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Saturday, July 21, 2012 8:30 PM PDT

Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Aurora shooting suspect appointed public defender Suspect arrested in LA homeless stabbings Air Force instructor sentenced to 20 years Obama calls Colorado killings a heinous crime Man arrested in deaths, dismemberment of couple Syrian-American sentenced to 18 months for spying on US-based dissidents Ex-NYPD officer sentenced in gun case Mom's boyfriend arrested in Mo. closet abuse case Judge refuses to dismiss celebrity burglary case 9 Ivorian women sentenced over genital mutilation Trial set for man charged in Ark. officer's murder Mother of man who set off Tunisia revolt sentenced Bassist for 3 Doors Down arrested for DUI in Miss. 1 suspect arrested in Denver area mass shooting January trial set in Pa. armored car heist, death 15 arrested in Spain after massive protests Man to plead guilty in plot to blow up Pentagon Chinese arrested in $133 mn Australian drug bust Penn State could incur steep penalty in probe of unreported crime UK man extradited to Arizona in meth-related chemicals sales case Closing arguments expected in Air Force sex scandal trial Man arrested for trying to grab Olympic torch: police 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 Aurora shooting suspect appointed public defender Sat,21 Jul 2012 02:40 PM PDT Associated Press - The suspect in Friday's mass shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater has been appointed a defense attorney. Full Story Top Suspect arrested in LA homeless stabbings Sat,21 Jul 2012 11:19 AM PDT Associated Press - Police arrested a suspect in the stabbings of three Los Angeles-area homeless people in recent weeks, a man they say goes by a name signed on "death warrants" found with the wounded victims. Full Story Top Air Force instructor sentenced to 20 years Sat,21 Jul 2012 10:49 AM PDT Associated Press - An Air Force instructor was sentenced to 20 years in prison Saturday, after being convicted of rape and sexual assault in a sweeping sex scandal that rocked one of the nation's busiest military training centers. Full Story Top Obama calls Colorado killings a heinous crime Sat,21 Jul 2012 03:04 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama called the shootings at a movie theater in Colorado on Friday a reminder that life is fragile and promised that the federal government stood ready to do all it could to seek justice for the "heinous crime." Obama cut short a campaign trip in Florida on Friday to return to Washington after a gunman killed 12 people and wounded 59 at a midnight screening of the new Batman movie in Aurora, Colorado, a Denver suburb. ... Full Story Top Man arrested in deaths, dismemberment of couple Fri,20 Jul 2012 05:37 PM PDT Associated Press - A 39-year-old man was in custody Friday in connection with the deaths of a Detroit-area couple who were fatally shot, dismembered and discovered miles away in and near the Detroit River, police said. Full Story Top Syrian-American sentenced to 18 months for spying on US-based dissidents Fri,20 Jul 2012 04:32 PM PDT Christian Science Monitor - A Virginia man was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison on Friday for providing information to the Syrian secret police about US-based dissidents protesting the Syrian government's crackdown. Full Story Top Ex-NYPD officer sentenced in gun case Fri,20 Jul 2012 02:16 PM PDT Associated Press - A ringleader of off-duty New York Police Department officers who were caught in a sting agreeing to smuggle illegal guns and stolen merchandise was sentenced on Friday to nearly five years in prison. Full Story Top Mom's boyfriend arrested in Mo. closet abuse case Fri,20 Jul 2012 01:05 PM PDT Associated Press - The boyfriend of a woman whose 10-year-old malnourished daughter was found last month locked in a closet in Kansas City appeared in court Friday, one day after he was found hiding in an attic. Full Story Top Judge refuses to dismiss celebrity burglary case Fri,20 Jul 2012 10:32 AM PDT Associated Press - A judge refused to dismiss charges Friday against a group accused of burglarizing celebrities' homes based on an officer's paid work on a film about the case, but called the investigator's actions "stupid" and a gift for defense attorneys. Full Story Top 9 Ivorian women sentenced over genital mutilation Fri,20 Jul 2012 10:10 AM PDT Associated Press - An Ivory Coast official says nine women have been sentenced to two years in prison each for involvement in female genital mutilation, marking the first time such a case results in jail time in the West African nation. Full Story Top Trial set for man charged in Ark. officer's murder Fri,20 Jul 2012 08:49 AM PDT Associated Press - Opening statements are set in the capital murder trial of a man charged with fatally shooting a police officer last year in northeast Arkansas. Full Story Top Mother of man who set off Tunisia revolt sentenced Fri,20 Jul 2012 08:41 AM PDT Associated Press - The mother of the fruit-seller whose self-immolation touched off Tunisia's uprising has received a four-month suspended sentence Friday for "verbally assaulting" a judge, after being jailed for a week. Full Story Top Bassist for 3 Doors Down arrested for DUI in Miss. Fri,20 Jul 2012 06:04 AM PDT Associated Press - 3 Doors Down bassist Todd Harrell has been released on $1,000 bond after being arrested on a DUI-related charge following an accident in southern Mississippi. Full Story Top 1 suspect arrested in Denver area mass shooting Fri,20 Jul 2012 04:27 AM PDT Associated Press - A police spokesman says the gas mask-wearing suspect arrested in connection with a mass shooting in the Denver suburb of Aurora is a man in his early 20s. Full Story Top January trial set in Pa. armored car heist, death Fri,20 Jul 2012 03:57 AM PDT Associated Press - An armored car guard charged with killing his partner and fleeing with more than $2 million will stand trial early next year in western Pennsylvania. Full Story Top 15 arrested in Spain after massive protests Fri,20 Jul 2012 01:27 AM PDT Associated Press - Police say 15 people were arrested and 39 people injured overnight in central Madrid after tens of thousands of people took part in a demonstration to protest the conservative government's latest austerity package. Full Story Top Man to plead guilty in plot to blow up Pentagon Fri,20 Jul 2012 12:06 AM PDT Associated Press - A Muslim-American man from Massachusetts is expected to plead guilty in federal court in Boston in an alleged plot to fly remote-controlled model planes packed with explosives into the Pentagon and U.S. Capitol. Full Story Top Chinese arrested in $133 mn Australian drug bust Thu,19 Jul 2012 11:27 PM PDT AFP - A Chinese national was one of two people arrested when drugs worth Aus$128 million (US$133 million) were seized in Sydney, Australian police said on Friday. Full Story Top Penn State could incur steep penalty in probe of unreported crime Thu,19 Jul 2012 08:09 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 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 Man arrested for trying to grab Olympic torch: police Thu,19 Jul 2012 05:20 PM PDT AFP - Police arrested a 17-year-old man on Friday after he tried to grab the Olympic torch on the day that it was due to make a dramatic arrival in London. 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

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