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| Qatari sentenced to death for murder of British woman Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 07:49 PM PDT A Qatari court sentenced a local man to death for the murder of a British school teacher and gave another Qatari man a three-year jail term for helping the killer, in verdicts handed down on Thursday. British media said in October that Lauren Patterson, a 24-year-old primary teacher at a British school in the Gulf Arab state, went missing after being seen with two men at a nightclub in the capital, Doha. In a statement issued by the Foreign Office, Patterson's mother said justice had been served on Badr Hashim Khamis Abdullah al-Jaber, who was sentenced to death. But Alison Patterson said the accomplice, Muhammad Abdullah Hassan Abdul Aziz, had not faced adequate justice. Full Story | Top |
| Suspect in NY slayings arrested in Nicaragua Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 06:43 PM PDT  MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan police have arrested an alleged MS-13 gang member who recently was added to the FBI's "Ten Most Wanted Fugitives" list as a suspect in the 2010 killings of his 19-year-old girlfriend and her toddler son in New York state. Full Story | Top |
| Police: Colts owner had $29K in cash when arrested Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 12:27 PM PDT  CARMEL, Ind. (AP) — Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay had $29,000 in cash and bottles of prescription drugs in his vehicle when he was arrested on suspicion of intoxicated driving and other charges, according to the arrest report. Full Story | Top |
| UK judge says mafia fugitive free to go home Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 11:29 AM PDT  A judge in Britain told convicted mafia boss Domenico Rancadore on Thursday that he was free to return to his life in the London suburbs, after prosecutors said they would not appeal a ruling that blocked his extradition to Italy. Rancadore, who was arrested in Britain last year after 20 years on the run, won his legal fight against extradition on March 17 on the basis that returning to Italy's overcrowded prisons would breach his human rights. At a hearing in London on Thursday, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) confirmed that it had lodged an appeal but that it was not served within the statutory time limit and was therefore being withdrawn. Rancadore, 65, known as "The Professor", was sentenced in Italy in his absence in 1999 to seven years in prison for associating with the mafia. Full Story | Top |
| Fugitive nabbed after dining in same restaurant as marshal Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 10:41 AM PDT By Kevin Murphy Kansas City, Missouri (Reuters) - Former fugitive Virgil Tillman will have plenty of time to contemplate his unfortunate choice of restaurants as he sits in jail. Wanted on weapons and drugs charges by three counties in two states, Tillman was spotted at a pricey restaurant in Kansas City, Missouri, by a fellow diner - an off-duty deputy U.S. marshal who had been pursuing him for two months, said acting chief deputy U.S. marshal for Kansas, Matt Cahill, on Thursday. The marshal, who just happened to pick the same place to have dinner on Sunday night, recognized Tillman from photos, Cahill said. He also recognized Tillman's dining companion, a woman he had interviewed about the fugitive who denied knowing his whereabouts, Cahill said. Full Story | Top |
| Arizona man pleads not guilty in killing of boy Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 10:22 AM PDT PHOENIX (AP) — A 27-year-old Arizona man has pleaded not guilty in the fatal stabbing of his 12-year-old half-brother. Full Story | Top |
| Six arrested in crackdown on luggage thefts at Los Angeles airport Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 10:16 AM PDT  A crackdown on theft by luggage handlers at Los Angeles International Airport has netted six arrests along with jewelry, electronics and clothing stolen from passengers' baggage, law enforcement officials said on Thursday. The arrests came after airport police and the Los Angeles Police Department served 25 search warrants late on Wednesday as part of an investigation focused on current and former employees of companies hired by airlines to handle luggage, police said. "It's a disappointment, but a fact of life, that sometimes a few people will succumb to the temptations at LAX," Los Angeles Airport Police Chief Patrick Gannon said in a statement. Of the six people arrested, four were taken into custody on suspicion of receiving stolen property and two were held on outstanding warrants, said Los Angeles Airport Police spokeswoman Sergeant Belinda Nettles. Full Story | Top |
| DOJ trains cops to help transgender crime victims Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 08:16 AM PDT WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department has launched a program to train local police to better respond to transgender crime victims. Full Story | Top |
| Not guilty plea in killing of Cash's great-niece Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 07:49 AM PDT COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee man has pleaded not guilty to killing the great-niece of late country music singer Johnny Cash. Full Story | Top |
| "Dog Walker Watch" Debuts Tonight in Lower Merion; Program Adds More "Eyes & Ears" To Report Crime Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 06:30 AM PDT WYNNEWOOD, Pa., March 27, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday, March 27th at 7:30 p.m., Lower Merion Community Watch, in partnership with the Lower Merion Police Department, will launch Dog Walker Watch (DWW), a new crime awareness program in Lower Merion Township. The training for the first Dog Walker Watch class will be conducted by the Police Department and held at Merion Fire Company of Ardmore, 35 Greenfield Ave, Ardmore, PA. The class will include owners and their dogs. ... Full Story | Top |
| Montana bride accused in husband's cliff death to be sentenced Thursday, Mar 27, 2014 04:01 AM PDT  A Montana bride who shoved her husband of eight days off a cliff at Glacier National Park is due to be sentenced on Thursday, and a judge was expected to rule on a defense motion to withdraw her guilty plea to a second-degree murder charge. Attorneys for 22-year-old Jordan Graham on Tuesday asked a federal judge to rescind her guilty plea from December, alleging prosecutors are overreaching by seeking a life sentence and reneging on an agreement that they expected to involve less prison time. Federal prosecutors wrote in documents submitted on Wednesday that Graham's request to withdraw her plea was without merit and should be denied. In exchange for Graham pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the July 7 death of her husband of eight days, 25-year-old Cody Johnson, prosecutors dropped a first-degree murder charge, which alleges premeditation and carries a mandatory life sentence. Full Story | Top |
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