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Ex-cop held in Juarez party massacre
A third suspect has been arrested in the massacre of 15 people at a house party last month in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, a Mexican official said Saturday.
CANCELED AMBER Alert : Jozlynn Martinez – Grand Rapids, MI
Amber Alert has been canceled. The Suspect has been apprehended. Police are still looking for Jozlynn Martinez.
FBI: ‘Granddad Bandit’ hits again
A man dubbed the "Granddad Bandit," who is suspected in 18 holdups in a dozen states, struck again this week in Alabama, the FBI says.
Sweat lodge guru’s bail reduced in manslaughter case
The bail has been drastically reduced for "sweat lodge guru" James Arthur Ray, who is facing manslaughter charges, his lawyer says.
Family violence snuffs out No. 5’s promising future
Days after he received a full scholarship from Vanderbilt, star running back Rajaan Bennett was shot to death by his mother's ex-boyfriend.
‘Terrible Tommy’ kept in solitary for 27 years
Tommy Silverstein killed two inmates and a guard and has been kept in solitary confinement for the past 27 years under a no-human-contact order.
HUD director in Puerto Rico indicted on corruption charges
The director of the Puerto Rico office for the federal housing agency has been indicted on 40 counts of corruption, federal prosecutors announced Thursday.
Gulf cartel leader gets 25 years, gives up $50M
Osiel Cardenas Guillen, the former head of a powerful Mexican drug cartel, was sentenced to 25 years in prison and will forfeit to the United States $50 million in illegal proceeds, a judge ruled.
‘House of horrors’ suspect faces new charges
An Ohio man already charged with murder in the deaths of 11 women has been indicted on new charges of kidnapping, attempted murder and felonious assault, a prosecutor announced Thursday.
Kidnap suspect Garrido hears angels’ voices
A sex offender suspected of abducting Jaycee Dugard and keeping her for 18 years suffers from "serious mental illness," his attorneys say.