Saudi Arabia to extend the deadline for the execution of a Filipino man convicted of murder so it can raise compensation money to pay the victim's family. Joselito Zapanta is scheduled to ...

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The sanity of James Holmes, the Aurora, Colorado, movie theater shooting suspect, may be a major issue at his arraignment Tuesday.

A man already charged in plotting to kill Justin Bieber sends a letter detailing new threats. HLN's A.J. Hammer reports

Brooke Baldwin and her Hot Topics Panel discuss communities that are building tiny parks to force out sex offenders.