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24-year-old arrested in Los Angeles arson spree
Mon,2 Jan 2012 06:45 PM PST
Associated Press -  Authorities arrested a man Monday in connection with dozens of suspected arson attacks that destroyed parked cars, scorched buildings and rattled much of the nation's second-largest city over the New Year's weekend.
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Man arrested in connection with LA arson spree
Mon,2 Jan 2012 04:44 PM PST
Associated Press - Authorities arrested a man Monday in connection with dozens of suspected arson attacks that destroyed parked cars, scorched buildings and rattled much of the nation's second-largest city over the New Year's weekend.
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Man arrested with explosives at airport was Army expert
Mon,2 Jan 2012 04:24 PM PST
Reuters -  SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A man arrested on New Years Eve at a Texas airport with explosives is an Army-trained demolitions expert and member of the elite Green Berets who served in Afghanistan and is stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, military officials said on Monday. Trey Scott Atwater, 30, was being held in the Midland, Texas County Jail on a federal charge of attempting to board an aircraft with an explosive, the FBI said. ...
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Man arrested with explosives at airport was Army expert
Mon,2 Jan 2012 02:32 PM PST
Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - A man arrested on New Years Eve at a Texas airport with explosives is an Army-trained demolitions expert and member of the elite Green Berets who served in Afghanistan and is stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, military officials said on Monday. Trey Scott Atwater, 30, was being held in the Midland, Texas County Jail on a federal charge of attempting to board an aircraft with an explosive, the FBI said. ...
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Car Arsons Stop After LAPD Arrested a Suspect
Mon,2 Jan 2012 01:48 PM PST
The Atlantic Wire - The LAPD arrested a man they suspect helped set fire to at least 55 cars in the Los Angeles area in the past three days, and since then no new arsons have been reported, the police say. So they're confident they've got their man. The crazy arson spree has caused at least $2 million in damage to cars and surrounding property. A sheriff's deputy arrested someone who he thought looked like a photograph of a suspect, and though the department won't confirm his identity or whether they think he acted alone. ... Full Story | Top |
Three arrested for peddling miracle stem cell cure
Mon,2 Jan 2012 01:20 PM PST
Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Three men were arrested and a fourth is being sought by the FBI in what investigators said was a scheme to market stem cells as miracle cures to desperate people suffering from terminal diseases. The arrests began in the past 10 days after two indictments were issued in November charging the four with 39 counts of mail fraud and unlawfully manufacturing, distributing and selling stem cells and stem cell procedures not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The FBI said the men received more than $1.5 million from patients suffering from incurable diseases. ... Full Story | Top |
Three arrested for peddling miracle cure from stem cells
Mon,2 Jan 2012 09:48 AM PST
Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Three men were arrested and a fourth is being sought by the FBI in connection with what investigators said was a scheme to market stem cells as miracle cures to desperate people suffering from terminal diseases. "Protecting the public from unproven and potentially dangerous drug and medical procedures is very important," said U.S. Attorney Kenneth Magidson. "This office will continue to prosecute violations involving threats to the public health. ... Full Story | Top |
Critics assail crime laws aimed at people with HIV
Mon,2 Jan 2012 09:25 AM PST
Associated Press - A man in Texas is serving a 35-year prison sentence for spitting at a police officer — because he has the virus that causes AIDS and his saliva was deemed a deadly weapon. In Michigan, an HIV-positive man who allegedly bit a neighbor during an argument faced a bioterrorism charge. Full Story | Top |
68 Occupy protesters arrested in NYC on New Year's
Sun,1 Jan 2012 02:36 PM PST
Associated Press - Dozens of Occupy Wall Street protesters were arrested on New Year's Eve as they tore down barricades surrounding New York City's Zuccotti Park, the former home of their encampment that was dismantled several weeks ago. Full Story | Top |
17 arrested at Malaysia student demo
Sun,1 Jan 2012 02:23 AM PST
AFP -  Seventeen people were arrested in Malaysia on Sunday after police broke up a student gathering for greater academic freedom, in what the opposition and activists said was a campaign to stifle dissent.
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Russian protesters arrested in Moscow rally
Sat,31 Dec 2011 07:29 PM PST
Reuters -  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police detained about 60 protesters during an anti-government demonstration on Saturday in Moscow, hours after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered a conciliatory message to the opposition in a televised New Year's Eve address. Reuters witnesses said they saw police surround and detain protesters who were shouting slogans such as "Putin Must Go!" and "Free the Political Prisoners!." Police said about 200 people took part in the rally, with 60 detained. ...
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At least 15 protesters arrested in Iowa
Sat,31 Dec 2011 03:47 PM PST
Associated Press - At least 15 protesters connected to the nationwide Occupy Wall Street movement have been arrested outside the presidential campaign headquarters of Republican candidates Michele Bachmann and Newt Gingrich. Full Story | Top |
Dozens arrested in Russia New Year protests
Sat,31 Dec 2011 12:23 PM PST
AFP -  Russian riot police arrested dozens of people on Saturday in Moscow and Saint Petersburg who tried to stage unsanctioned New Year's Eve protests against 12 years of Vladimir Putin's dominant rule.
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Russian protesters arrested in Moscow rally
Sat,31 Dec 2011 10:47 AM PST
Reuters -  MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russian police detained about 60 protesters during an anti-government demonstration on Saturday in Moscow, hours after Prime Minister Vladimir Putin offered a conciliatory message to the opposition in a televised New Year's Eve address. Reuters witnesses said they saw police surround and detain protesters who were shouting slogans such as "Putin Must Go!" and "Free the Political Prisoners!." Police said about 200 people took part in the rally, with 60 detained. ...
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Former Mexico soldier sentenced for aiding cartels
Fri,30 Dec 2011 04:16 PM PST
Reuters - MEXICO CITY, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A former soldier in the Mexican army was sentenced to 25 years in prison for aiding drug cartels, the attorney general's office said on Friday. Reymundo Morales of the Mexican infantry was arrested two years ago and found guilty of passing information to drug cartels, the attorney general's office said in a statement. Local media said that Morales and several colleagues in uniform were passing information about security operations to the powerful Sinaloa drug cartel, led by Joaquin 'Shorty' Guzman, Mexico's most-wanted man. ... Full Story | Top |
Oakland protesters who took over foreclosed home arrested
Fri,30 Dec 2011 06:55 AM PST
Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A dozen anti-Wall Street protesters who had taken over a foreclosed home in Oakland were arrested on Thursday, protest organizers said. The home, which protesters said they were using as housing for formerly homeless individuals and as a community meeting space, was taken over on December 6 during a national day of action they said aimed to support homeowners as they resisted evictions from foreclosed homes. The Occupy movement, which argues the U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
Iraqi man arrested in Romania
Fri,30 Dec 2011 06:44 AM PST
Associated Press - Prosecutors have arrested an Iraqi man on the suspicion he helped five of his countrymen who were members of al-Qaida hide in Romania. Full Story | Top |
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