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| Former socialite found guilty in Arizona car bomb death of ex-husband Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 07:24 PM PDT A former Arizona socialite was convicted of first-degree murder on Tuesday in the 1996 car-bomb killing of her ex-husband, a prominent real estate developer, in the parking lot of a Tucson resort, prosecutors said. Jurors also found Pamela Phillips, 56, guilty of conspiracy to commit first-degree murder in the fiery death of husband Gary Triano that shocked the community and went unsolved for years. The Pima County Superior Court jury deliberated for nearly three days before rendering the guilty verdicts, prosecutor Rick Unklesbay said. Phillips faces life in prison with the possibility of parole in 25 years or natural life in prison under the convictions, Unklesbay said. Full Story | Top |
| Arizona woman found guilty in hammer-beating death Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 07:03 PM PDT  PHOENIX (AP) — An Arizona woman was convicted of first-degree murder Tuesday for bludgeoning her husband to death with a hammer in what prosecutors said was a failed bid to collect on a life insurance policy to repay about $300,000 in loans from her boyfriend. Full Story | Top |
| Woman found guilty in 1996 killing of ex-husband Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 05:57 PM PDT  TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — A once-prominent socialite was found guilty Tuesday in the 1996 Tucson car bomb killing of her ex-husband after spending years abroad living a lavish lifestyle across Europe. Full Story | Top |
| Florida woman arrested in topless rampage at McDonald's Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 03:30 PM PDT A bare-breasted woman wearing only bikini bottoms was observed by security cameras vandalizing a Florida McDonald's. In the video, which went viral on Tuesday, the woman is seen shoving cash registers onto the floor, overturning a drinks dispenser and throwing items at staff before helping herself to some ice cream. Sandra Suarez, 41, entered the McDonald's in Pinellas Park on Florida's west coast on March 24, and when an employee asked her to put on some clothes, she refused and became destructive, according to a police report obtained by the Tampa Bay Times. "She destroys it," Pinellas Park police spokesman Sgt. Adam Geissenberger, told the newspaper. Full Story | Top |
| Lawmaker Yee pleads not guilty to federal charges Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 03:13 PM PDT  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Suspended state Sen. Leland Yee pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to bribery and gun charges two weeks after he was arrested as part of an FBI sting targeting political corruption and an alleged organized crime syndicate based in San Francisco's Chinatown. Full Story | Top |
| S.Africa charges extradited Dewani with honeymoon murder Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 01:28 PM PDT  South Africa on Tuesday charged extradited British businessman Shrien Dewani with ordering his wife's murder during their 2010 honeymoon in Cape Town and remanded him in a psychiatric hospital. After losing a three-year extradition fight, Dewani, 34, arrived in South Africa early on Tuesday morning and was promptly whisked to the Western Cape high court. Dewani was formally charged with murder, conspiracy to commit murder and defeating the ends of justice by the country's elite crime-fighting unit, the Hawks. "Dewani has been accused of orchestrating the murder of his wife. Full Story | Top |
| California state senator pleads not guilty to corruption Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 12:55 PM PDT By Laila Kearney SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A prominent California state senator and gun-control advocate pleaded not guilty in a federal courtroom in San Francisco on Tuesday to charges of corruption and conspiracy to traffic in firearms. Leland Yee, 65, who was arrested last month and has since been suspended with pay, was criminally charged along with about two dozen other individuals in a broad sweep of suspected organized crime and corruption activity in San Francisco. He is the third Democratic state senator to face criminal charges this year in separate cases that have cost his party a cherished two-thirds majority in the upper chamber of the California legislature in an election year. Senator Ron Calderon was indicted on corruption charges and Senator Roderick Wright was convicted of lying about living in the district he sought to represent. Full Story | Top |
| Texas woman arrested after telling police she was sold bad pot Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 11:26 AM PDT By Lisa Bose McDermott TEXARKANA, Texas (Reuters) - A Texas woman who complained to police that a drug dealer sold her a bad batch of marijuana that did not pack much of a punch has been arrested, police said on Tuesday. Evelyn Hamilton, 37, was jailed on Friday after also telling police in Lufkin, Texas, that the dealer refused to give her a refund. She was later released on $500 bail for a drug paraphernalia charge. She had in her possession a bag with a small amount of pot, said Lufkin Police Sergeant David Casper. Full Story | Top |
| Moroccan man arrested in Connecticut after school bomb plot: officials Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 11:23 AM PDT (Reuters) - A Moroccan man who entered the United States as an exchange student six years ago is facing criminal charges after planning to use a remote-controlled plane to bomb a U.S. university and a federal building in Connecticut, officials said on Tuesday. The resident of Bridgeport, Connecticut, 26-year-old El Mehdi Semlali Fathi, was arrested on Monday after telling a friend that he was studying how to carry out the bomb attack with a toy plane, according to a spokesman for the U.S. Attorney's Office in Connecticut and court papers filed by a Federal Bureau of Investigation agent. In a conversation recorded by the FBI, Fathi "repeatedly confirmed his desire to bomb an educational university outside the state of Connecticut" and claimed he had lined up financing from drug dealers to fund the attack, officials said. Full Story | Top |
| California senator pleads not guilty to corruption Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 10:48 AM PDT SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A suspended California state senator has pleaded not guilty to all charges for his alleged role in a San Francisco political corruption and organized crime case. Full Story | Top |
| County considers volunteer crime-scene specialists Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 09:34 AM PDT GRANTS PASS, Ore. (AP) — The Josephine County Sheriff's Office in Oregon is understaffed and desperate for help, so authorities are mulling whether to turn to local volunteers to help process crime scenes. Full Story | Top |
| The Daily Fix: The Right to Vote, Wronged; Ukraine Pushes Back; and Legal Pot's Impact on Crime Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 07:51 AM PDT Don't throw away your umbrella in a rainstorm just because you're not getting wet. That's what Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg warned last June when the U.S. Supreme Court ruled to overturn a key section of the Voting Rights Act that required states to get federal permission before changing rules on voting. Full Story | Top |
| Kenya: 3,000 arrested after terror attacks Tuesday, Apr 08, 2014 11:50 AM PDT NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least 3,000 people were arrested in Kenya during four days of security operations across the country following a wave of terror attacks, officials said Tuesday. Full Story | Top |
| Ukraine launches 'anti-terrorist' operation in eastern city, 70 arrested Monday, Apr 07, 2014 10:13 PM PDT  KIEV (Reuters) - Ukraine has launched an "anti-terrorist" operation in the eastern city of Kharkiv and about 70 "separatists" have been arrested for seizing the regional administration building, Ukrainian Interior Minister Arsen Avakov said on Tuesday. On his Facebook page, Avakov said: "An anti-terrorist operation has been launched. The city center is blocked along with metro stations. Do not worry. Once we finish, we will open them again. ... Full Story | Top |
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