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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: B.C. gangster with international crime connections killed in Mexico:RCMP Ex-poster child for missing children sentenced for raping girl Fugitive Chinese activist 'under US protection' South Sudan army denies arrested foreigners aiding its forces Negotiators try to lure Wash. fugitive from bunker Sudan army: arrested foreigners have military backgrounds Arrested foreigners arrive in Khartoum: Reuters witness Police surround bunker in hunt for Wash. fugitive Man arrested in killing of Las Vegas mom, daughter Authorities: Bunker of Wash. fugitive surrounded DC man arrested in hammer attack case is younger brother of NFL's Davis brothers Detroit Tigers' Young apologizes after hate crime arrest Arsonist Found Guilty Death penalty sought in Montana teacher's killing US fugitive sentenced in Ariz. after decade on run Adult film producer found guilty in LA of violating federal obscenity laws Italian fugitive arrested outside Scotland Yard Man arrested after armed siege in central London Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young arrested Norwegian gets prison term for wrong turn in Ariz. Met police inspector arrested over racism claim Denmark: 3 men arrested on terror suspicion Iraq at 'a crossroad', fugitive VP tells AFP Denmark: 3 men arrested on terror suspicions Accused 'kingpin of cockfighting' arrested in Texas B.C. gangster with international crime connections killed in Mexico:RCMP Sat,28 Apr 2012 06:58 PM PDT Associated Press - SURREY, B.C. - A British Columbia gangster with crime connections across Canada and the world has been shot dead in Mexico. Full Story Top Ex-poster child for missing children sentenced for raping girl Sat,28 Apr 2012 04:03 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - A repeat sex offender whose abduction as a child led former President Bill Clinton to order missing-children posters displayed in federal buildings has been sentenced to at least 25 years in prison for raping a 10-year-old girl he was babysitting in upstate New York, local media reported on Saturday. Adam Croote, 23, was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Friday, the Albany Times Union reported, citing law enforcement officials. In March he pleaded guilty to a felony charge of predatory sexual assault against a child near Albany. ... Full Story Top Fugitive Chinese activist 'under US protection' Sat,28 Apr 2012 11:34 AM PDT AFP - A leading Chinese activist who escaped from house arrest last weekend is now under US "protection" and Washington and Beijing are in talks over his status, an overseas rights group said Saturday. Full Story Top South Sudan army denies arrested foreigners aiding its forces Sat,28 Apr 2012 10:36 AM PDT Reuters - JUBA (Reuters) - South Sudan's army said that three foreigners arrested by Sudan near a disputed border area were not helping its forces, contrary to accusations by Khartoum. "That is rubbish and just a lie," the spokesman for South Sudan's army (SPLA), Philip Aguer, said. Aguer said SPLA sources in Bentiu, the capital of South Sudan's Unity State, told him that a U.N. truck had got lost in the disputed border area and were "caught by the Sudanese Armed Forces". "The humanitarian truck ... should have been allowed free passage," Aguer said. ... Full Story Top Negotiators try to lure Wash. fugitive from bunker Sat,28 Apr 2012 10:05 AM PDT Associated Press - Police kept the rugged underground bunker of Washington state murder suspect surrounded for a second day Saturday as negotiators arrived by helicopter to try to coax its occupant into surrendering. Full Story Top Sudan army: arrested foreigners have military backgrounds Sat,28 Apr 2012 09:30 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Three foreigners arrested by Sudan's army on Saturday had military backgrounds and were helping the South Sudanese army, an army spokesman said. Sudan said it arrested a Briton, a Norwegian and a South African on Saturday for illegally entering the disputed Heglig border area, the scene of recent fighting between Sudan and South Sudan, with a soldier from South Sudan. The three had been travelling in two cars that contained military equipment, he said. (Reporting by Ulf Laessing; Editing by Louise Ireland) Full Story Top Arrested foreigners arrive in Khartoum: Reuters witness Sat,28 Apr 2012 09:30 AM PDT Reuters - KHARTOUM (Reuters) - Three foreigners whom Sudanese authorities arrested for illegally entering an oil-producing border area arrived at the military airport in Khartoum on Saturday, a Reuters witness said. Sudan said it had arrested a Briton, a South African and a Norwegian in part of the disputed Heglig area, scene of recent fighting between Sudan and South Sudan. Sudan said they had been seen entering with a soldier from South Sudan. The witness said two Western men and two African men arrived on a civilian plane at the airport. ... Full Story Top Police surround bunker in hunt for Wash. fugitive Sat,28 Apr 2012 03:06 AM PDT Associated Press - Law officers hunting for an armed survivalist suspected of killing his wife and daughter maintained a perimeter early Saturday around an elaborate, underground bunker where he might be hiding in the woods of Washington state. Full Story Top Man arrested in killing of Las Vegas mom, daughter Fri,27 Apr 2012 11:50 PM PDT Associated Press - Police arrested a 22-year-old man Friday suspected of a bludgeoning attack in a blood-splattered Las Vegas home that left a woman and her daughter dead and her husband in critical condition, authorities said. Full Story Top Authorities: Bunker of Wash. fugitive surrounded Fri,27 Apr 2012 09:42 PM PDT Associated Press - Authorities on Friday surrounded an elaborate, underground bunker believed to be that of a gun-toting survivalist suspected of killing his wife and daughter nearly a week ago and then holing up in the woods of Washington state. Full Story Top DC man arrested in hammer attack case is younger brother of NFL's Davis brothers Fri,27 Apr 2012 06:13 PM PDT Associated Press - WASHINGTON - The younger brother of NFL players Vernon and Vontae Davis is accused of hitting a woman in the head with a hammer and police are investigating if the assault is linked to other attacks in the area, including the slaying of a man visiting from Colorado. Full Story Top Detroit Tigers' Young apologizes after hate crime arrest Fri,27 Apr 2012 05:54 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young apologized on Friday for an incident that led to a hate crime charge against him for allegedly yelling anti-Semitic remarks during a scuffle with tourists in New York. Police say Young, 26, scuffled with four tourists from Illinois outside a hotel near Times Square early on Friday after the group gave money to a panhandler wearing a yarmulke. The baseball player is accused of yelling anti-Semitic remarks during the incident, but it was unclear at whom the remarks were directed, police said. ... Full Story Top Arsonist Found Guilty Fri,27 Apr 2012 04:32 PM PDT PR Newswire - SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 27, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Sacramento District Attorney Jan Scully, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF), San Francisco Field Division Acting Special Agent in Charge Scot Thomasson, Sacramento Police Chief Rick Braziel and Sacramento Fire Chief Ray Jones announced Robert Durst was found guilty of an arson that caused great bodily injury to four Sacramento firefighters. Full Story Top Death penalty sought in Montana teacher's killing Fri,27 Apr 2012 04:28 PM PDT Associated Press - Prosecutors on Friday filed murder charges and said they intend to seek the death penalty against two men accused of kidnapping a Montana teacher whose body was discovered in North Dakota two months after she disappeared. Full Story Top US fugitive sentenced in Ariz. after decade on run Fri,27 Apr 2012 04:22 PM PDT Associated Press - An Arizona man who fled the country after being convicted of child molestation a decade ago was sentenced Friday to 240 years in prison. Full Story Top Adult film producer found guilty in LA of violating federal obscenity laws Fri,27 Apr 2012 03:13 PM PDT Associated Press - LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A jury in Los Angeles has found an adult film producer guilty of violating federal obscenity laws by selling movies depicting bestiality and extreme fetishes. Full Story Top Italian fugitive arrested outside Scotland Yard Fri,27 Apr 2012 02:16 PM PDT Associated Press - When British police finally snared an Italian fugitive wanted for the last 30 years, the task couldn't have been easier: he was arrested across the street from Scotland Yard's London headquarters, officials said Friday. Full Story Top Man arrested after armed siege in central London Fri,27 Apr 2012 01:03 PM PDT Associated Press - The suspect at the center of a three-hour siege that shut down part of a busy section of central London on Friday has been arrested, police said. Full Story Top Detroit Tigers outfielder Delmon Young arrested Fri,27 Apr 2012 12:48 PM PDT Associated Press - Detroit Tigers left fielder Delmon Young was arrested Friday on a hate crime harassment charge after police said he got into a fight with a group of men and yelled anti-Semitic epithets. Full Story Top Norwegian gets prison term for wrong turn in Ariz. Fri,27 Apr 2012 11:40 AM PDT Associated Press - A Norwegian man who took a wrong turn onto a one-way street in an Arizona town and drove through a street festival has been sentenced to more than seven years in state prison. Full Story Top Met police inspector arrested over racism claim Fri,27 Apr 2012 07:47 AM PDT AFP - A senior Metropolitan Police inspector has been arrested on suspicion of racial abuse, the latest in a string of racism allegations levelled at the force. Full Story Top Denmark: 3 men arrested on terror suspicion Fri,27 Apr 2012 07:44 AM PDT Associated Press - Three men have been arrested in Copenhagen on suspicion of plotting a terror attack after police found them with automatic weapons and ammunition, Denmark's intelligence service said Friday. Full Story Top Iraq at 'a crossroad', fugitive VP tells AFP Fri,27 Apr 2012 06:52 AM PDT AFP - Iraq has reached a "crossroad," its fugitive vice-president told AFP Friday but strongly rejected the country's partition amid a deepening crisis stoking sectarian tensions. Full Story Top Denmark: 3 men arrested on terror suspicions Fri,27 Apr 2012 03:32 AM PDT Associated Press - Three men have been arrested in the Danish capital on suspicion of plotting a terror act after police found them in possession of automatic firearms and ammunition, Denmark's intelligence service said Friday. Full Story Top Accused 'kingpin of cockfighting' arrested in Texas Thu,26 Apr 2012 07:21 PM PDT Reuters - EDINBURG, Texas (Reuters) - Deputies arrested a purported "kingpin of cockfighting" who they said profited off a Texas cockfighting ring that was the scene of an ambush last week where masked gunmen killed three men and wounded eight others, the local sheriff said on Thursday. Guadalupe Garza Herrera, who owns a chain of transmission repair shops in South Texas, was arrested and charged with cockfighting and engaging in organized criminal activity. Garza Herrera, 41, doubled as the "kingpin of cockfighting" locally, Sheriff Lupe Trevino said. ... Full Story Top

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