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3 Girls, Mom Dead in Suspected Murder-Suicide

Bodies found at campground, handgun nearby

(Newser) - A mother and her three young daughters were found shot to death near a Missouri campground in what police believe was a triple murder-suicide. Each was killed by a single gunshot, and the weapon was found near the bodies, according to police. The four were not staying at the Bourbon...

Chilean Envoy&#39;s Daughter Shot Dead
 Chilean Envoy's 
 Daughter Shot Dead 
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Mar 19, 2012 1:40 AM CDT

Chilean Envoy's Daughter Shot Dead

Venezuela busts 12 officers in checkpoint shooting

(Newser) - The Venezuelan government is apologizing for the shooting death of the 19-year-old daughter of the Chilean envoy, killed at a security checkpoint. Twelve officers have been arrested. Karen Berendique was shot three times as she sat in a car with her brother when the officers opened fire in the western...

JonBenet Dad Regrets Child Beauty Shows

Pageants may have made girl target of murderer, says father

(Newser) - The father of 6-year-old murdered pageant princess JonBenet Ramsay said he now regrets allowing his daughter to compete in child beauty contests. John Ramsay said he remembers his little girl as a tom boy. "I see her in shorts and T-shirt, and hair kind of scruffy, and just kind...

'White Glove Bandit' Hits Same Bank Second Time

Armed robber suspected in three Manhattan hits

(Newser) - An armed bank robber wearing white latex gloves has held up a Greenwich Village bank for the second time in a month, according to New York cops. The man, known as the "White Glove Bandit," entered a Citibank branch, threatened a teller with a black handgun and escaped...

Actor Michael Madsen Charged With Child Cruelty

He was fighting with teen son, say cops

(Newser) - Thelma and Louise actor Michael Madsen has been busted following a fight with his teenage son and charged with child cruelty, according to officials. Madsen, 54, "appeared under the influence of alcohol," the sheriff's department said in a statement. He was arrested at his Malibu home by...

Cops: Nameplate Thief Posts Facebook Photo

Steven Mulhall accused of taking it ... from a judge

(Newser) - If you're going to steal the nameplate of a judge off his door, fine, have fun. But don't have a photo snapped of yourself holding the nameplate and then post it on Facebook, as Steven Mulhall, 21, of Coral Springs, Florida, is accused of doing, reports the Sun ...

Texas to Spring Break Students: Stay Out of Mexico

Mexico tried to talk state out of third warning

(Newser) - The state of Texas is again warning students to say out of Mexico for spring break. "The Mexican government has made great strides battling the cartels," said the state's Department of Public Safety Director Steve McCraw. "However, drug cartel violence and other criminal activity represent a...

Manhattan Cops Hook 'Uptown Madam'

Anna Gristina boasted she made millions in Upper East Side set up: investigators

(Newser) - An uptown madam and mom of four is behind bars after earning millions running a tony brothel out of an Upper East Side apartment, according to Manhattan prosecutors. Anna Gristina, 44, was busted after investigators amassed up to 100 hours of audio and video tape as they staked out the...

&#39;Broken Windows&#39; Theorist Dead at 80
 'Broken Windows' 
 Theorist Dead at 80 
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Mar 3, 2012 10:05 AM CST

'Broken Windows' Theorist Dead at 80

James Q. Wilson had huge influence on police work in big cities

(Newser) - James Q. Wilson, who came up with the influential "broken windows" theory of policing and crime prevention, died yesterday of leukemia at age 80. A sample of the obituaries:
  • Los Angeles Times : He "helped launch a revolution in law enforcement" with the windows theory—"the idea that
...

Ohio Victim's Mom Begged Son: Don't Go, Danny

'He doesn't get to live his life,' says heartsick Dina Parmertor

(Newser) - Ohio mom Dina Parmertor had a "sick feeling" when she heard about the shooting at Chardon High School on the radio early this week. "I was scared," she says, and tried to call her son—but there was no answer, she tells CBS News . "Danny, it'...

Second Boy Declared Dead in Ohio School Shooting

Suspected shooter TJ Lane 'distraught, remorseful,' says lawyer

(Newser) - A second student has been declared brain dead after being shot yesterday at Ohio's Chardon High School , the Wall Street Journal reports. Russell King Jr., 17, had recently started dating the suspected shooter's ex-girlfriend . The first victim, 16-year-old Daniel Parmertor, died yesterday, and three others were wounded when...

Teen Shooter's Dad Has Violent Rap Sheet: Cops

TJ Lane's father busted for attacking teen's mom, other women

(Newser) - The father of suspected Ohio school shooter TJ Lane has been busted several times for violence against women, including TJ's mom, according to court records. He had been warned to stay away from the boy and his mother, reports the Cleveland Plain Dealer . Dad Thomas Lane Jr. and TJ'...

Actress Sean Young Busted at Oscars Party

Blade Runner star struck guard: cops

(Newser) - Blade Runner vamp Sean Young was busted outside a post-Oscars party after she slapped a security guard when she was told to leave, according to officials. Now she's demanding an apology, reports TMZ . "She was trying to get into the party and couldn't," a Hollywood police...

Third-Grader Shot With Classmate's Gun

Boy, 9, booked on suspicion of assault

(Newser) - A third-grade girl was shot in the stomach yesterday at her Washington state elementary school when a loaded handgun in the backpack of a classmate apparently discharged accidentally, said officials. The girl was in critical condition last night in a Seattle hospital. The 9-year-old boy who brought the handgun has...

More Bones Found on Long Island

Dog walker spots remains that could be linked to serial killer

(Newser) - Still more bones have been found in a region of Long Island where at least five bodies have been discovered. A man jogging with his dog discovered the skeletal remains in Manorville woods, a suspected dumping ground for a serial killer linked to as many as 11 bodies in a...

Mountain Man Terrifying Utah Cabin Owners

He has eluded capture for five years

(Newser) - A mysterious mountain man wanted by the law is wandering the desolate backwoods of southern Utah, reports AP . He breaks into cabins and steals food, alcohol, and guns and then disappears back into the wilderness. Authorities have been searching for him for five years to no avail, and they worry...

Customs Agent Shot Dead as He Opens Fire on Supervisor

Supervisor seriously injured in Long Beach shootout

(Newser) - A California immigration official opened fire on his supervisor in a Long Beach federal building, and was shot dead in turn by a fellow agent, sources have told the Los Angeles Times. The supervisor was seriously injured but was in stable condition last night, according to officials. The cause of...

Dead Bride Pic Shown in 'Honeymoon Killer' Trial

Shows Tina Watson sinking near her husband

(Newser) - A chilling photo of dead newlywed diver Tina Watson sinking near her apparently unconcerned husband has been entered into evidence in his Alabama murder trial. Prosecutors say expert diver Gabe Watson killed his wife in the waters off Australia during their 2003 honeymoon to collect $130,000 in life insurance...

Midwest Militia Was Poised to Launch War on US: Feds

Detroit trial begins against members of Hutaree

(Newser) - Michigan militants armed to the teeth were poised to launch a "war" on the government, a federal prosecutor argued yesterday in the start of a criminal case in Detroit against seven members of the Hutaree group. All are charged with plotting to kill a police officer in order to...

British Cop Chases Suspect: Himself
 British Cop Chases 
 Suspect: Himself 
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Feb 11, 2012 7:00 PM CST

British Cop Chases Suspect: Himself

Security camera confusion leads to hilarious pursuit

(Newser) - For 20 minutes, an undercover British police officer intrepidly tracked a suspicious person in an area recently hit with a spate of burglaries. Unfortunately, the officer was chasing himself. How? An operator watching the street via security camera alerted the plain-clothes officer of a suspicious person in the area—not...

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