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Tuesday, February 28, 2012 12:01 AM PST

Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: 1 dead, 4 wounded in shooting at Ohio school; student described as outcast is arrested US man arrested for 'scamming nuns': FBI Daughter-in-law seeks reward in capture of U.K. fugitive Jurors being seated in US priest child-rape case Jurors being seated in Pa. priest child-rape case Tycoon Slim to helm rescue for crime-weary Acapulco 5 jurors seated in Philadelphia priest abuse case Actress Sean Young arrested at post-Oscars party FBI says billions in financial crime restitution Hip-hop star Jim Jones arrested after casino brawl Lucy Lawless arrested during oil-drilling protest Ex-head of Nigerian state admits financial crime Several jurors seated in Philly priest abuse case Spanish judge Garzon acquitted over Franco-era crime probe Actress Lucy Lawless arrested in oil-ship protest Jury selection begins in Tori Stafford murder trial in London, Ont. 'Xena' actress arrested in New Zealand oil protest 'Xena' actress arrested in New Zealand oil protest Biker gang fugitive arrested for funeral slaying Actress Lucy Lawless arrested in New Zealand after protesting aboard Arctic oil-drilling ship AP Enterprise: Crime fell around Conn. casinos Hells Angels member arrested in funeral shooting Suspect wanted in biker funeral killing arrested Rapper Jim Jones arrested after fight at Foxwoods RFK's Son Arrested After Maternity Ward Scuffle 1 dead, 4 wounded in shooting at Ohio school; student described as outcast is arrested Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:30 PM PST Associated Press - CHARDON, Ohio - A teenager opened fire in the cafeteria at a suburban Cleveland high school, killing one student and wounding four others before he was chased from the building by a teacher and captured a short distance away, authorities said. Full Story Top US man arrested for 'scamming nuns': FBI Mon,27 Feb 2012 11:21 PM PST AFP - A US fugitive charged with swindling several nuns has been arrested in Las Vegas after more than three months on the run, the US Federal Bureau of Investigation said. Full Story Top Daughter-in-law seeks reward in capture of U.K. fugitive Mon,27 Feb 2012 08:18 PM PST Reuters - The daughter-in-law who turned in captured British fugitive Edward Maher is trying to claim $158,000 in reward money offered 19 years ago when Maher allegedly stole $1.6 million from an armored van Full Story Top Jurors being seated in US priest child-rape case Mon,27 Feb 2012 06:39 PM PST Associated Press - A Roman Catholic leader charged with protecting predator-priests lost a last-minute bid to have criminal charges dismissed Monday as the first jurors were seated in his landmark case. Full Story Top Jurors being seated in Pa. priest child-rape case Mon,27 Feb 2012 06:19 PM PST Associated Press - A Roman Catholic monsignor charged with protecting predator-priests lost a last-minute bid to have criminal charges dismissed Monday, and the first jurors were seated in his landmark case in Philadelphia. Full Story Top Tycoon Slim to helm rescue for crime-weary Acapulco Mon,27 Feb 2012 04:39 PM PST Reuters - MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim will spearhead a project to rescue the Pacific port of Acapulco, a once glamorous haunt of Hollywood stars that has lately become mired in violent crime. Slim, the world's richest man and owner of Latin America's biggest cell phone company, will be the president of a council that will pool funding for new hotel developments, mostly in the oldest part of the resort famed for its daring cliff divers. ... Full Story Top 5 jurors seated in Philadelphia priest abuse case Mon,27 Feb 2012 03:25 PM PST Associated Press - Five jurors have been seated to hear a landmark priest-abuse case in Philadelphia involving two priests charged with rape and a monsignor charged with protecting them. Full Story Top Actress Sean Young arrested at post-Oscars party Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:51 PM PST Associated Press - Actress Sean Young was arrested after a scuffle with a security guard at the official post-Oscars party, police said Monday. Full Story Top FBI says billions in financial crime restitution Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:29 PM PST Associated Press - The FBI said Monday that its probes of financial crime last year led to more than 3,000 convictions and over $12 billion in court-ordered restitution as agents attacked insider trading, Ponzi schemes and Medicare fraud in high-dollar scams that victimized thousands of investors and the government. Full Story Top Hip-hop star Jim Jones arrested after casino brawl Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:02 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - Hip-hop artist Jim Jones was arrested early on Saturday morning for his role in a brawl that erupted at a party hosted by music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs at a Connecticut casino, police said. Jones, 35, known best for his chart-climbing 2007 hit "We Fly High," was charged with second-degree breach of peace, inciting a riot, and resisting arrest after a verbal confrontation flared into a fist fight between roughly a dozen people after 2 a.m. in the Foxwoods Resort Casino, according to Lieutenant Paul Vance, a spokesman for the Connecticut State Police. ... Full Story Top Lucy Lawless arrested during oil-drilling protest Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:01 PM PST Reuters - LOS ANGELES, Feb 27 (TheWrap.com) - Sean Young wasn't the only actress to end up with criminal charges Monday after the Oscars; Lucy Lawless also found herself on the wrong side of the law. Most people would consider Lawless' reason for being in custody a bit more noble, though. "Spartacus" and "Xena Warrior Princess" actress Lawless was arrested early Monday along with several other protestors from Greenpeace New Zealand, following a four-day occupation of the Shell oil drilling ship the Noble Discoverer in New Zealand's Port Taranaki. ... Full Story Top Ex-head of Nigerian state admits financial crime Mon,27 Feb 2012 12:54 PM PST Associated Press - A former governor of Nigeria's oil-rich Delta state, accused of stealing $250 million from the public purse, pleaded guilty in a London court Monday to fraud and money-laundering. Full Story Top Several jurors seated in Philly priest abuse case Mon,27 Feb 2012 12:06 PM PST Associated Press - Jury selection moved surprisingly quickly Monday in a landmark priest abuse case in Philadelphia involving two priests charged with rape and a monsignor charged with protecting them — and failing to protect children. Full Story Top Spanish judge Garzon acquitted over Franco-era crime probe Mon,27 Feb 2012 09:18 AM PST AFP - Spain's top court acquitted renowned judge Baltasar Garzon on Monday of abuse of power by trying to investigate Franco-era atrocities, in a case that exposed deep wounds dating back to the civil war. Full Story Top Actress Lucy Lawless arrested in oil-ship protest Mon,27 Feb 2012 05:36 AM PST Associated Press - Police arrested actress Lucy Lawless and five Greenpeace activists Monday, four days after they climbed onto an oil-drilling ship to prevent it from leaving a New Zealand dock. Full Story Top Jury selection begins in Tori Stafford murder trial in London, Ont. Mon,27 Feb 2012 01:01 AM PST Associated Press - LONDON, Ont. - Jury selection begins today in the trial of a man accused of killing an eight-year-old girl who went missing outside her school in Woodstock, Ont., in 2009. Full Story Top 'Xena' actress arrested in New Zealand oil protest Sun,26 Feb 2012 10:39 PM PST AFP - "Xena: Warrior Princess" actress Lucy Lawless was arrested in New Zealand Monday after occupying an oil-drilling ship for three days to protest plans to search for oil off Alaska, Greenpeace said. Full Story Top 'Xena' actress arrested in New Zealand oil protest Sun,26 Feb 2012 09:42 PM PST AFP - "Xena: Warrior Princess" actress Lucy Lawless was arrested in New Zealand on Monday after occupying an oil-drilling ship for three days to protest plans to search for oil off Alaska, Greenpeace said. Full Story Top Biker gang fugitive arrested for funeral slaying Sun,26 Feb 2012 08:55 PM PST Reuters - (Reuters) - A Hells Angels member missing since October has been arrested on suspicion of gunning down a fellow member of the notorious biker gang at their local chapter president's funeral, police said. Police tracked Steve Ruiz, 38, to a Days Inn Motel in Fremont, south of San Francisco, where he surrendered and was arrested on Saturday "for his murder warrant," San Jose Police Department spokesman Jason Dwyer said in a statement. Ruiz was booked into the Santa Clara County Main Jail. ... Full Story Top Actress Lucy Lawless arrested in New Zealand after protesting aboard Arctic oil-drilling ship Sun,26 Feb 2012 03:07 PM PST Associated Press - WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Police have arrested actress Lucy Lawless and five Greenpeace environmental activists after the group spent four days protesting aboard an oil-drilling ship docked in New Zealand. Full Story Top AP Enterprise: Crime fell around Conn. casinos Sun,26 Feb 2012 03:07 PM PST Associated Press - When the first of two massive casinos opened in a remote corner of Connecticut two decades ago, some officials and residents feared the gambling centers would lead to organized crime, prostitution, drunken driving and other crime. Full Story Top Hells Angels member arrested in funeral shooting Sun,26 Feb 2012 02:52 PM PST Associated Press - Police have arrested a Hells Angel gang member several months after he was suspected of fatally shooting a fellow member at a funeral for the regional leader of the motorcycle gang. Full Story Top Suspect wanted in biker funeral killing arrested Sun,26 Feb 2012 12:45 PM PST Associated Press - Police have arrested a suspect in the death of a motorcycle gang member, ending a months-long search for the victim's fellow Hells Angels member who has been wanted since the fatal shooting at a California funeral. Full Story Top Rapper Jim Jones arrested after fight at Foxwoods Sat,25 Feb 2012 05:12 PM PST Associated Press - Rapper Jim Jones was arrested Saturday in a brawl that broke out after a party hosted by Sean "Diddy" Combs at the Foxwoods Resort Casino, police said. Full Story Top RFK's Son Arrested After Maternity Ward Scuffle Sat,25 Feb 2012 02:00 PM PST The Atlantic Wire - For your random criminal complaint news of the day, how about this story about Douglas Kennedy, eldest child of Robert F. Kennedy and a correspondent for Fox News, being arraigned after a fracas at a maternity ward? According The New York Times, Kennedy, 44, defied the instructions of nurses on duty at Northern Westchester Hospital on January 7, who told him he could not leave the hospital with his newborn son, Bo, who his wife Molly had delivered two days prior. ... Full Story Top

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