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3 charged with enslaving disabled Ohio mom, child

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:01:35 -0400

ASHLAND, Ohio - A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" - then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said Tuesday.

Sentencing in theft of 'Idol' contestant's iPhone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:26:15 -0400

SANTA ANA, California - A woman has been sentenced to eight days in jail for stealing a former "American Idol" contestant's iPhone while the singer was performing at a California elementary school.

Office manager sent to prison for embezzlement

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:01:07 -0400

SAN ANTONIO - A dental office manager has been sentenced to 15 years in prison for embezzling $353,000 from her employer and using the money for such things as Beyonce and Lil Wayne concert tickets, a limousine rental to take her to church and replenishment of her boyfriend's prison commissary account.

2 Md. men charged with stealing car batteries

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:04 -0400

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland - Anne Arundel County Police have charged two men with stealing 17,000 pounds of batteries from vehicles and selling them at scrap yards.

Inmate ordered to trial in SW Mo. killings

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:23:06 -0400

SPRINGFIELD, Missouri - A state prison inmate has been ordered to stand trial for the 2011 stabbing deaths of an elderly couple in their southwest Missouri home.

Lancaster County man sentenced for jet fuel theft

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:49:20 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - A Lancaster County man has been sentenced to prison for stealing more than $14,000 in jet fuel.

Man flags down police to surrender after robbery

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:15:06 -0400

EVANSVILLE, Indiana - Evansville police say a man flagged down police and surrendered after a convenience store robbery.

Utah man shot in church upgraded to fair condition

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:10:29 -0400

OGDEN, Utah - A Utah man shot in the head during a Father's Day Mass was upgraded to fair condition Tuesday - just a few hours after his son-in-law was charged with attempted homicide in the shooting.

FBI digging at former home of famed NY mobster

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:29:55 -0400

NEW YORK - FBI agents with jackhammers and shovels were digging Tuesday under a New York City house once occupied by a famed gangster who inspired Robert De Niro's character in the movie "Goodfellas."

Minn. mother, son accused of stealing gopher feet

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:51:05 -0400

PRESTON, Minnesota - A Minnesota mother and her 18-year-old son are accused of stealing nearly $5,000 in frozen gopher feet and selling them for a bounty.

Newark shop owner shoots, kills robbery suspect

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:43:48 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - A Newark shop owner shot and killed an armed robbery suspect.

NJ man shot when he tries to grab robber's gun

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:13:35 -0400

BRIDGETON, New Jersey - Authorities say a southern New Jersey man was shot twice when he tried to take what he thought was a fake gun away from one of two men who were trying to rob him.

Philly police: Child used in theft of wallet

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:22:22 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - Police have released surveillance footage that shows a woman instructing a young girl to steal a wallet at a nail salon.

Bank teller pleads guilty in theft from customers

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:44:05 -0400

HARTFORD, Connecticut - A bank teller accused of stealing from the CD accounts of mostly elderly customers has pleaded guilty to bank fraud.

Beebe wants review of Arkansas parole system

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:34:13 -0400

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas - Arkansas' governor has asked for a review of the state's parole system, saying a fresh look is needed after a 2008 parolee was charged in a Little Rock murder.

Topeka jewelry store owner arrested

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 12:58:22 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - A Topeka jewelry store owner has been arrested on charges that include possessing stolen property.

Robbers shoot Phila. man 6 times, steal phone

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 11:10:20 -0400

PHILADELPHIA - Police say a Philadelphia man is in critical condition after robbers shot him six times in the legs and stole his phone.

Burglar hits home of Hawaii basketball coach

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:55:15 -0400

HONOLULU - University of Hawaii basketball coach Gib Arnold says his family is bouncing back from a burglary that included the theft of money and sports memorabilia.

Cops: NY teachers union head lost $350K at casino

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:13:06 -0400

AUBURN, New York - Authorities say an upstate woman suspected of stealing $808,000 from the teachers union she headed lost more than $350,000 at a central New York casino over the last seven years of her life.

Marion County deputy cleared in Salem shooting

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:05:33 -0400

SALEM, Oregon - The Marion County district attorney's office says a grand jury has cleared a sheriff's deputy in the April 23 shooting that wounded a burglary suspect at Salem.

Ariz. ex-fire chief facing theft charges now mayor

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:17:18 -0400

FLORENCE, Arizona - A former acting Hayden fire chief accused of theft and trafficking in stolen property has been sworn in as the community's mayor.

NASCAR driver in NC faces new charges

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:03:06 -0400

SHELBY, North Carolina - A NASCAR driver has turned himself in to authorities in Shelby after warrants were issued for him and a business partner.

2 accused in bleach attack on Boston bus

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:37:25 -0400

BOSTON - Police have arrested two people, including a 15-year-old girl, in connection with a bleach attack and robbery on a Boston bus.

Judge drops theft charge against Warwick worker

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:35:10 -0400

WARWICK, Rhode Island - A Rhode Island judge has dismissed a larceny charge against a Warwick Department of Public Works employee who had been accused of stealing from the city.

Police catch burglary suspect hiding on roof

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:13:21 -0400

WILMINGTON, Delaware - Police say officers in Wilmington found a would-be burglar hiding on the roof of a corner liquor store.