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Monday, June 27, 2011 12:08 AM PDT
Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News:
At heart of Thai election, a fugitive rallies
Sun,26 Jun 2011 10:35 PM PDT
Reuters -

photoSUAN MON, Thailand (Reuters) - Saffron-robed monks chanted and young women in silk sarongs stretched out their arms in traditional Thai dance moves, but the big event was the voice on a scratchy telephone line from another continent.


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Swearing at Policemen is Not a Crime
Sun,26 Jun 2011 08:03 AM PDT
Forbes -

photoAt least, swearing at policemen in England and Wales is not a crime.The English papers today are all carrying the story that you are allowed to swear up and down at a policeman and that this is not a crime:Police have been ordered not to arrest people who subject them to abuse, it has been revealed.Scotland Yard has told its officers that bad language on its own is not a good enough reason to detain someone.The guidance has been given on Justify, Account and Record memo cards, which are carried on patrol. ...


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Fugitive Thaksin vows not to seek revenge
Sun,26 Jun 2011 06:18 AM PDT
AFP -

photoFugitive Thai ex-prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has vowed not to seek revenge over the coup which ousted him from power if his party wins the restive kingdom's upcoming elections.


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2 teens arrested after 5 injured in shooting
Sun,26 Jun 2011 01:42 AM PDT
AP - Police say two teens are under arrest after five people were shot and injured in San Francisco. Full Story1
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Pa. man found guilty of killing 3 Pittsburgh cops
Sat,25 Jun 2011 06:56 PM PDT
AP - A man described by prosecutors as a malcontent weapons enthusiast and expert marksman was found guilty of three counts of first-degree murder and 25 lesser counts in the 2009 killings of three Pittsburgh police officers who responded to his mother's 911 call about their escalating argument over his puppies, which had urinated on the floor Full Story1
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Russian gay activists arrested
Sat,25 Jun 2011 11:40 AM PDT
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photoRussian police arrested more than a dozen activists taking part in a banned Gay Pride rally in Saint Petersburg on Saturday.


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Arrested Zimbabwe PM aide "missing," say lawyers
Sat,25 Jun 2011 07:32 AM PDT
AP - Lawyers for a minister in the Zimbabwe prime minister's party arrested after he called President Robert Mugabe a liar say he has gone "missing" in custody. Full Story1
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Ex-Egypt trade minister sentenced for embezzlement
Sat,25 Jun 2011 07:30 AM PDT
AFP -

photoFormer Egyptian trade and industry minister Rashid Mohammed Rashid was sentenced in absentia on Saturday to five years in prison for embezzlement of public funds, state news agency Mena reported.


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Israelis sentenced for theft of Auschwitz mementoes
Sat,25 Jun 2011 06:16 AM PDT
Reuters - WARSAW (Reuters) - An Israeli couple have been given suspended jail sentences for the theft of historic artifacts from the former Nazi death camp Auschwitz, Poland's PAP news agency quoted a prosecutor as saying on Saturday. Full Story1
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Ex-Egyptian minister sentenced to 5 years in jail
Sat,25 Jun 2011 06:02 AM PDT
AP - An Egyptian court has sentenced the country's former industry and commerce minister to five years in prison. Full Story1
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Houston principal acquitted in school beating
Fri,24 Jun 2011 09:41 PM PDT
AP - The principal of a Houston charter school has been acquitted of a misdemeanor charge in connection with in connection with the videotaped beating of a 13-year-old boy by a teacher. Full Story1
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Vietnam to switch to lethal injection for death penalty
Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:49 PM PDT
Reuters - HANOI (Reuters) - Vietnam will carry out the death penalty using lethal injection from July instead of a firing squad, police said, to reduce suffering. Full Story1
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Photos show Caylee climbing into family pool
Fri,24 Jun 2011 05:24 PM PDT
AP -

photo Defense attorneys for a Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter showed jurors several photos on Friday that they hope bolster their argument that the toddler accidentally drowned and wasn't murdered.


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Conference to Promote Youth Development, Crime Prevention in the Americas
Fri,24 Jun 2011 02:16 PM PDT
PR Newswire - Contact: Drew Bailey, USAID Press Officer, +1-202-712-0961, anbailey@usaid.gov, usaidpressofficers@usaid.gov Full Story1
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Judge approves viewing of Jackson film outtakes
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:54 PM PDT
AP - Defense attorneys and prosecutors in the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor won permission Friday to view raw footage that didn't make it into the concert movie "This Is It." Full Story1
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Police: Man shot at Ore. firm, co-worker arrested
Fri,24 Jun 2011 01:11 PM PDT
AP - Police say an Oregon man has shot and wounded a co-worker at a business in Eugene. Full Story1
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Bosnian suspected of detainee abuse arrested in US
Fri,24 Jun 2011 12:42 PM PDT
AP - A Bosnian charged in Virginia with naturalization fraud was formerly a prison guard who abused Serb civilian detainees during the war in the former Yugoslavia, according to a federal grand jury indictment unsealed Friday. Full Story1
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LAX TSA worker arrested on suspicion of burglary
Fri,24 Jun 2011 11:24 AM PDT
AP - Police say a Transportation Security Administration worker has been arrested on suspicion of stealing items from passengers' luggage at Los Angeles International Airport. Full Story1
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Police: Man shot at Ore firm, co-worker arrested
Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:58 AM PDT
AP - Police in Oregon say a man has shot and wounded a co-worker at a business in Eugene. Full Story1
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Zimbabwe PM aide arrested; called Mugabe a 'liar'
Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:57 AM PDT
AP - Police arrested a senior minister Friday after he called President Robert Mugabe a liar, the party of Zimbabwe's prime minister said. Full Story1
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Reddit's Best of Hulu: Cosmos, Arrested Development & Firefly Top The List
Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:49 AM PDT
Mashable - Attention all Reddit lurkers looking for some Friday night entertainment: Hulu recently asked web culture aggregation site, Reddit, to create a playlist on the video site, and it's packed with some good stuff. Full Story1
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Report: Man shot at Ore business, suspect arrested
Fri,24 Jun 2011 10:22 AM PDT
AP - A TV station says a shooting at a Eugene business has left an employee wounded and a suspect has been arrested. Full Story1
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Reporters arrested by Park Police for taking photos at public Taxicab Commission meeting
Fri,24 Jun 2011 08:50 AM PDT
The Daily Caller - At a Wednesday meeting of the D.C. Taxicab Commission (DCTC), two journalists were arrested by Park Police for taking photos at the public meeting. Full Story1
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Casey Anthony's mom resumes testimony in Florida
Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:35 AM PDT
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photo A defense attorney for a Florida mother charged with killing her 2-year-old daughter showed jurors a series of photos that they hope bolster their argument that the toddler drowned and wasn't murdered.


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US boosts funds to fight Central American drug crime
Fri,24 Jun 2011 07:06 AM PDT
Christian Science Monitor - As Central America’s leaders sought more help from abroad this week in their fight against violent drug cartels, it was increasingly clear that solving the region’s security problems would require more than just money. Full Story1
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