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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Crime in the Wake of Hurricane Irene Scotland Yard says man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of two police in London riots Defense planned to seek sanctions in genocide case Newcastle striker arrested over assault Rights activist sentenced to prison in Azerbaijan Mexican charged in US consulate murders extradited Oakland man sentenced to life for journalist's murder Accused man in consulate slaying extradited to US Southern Calif. jury gets case in gay teen killing Clark Gable grandson says not guilty of laser crime Colorado boy to plead guilty to murdering parents: prosecutor Husband of Ohio ex-fugitive to plead guilty Conn. dad who helped son flee to Mexico sentenced Suspected gorilla traffickers arrested in DR Congo Hundreds of Polisario Front Fighters Reportedly among Qaddafi's Mercenaries Arrested by Liberation Forces in Libya Trial draws to close in shooting of gay teen Suspect arrested in killing of Russian officer APNewsBreak: OH fugitive's husband to plead guilty 1 dead, nearly 1,400 arrested in Chilean strike Ex-police officer sentenced in AK stolen ID case Defense: teen who shot gay classmate snapped Oregon man arrested over mosque arson attack Chinese crime ring accused in New Mexico driver license fraud US man indicted for hate crime over mosque fire Man arrested for hate crime in Ore. mosque fire Crime in the Wake of Hurricane Irene Sun,28 Aug 2011 08:12 AM PDT Forbes - A resident walks through floodwater on Coney Island after Hurricane Irene hit, in New York, August 28, 2011.In New York City, Mayor Bloomberg chose not to evacuate the criminals in Rikers Island, according to Mother Jones. The mayor has also warned that any looters caught during or in the wake of the storm will be placed in internment camps. This raises questions about the role of law enforcement and order during a natural disaster. It also raises questions about the psychology of looting and rioting which occur after most natural disasters. ... Full Story Top Scotland Yard says man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of two police in London riots Sun,28 Aug 2011 05:55 AM PDT AP - Scotland Yard says man arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of two police in London riots. Full Story Top Defense planned to seek sanctions in genocide case Sat,27 Aug 2011 03:05 PM PDT AP - The U.S. Justice Department decided to end its immigration case against a Kansas man suspected of participating in the 1994 Rwandan genocide after defense attorneys told the government they planned to seek sanctions against prosecutors for withholding evidence, a defense lawyer says. Full Story Top Newcastle striker arrested over assault Sat,27 Aug 2011 07:35 AM PDT AFP - Newcastle United forward Nile Ranger was arrested on Saturday after a man was assaulted outside a pub and left unconscious with a suspected broken jaw. Full Story Top Rights activist sentenced to prison in Azerbaijan Sat,27 Aug 2011 05:01 AM PDT AP - A lawyer says a human rights activist has been sentenced to three years in prison for interfering in parliamentary elections in the former Soviet republic of Azerbaijan. Full Story Top Mexican charged in US consulate murders extradited Fri,26 Aug 2011 07:29 PM PDT AFP - One of the gang members charged in the March 2010 murders of three people with ties to the US Consulate in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico has been extradited to the United States, the US Justice Department said. Full Story Top Oakland man sentenced to life for journalist's murder Fri,26 Aug 2011 06:06 PM PDT Reuters - OAKLAND (Reuters) - The former leader of an Oakland-based black community organization was sentenced on Friday to life in prison for the murders of three men, including a journalist working on an expose about the group. Full Story Top Accused man in consulate slaying extradited to US Fri,26 Aug 2011 05:23 PM PDT AP - One of the accused killers in the murders of a U.S. consulate employee, her husband and another man in Juarez, Mexico, has been extradited to the United States to stand trial, the Justice Department announced Friday. Full Story Top Southern Calif. jury gets case in gay teen killing Fri,26 Aug 2011 04:16 PM PDT AP - About all that prosecutors and defense attorneys agree on in the slaying of 15-year-old Larry King is this: His death was a tragedy and Brandon McInerney killed him. Full Story Top Clark Gable grandson says not guilty of laser crime Fri,26 Aug 2011 03:35 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Clark Gable's grandson pleaded not guilty on Friday to three counts of pointing a laser light at a police helicopter in July, momentarily blinding two officers. Full Story Top Colorado boy to plead guilty to murdering parents: prosecutor Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:28 PM PDT Reuters - DENVER (Reuters) - A 13-year-old rural Colorado boy accused of murdering his parents and wounding two siblings in a shooting and stabbing rampage will plead guilty in juvenile court to avoid being tried as an adult, a prosecutor said on Friday. Full Story Top Husband of Ohio ex-fugitive to plead guilty Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:01 PM PDT AP - The husband of a former fugitive who spent more than two years in Mexico following her conviction in Ohio in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud has agreed to plead guilty to lying to investigators about her whereabouts, according to documents made public Friday. Full Story Top Conn. dad who helped son flee to Mexico sentenced Fri,26 Aug 2011 01:05 PM PDT AP - A 78-year-old Connecticut man who helped his son flee to Mexico after a murder conviction and sent him money has been sentenced to six months behind bars. Full Story Top Suspected gorilla traffickers arrested in DR Congo Fri,26 Aug 2011 12:31 PM PDT AFP - Two men suspected of running a baby gorilla trafficking ring have been arrested in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, conservation activists said Friday. Full Story Top Hundreds of Polisario Front Fighters Reportedly among Qaddafi's Mercenaries Arrested by Liberation Forces in Libya Fri,26 Aug 2011 12:18 PM PDT PR Newswire - Contact: Calvin Dark, +1-202-587-0855, cdark@moroccanamericancenter.com Full Story Top Trial draws to close in shooting of gay teen Fri,26 Aug 2011 11:18 AM PDT AP - The defense attorney for a teen who shot a gay classmate to death at a Southern California school has told jurors the eight-week trial is about to come to an end. Full Story Top Suspect arrested in killing of Russian officer Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:58 AM PDT AP - A Chechen man has been arrested and charged in the killing of Yuri Budanov, who kidnapped and strangled a teenage Chechen girl while a colonel in the Russian army, officials said Friday. Full Story Top APNewsBreak: OH fugitive's husband to plead guilty Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:10 AM PDT AP - The husband of a woman who spent more than two years in Mexico following her conviction in Ohio in a $1.9 billion corporate fraud case has agreed to plead guilty to lying to investigators about her whereabouts. Full Story Top 1 dead, nearly 1,400 arrested in Chilean strike Fri,26 Aug 2011 09:00 AM PDT AP - A Chilean teenager is dead as the country picks up the pieces from a nationwide two-day strike featuring peaceful marches that were marred by violence as a minority of hooded youths directly confronted police. Full Story Top Ex-police officer sentenced in AK stolen ID case Fri,26 Aug 2011 07:06 AM PDT AP - A former police officer in Alaska was sentenced Thursday to three months in federal prison and fined $10,000 for living in the country illegally under a stolen identity for more than two decades. Full Story Top Defense: teen who shot gay classmate snapped Fri,26 Aug 2011 02:03 AM PDT AP - A teen who shot a gay classmate to death in a school classroom reached an emotional breaking point after weeks of being sexually harassed by the boy, a defense attorney said. Full Story Top Oregon man arrested over mosque arson attack Thu,25 Aug 2011 06:30 PM PDT Reuters - PORTLAND, Ore (Reuters) - A man with a history of anti-Islamic tirades pleaded not guilty on Thursday to federal arson and hate crime charges stemming from a fire he is accused of setting last year at an Oregon mosque. Full Story Top Chinese crime ring accused in New Mexico driver license fraud Thu,25 Aug 2011 06:04 PM PDT Reuters - SANTA FE, New Mexico (Reuters) - Three leaders of a Chinese crime ring were indicted on Thursday as part of efforts by New Mexico to stop illegal immigrants from fraudulently claiming residency to get driver's licenses in the state. Full Story Top US man indicted for hate crime over mosque fire Thu,25 Aug 2011 04:50 PM PDT AFP - A 24-year-old US man was indicted Thursday on arson and hate crimes charges for torching an Islamic center in Oregon in 2010 in apparent revenge over a plot to bomb a Christmas tree ceremony. Full Story Top Man arrested for hate crime in Ore. mosque fire Thu,25 Aug 2011 03:31 PM PDT AP - Federal officials arrested a 24-year-old man on charges of firebombing an Oregon mosque last year and said he was motivated by racial hatred following the arrest of a Muslim man accused of plotting to set off a car bomb in Portland. Full Story Top

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