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All rights reserved.http://news.usti.net/News of crimesen-usTue, 02 Dec 2008 03:03:10 GMT288012336http://news.usti.net/http://rss.usti.net/xml_news.gif http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cz/Uus-sinatra.RoZr_ID1.htmlwed/cz/Uus-sinatra.RoZr_ID1.html1228186487Tue, 02 Dec 2008 02:54:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cz/Uus-sinatra.RoZr_ID1.html"></a>LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Several tunes by U.S. music and movie icon Frank Sinatra are to be the only songs featured in an upcoming episode of "Cold Case," CBS said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cz/Uus-sinatra.RoZr_ID1.html">'Cold' episode boasts only Sinatra hits</a><br />LOS ANGELES, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Several tunes by U.S. music and movie icon Frank Sinatra are to be the only songs featured in an upcoming episode of "Cold Case," CBS said Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/co/Uus-dogshoot.RLtp_ID1.htmlwed/co/Uus-dogshoot.RLtp_ID1.html1228179909Tue, 02 Dec 2008 01:05:09 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/co/Uus-dogshoot.RLtp_ID1.html"></a>MILWAUKEE, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Milwaukee woman alleges city police violated her constitutional rights when they fatally shot her injured dog, Bubba.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/co/Uus-dogshoot.RLtp_ID1.html">Civil case to open in dog shooting</a><br />MILWAUKEE, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A Milwaukee woman alleges city police violated her constitutional rights when they fatally shot her injured dog, Bubba.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bo/Uus-hudson.R4pI_ID1.htmlwed/bo/Uus-hudson.R4pI_ID1.html1228175688Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:54:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bo/Uus-hudson.R4pI_ID1.html"></a>CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- William Balfour was arrested Monday in the slayings of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, Chicago police said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bo/Uus-hudson.R4pI_ID1.html">Balfour arrested in Hudson family slayings</a><br />CHICAGO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- William Balfour was arrested Monday in the slayings of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew, Chicago police said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ae/Ayb123880332.Ri8H_IN1.htmlwed/ae/Ayb123880332.Ri8H_IN1.html1228174494Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:34:54 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ae/Ayb123880332.Ri8H_IN1.html"></a>BAGHDAD -- As many as 38 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded Monday in multiple attacks across Iraq, including one in which a man detonated a suicide vest near a convoy of coalition vehicles in Mosul, killing up to 16.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ae/Ayb123880332.Ri8H_IN1.html">Dozens Killed, Scores Wounded in Spate of Iraq Attacks</a><br />BAGHDAD -- As many as 38 people were killed and more than 100 were wounded Monday in multiple attacks across Iraq, including one in which a man detonated a suicide vest near a convoy of coalition vehicles in Mosul, killing up to 16.</p><br clear="all"/>(AP) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ba/Uus-fortdix.Rc8__ID1.htmlwed/ba/Uus-fortdix.Rc8__ID1.html1228172724Mon, 01 Dec 2008 23:05:24 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ba/Uus-fortdix.Rc8__ID1.html"></a>CAMDEN, N.J., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Three brothers charged with plotting to attack Fort Dix watched Internet videos of U.S. soldiers being killed, an FBI informant alleged Monday.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ba/Uus-fortdix.Rc8__ID1.html">FBI informant testifies in Fort Dix case</a><br />CAMDEN, N.J., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Three brothers charged with plotting to attack Fort Dix watched Internet videos of U.S. soldiers being killed, an FBI informant alleged Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bo/Uitaly-mafia.Rpm1_ID1.htmlwed/bo/Uitaly-mafia.Rpm1_ID1.html1228169688Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:14:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bo/Uitaly-mafia.Rpm1_ID1.html"></a>CORLEONE, Italy, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The grown sons of jailed Costa Nostra bosses Bernardo Provenzano and Salvatore Riina are asking the Italian public to let their families live in peace.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bo/Uitaly-mafia.Rpm1_ID1.html">Mafia sons ask to live in peace</a><br />CORLEONE, Italy, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The grown sons of jailed Costa Nostra bosses Bernardo Provenzano and Salvatore Riina are asking the Italian public to let their families live in peace.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bv/Uus-rampage.R4M0_ID1.htmlwed/bv/Uus-rampage.R4M0_ID1.html1228157089Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:44:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bv/Uus-rampage.R4M0_ID1.html"></a>GAFFNEY, S.C., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Cherokee County, S.C., say they want to learn why a man allegedly ran rampant on area streets with a front-end loader, killing one person.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bv/Uus-rampage.R4M0_ID1.html">Police seeking motive for deadly rampage</a><br />GAFFNEY, S.C., Dec. 1 (UPI) -- Police in Cherokee County, S.C., say they want to learn why a man allegedly ran rampant on area streets with a front-end loader, killing one person.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bb/Ufbn-burress.Rmq2_ID1.htmlwed/bb/Ufbn-burress.Rmq2_ID1.html1228155289Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:14:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bb/Ufbn-burress.Rmq2_ID1.html"></a>NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, recovering from an accidental gunshot wound, surrendered to authorities Monday, observers said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bb/Ufbn-burress.Rmq2_ID1.html">Giants' Burress surrenders to police</a><br />NEW YORK, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress, recovering from an accidental gunshot wound, surrendered to authorities Monday, observers said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/dn/Usweden-camera.RxGo_ID1.htmlwed/dn/Usweden-camera.RxGo_ID1.html1228145088Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:24:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/dn/Usweden-camera.RxGo_ID1.html"></a>STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A court in Stockholm has acquitted a 42-year-old man charged with sexual harassment for secretly filming dozens of women in the restrooms of Stockholm cafes.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/dn/Usweden-camera.RxGo_ID1.html">Man who filmed restrooms is acquitted</a><br />STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A court in Stockholm has acquitted a 42-year-old man charged with sexual harassment for secretly filming dozens of women in the restrooms of Stockholm cafes.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bq/Ubritain-politics-leakarrest.Rh1y_ID1.htmlwed/bq/Ubritain-politics-leakarrest.Rh1y_ID1.html1228142104Mon, 01 Dec 2008 14:35:04 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bq/Ubritain-politics-leakarrest.Rh1y_ID1.html"></a>LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- British Justice Secretary Jack Straw says Home Secretary Jacqui Smith doesn't need to apologize for not intervening in the arrest of a member of Parliament.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bq/Ubritain-politics-leakarrest.Rh1y_ID1.html">Straw: Smith acted properly in leak case</a><br />LONDON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- British Justice Secretary Jack Straw says Home Secretary Jacqui Smith doesn't need to apologize for not intervening in the arrest of a member of Parliament.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ds/Ufbn-nygiants-burress.RUAM_INU.htmlwed/ds/Ufbn-nygiants-burress.RUAM_INU.html1228090488Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:14:48 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ds/Ufbn-nygiants-burress.RUAM_INU.html"></a>NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- New York Giants star Plaxico Burress, who apparently shot himself in the leg, will surrender to police Monday, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ds/Ufbn-nygiants-burress.RUAM_INU.html">Report: Burress to surrender to police</a><br />NEW YORK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- New York Giants star Plaxico Burress, who apparently shot himself in the leg, will surrender to police Monday, The (Newark, N.J.) Star-Ledger reported.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bc/Uthailand-protests.RnJ6_INU.htmlwed/bc/Uthailand-protests.RnJ6_INU.html1228077298Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:34:58 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bc/Uthailand-protests.RnJ6_INU.html"></a>BANGKOK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Bangkok police say they are meeting with anti-government protesters who are pleading for more protection after a grenade blast injured 50.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bc/Uthailand-protests.RnJ6_INU.html">Thai police, protesters meet after blast</a><br />BANGKOK, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Bangkok police say they are meeting with anti-government protesters who are pleading for more protection after a grenade blast injured 50.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cn/Uiraq-massgrave.RaIA_INU.htmlwed/cn/Uiraq-massgrave.RaIA_INU.html1228076687Sun, 30 Nov 2008 20:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cn/Uiraq-massgrave.RaIA_INU.html"></a>BAQUBA, Iraq, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered from a mass grave north of Baquba, Iraq, this weekend, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cn/Uiraq-massgrave.RaIA_INU.html">38 bodies found in Iraq mass grave</a><br />BAQUBA, Iraq, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- Thirty-eight bodies have been recovered from a mass grave north of Baquba, Iraq, this weekend, officials said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/az/Ubrazil-childporn.R7Jk_INU.htmlwed/az/Ubrazil-childporn.R7Jk_INU.html1228074289Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:44:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/az/Ubrazil-childporn.R7Jk_INU.html"></a>RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An international anti-child pornography congress in Brazil has urged Japan to outlaw the possession of such materials, observers say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/az/Ubrazil-childporn.R7Jk_INU.html">Japan urged to tighten child porn laws</a><br />RIO DE JANEIRO, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- An international anti-child pornography congress in Brazil has urged Japan to outlaw the possession of such materials, observers say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cm/Unigeria-violence.RdRr_INU.htmlwed/cm/Unigeria-violence.RdRr_INU.html1228070689Sun, 30 Nov 2008 18:44:49 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cm/Unigeria-violence.RdRr_INU.html"></a>JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Nigerian city of Jos was largely quiet Sunday following an outbreak of religious and ethnic clashes that relief agencies fear have left hundreds dead.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cm/Unigeria-violence.RdRr_INU.html">Nigerian city of Jos quiet after riots</a><br />JOS, Nigeria, Nov. 30 (UPI) -- The Nigerian city of Jos was largely quiet Sunday following an outbreak of religious and ethnic clashes that relief agencies fear have left hundreds dead.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/da/Uspain-ryder.Rc2m_INT.htmlwed/da/Uspain-ryder.Rc2m_INT.html1228014887Sun, 30 Nov 2008 03:14:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/da/Uspain-ryder.Rc2m_INT.html"></a>MADRID, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Winona Ryder is the apparent victim this time when some expensive jewelry disappeared while she was in Spain, TMZ.com reports.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/da/Uspain-ryder.Rc2m_INT.html">Ryder's borrowed bling goes missing</a><br />MADRID, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. actress Winona Ryder is the apparent victim this time when some expensive jewelry disappeared while she was in Spain, TMZ.com reports.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cp/Uchina-hiv.R2Re_INT.htmlwed/cp/Uchina-hiv.R2Re_INT.html1227990287Sat, 29 Nov 2008 20:24:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cp/Uchina-hiv.R2Re_INT.html"></a>ZHENGZHOU, China, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A foreign TV crew covering the prevalence of AIDS in Central China has been beaten and robbed in the country's Henan Province, an official says.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cp/Uchina-hiv.R2Re_INT.html">Foreign TV crew attacked in China</a><br />ZHENGZHOU, China, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A foreign TV crew covering the prevalence of AIDS in Central China has been beaten and robbed in the country's Henan Province, an official says.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cg/Ubritain-rapper.RDak_INT.htmlwed/cg/Ubritain-rapper.RDak_INT.html1227980095Sat, 29 Nov 2008 17:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cg/Ubritain-rapper.RDak_INT.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A 18-year-old man who created rap music under the moniker Danger has pleaded guilty in London to charges of manslaughter in a teenager's death.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/cg/Ubritain-rapper.RDak_INT.html">Rapper pleads guilty to manslaughter</a><br />LONDON, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- A 18-year-old man who created rap music under the moniker Danger has pleaded guilty in London to charges of manslaughter in a teenager's death.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/az/Uoly-ticketscam.RMCX_INR.htmlwed/az/Uoly-ticketscam.RMCX_INR.html1227915296Fri, 28 Nov 2008 23:34:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/az/Uoly-ticketscam.RMCX_INR.html"></a>LONDON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Five people were arrested in a Beijing Olympics ticket scam whose victims included the parents of gold medalist swimmer Rebcca Adlington, British officials say.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/az/Uoly-ticketscam.RMCX_INR.html">Olympic parents victims in alleged scam</a><br />LONDON, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- Five people were arrested in a Beijing Olympics ticket scam whose victims included the parents of gold medalist swimmer Rebcca Adlington, British officials say.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/du/Umideast-violence.R-9f_INS.htmlwed/du/Umideast-violence.R-9f_INS.html1227899111Fri, 28 Nov 2008 19:05:11 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/du/Umideast-violence.R-9f_INS.html"></a>GAZA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Gaza sources say one person was killed and four others injured Friday when Israeli forces fired on a suspected bombing cell along the border.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/du/Umideast-violence.R-9f_INS.html">Sources: One killed in Gaza border clash</a><br />GAZA, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- Gaza sources say one person was killed and four others injured Friday when Israeli forces fired on a suspected bombing cell along the border.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ct/Uindia-violence-bollywood.RaRv_INS.htmlwed/ct/Uindia-violence-bollywood.RaRv_INS.html1227887086Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:44:46 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ct/Uindia-violence-bollywood.RaRv_INS.html"></a>NEW DELHI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- India's Bollywood film industry ground to a halt Thursday as violence stemming from terror attacks in Mumbai kept workers at home, The Hollywood Reporter said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/ct/Uindia-violence-bollywood.RaRv_INS.html">Mumbai violence shuts down Bollywood</a><br />NEW DELHI, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- India's Bollywood film industry ground to a halt Thursday as violence stemming from terror attacks in Mumbai kept workers at home, The Hollywood Reporter said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/dh/Uus-cyberattack.RBYZ_INS.htmlwed/dh/Uus-cyberattack.RBYZ_INS.html1227876887Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:54:47 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/dh/Uus-cyberattack.RBYZ_INS.html"></a>WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A recent cyberattack on U.S. military computers was so severe, U.S. President George Bush was briefed on the situation, sources said.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/dh/Uus-cyberattack.RBYZ_INS.html">Bush briefed on anti-U.S. cyberattack</a><br />WASHINGTON, Nov. 28 (UPI) -- A recent cyberattack on U.S. military computers was so severe, U.S. President George Bush was briefed on the situation, sources said.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/df/Uus-serval.RFyJ_INR.htmlwed/df/Uus-serval.RFyJ_INR.html1227825295Thu, 27 Nov 2008 22:34:55 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/df/Uus-serval.RFyJ_INR.html"></a>WILLISTOWN, Pa., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A wild African cat known as a serval was shot and killed this week on a farm 20 miles from Philadelphia.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/df/Uus-serval.RFyJ_INR.html">Pet African wildcat shot in Pennsylvania</a><br />WILLISTOWN, Pa., Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A wild African cat known as a serval was shot and killed this week on a farm 20 miles from Philadelphia.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bs/Uindia-violence-testolini.RoZe_INR.htmlwed/bs/Uindia-violence-testolini.RoZe_INR.html1227821696Thu, 27 Nov 2008 21:34:56 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bs/Uindia-violence-testolini.RoZe_INR.html"></a>MUMBAI, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The ex-wife of U.S. rocker Prince told CNN she witnessed this week's massacre in Mumbai firsthand.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/bs/Uindia-violence-testolini.RoZe_INR.html">Prince's ex-wife witnesses Mumbai mayhem</a><br />MUMBAI, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- The ex-wife of U.S. rocker Prince told CNN she witnessed this week's massacre in Mumbai firsthand.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI) http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/at/Uus-moviekid.RgER_INR.htmlwed/at/Uus-moviekid.RgER_INR.html1227816299Thu, 27 Nov 2008 20:04:59 GMT<p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/at/Uus-moviekid.RgER_INR.html"></a>SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A Salt Lake City man has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge stemming from his decision to leave his young son alone in a car while he saw a movie.</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.usti.net/newsstory/news.crime/2/wed/at/Uus-moviekid.RgER_INR.html">Dad pleads guilty to picking film over kid</a><br />SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 27 (UPI) -- A Salt Lake City man has pleaded guilty to a criminal charge stemming from his decision to leave his young son alone in a car while he saw a movie.</p><br clear="all"/>(UPI)