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News: California man arrested for biting pet python Gender crime seen in 2 Mexican women's deaths 'Arrested' actor lands role on 'Modern Family' Sacramento man arrested for allegedly biting snake Pakistani man arrested on U.S. terrorism charges LulzSec and Anonymous Suspects Arrested In U.K. Fugitive Professor's Students Saw a Friendly, Disorganized Tough Guy Man sentenced to life in prison for boy's death Foot patrols give Kansas City police closer look at crime Gender crime seen in 2 Mexican journalists' deaths Court: Panelist secretly blocked convict's parole Va. man to be sentenced for harboring doumi girls Texas jurors deliberate in border drowning case Jeb Bush Signs Right On Crime Statement of Principles 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 California man arrested for biting pet python Fri,2 Sep 2011 07:27 PM PDT Reuters - SACRAMENTO, Calif (Reuters) - Police in California's capital have arrested a man accused of biting a live python in what apparently was an unprovoked attack on the pet snake of an acquaintance. Full Story Top Gender crime seen in 2 Mexican women's deaths Fri,2 Sep 2011 05:22 PM PDT AP - Authorities are investigating the killings of two women as gender crimes after their bound, naked bodies were found in a Mexico City park, the capital's chief prosecutor said Friday. Full Story Top 'Arrested' actor lands role on 'Modern Family' Fri,2 Sep 2011 04:49 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Things are about to get a little bit Funke-y on "Modern Family." Full Story Top Sacramento man arrested for allegedly biting snake Fri,2 Sep 2011 03:17 PM PDT AP - A snake bite in a north Sacramento neighborhood left the victim seriously hurt, but the injured party isn't whom you'd expect. Full Story Top Pakistani man arrested on U.S. terrorism charges Fri,2 Sep 2011 02:10 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Pakistani-born man living in northern Virginia was charged with trying to help a militant group in his home country, Lashkar-e-Taiba, and making false statements to authorities, U.S. prosecutors said on Friday. Full Story Top LulzSec and Anonymous Suspects Arrested In U.K. Fri,2 Sep 2011 02:08 PM PDT Newsfactor.com - British police have arrested two men accused of conspiring to commit computer crimes under cover of the online identity Kayla associated with the hacktivist groups Anonymous and LulzSec. Computer equipment belonging to one of the accused men was seized for forensic examination. Full Story Top Fugitive Professor's Students Saw a Friendly, Disorganized Tough Guy Fri,2 Sep 2011 12:39 PM PDT The Atlantic Wire - A Los Angeles-area college professor is on the run from police who say he's a motorcycle gang leader who dealt methamphetamine. The Los Angeles Times reported on Thursday Stephen Kinzey, who taught kinesiology at Cal State San Bernadino for 10 years, was a fugitive after police found "a pound of methamphetamine as well as a number of rifles, handguns and biker paraphernalia" in his house. On Friday, Kinzey's father told the Times he was shocked and "sick to my stomach" at the allegations against his son. ... Full Story Top Man sentenced to life in prison for boy's death Fri,2 Sep 2011 11:17 AM PDT AP - A man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for killing his girlfriend's 8-year-old son, then stuffing rocks in the boy's pants pockets and dumping his body in an irrigation canal. Full Story Top Foot patrols give Kansas City police closer look at crime Fri,2 Sep 2011 11:01 AM PDT Reuters - KANSAS CITY, Mo (Reuters) - One of the first things rookie Kansas City police officer John King did on the job was get a pair of tennis shoes - and not so he could chase crooks. Full Story Top Gender crime seen in 2 Mexican journalists' deaths Fri,2 Sep 2011 10:53 AM PDT AP - Authorities are investigating the killings of two women as gender crimes after their bound, naked bodies were found in a Mexico City park, the capital's chief prosecutor said Friday. Full Story Top Court: Panelist secretly blocked convict's parole Fri,2 Sep 2011 09:44 AM PDT AP - A former Black Panther convicted of murdering a California park ranger is getting another shot at freedom after a federal appeals court found that a parole official improperly worked to keep him behind bars by secretly handing over information to Justice Department officials. Full Story Top Va. man to be sentenced for harboring doumi girls Fri,2 Sep 2011 08:59 AM PDT AP - A Fairfax man faces prison for harboring illegal aliens from Korea who served as "doumi girls" (DOH-uh-MEE) to flirt with male customers and pour drinks at karaoke clubs. Full Story Top Texas jurors deliberate in border drowning case Fri,2 Sep 2011 07:12 AM PDT AP - A federal jury appears to be having trouble deciding whether a government pilot lied about flying his helicopter low over two would-be illegal immigrants before one of the men drowned in the Rio Grande in South Texas. Full Story Top Jeb Bush Signs Right On Crime Statement of Principles Fri,2 Sep 2011 07:02 AM PDT PR Newswire - Contact: David Guenthner, +1-512-472-2700 Full Story Top 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

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