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| Police Officers Who Beat a Homeless Schizophrenic Man to Death Found Not Guilty Monday, Jan 13, 2014 07:47 PM PST  Two police officers charged in the beating death of Kelly Thomas were found not guilty tonight. Officer Manuel Ramos says "see my fists? Full Story | Top |
| Officers acquitted in California homeless death Monday, Jan 13, 2014 06:57 PM PST  SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Two California police officers who were videotaped in a violent struggle with a homeless man during an arrest were acquitted Monday of killing him. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-California policemen acquitted in beating death of mentally ill transient Monday, Jan 13, 2014 06:03 PM PST  By Dana Feldman SANTA ANA, California (Reuters) - Two former policemen were acquitted on Monday in the 2011 beating and stun-gun death of a mentally ill California homeless man that touched off street protests and political upheaval in the Los Angeles suburb of Fullerton. Ex-Fullerton police officers Manuel Ramos and Jay Cicinelli were found not guilty of all charges linked to the death of 37-year-old Kelly Thomas following a month-long trial, according to a spokeswoman for the Orange County District Attorney. The eight-woman, four-man jury deliberated for less than two days before returning the verdicts in a packed Santa Ana, California courtroom. Ramos, 39, was charged with second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter in the case. Full Story | Top |
| Japan home run leader Balentien arrested in US Monday, Jan 13, 2014 04:57 PM PST MIAMI (AP) — A former major league baseball player who broke Japan's single-season home run record last year has been arrested in Florida on domestic violence charges, police said Monday. Full Story | Top |
| New York State assemblyman found guilty in bribery case Monday, Jan 13, 2014 03:21 PM PST  By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A New York state assemblyman was found guilty on Monday on charges he accepted $22,000 in bribes in exchange for official acts, including securing legislation favoring a network of adult day-care centers operated by four businessmen. A federal jury in Manhattan found New York State Assemblyman Eric Stevenson guilty of all four counts including conspiracy to engage in honest services fraud and bribery. The case was the latest to involve allegations of wrongdoing by members of New York's legislature in Albany, where at least 30 politicians have faced legal or ethics problems since 2000. "Graft and greed are intolerable in Albany, and we will go to trial as often as we have to until government in New York is cleaned up," Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara said in a statement. Full Story | Top |
| Los Angeles murders, violent crime dip to lowest level in decades Monday, Jan 13, 2014 03:20 PM PST  Murders and other serious crimes in Los Angeles dropped to more than 40-year lows in 2013, Mayor Eric Garcetti said on Monday, crediting a citywide focus on prevention and intervention. Los Angeles, the second-biggest U.S. city with a population of nearly 3.9 million, recorded 251 murders in 2013, down from 299 the year before, according to the mayor's office. Full Story | Top |
| Two Britons arrested for alleged terror offences in Syria Monday, Jan 13, 2014 12:51 PM PST  British counter-terror police arrested two men on Monday at London's Heathrow Airport on suspicion of terrorism offences linked to Syria, police said. The men, both aged 21 and from Birmingham, central England, were held after arriving back in Britain on a flight from Istanbul in Turkey, West Midlands Police said. They are believed to have travelled to Syria in May 2013, police said. British police have over the past three years arrested a number of people who have travelled to Syria over concerns that they are fighting with jihadi groups. Full Story | Top |
| Ex-U.S. soldier who wanted to help al Shabaab sentenced to prison Monday, Jan 13, 2014 12:38 PM PST A former U.S. soldier who admitted to trying to help the al Shabaab militant group, an al Qaeda affiliate in Somalia, was sentenced to seven years in prison on Monday, the Justice Department said. Craig Baxam, 24, of Laurel, Maryland, was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Baltimore after pleading guilty to destroying records that might be used in a terrorism investigation, the Justice Department said in a statement. Baxam, who had been trained in intelligence and cryptology while in the Army, was arrested by Kenyan police in December 2011 as he tried to cross the border into Somalia to join al Shabaab. Full Story | Top |
| Plea deal OK'd in Ala. tax official's ethics case Monday, Jan 13, 2014 10:56 AM PST A judge reluctantly let a former tax official plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and avoid jail time Monday despite lingering questions over millions of dollars in property tax errors in a north Alabama ... Full Story | Top |
| Britain calls Syrian barrel bomb attacks a war crime Monday, Jan 13, 2014 10:56 AM PST Britain on Monday accused Syria's government of committing "yet another war crime" by spraying civilian areas with barrel bombs - oil drums or cylinders which are packed with explosives and metal fragments and dropped from aircraft. Human rights groups say the improvised devices have killed hundreds of civilians in the civil war between President Bashar al-Assad's government and rebel forces. "The use of this deliberately indiscriminate weapon is yet another war crime, and is clearly designed to sow terror and weaken the will of the civilian population," Foreign Secretary William Hague told Britain's parliament. In December, Russia angered U.S. diplomats by blocking a U.N. Security Council resolution that would have condemned missile and barrel bomb attacks on civilians. Full Story | Top |
| Why was crime on the rise in New York last year? Blame Apple Monday, Jan 13, 2014 10:50 AM PST  Data released over the weekend by the New York Police Department shows that grand larcenies within the city increased again in 2013, up 13% to roughly 45,000 incidents. There were plenty of contributing factors, of course, but the NYPD specifically pointed a finger at Apple while explaining why crime was on the rise last year. According to the city's police department, thefts of Apple devices like the iPhone and iPad made up more than 18% of all grand larcenies in New York City last year, with 8,465 incidents having been reported. Apple devices are stolen so often that the NYPD now specifically tracks thefts of Apple-branded devices separately from other devices. The Wall Street Journal noted that while Apple devices are indeed Full Story | Top |
| Pakistan lawmaker arrested for private dungeon, attack on police Monday, Jan 13, 2014 06:46 AM PST The dungeon only came to light after private guards working for the lawmaker, Abdul Rehman Khetran, attacked police at a checkpoint on Sunday, beat them up and stole their weapons. The police then raided the lawmaker's fortified home in lawless Baluchistan province, freed the prisoners, including one woman, and arrested Khetran, his son and six private guards, said Barkhan district police chief Abdul Ghafoor Marri. His wife is also a lawmaker. Full Story | Top |
| Two Obama Cabinet Members Kick Off Nyc Forum On Reducing Crime Via Police Partnerships With Community Groups Monday, Jan 13, 2014 06:15 AM PST NEW YORK, Jan. 13, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) and the Police Foundation are hosting the "Safe Streets, Strong Communities" symposium to examine how community groups and law enforcement are working together to significantly reduce crime in some of America's toughest neighborhoods. The conference will lay out strategies for LISC's signature approach, detailing how local collaborations have replaced crime "hot spots" with quality housing, active businesses, and safe spaces for families. ... Full Story | Top |
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