Tag: crime

LONDON (AP) — A British judge sentenced WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange today to 50 weeks in prison for skipping bail seven years ago and holing up in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London. Judge Deborah Taylor…

MCKEESPORT, Pa. (AP) — Authorities say a western Pennsylvania man flushed his grandparents’ ashes down a toilet after his mother kicked him out of her home. The Tribune-Review reports that Thomas Wells was arraigned Monday…

Arrests reported Iola police officers arrested Sara Dennis, 19, Iola, Saturday for suspicion of criminal damage to property and disorderly conduct in the 400 block of North Jefferson Avenue. Kandra McCullough, 35, Iola, was arrested…

BALTIMORE (AP) — FBI and IRS agents raided the homes and offices of Baltimore’s embattled mayor today amid widening probes to determine whether she used sales of her children’s books to disguise government kickbacks. Dave…

Arrests reported A traffic stop Saturday in the 100 block of White Boulevard led to the arrest of Austin Cuevas, 20, Mesquite, Texas, for suspicion of possessing drug paraphernalia and possessing alcohol as a minor.…

LOS ANGELES — A Palo Alto, Calif., couple accused of paying $25,000 to rig their son’s college entrance exam asked a federal judge this week to dismiss the indictment against them, claiming there was no…

LONDON (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was forcibly bundled out of the Ecuadorian Embassy in London and into a waiting British police van today, setting up a potential court battle over attempts to extradite…

OPELOUSAS, La. (AP) — Each church catered to an African American congregation. Each graced a rustic, country setting. Each fronted a small cemetery. And each is now a charred disaster scene, the result of three…

ELMIRA, N.Y. (AP) — It appears an upstate New York man was not hungry when police say he stole a Little Debbie delivery truck. Police say 38-year-old Joseph Tocco of Elmira swiped the truck Monday…

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Overland Park police said Monday they are investigating two alleged incidents, including a reported battery, at the home of Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill and have forwarded a report…