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Today's Crimes and Trials: SF police, new chief tackle quality of life crimes Protests, grand jury challenge Sheriff Joe Arpaio Enron's Jeff Skilling takes fight to Supreme Court Authorities find baby and toddler bound, gagged Ex-hospital head pleads not guilty in molest case Judge: Dugard suspects can talk to each other US kidnap victim accuses California of botching parole U.S. missionaries to stay in Haiti jail over weekend Man charged in San Diego with choking puppy Serial killer's home up for sale in Sacramento Murder charge for man accused of abandoning girl Guru in Ariz. sweat lodge deaths released on bond Lawyer: '86 shooting by Ala. suspect was accident Police: Mistakenly released inmate caught in W.Va. UK man denies charge of stealing Shakespeare book California man convicted of 5 serial slayings Debt collectors turned away at Wayne Newton home Sister, niece of ex-La. congressman plead guilty Judge OKs child support for Bristol Palin's son U.S. indicts Colombian drug kingpins' relatives SF police, new chief tackle quality of life crimes Sat, 27 Feb 2010 10:13 pm PST AP - In the Tenderloin, not far from tourists at the historic cable car turnaround, the city's incoming police chief was shocked to see open drug dealing. Full Story Top Protests, grand jury challenge Sheriff Joe Arpaio Sat, 27 Feb 2010 09:00 pm PST AP - With a sheriff's helicopter beating overhead, the man known as "Sheriff Joe" stood behind a line of officers as 10,000 people marched past — but this was not the usual show of affection and support for Joe Arpaio. Full Story Top Enron's Jeff Skilling takes fight to Supreme Court Sat, 27 Feb 2010 02:32 pm PST Reuters - Former Enron chief executive Jeff Skilling lost the first half of the fight of his life when a jury convicted him nearly four years ago for committing fraud while at the helm of the once high-flying energy trader. Full Story Top Authorities find baby and toddler bound, gagged Fri, 26 Feb 2010 08:02 pm PST AP - Authorities say a baby and a toddler have found bound, gagged and left on a bedroom floor in Southern California, and the childrens' father is being investigated for attempted murder and torture in the case. Full Story Top Ex-hospital head pleads not guilty in molest case Fri, 26 Feb 2010 06:01 pm PST AP - The former head of one of the nation's biggest state mental hospitals pleaded not guilty Friday to molesting an adopted foster son and was ordered held on $3.5 million bail at the same time that prosecutors detailed abuse allegations involving five other boys, including another foster son. Full Story Top Judge: Dugard suspects can talk to each other Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:27 pm PST AP - The Northern California couple charged with kidnapping Jaycee Dugard and holding her captive for 18 years must be given the opportunity to speak to each other while in jail, a judge said Friday. Full Story Top US kidnap victim accuses California of botching parole Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:02 pm PST AFP - Rescued kidnap victim Jaycee Dugard and her family have filed claims against the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation alleging the parole of her alleged captor was botched. Full Story Top U.S. missionaries to stay in Haiti jail over weekend Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:33 pm PST Reuters - Two U.S. missionaries will remain in jail in Haiti through at least Tuesday, while a judge takes testimony that is expected to clear them of child kidnapping charges, the judge hearing the case said on Friday. Full Story Top Man charged in San Diego with choking puppy Fri, 26 Feb 2010 04:09 pm PST AP - A man accused of choking his Labrador retriever puppy as punishment for biting pleaded not guilty Friday in San Diego to felony animal cruelty. Full Story Top Serial killer's home up for sale in Sacramento Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:47 pm PST AP - A "for sale" sign has gone up in front of the former home of Sacramento serial killer Dorothea Puente. Full Story Top Murder charge for man accused of abandoning girl Fri, 26 Feb 2010 02:20 pm PST AP - A New Jersey man accused of abandoning his toddler daughter at a gas station in Delaware has been charged with killing her mother. Full Story Top Guru in Ariz. sweat lodge deaths released on bond Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:44 pm PST AP - A motivational speaker charged with manslaughter in the deaths of three people at an Arizona sweat lodge ceremony is out of jail. Full Story Top Lawyer: '86 shooting by Ala. suspect was accident Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:42 am PST AP - The attorney for the parents of a woman accused of a triple murder at an Alabama college said Friday there's "no question" it was an accident when she fatally shot her brother in Massachusetts in 1986, despite doubts now being raised by the district attorney there. Full Story Top Police: Mistakenly released inmate caught in W.Va. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 09:20 am PST AP - An inmate serving three life terms for attempted murder was back behind bars Friday, a day after he conned his way out of a Baltimore prison with the help of his cellmate, authorities said. Full Story Top UK man denies charge of stealing Shakespeare book Fri, 26 Feb 2010 05:19 am PST AP - A British antiques dealer has pleaded not guilty to stealing a rare first edition of the works of William Shakespeare. Full Story Top California man convicted of 5 serial slayings Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:18 pm PST AP - A jury convicted an amateur photographer Thursday for the third time in the murder of a 12-year-old girl and also found him guilty in the brutal stranglings of four women, whose deaths went unsolved for decades until investigators discovered DNA and other evidence tying the cases together. Full Story Top Debt collectors turned away at Wayne Newton home Thu, 25 Feb 2010 06:09 pm PST AP - Sheriff's deputies were turned away from entertainer Wayne Newton's sprawling ranch home Thursday while trying to collect a $500,000 court judgment stemming from back pay owed to a former pilot, authorities said. Full Story Top Sister, niece of ex-La. congressman plead guilty Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:49 pm PST AP - The sister of former U.S. Congressman William Jefferson and her daughter have pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, money laundering, and tax evasion. Full Story Top Judge OKs child support for Bristol Palin's son Thu, 25 Feb 2010 04:05 pm PST AP - A judge on Thursday approved child support for Bristol Palin and set a trial date to force the issue along, while urging her and the father of her son to work out a resolution outside of the courtroom. Full Story Top U.S. indicts Colombian drug kingpins' relatives Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:27 pm PST Reuters - Authorities indicted six associates of Colombia's Cali drug cartel on Thursday on charges they failed to disclose the assets of two jailed kingpins as set out in a sentencing agreement. Full Story Top

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