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Mexico Arrests Alleged Head of Juarez Drug Cartel
| Posted by Admin on Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 06:54 AM (8227 Reads)
MEXICO CITY — Mexican agents arrested a former medical student who seized control of the remnants of the Juarez cartel, the country's attorney general said Monday, shedding light on a split within what was once Mexico's most powerful cocaine smuggling gang.
Ricardo Garcia Urquiza, captured in a shopping mall in Mexico City on Nov. 11, is accused of overseeing an organization that moved up to 5 tons of Colombian cocaine a month into Mexico and on to the United States.
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Friends: Alleged Mall Shooter Wanted to Show World His Anger
| Posted by Admin on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 12:42 PM (6018 Reads)
TACOMA, Wash. — A man accused of going on a shooting spree at a crowded shopping mall sent a text message to his ex-girlfriend minutes before the rampage saying he was about to show the world his anger, the woman said.
Six people were injured, one critically, in Sunday's attack.
Dominick Sergio Maldonado, 20, surrendered about four hours after he ducked into a music store and took three hostages, all of whom were released unharmed, authorities said.
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Camden, N.J., Named 'Most Dangerous City' Again
| Posted by Admin on Monday, November 21, 2005 - 12:35 PM (5167 Reads)
CAMDEN, N.J. — For the second year in a row, this destitute city has been named the nation's most dangerous, according to a company's annual ranking based on crime statistics.
Last year, the distinction seemed to hurt city boosters' feelings more than it harmed revitalization efforts. This time, city leaders are offended by the ranking, calling it unfair.
"We're doing so many nice things now. It's unfortunate that somebody always wants to bad-mouth Camden," Mayor Gwendolyn Faison said.
The city took the top spot last year from Detroit, which remained No. 2 in the most dangerous city rankings, to be released Monday by Morgan Quitno Press. The Lawrence, Kan.-based company publishes "City Crime Rankings," an annual reference book.
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Search for Escaped Con Goes Nationwide
| Posted by Admin on Sunday, November 06, 2005 - 04:44 PM (5873 Reads)
HOUSTON — The search for a death row inmate who walked unnoticed out of a Texas county jail became a nationwide manhunt Saturday as authorities investigated whether he had help making the brazen escape.
The U.S. Marshals Office offered a $10,000 reward for the capture of Charles Victor Thompson and designated him a federal fugitive. Officials also alerted airports, border officials and other law enforcement agencies.
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Arrest in Murder of Horowitz's Wife
| Posted by Admin on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 07:25 AM (7370 Reads)
MARTINEZ, Calif. — A 16-year-old male suspect was arrested in the slaying of famed criminal defense attorney Daniel Horowitz's wife, and a newspaper reported Thursday that he clubbed her to death with a piece of crown molding while looking for marijuana-growing equipment.
Police would not identify the teenager and said they were still working to determine a motive for the beating death Saturday of Pamela Vitale.
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Mother of S.F. Bay Victims Suffered from Mental Illness
| Posted by Admin on Friday, October 21, 2005 - 06:58 AM (6806 Reads)
SAN FRANCISCO — A woman seen dropping her three young sons into San Francisco Bay from a downtown pier was charged with murder Thursday while anguished relatives kept vigil and rescuers combed the chilly water for the bodies of two of the victims.
Lashuan T. Harris, 23, was being held in a hospital jail ward after police saw her pushing an empty baby stroller away from the pier where a witness reported spotting a woman drop the children into the water Wednesday night.
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It Was The Twinkie, I Swear!
| Posted by Admin on Tuesday, March 01, 2005 - 07:39 PM (1608 Reads)
San Francisco, California - Dan White, a city supervisor, killed Mayor George Moscone and Harvey Milk, another supervisor. White's lawyers said that eating a Twinkie had made his blood sugar level rise so high, it caused his psychotic episode. this resulted in the charges against White being dropped from murder one to involuntary manslaughter.
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