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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: UK man extradited to Arizona in meth-related chemicals sales case Closing arguments expected in Air Force sex scandal trial Penn State could incur steep penalty in probe of unreported crime Mom Arrested For Hacking School Computers to Change Kids' Grades 7 arrested after brawl at Seattle fraternity 'Best in Show' actor Fred Willard arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct at adult theatre Sun newspaper journalist arrested in UK Mexican minister suggests mobile app to fight crime Swiss govt wants to end death penalty everywhere California city official to admit taking bribes over pot dispensaries BREAKING: Janitors Strike Prompts Act of Civil Disobedience as Supporters Block Intersection; More than a Dozen Arrested World's most wanted Nazi arrested in Hungary LA Banker Arrested In Window-Breaking Spree 'Sleeping Dogs' crime game annouces Hollywood-caliber cast USS Cole bombing case moves into secret session Integrate crime prevention with community investment programs to accelerate recovery in low-income areas: LISC Hungary: Nazi-era war crime suspect detained California fugitive caught in Guatemala after 18 years on the run 2nd brother sentenced in Pa. trafficking case Lawyer: Texan to fight allegation he killed doctor Ex-Ill. official sentenced to 4 years' probation Supreme Court Appeal on Mental Illness Standard in Death Penalty Case Judge won't remove himself from Cole bombing case NCAA president not ruling out 'death penalty' for Penn State football program News Summary: Google search to fight crime UK man extradited to Arizona in meth-related chemicals sales case Thu,19 Jul 2012 06:38 PM PDT Reuters - PHOENIX (Reuters) - A British man has been extradited to Arizona from Scotland to face trial for illegally exporting and distributing chemicals used to make methamphetamine in the state, authorities said on Thursday. Brian Howes, 48, was ordered to remain in custody on suspicion of 82 drug-related crimes pending a September 5 trial under an order issued in federal court on Thursday, a U.S. attorney's office spokesman said. Howes, who faces charges that include unlawful distribution of listed chemicals and conspiracy, arrived in Arizona on Friday, authorities said. ... Full Story Top Closing arguments expected in Air Force sex scandal trial Thu,19 Jul 2012 06:37 PM PDT Reuters - SAN ANTONIO (Reuters) - Both military prosecutors and defense attorneys rested their cases on Thursday in a trial against a drill instructor accused of serial sexual assault of women during U.S. Air Force basic training in Texas, in the first court-martial of a widening military sex scandal. Air Force basic training instructor Staff Sergeant Luis Walker is accused of 28 counts, including rape and attempted assault, for allegedly having inappropriate sexual relationships with 10 women. ... Full Story Top Penn State could incur steep penalty in probe of unreported crime Thu,19 Jul 2012 06:26 PM PDT Reuters - (Reuters) - Penn State University could face a record government penalty, potentially in the millions, for failing to report campus crime, including Jerry Sandusky's child sex abuse, experts said on Thursday. The Department of Education is investigating Penn State for possible violations of the Clery Act, which requires colleges to collect and report daily and annual crime statistics and issue timely warnings to students and others. ... Full Story Top Mom Arrested For Hacking School Computers to Change Kids' Grades Thu,19 Jul 2012 05:19 PM PDT ABC News - Catherine Venusto Accused of Logging into 10 School Administrator Email Accounts Full Story Top 7 arrested after brawl at Seattle fraternity Thu,19 Jul 2012 01:03 PM PDT Associated Press - Police say two people were injured seriously enough in brawl at a University of Washington fraternity to be taken to a hospital for treatment. Full Story Top 'Best in Show' actor Fred Willard arrested on suspicion of lewd conduct at adult theatre Thu,19 Jul 2012 10:50 AM PDT Associated Press - LOS ANGELES, Calif. - Actor Fred Willard, perhaps best known as a dog show announcer in the movie "Best in Show," has been arrested on suspicion of committing a lewd act at a Hollywood adult theatre. Full Story Top Sun newspaper journalist arrested in UK Thu,19 Jul 2012 09:17 AM PDT Associated Press - British police investigating alleged computer hacking arrested a journalist for The Sun tabloid newspaper in London, officials said Thursday. Full Story Top Mexican minister suggests mobile app to fight crime Thu,19 Jul 2012 08:57 AM PDT AFP - Mexico's interior minister suggested Wednesday that a mobile software app could help crack down on the country's crippling drug-related crime. Full Story Top Swiss govt wants to end death penalty everywhere Thu,19 Jul 2012 06:20 AM PDT Associated Press - The Swiss government has reaffirmed its commitment toward seeking the abolition of the death penalty "throughout the world." Full Story Top California city official to admit taking bribes over pot dispensaries Wed,18 Jul 2012 04:31 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A third former official in the Los Angeles suburb of Cudahy will plead guilty to accepting a $7,000 bribe for agreeing to support a medical marijuana dispensary in the small city, federal prosecutors said on Wednesday. Former Cudahy City Councilman Osvaldo Conde, 50, who recently resigned his post, has agreed to plead guilty to bribery and extortion charges, U.S. Attorney's Office spokesman Thom Mrozek said. ... Full Story Top BREAKING: Janitors Strike Prompts Act of Civil Disobedience as Supporters Block Intersection; More than a Dozen Arrested Wed,18 Jul 2012 12:54 PM PDT PR Newswire - HOUSTON, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In an act of civil disobedience that harkens back to the civil rights movement, 15 activists risked arrest today to protest their employers' misconduct, adding to the growing divide between the 1% and the rest of us. According to a Fox news poll in Houston released last night, 63 percent of Houstonians believe janitors should be paid more for their work. Full Story Top World's most wanted Nazi arrested in Hungary Wed,18 Jul 2012 12:50 PM PDT AFP - Hungarian authorities detained, grilled and put under house arrest on Wednesday a 97-year-old who tops the Simon Wiesenthal Center's dwindling wanted-list of suspected Nazi war criminals. Full Story Top LA Banker Arrested In Window-Breaking Spree Wed,18 Jul 2012 12:25 PM PDT ABC News - Michael Poret, a 58-year-old investment adviser who works on upscale Rodeo Drive, has been arrested in connection with a rash of window smashes along the Ventura Boulevard corridor, according to  the Los Angeles Police Department. Poret is allegedly responsible for a string of  broken windows dating as far... Full Story Top 'Sleeping Dogs' crime game annouces Hollywood-caliber cast Wed,18 Jul 2012 09:01 AM PDT AFP Relax News - Ever wondered where video games get their voice actors from? Sleeping Dogs, a game of triad infiltration set in Hong Kong, can boast Hollywood-caliber actors, many of whom are themselves bicultural Asian American. Full Story Top USS Cole bombing case moves into secret session Wed,18 Jul 2012 08:10 AM PDT Associated Press - A military judge at Guantanamo Bay closed a hearing in the USS Cole bombing case to allow prosecutors and defense attorneys to discuss classified information. Full Story Top Integrate crime prevention with community investment programs to accelerate recovery in low-income areas: LISC Wed,18 Jul 2012 07:38 AM PDT PR Newswire - Police, community advocates focus on eliminating blight and crime, building economic opportunity during July 18-20 national LISC gathering Full Story Top Hungary: Nazi-era war crime suspect detained Wed,18 Jul 2012 02:44 AM PDT Associated Press - Hungarian prosecutors say they have taken into custody, and charged with war crimes, a man suspected of taking part in the deportation of Jews in 1944. Full Story Top California fugitive caught in Guatemala after 18 years on the run Tue,17 Jul 2012 06:48 PM PDT Reuters - LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California man who spent 18 years on the run from charges that he molested a 4-year-old girl has been arrested in Guatemala and returned to the United States for prosecution, authorities said on Tuesday. Jeffrey Reed Parish, 65, was taken into custody by Guatemalan police without incident on Thursday afternoon at his home in Panajachel, about 90 miles from Guatemala City, said FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller. Eimiller said the fugitive, who was living under the assumed name "Blake," did not resist and "appeared to know why he was being arrested. ... Full Story Top 2nd brother sentenced in Pa. trafficking case Tue,17 Jul 2012 03:52 PM PDT Associated Press - A Ukrainian man convicted of racketeering in what prosecutors say was a scheme to smuggle desperate villagers into the United States to work in bondage has been sentenced in Philadelphia to 20 years in prison. Full Story Top Lawyer: Texan to fight allegation he killed doctor Tue,17 Jul 2012 03:14 PM PDT Associated Press - A Texas plastic surgeon plans to fight allegations that he paid another man thousands of dollars in silver bars to kill a fellow doctor who was dating his ex-girlfriend, a defense attorney said Tuesday. Full Story Top Ex-Ill. official sentenced to 4 years' probation Tue,17 Jul 2012 12:30 PM PDT Associated Press - A federal judge has sentenced a former Illinois official to four years' probation for donating $50,000 to then-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's campaign in exchange for a state job. Full Story Top Supreme Court Appeal on Mental Illness Standard in Death Penalty Case Tue,17 Jul 2012 12:01 PM PDT ABC OTUS News - The Supreme Court is considering an emergency appeal today filed on the behalf of a Georgia death row inmate who claims he should not be put to death because he is mentally retarded. The man, Warren Lee Hill Jr., is set to be executed tomorrow.... Full Story Top Judge won't remove himself from Cole bombing case Tue,17 Jul 2012 11:52 AM PDT Associated Press - The military judge presiding over the war crimes trial of a Guantanamo Bay prisoner charged in the attack on the USS Cole rejected a motion Tuesday by defense attorneys that he remove himself from the case. Full Story Top NCAA president not ruling out 'death penalty' for Penn State football program Tue,17 Jul 2012 10:10 AM PDT Associated Press - NEW YORK, N.Y. - The president of the NCAA says he isn't ruling out the possibility of shutting down the Penn State football program in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal. Full Story Top News Summary: Google search to fight crime Tue,17 Jul 2012 09:50 AM PDT Associated Press - CRIMESTOPPING: For the past few months, Google has been quietly turning its search capabilities to fighting criminals, as drug cartels, money launderers and human traffickers run their sophisticated operations online. Full Story Top

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