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Plax, Call Diddy (and Other Tips)
 Plax, Call Diddy (and Other Tips) 
OPINION
Dec 2, 2008 1:47 PM CST

Plax, Call Diddy (and Other Tips)

(Newser) - Plaxico Burress has a lot to answer for, but he can take some cues from the current economy and hip-hop history, writes Chloe Hilliard in the Village Voice. Almost every aspect of his gun infraction has precedent. Her suggestions:
  • Contact Diddy: The rap impresario has had experience with shooting crimes,
...

Afghans Bust Schoolgirl Acid Attackers

Assault was 'work of the Taliban': minister

(Newser) - Afghan officials have nabbed 10 Taliban militants accused of throwing acid in the faces of eight schoolgirls and four female teachers, Reuters reports. President Hamid Karzai called for their arrest and said the group would be publicly executed. “The attack was the work of the Taliban and we have...

Jimmy Connors Arrested at Arena

(Newser) - Tennis great Jimmy Connors got himself into a little scrape with the law last night. Details are sketchy, but police arrested the eight-time Grand Slam champ after some kind of confrontation outside the arena of his beloved UC Santa Barbara basketball team. Cops says Connors, 56, refused to leave the...

Actors in Mafia Movie Arrested for Mob Ties

Italian Oscar contender sees 3 cast members accused of crimes

(Newser) - Bernardino Terracciano is the latest actor in the Naples mafia exposé Gomorrah to be arrested by Italian police, the Telegraph reports. One of several locals cast by director Matteo Garrone to give the film a touch of realism, Terracciano is suspected of extorting protection money as part of the Casalesi...

Six Busted in China Milk Scandal

Men nabbed in main dairy region

(Newser) - Six people have been arrested in connection with the tainted milk scandal in China, Reuters reports. The arrests were made in Hohhot, capital of China's main dairy producing region. Thousands of Chinese children have developed kidney problems from drinking milk formula contaminated by melamine. Four have died.

Blogger Busted for Bad Bank Rumor
Blogger Busted for Bad Bank Rumor
Sep 28, 2008 8:31 AM CDT

Blogger Busted for Bad Bank Rumor

Hong Kong post urged customers to take their money and run

(Newser) - As worldwide worries mount about the US financial crisis, a Hong Kong blogger has been arrested after allegedly posting internet rumors that a local bank was in trouble, AP reports. He urged depositors to withdraw their funds, police said. He was arrested for computer use with criminal or dishonest intent....

George Michael Charged in Drug Bust

Singer gets 'caution' from British police

(Newser) - George Michael was arrested in a London public restroom on drug possession charges Friday and let off with a caution, the BBC reports. The singer, 45, is accused of having crack cocaine, among other drugs. Though possession can mean up to 7 years in prison, UK law allows for “...

Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted for Meth
Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted
for Meth
Sep 17, 2008 4:12 PM CDT

Ryan O'Neal, Son Busted for Meth

Malibu cops' probation check on Redmond, 23, bags 67-year-old dad

(Newser) - Actor Ryan O'Neal received a rude awakening this morning as he and son Redmond were booked for allegedly having drugs in their Malibu, Calif., home, People reports. Police found "a vial of drugs" believed to be methamphetamines in Ryan's bedroom during a probation check on the younger O'Neal, who,...

Arrest No. 3 for Casey Anthony
Arrest No. 3 for Casey Anthony
Sep 15, 2008 3:07 PM CDT

Arrest No. 3 for Casey Anthony

Mom of missing 3-year-old Caylee charged (again) for check fraud, theft

(Newser) - Casey Anthony was rearrested today during a routine visit to the official administering her home confinement, the Orlando Sentinel reports. The mother of missing 3-year-old Caylee Anthony is charged with theft and check fraud; the new counts appear to go above and beyond previous theft and fraud charges that saw...

Casey Anthony Busted Again
 Casey Anthony Busted Again 
Aug 30, 2008 6:49 AM CDT

Casey Anthony Busted Again

Crowd shouts 'baby killer' as mother of missing child arrested for check fraud

(Newser) - Casey Anthony, bailed out of jail last week on charges connected with the disappearance of her 3-year-old daughter Caylee, was rearrested last night on check fraud and theft charges. A crowd outside her parents' Florida home cheered and jeered, calling her a murderer and baby killer, as officers led her...

Blogger Arrested in GN'R Leak
 Blogger Arrested in GN'R Leak
Aug 28, 2008 10:16 AM CDT

Blogger Arrested in GN'R Leak

27-year-old reportedly admitted to posting 9 songs

(Newser) - FBI agents arrested a blogger suspected of posting songs from the unreleased Guns N' Roses album Chinese Democracy on his website; the 27-year-old appeared in court yesterday, where bail was set at $10,000. Kevin Cogill, who reportedly admitted to streaming nine songs on his website in June, was charged...

ABC Producer Busted Filming DNC Bigwigs

Sheriff's deputy gets rough with newsman probing role of VIP donors

(Newser) - An ABC News producer was busted in Denver while filming senators and big donors leaving a hotel meeting near the Democratic National Convention. He was manhandled into traffic by a sheriff's deputy, handcuffed and hauled away on charges of interference, trespass, and failure to obey a lawful order, reports ABC...

Rap Mogul Busted in Gal Pal Knife Fight

Charged with deadly weapon assault in Vegas

(Newser) - The rap king with a mile-long rap sheet has been busted again. Hip-hop mogul Suge Knight was arrested on domestic violence charges after cops found him threatening his girlfriend with a knife, authorities said. The Death Row Records co-founder spent the day behind bars before posting $19,000 bail, reports...

Panettiere's Dad Accused of Hitting Wife

Teen star's parents got into spat at her charity event

(Newser) - Teen actress Hayden Panettiere's father posted $50,000 bail yesterday after he was arrested on felony domestic violence charges following a fight with his wife at their daughter’s charity event, People reports. Alan Panettiere and the Heroes star's mom, Lesley Vogel, “were doing a good amount of yelling”...

40-Year-Old Virgin Actor Charged With Stabbing Ex

Woman in critical condition

(Newser) - An actor in The 40-Year-Old Virgin was arrested in San Diego last night on attempted murder charges for allegedly stabbing his ex-girlfriend. Shelley Malil, 43, was nabbed on his way to meet with his attorney, who along with family and friends had persuaded him to turn himself in, police said....

1.5 Tons of Pot Seized in Florida
1.5 Tons of Pot Seized in Florida 
Aug 8, 2008 10:12 AM CDT

1.5 Tons of Pot Seized in Florida

Biggest bust ever for Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office

(Newser) - Police have seized a record 1.5 tons of marijuana in Florida's Hillsborough County, the St. Petersburg Times reports. The drugs carry an estimated street value of $13 million, making the bust the county's largest to date. Raids on area homes resulted in 62 arrests, and authorities say more will...

Feds Pinch Gotti Jr. in Murder Case

Fla. conspiracy rap ties son of mob boss to killings in '80s and '90s

(Newser) - John Gotti Jr. was arrested today on murder conspiracy charges related to three decades-old killings, the New York Daily News reports. A lawyer dismissed the indictment brought in Florida against the son of the late Mafia boss. "I tend to think they don't have a lot of faith in...

Turtle Assists in Pot Bust
 Turtle Assists in Pot Bust 
Aug 1, 2008 1:19 PM CDT

Turtle Assists in Pot Bust

Radio monitoring leads officials to marijuana patch

(Newser) - Agent 99, watch out: A 6-inch-long box turtle known as "No. 72” may want your job. Washington, DC, police recently got an assist from No. 72 in making a drug bust, the Washington Post reports. One of several turtles fitted with transmitters that allow National Park Service researchers to...

Guards Bust Paparazzi at Jolie-Pitt Chateau

Camo-clad photogs infiltrate estate

(Newser) - It sounds like a scene from Fight Club. French police say camouflaged paparazzi infiltrated Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's estate and then got into a scuffle with the security staff. Both photographers and guards were taken in for questioning and filed legal complaints accusing the other of battery and causing...

Paps Nabbed Near Brit's Pad

Photographers arrested for loitering

(Newser) - Los Angeles police busted two photographers near Britney Spears' home Monday on loitering charges. After ignoring warnings to leave the city-owned road near the exclusive gated community that is also home to Ed McMahon, the paps were arrested and their car impounded.  

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