5 Foreign Nationals Held in Texas Court Break-In
SAN ANTONIO (AP) - Investigators say five foreign nationals have been detained after a break-in at a county courthouse in downtown San Antonio.
Sheriff's department spokesman Louis Antu says the incident early Wednesday is being investigated by local and federal authorities as a burglary of the building known as the old Bexar County Courthouse. The historic building is still used as an active courthouse. Read the rest of this entry »
4th arrest in Philly basement case; 10 youths held
Authorities in at least two states missed chances to help four mentally disabled adults.
PHILADELPHIA — Authorities say a fourth person has been charged in a case in which four mentally disabled people were found locked up in a Philadelphia basement, allegedly so their captors could cash their Social Security checks. Read the rest of this entry »
Sheriff defends order to shoot bears, tigers
'We could not have animals running loose in this county,' sheriff says; most of the approximately 50 animals have been killed.
The sheriff who issued a shoot-to-kill order after dozens of exotic animals — including Bengal tigers, mountain lions and bears — escaped from an Ohio farm defended his decision Wednesday, saying "we were not going to have animals running loose." Read the rest of this entry »
State-of-the-Art London College Embraces IP Video Surveillance
City of WestminsterCollege has invested in the latest IP Video technology from IndigoVision to provide integrated CCTV surveillance for its new flagship campus. Opened in January 2011, the £102m project involved the re-development of the College’s former Paddington Green site inCentral Londoninto a new state-of-the-art Campus. Read the rest of this entry »
Police Look for Two Women Who Severely Abused Their 5-Year-Old Son
The two women responsible for torturing a 5-year-old boy are now in custody. 24-year-old Starkeisha Brown turned herself in at LAPD’s 77th Jail late Friday night Read the rest of this entry »
Trust Fund Information for abused child
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LA Homicide Detective Posts Image of Murder Victim on Twitter
(NewsCore) - A veteran Los Angeles crime detective who posted a picture of a murder victim on Twitter claimed that he has been banned from sharing details of his work life on the social networking site. Read the rest of this entry »
Soldiers to Be Armed with Mini Drones in Backpacks
(NewsCore) - A miniature drone that is small enough to fit in a backpack will be used soon by US soldiers going into battle.
The weapon, named Switchblade, weighs less than six pounds and will allow troops who spot a hidden enemy to dive-bomb the target, while minimizing collateral damage. Read the rest of this entry »
Clerk Kills Would-Be Robber Who Grabbed Daughter
NAPLES, Fla. – Sheriff's officials in southwest Florida say a clerk at a 24-hour food store shot and killed a man who tried to rob her and take her 1-year-old daughter. Read the rest of this entry »
Murdochs’ infighting clouds future of News Corp.
Tensions come as investors raise pressure on family to disentangle itself from firm it has controlled for generations.
LONDON — It was a striking display of unity: Rupert and James Murdoch, father and son, walking side by side through central London as they faced a crisis that had laid siege to their company. Read the rest of this entry »


