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Today's Crimes and Trials: Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe 2 dead, 2 wounded when NJ dad shoots his family Cleveland bodies case hard on nearby sausage shop Swiss ready Polanski's chalet for house arrest Nev. teen accused in son's murder going to trial Swiss to release Polanski as soon as bail posted Swiss ministry agrees to Polanski bail Swiss court grants Polanski bail NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work New York Mafia trial jury to break until Tuesday 8 plead guilty to sending illegal money to Mideast U.S. trial for London al Qaeda case delayed Placard thieves leave Ito's LA courtroom nameless Judge denies murderer's request for hair removal Judge: White Conn. firefighters must be promoted Honolulu police posting DUI mug shots on Internet Police: Ky. census worker staged death as homicide 'Junior' Gotti NYC jury signals deadlock — again Jury adjourns till Monday in Ponzi fraud case 2 plead guilty in Calif. freeway shootings Fla. police eye Mich. in holiday killings probe Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:08 pm PST AP - Investigators in Florida alerted Michigan authorities to be on the lookout Saturday for a man accused of shooting four relatives to death after a Thanksgiving dinner in South Florida. Full Story Top 2 dead, 2 wounded when NJ dad shoots his family Sat, 28 Nov 2009 05:07 pm PST AP - A man chased down and shot his wife and their two young sons in northern New Jersey on Saturday — killing one boy — before he was fatally shot by an off-duty police officer, police said. Full Story Top Cleveland bodies case hard on nearby sausage shop Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:55 pm PST AP - The owners of a sausage shop once blamed for a rotten neighborhood stench said they are trying to regroup now that police have determined the odor was coming from the home of an alleged serial killer. Full Story Top Swiss ready Polanski's chalet for house arrest Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:16 pm PST AP - Security experts on Saturday started preparing Roman Polanski's Alpine chalet for the movie director's house arrest while Swiss authorities consider whether to extradite him to the United States. Full Story Top Nev. teen accused in son's murder going to trial Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:36 pm PST AP - A judge in Nevada has ruled that the case of a Las Vegas-area teen accused of smothering her newborn son can go to trial. Full Story Top Swiss to release Polanski as soon as bail posted Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:21 pm PST Reuters - Swiss authorities will release Roman Polanski into house arrest as soon as he posts $4.5 million bail while the film director fights extradition to face U.S. sentencing over a 1977 case of sex with a 13-year-old girl. Full Story Top Swiss ministry agrees to Polanski bail Thu, 26 Nov 2009 06:03 am PST AFP - Switzerland's justice ministry said Thursday it will free film-maker Roman Polanski on bail as it would not contest a court's decision to grant his release while he awaits a ruling on a US extradition request. Full Story Top Swiss court grants Polanski bail Thu, 26 Nov 2009 04:02 am PST AFP - Roman Polanski can leave prison but will have to fight extradition to the United States under house arrest and wearing an electronic surveillance tag, a Swiss court ruled in the latest twist in the director's child sex case. Full Story Top NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:21 pm PST AP - A young woman from Mexico was smuggled over the border and forced to work as a prostitute for years in Brooklyn, and the remains of an infant were found in concrete at the home where she was held prisoner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story Top New York Mafia trial jury to break until Tuesday Wed, 25 Nov 2009 03:47 pm PST AFP - The jury in alleged New York Mafia boss John Gotti Junior's racketeering and murder trial was sent home Wednesday until next week after failing to reach a verdict in 10 days of deliberations. Full Story Top 8 plead guilty to sending illegal money to Mideast Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:55 pm PST AP - Eight men have pleaded guilty to federal charges for selling stolen goods at five St. Louis area convenience stores and funneling part of their profits to the Palestinian territories. Full Story Top U.S. trial for London al Qaeda case delayed Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:48 pm PST Reuters - The New York trial of a young American who was the first person extradited to the United States from Britain on terrorism charges has been delayed until January, a clerk for the trial judge said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Placard thieves leave Ito's LA courtroom nameless Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:28 am PST AP - Judge Lance Ito's fame has ironically made his courtroom the most difficult to find in downtown Los Angeles. Full Story Top Judge denies murderer's request for hair removal Wed, 25 Nov 2009 09:00 am PST AP - A federal judge has denied a convicted murderer's request for more hair removal treatments as she waits to find out if she can get state-funded sex change surgery. Full Story Top Judge: White Conn. firefighters must be promoted Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:50 am PST AP - A federal judge has ordered Connecticut officials to promote 14 firefighters who won a reverse discrimination case in a landmark ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court. Full Story Top Honolulu police posting DUI mug shots on Internet Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:48 am PST AP - Mug shots of drunken driving suspects are landing on the Honolulu Police Department's Web site, creating a virtual wall of shame long before suspects get their day in court. Full Story Top Police: Ky. census worker staged death as homicide Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:17 pm PST AP - On the surface it all seemed like a gruesome hate crime in a rural part of Kentucky with a history of disdain for the government: a census worker found bound with duct tape and hanging from a tree, the word "fed" scrawled across his chest. Full Story Top 'Junior' Gotti NYC jury signals deadlock — again Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:45 pm PST AP - A jury considering racketeering and murder charges against John "Junior" Gotti told a judge Tuesday it was deadlocked for a second time before resuming work and indicating it was looking to deliberate into next week. Full Story Top Jury adjourns till Monday in Ponzi fraud case Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:43 pm PST Reuters - Accused Ponzi schemer Tom Petters will wait at least six more days to learn his fate after a federal jury adjourned deliberations without reaching a verdict over whether he orchestrated a $3.65 billion fraud. Full Story Top 2 plead guilty in Calif. freeway shootings Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:08 pm PST AP - Two men have pleaded guilty to shooting high-powered pellet guns at dozens of cars on San Francisco Bay area freeways. Full Story Top

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