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Indonesia jails German, S. African drug smugglers

Agence France-PresseMay 3, 2013 06:45
An Indonesian court has sentenced a German man and a South African woman to life in prison for attempting to smuggle drugs into a resort island in two separate cases, a judge said Friday. Rolf Oskar Josef Schweikert, 57, was caught trying to smuggle 3.7 kilogrammes (more than eight pounds) of hashish into the island of Lombok, just east of Bali, in October as he arrived on a Silk Air flight from Singapore. He was sentenced to life in prison on Wednesday at the district court in the city of Mataram, judge Pastra Joseph Ziralluo told AFP.

Activists hail 'win' in fight against NY police checks

Agence France-PresseApril 23, 2013 18:15
Activists protesting random checks by police in New York celebrated Tuesday after authorities dropped most charges against a young man who has become a symbol of opposition to the practice. Critics of so-called "stop-and-frisk" actions say they unfairly target minority groups, while the police view the checks as a way of cracking down on crime in the largest US city. Noche Diaz, a 24-year-old Bronx native, was charged with interfering during "stop-and-frisk" actions by the New York Police Department in 2011 and 2012. He faced up to two years behind bars.

Race to find survivors after 'nightmare' Texas blast

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 15:01
Rescuers in Texas on Thursday carried out a painstaking search for survivors after a massive explosion at a fertilizer factory killed as many as 15 people and destroyed dozens of homes. With the country already on edge after the deadly Boston Marathon attacks, the factory in the small town of West blew up in a huge fireball Wednesday, an explosion so great experts said it had the force of a 2.1-magnitude earthquake.

Race to find survivors after huge Texas blast kills up to 15

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 11:31
Rescuers launched a door-to-door search Thursday for victims after a massive explosion at a Texas fertilizer factory killed as many as 15 people and leveled much of this small Texas town. With the country already on edge from Boston Marathon attacks, the factory blew up in a huge fireball late Wednesday, destroying scores of nearby homes. Authorities said they feared they would find a lot more bodies in the rubble of homes and businesses leveled by the force of the blast.

Many feared dead in US fertilizer plant blast

Agence France-PresseApril 18, 2013 03:30
A Texas fertilizer factory exploded in a huge fireball Wednesday, flattening nearby homes and perhaps killing as many as several dozen people, with one official likening the blast to a "nuclear bomb." Fears were mounting in the small town of West, outside Waco, that a second fertilizer tank could erupt in flames, stoking anxiety in a nation already on edge after the nerve-jangling Boston marathon bombings, which left three dead.

Arrested man found dead from canal

April 3, 2013 12:46
A 30-year-old man, who was arrested from his Mughalpura house during a police raid a couple of days ago, was recovered tortured to death from the canal on Monday, police and eyewitnesses said.It was learnt that five policemen raided the residence of Rizwan alias Raja in the Wali Park area and picked him up on the charges of drug-peddling.

Gunman in Texas shootout tied to jail chief's murder

March 21, 2013 23:30
A gunman who shot a sheriff's deputy and led a bullet-riddled chase through a small town in Texas could also be responsible for the murder of Colorado's prison chief, officials said Thursday. Local media identified the gunman as Evan Spencer Ebel, 28, a white supremacist with a criminal history dating back a decade. He is also considered a suspect in the murder of a pizza delivery man in Denver on Sunday. The gunman was eventually stopped after his car was struck by a big truck and is brain dead after being shot during a standoff with sheriff's deputies.

UPDATE 3-Fugitive LA ex-cop may have died from self-inflicted gunshot

February 15, 2013 21:45
(Adds details on Dorner's weapons) By Dana Feldman SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Feb 15 (Reuters) - A fugitive former policeman whose charred remains were found in a burned-out cabin in the mountains above Los Angeles following a shootout with sheriff's deputies died from a possibly self-inflicted gunshot wound, officials said on Friday.

Alleged cop killer's remains identified: US sheriff

February 14, 2013 22:15
Human remains found in a burnt-out mountain cabin in California have been confirmed as those of alleged cop-killer Christopher Dorner, the local sheriff and coroner's office said Thursday. The 33-year-old was cornered Tuesday after a six-day manhunt in the cabin near the Big Bear ski resort, two hours east of Los Angeles. Authorities in San Bernardino County used dental records to positively identify his remains.

Fugitive ex-LAPD cop believed barricaded in cabin-police

February 13, 2013 15:00
LOS ANGELES, Feb 12 (Reuters) - Fugitive former Los Angeles police officer Christopher Dorner, wanted over a string of shootings targeting police, was believed to be barricaded in a cabin in California's Big Bear area northeast of Los Angeles, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's office said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Dan Whitcomb; Editing by Cynthia Johnston)
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