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Dekalb County, GA: Boyfriend charged in death of DeKalb mother

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 15:06
A suspect has been arrested in the Monday night shooting of a young mother found dead in the driveway of a DeKalb County home.

Carlos Jerome Simpson, 23, who lived at the Eagles Nest Circle home where the shooting occurred, was booked into the DeKalb jail early Tuesday, charged with felony murder, according to jail records.

Simpson’s sister, Lawana Simpson, told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that the victim, identified by police as 20-year-old Shikhira Dunson, was her brother’s girlfriend and the mother of his 10-month-old child.

Dunson was shot during an argument, according to DeKalb police Assistant Chief J.W. Conroy.

“Last night, I was bathing my kids and my son came in and said they were arguing,” Lawana Simpson said.

She said her brother went outside, and Dunson “came outside and was messing with him.”

“I didn’t know that my brother had the gun,” Lawana Simpson said. “He didn’t know it was going to go off.”

Lawana Simpson said her brother was pointing the gun at Dunson, and his girlfriend grabbed the gun and it fired. “She grabbed it and it happened quick,” she said.

Carlos Simpson drove away after the shooting, but was later arrested, Conroy said.

“It’s a tragedy,” said Charles Simpson, the suspect’s father.

“We loved her like she was our own,” he said of Dunson.

“This wasn’t no hate thing,” he said. “It just happened, and now she’s gone from us.”

The fatal shooting happened on the eve of the funeral for another of Charles Simpson’s children.

He said his oldest son, Charles Simpson Jr., was killed in prison earlier this month.

Charles Simpson Jr. was serving a sentence for aggravated assault when he died Feb. 10 during a scuffle at Smith State Prison near Glennville. His death is being investigated by the GBI.

Charles Simpson Jr.’s funeral is set for Tuesday afternoon at Emmanuel Spiritual Holy Temple in southeast Atlanta.
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Middle School Teacher Comes To Class With Loaded Gun And Knife: Police

Huffington Post Crime News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 15:05
A San Diego middle school teacher faces up to five years and eight months in prison if he's convicted of bringing a loaded gun and... The Huffington Post http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/
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Whippoorwill, AZ: Woman faces murder charge in boyfriend's death

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 15:03
WHIPPOORWILL, Ariz. (AP) - Authorities say a woman killed her boyfriend on the Navajo Nation after he told her to shoot him.

Carmelita Williams faces a second-degree murder charge.

She told authorities that her boyfriend had physically and verbally assaulted her last week in Whippoorwill. According to court documents, the boyfriend blocked the door of a hogan, gave Williams a pistol and told her she couldn't leave unless she shot him.

Williams says her boyfriend pointed the pistol at himself while she held it in her left hand. She then fired a round into his chest, holding her son in the other arm.

Williams told authorities she tried to call 911 but did not have cellphone service, and her relatives' phones didn't work either.

Her attorney did not immediately return a message left Wednesday.
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Falcon, CO: Former Monument man allegedly killed his girlfriend's children and then himself

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:59
A former Monument man is suspected in the stabbing death of two young children in Falcon.

Ethan Courrau, 22, allegedly stabbed his girlfriend's children and is believed to have then turned the weapon on himself.

According to the El Paso County Sheriff's Office a call came in at 11:12 p.m. on Feb. 13 of a reported stabbing. When deputies arrived at a mobile home located on the property of the Remington Ranch Equestrian Stables in Falcon they found 19-month-old Scarlett Gallagher dead and her three-year-old brother Ryan Willhite with serious injuries. Willhite was transported to the hospital where he later died from his injuries. The young boy would have been four-years-old on Feb. 26.

Deputies also found Courrau with injuries and transported him to the hospital where he too died.

El Paso County Sheriff's Office public information officer Lt. Jeff Kramer said all indications lead to Courrau's injuries being self-inflicted but they are still waiting on the autopsy results to confirm that.

Kramer said Courrau was the boyfriend of the victim's mother Katie Cane but was uncertain if Courrau lived at the mobile home. He did say that the 9-1-1 call was made by the grandmother of the victims. It is believed that Cane was not at home at the time of the stabbing and when she arrived home she found her children and Courrau.

Courrau is the son of Beth Courrau, a member of the board of directors for Woodmoor Water and Sanitation District and the former president of the North El Paso County Coalition of Community Organizations.

In a statement to another media outlet the Courrau family said, “We are heartbroken for all of the families impacted by the tragic news that has unfolded.”

The statement goes on to say, “It is impossible to wrap our minds around this. There are so many unanswered questions of which we may never know the answers. We loved our son deeply. Ethan struggled with being bipolar 1, and as his parents we actively helped him seek medical treatment.”

The sheriff's office is still conducting their investigation. An account has been set up at Ent Federal Credit Union to help the family of the young victims. It is under “Memorial Account for Scarlett and Ryan.”
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Judge blocks release of Ken Burns footage

CNN Crime News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:57
A federal judge has blocked New York City from acquiring footage produced by documentary filmmaker Ken Burns about a 1989 rape case concerning five wrongfully-convicted men.
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Houston Group Giving Away Shotguns In High-Crime Neighborhoods To Test If ... - CBS Local

Crime News from Google - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:55

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Houston Group Giving Away Shotguns In High-Crime Neighborhoods To Test If ...
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A University of Houston graduate student says he's conducting a study to hopefully answer the question being debated across the country, “Do more guns reduce crime or not?” (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images) ...

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The Sequester Could Put Gun Safety At Risk

Huffington Post Crime News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:55
The danger of looming budget cuts could soon become all too real. If lawmakers and President Obama can’t agree on a plan to avert the... Jillian Berman http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jillian-berman/
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San Jose man found guilty of second degree murder in death of mistress; sanity ... - San Jose Mercury News

Murder News from Google - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:53

San Jose man found guilty of second degree murder in death of mistress; sanity ...
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SAN JOSE -- A San Jose man was found guilty of second-degree murder Wednesday in the killing of his mistress in 2011 that started with a spat over a designer handbag and a few hours later ended with a violent stabbing. Jurors will now hear testimony to ...

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Teens admit crime spree, brick beating - Allentown Morning Call

Crime News from Google - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:52

Teens admit crime spree, brick beating
Allentown Morning Call
Two teens have admitted committing a crime spree last summer that included robberies, a carjacking and beating a man with bricks. Darrell S. Pippinger, 18, of Allentown, and 15-year-old Giancarlo Saldana, address unknown, face lengthy prison sentences ...

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Reston, VA: Husband of Reston Fire Victim Found Dead in Texas

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:50
RESTON, Va. (CBSDC) – The husband of a pregnant woman who died in a Reston fire Monday morning has been found dead in Texas, police said.

The man was found dead Tuesday in Bandera County, Texas, just northwest of San Antonio, according to Fairfax County police. His death is being investigated as a suicide.

Police have identified the woman who died in the early morning apartment fire as Jennifer Lynne Pearson, 38, who was pregnant when she succumbed to her injuries from the fire. Her death was being investigated as a homicide, but police said after learning of her husband’s death they are not searching for any suspects in the homicide case.

Fairfax County fire personnel responded to a call at about 6:10 a.m. Monday for a fire in the 12000 block of Waterside View Drive in Reston, where they found a fire burning in one apartment of the three-story apartment complex.

Firefighters put the fire out and pulled an unconscious adult woman from the building. Authorities said she was badly burned and later succumbed to her injuries. No other injuries were reported.

A neighbor who lives in the apartment above the one that caught fire told WNEW’s Kevin Patrick that she heard fighting in the apartment below her the night before and woke up to the smell of smoke.
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Great Mills, MD: Police arrest husband in wife's death

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:47
GREAT MILLS, Md. -
St. Mary's County police have charged a man with second-degree murder in the death of his estranged wife, whose body was found in the backyard of a home in Great Mills. Forty-six-year-old James Mitchell Carter of Lexington Park was arrested Tuesday. He is charged in the death of 38-year-old Kimberly D. Carter of Great Mills. She was found early Tuesday suffering from injuries to her head and was pronounced dead at the scene. Officers say they were called to the home for a report of a suspicious person and found a naked man outside. The man reported that he'd been visiting the woman when another man entered the home, and a struggle ensued. The naked man fled.
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Delaware Court Shooter Had Brain Tumor

Huffington Post Crime News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:46
WILMINGTON, Del. -- A letter shows a former police officer who killed his former daughter-in-law and another woman at a Delaware courthouse before fatally shooting... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/david-moye/
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High Point, NC: High Point man charged with murder in wife's death

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:44
HIGH POINT —A High Point man has been charged with murder in the death of his wife, police announced Tuesday.

Patrol officers responded to a domestic disturbance call at 2113 Wingate Place about 2:25 p.m. Monday and found a female inside the residence who had been assaulted and was unconscious.

The victim, Safiya Dadacha, was taken to High Point Regional Hospital. Investigators said her husband, Arab Mohamed Ali, 33, made the call to police.

“He said they’d had a fight and then was really vague about what happened,” said High Point Police Department Capt. Tim Ellenberger. “We could tell she had obviously been assaulted.”

Dadacha, who died on Tuesday, had wounds consistent with a beating and possible strangulation, but detectives are awaiting autopsy results to try to get a better understanding of exactly how she died, he said.

“There was no blood and no broken bones. It’s strange,” Ellenberger said. “I don’t think there was a weapon involved. There was some assault with hands.”

Ali was taken into custody Monday evening after being questioned by detectives. He was charged with murder on Tuesday and was jailed under no bond, pending an initial court appearance.

“When we finally got the doctors to say what it looked like, we started talking to him about what happened, and then we were able to piece it together,” Ellenberger said. “He didn’t confess to killing her, of course, but we were able to piece what he told us together with the evidence on the body, what little there was.”

The couple’s two children, ages 2 and 4, were home at the time, but investigators weren’t sure whether they saw the assault, he said. The family is from Ethiopia.

The children are in the custody of the Department of Social Services, police said.

The residence is one of three two-story units in a building off Brentwood Street in southeast High Point. Dadacha’s death is the first homicide in the city in 2013.

Police said their investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to call High Point Crimestoppers at 889-4000 or Lt. Kevin Ray at 887-7830.
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Photo Series Examines Russian Corruption - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Corruption News from Google - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:41

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Photo Series Examines Russian Corruption
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Photographer Misha Friedman tried to capture graft by taking photos all across the country. 287 Spring, a gallery in Manhattan, curated some of the collection for an exhibit that asks, “Is corruption in Russia's DNA?” The gallery is on display until ...

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Penhook, VA: Smith Mountain Lake dock owners dead in apparent murder-suicide

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:40
Two people found dead Tuesday afternoon in a vehicle along a road in Franklin County near Penhook have been identified.

Karen Swanson Yee, 48, and Kim Bryan Yee, 56, were found dead of apparent gunshot wounds, Franklin County Sheriff's Department said.

"This case is being investigated as a murder-suicide, pending results from the medical examiner's office," Lt. Todd Maxey said in a news release.

Around 3 p.m. Tuesday, deputies found one male and one female occupant in a silver 2001 Jeep Cherokee parked on the side of Ramsey Memorial Road at the intersection of Snow Creek Road.
Both victims were confirmed dead at the scene from apparent gunshot wounds.

A handgun was found inside the vehicle.

The Yees, who were married in 1995, were the owners and operators of Penhook Boat Dock, on Jefferson Dock Road in Pittsylvania County.

Mrs. Yee was the daughter of Pittsylvania County Commissioner of Revenue Sam Swanson Jr.
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Warminster, PA: Woman, 90, shot dead during seven-hour standoff between police and her upstairs neighbor

Intimate Violence Deaths in the News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:25
A 90-year-old Pennsylvania woman was shot dead overnight after getting caught in a crossfire between police and an armed suspect who barricaded himself inside his apartment. 

Andrew Cairns, 49, surrendered himself early Wednesday morning following a seven-hour standoff in Warminster Township during which he had fired numerous rounds from a high-caliber handgun, according to police.

The drama unfolded at around 4pm Tuesday when police say Cairns was involved in a domestic disturbance with his common-law wife in the 2000 building at the Jefferson on the Creek apartment complex at 675 East Street Road.

A domestic violence case worker was initially dispatched to the scene, but nearly four hours later, a second call came from the residence about shots being fired, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported. 

Detectives who were in the area on an unrelated matter rushed to the building and were met with a barrage of bullets fired at by the suspect, who barricaded himself inside his unit. 

Officials said Cairns' wife was able to escape the apartment unharmed at around 8.30pm.  

All the surrounding roads were closed and the apartment building was evacuated, with about 40-60 residents being sent to the William Tenant High School gymnasium where the Red Cross set up a temporary shelter. The Davisville Shopping Center was also evacuated. 

The responding cops took cover in a nearby ravine and returned fire. Warminster Police Chief Mike Murphy said during a press conference Wednesday morning that some of the rounds whizzed by officers' heads, nearly striking them, Phillyburbs.com reported. 

In the protracted gun battle that followed, Cairns’ 90-year-old downstairs neighbor was struck by a bullet and died at the scene from her injuries. It remains unknown who shot the victim.

Her body was discovered inside the unit at around 10.30pm. The woman's relatives have since been notified of her death, but her name is being withheld pending a positive identification by the coroner. 

Cairns remained holed up inside his apartment for hours until a police negotiator finally managed to talk him into surrendering, Patch.com reported. 

At around 2.30am, he finally turned himself in to police and was charged with aggravated assault. It is expected that the 49-year-old will face additional counts. 
Murphy said police have responded to Cairns' apartment in the past for domestic disputes, but none of them were violent.

This is not Cairns' first serious run-in with the law. In 2007, he was charged with making terrorist threats, assault and reckless endangerment, but the charges were dropped for lack of prosecution.

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'The Most Severe Crisis Of Enforced Disappearances In Latin America In Decades'

Huffington Post Crime News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:23
MEXICO CITY — Human Rights Watch called Mexico's anti-drug offensive "disastrous" in a report Wednesday that cites 249 cases of disappearances that the group says... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/eline-gordts/
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NYPD, Microsoft Create Crime-Fighting 'Domain Awareness' Tech System - Huffington Post

Crime News from Google - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:15

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NYPD, Microsoft Create Crime-Fighting 'Domain Awareness' Tech System
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Joshua Slayen: Just Committed a Crime? Tweet About it and Give Cops a Break

Huffington Post Crime News - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:13
Social Media has evolved into an invaluable tool for law enforcement professionals to track crime. Furthermore, nowadays, there is story after story being written about criminals that do stupid things online to get busted, and they have only themselves to blame. Joshua Slayen http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joshua-slayen/
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Former New Orleans mayor pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges - NBCNews.com (blog)

Corruption News from Google - Wed, 02/20/2013 - 14:07

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Former New Orleans mayor pleads not guilty to federal corruption charges
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By Daniel Arkin, Staff Writer, NBC News. Former New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin pleaded not guilty to a slew of federal corruption charges Wednesday afternoon, including bribery, conspiracy, and money laundering. Nagin, 56, who gained national ...
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