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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: NYC deputy mayor was arrested in DC before he quit Whistling Trees, Waffles, and Yvonne the Fugitive Cow Ariz. bride arrested at reception gets probation Illinois woman arrested in killing of her two children Hacker to be sentenced in LA in 'sextortion' case Ex-cop found guilty of helping drug dealers in PR Police nab "America's Most Wanted" fugitive in New Jersey Jury deliberates pilot's fate in drowning case Hedge fund worker sentenced to 6½ years in prison Gaddafi foreign minister arrested: witness 14 arrested in scheme to funnel stolen cars to Iraq Parents sentenced in school crossing guard attack Kenyan ex-minister faces war crime hearings Maroney acquitted of misdemeanor marijuana charge Former investment firm co-founder sentenced 2 Arrested in Nigeria U.N. Bombing Daryl Hannah arrested during White House protest Nigeria: 2 suspects arrested in UN HQ bombing Daryl Hannah arrested in White House oil protest Nigeria secret police: 2 suspects in UN bombing arrested, another with 'al-Qaida links' sought The Death Penalty, Take Two 2 Tibet monks sentenced over colleague's death N.Z. woman arrested trying to reclaim dope Minn. dad who abandoned son arrested in California Daryl Hannah arrested in White House protest NYC deputy mayor was arrested in DC before he quit Thu,1 Sep 2011 03:11 PM PDT AP - The deputy mayor with authority over New York City's police department, fire department and emergency response coordination was arrested on a domestic violence charge shortly before he resigned last month. Full Story Top Whistling Trees, Waffles, and Yvonne the Fugitive Cow Thu,1 Sep 2011 02:41 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - Here at The Atlantic Wire, we respect and value the social media editors who share the links that make our jobs easier. Sometimes, though, we have no idea what they're talking about. So after a day of staring at Twitter, we're sharing our favorites.Related: Pumpkins, Tuscan Cheese, and Killer Robots Full Story Top Ariz. bride arrested at reception gets probation Thu,1 Sep 2011 01:12 PM PDT AP - An Arizona bride arrested at her own wedding reception after kicking a police officer will not have to serve time behind bars. Full Story Top Illinois woman arrested in killing of her two children Thu,1 Sep 2011 10:09 AM PDT Reuters - ST. LOUIS (Reuters) -- A 25-year-old East St. Louis woman suspected of killing her two children was in jail on Thursday after slamming her car into two pedestrians near the Gateway Arch in downtown St. Louis, police said. Full Story Top Hacker to be sentenced in LA in 'sextortion' case Thu,1 Sep 2011 01:34 AM PDT AP - By disguising malicious software as popular songs, hacker Luis Mijangos managed to tap into and control more than 100 computers of young women and teenage girls. Full Story Top Ex-cop found guilty of helping drug dealers in PR Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:52 PM PDT AP - A former police officer from a northern Puerto Rican city has been found guilty of providing security to drug dealers. Full Story Top Police nab "America's Most Wanted" fugitive in New Jersey Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:50 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK. (Reuters) - Police in New Jersey on Wednesday arrested a fugitive wanted on child sex and gun charges who had been featured on the television show "America's Most Wanted." Full Story Top Jury deliberates pilot's fate in drowning case Wed,31 Aug 2011 02:50 PM PDT AP - A federal jury on Wednesday began deliberating the fate of a Department of Homeland Security pilot who is accused by prosecutors of lying about whether he flew his helicopter low over two would-be illegal immigrants in the Rio Grande in South Texas before one of the men drowned. Full Story Top Hedge fund worker sentenced to 6½ years in prison Wed,31 Aug 2011 01:41 PM PDT AP - A Connecticut hedge fund trader who made more than $11 million through illegal inside trades has been sentenced to six and a half years in prison. Full Story Top Gaddafi foreign minister arrested: witness Wed,31 Aug 2011 01:30 PM PDT Reuters - JANZOUR, Libya (Reuters) - Muammar Gaddafi's foreign minister, Abdelati Obeidi, was arrested Tuesday at his farm in Janzour, a suburb west of Tripoli, a Reuters correspondent said. Full Story Top 14 arrested in scheme to funnel stolen cars to Iraq Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:19 AM PDT Reuters - DETROIT (Reuters) - A federal indictment was unsealed here on Wednesday against 14 people who are charged with running a phony carjacking scheme that funneled stolen luxury vehicles from the United States to Iraq through Canada. Full Story Top Parents sentenced in school crossing guard attack Wed,31 Aug 2011 11:10 AM PDT AP - A father has been sentenced to jail and a mother to probation for an attack on a Lansing school crossing guard who tried to stop a fight involving their 7-year-old son. Full Story Top Kenyan ex-minister faces war crime hearings Wed,31 Aug 2011 08:04 AM PDT AFP - A former Kenyan minister faces a war crimes court hearing Thursday to determine whether he and other officials should stand trial for masterminding his country's deadly post-election violence in 2007-08. Full Story Top Maroney acquitted of misdemeanor marijuana charge Wed,31 Aug 2011 08:02 AM PDT AP - Veteran NFL running back Laurence Maroney has been acquitted of a misdemeanor marijuana possession charge, a move his attorney says frees him up to try and join a new team. Full Story Top Former investment firm co-founder sentenced Wed,31 Aug 2011 08:00 AM PDT AP - A Dallas-area man who co-founded an investment firm has been sentenced to seven years in prison and ordered to pay $1.9 million in restitution to 62 investors who lost money. Full Story Top 2 Arrested in Nigeria U.N. Bombing Wed,31 Aug 2011 07:52 AM PDT Time.com - (LAGOS, Nigeria) - Nigeria's secret police say that two men have been arrested in connection with a car bombing at the United Nations' headquarters in the oil-rich nation that killed 23 people. The State Security Service issued a statement Wednesday saying the two suspected members of the radical Muslim group Boko Haram were being held at a military base. The secret police also said it sought a third man they said had "al-Qaeda links who returned recently from Somalia." At least 81 others were wounded in the bombing Friday at the U.N. headquarters. ... Full Story Top Daryl Hannah arrested during White House protest Wed,31 Aug 2011 07:22 AM PDT The Daily Caller - "Kill Bill" actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah was among 100 protesters arrested during a Tuesday demonstration outside the White House. Full Story Top Nigeria: 2 suspects arrested in UN HQ bombing Wed,31 Aug 2011 06:25 AM PDT AP - Days before a car bombing at a United Nations' headquarters in Nigeria that killed 23 people, the country's secret police arrested two men suspected of organizing the attack, authorities said Wednesday, raising questions about why it wasn't averted. Full Story Top Daryl Hannah arrested in White House oil protest Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:54 AM PDT AP - Actress Daryl Hannah has been arrested in front of the White House along with other environmental protesters who oppose a planned oil pipeline from Canada to the U.S. Gulf Coast. Full Story Top Nigeria secret police: 2 suspects in UN bombing arrested, another with 'al-Qaida links' sought Wed,31 Aug 2011 04:38 AM PDT AP - Nigeria secret police: 2 suspects in UN bombing arrested, another with 'al-Qaida links' sought. Full Story Top The Death Penalty, Take Two Wed,31 Aug 2011 12:00 AM PDT Susan Estrich - When he was district attorney of Los Angeles more than a decade ago, Gil Garcetti was for the death penalty. While he himself never tried a death penalty case, his office prosecuted more than any other county in California. That was a point of pride — at least back then. Had he not been pro-death penalty, there is very good reason to believe he never would have been elected. Full Story Top 2 Tibet monks sentenced over colleague's death Tue,30 Aug 2011 07:33 PM PDT AP - A Chinese court has sentenced two more Tibetan Buddhist monks to up to 13 years in prison for assisting in the death of a 16-year-old colleague who lit himself on fire, penalties aimed apparently at discouraging further such acts. Full Story Top N.Z. woman arrested trying to reclaim dope Tue,30 Aug 2011 05:54 PM PDT AFP - A New Zealand woman who lost a bag filled with cannabis was arrested when she tried to reclaim it as lost property from the local police station, it was reported Wednesday. Full Story Top Minn. dad who abandoned son arrested in California Tue,30 Aug 2011 04:07 PM PDT AP - A Minnesota father accused of abandoning his 11-year-old son after their home went into foreclosure seemed depressed and desperate for work when he applied for a job, so the owners of a coastal California deli hired him to make sandwiches. Full Story Top Daryl Hannah arrested in White House protest Tue,30 Aug 2011 02:27 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Actress and environmental activist Daryl Hannah was briefly arrested outside the White House on Tuesday during a protest against a proposed $7 billion oil pipeline, police said. Full Story Top

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