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NYPD investigating actress Bynes allegations

Sat, 25 May 2013 21:34:16 -0400

NEW YORK - Internal Affairs officers on Saturday were looking into allegations made by actress Amanda Bynes that New York Police Department officers sexually assaulted her when she was charged with heaving a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment.

Nevada prison guard arrested in Vegas bank robbery

Sat, 25 May 2013 20:44:11 -0400

LAS VEGAS - A Nevada prison guard has been arrested on suspicion of robbing a Las Vegas bank.

Anti-Muslim actions rise in UK over slain soldier

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:53:33 -0400

LONDON - Police, politicians and activists in Britain are warning of rising anti-Muslim sentiment following the slaughter of an off-duty British soldier in a London street, an apparent act of Islamic extremism that has horrified the nation.

Raid of sex show at UT theater leads to 6 arrests

Sat, 25 May 2013 17:18:50 -0400

SYRACUSE, Utah - A police raid of a live sex show at a movie theater has led to six arrests and stunned residents of a family-oriented Utah town.

Ex-coroner sues ex-prosecutor over legal advice

Sat, 25 May 2013 16:03:06 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - A former central Indiana coroner who pleaded guilty to driving drunk is suing a former prosecutor from an adjoining county, alleging he provided incompetent counsel that kept her from running for re-election.

Bayern, Dortmund fans descend on Wembley for final

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:54:19 -0400

LONDON - Thousands of German football fans gathered at Wembley Stadium on Saturday and packed into central London ahead of the Champions League final.

1 booked in May 5 Bossier drive-by shooting death

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:50:54 -0400

BOSSIER CITY, Louisiana - Bossier City authorities have announced an arrest in connection with a May 5 drive-by shooting death.

Flathead County deputy prosecutor back at work

Sat, 25 May 2013 13:22:04 -0400

KALISPELL, Montana - A Flathead County deputy prosecutor on paid administrative leave after being charged with misdemeanor partner or family member assault late last month has returned to work.

2 arrested in death of woman near Cushing

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:28:04 -0400

CUSHING, Oklahoma - The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation says two men have been arrested in the death of a Cushing woman.

Store workers charged with embezzlement

Sat, 25 May 2013 09:07:18 -0400

BILOXI, Mississippi - Biloxi police have arrested two employees of JC Penney on an embezzlement charge alleging they each stole money from the department store over a period of several weeks.

Yuma brothers wanted on sex, drug charges arrested

Sat, 25 May 2013 06:13:22 -0400

YUMA, Arizona - Federal authorities say two Yuma brothers wanted on sex and drug charges have been arrested in Mexico and are awaiting extradition to Arizona.

Joliet man arrested on child pornography charges

Sat, 25 May 2013 04:07:31 -0400

JOLIET, Illinois - A Joliet man who spent eight years in prison after being convicted of taking part in an international Internet-based child pornography ring is back in jail.

Mom, boyfriend held after Palmdale boy, 8, dies

Sat, 25 May 2013 02:29:05 -0400

PALMDALE, California - A Palmdale couple has been arrested after the woman's 8-year-old son died after being rushed to the hospital with burns and a broken skull and ribs.

Judge: Ariz. sheriff's office profiles Latinos

Fri, 24 May 2013 23:28:26 -0400

PHOENIX - A federal judge ruled Friday that the office of America's self-proclaimed toughest sheriff systematically singled out Latinos in its trademark immigration patrols, marking the first finding by a court that the agency racially profiles people.

2 Ore. women accused in fake check scheme

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:28:04 -0400

HERMISTON, Oregon - Police in Hermiston, Oregon, say two local women accused of making and passing fake payroll checks from several businesses have been arrested for investigation of forgery.

2 arrested for tossing water balloons at cars

Fri, 24 May 2013 20:04:12 -0400

LANCASTER, Wisconsin - Two 18-year-olds have been arrested for tossing water balloons from a car, causing damage to at least three other vehicles.

Police arrest Oregon teen, seize explosives

Fri, 24 May 2013 19:55:23 -0400

ALBANY, Oregon - Authorities say they arrested a 17-year-old West Albany High School student at his father's home on Thursday after receiving information he planned to detonate a bomb at a school.

Whiteclay activist arrested while filing complaint

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:15:32 -0400

LINCOLN, Nebraska - An activist who is fighting to end alcohol sales in Whiteclay was arrested Friday before he could file a complaint against a beer store owner in the tiny Nebraska town, which borders South Dakota's Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.

Police make arrest in death of missing Ala. man

Fri, 24 May 2013 18:05:21 -0400

SELMA, Alabama - A teen has been charged in the death of a man who was reported missing earlier this week in Selma.

Ala. high school teacher arrested on sex charge

Fri, 24 May 2013 17:02:32 -0400

HOOVER, Alabama - Sheriff's officials south of Birmingham say a high school teacher accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student has been arrested.

Protesters arrested at coal firm Alpha's HQ in Va

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:05:31 -0400

BRISTOL, Virginia - Several environmental activists were arrested Friday after blocking the road leading to the headquarters for Alpha Natural Resources to protest the coal producer's mining practices.

Suspect in Superior homicide arrested in Duluth

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:02:07 -0400

DULUTH, Minnesota - Police have released the name of a man shot dead while sitting in his vehicle outside a manufacturing company in Superior, Wisconsin

Arrests made in backlog of NC college's crimes

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:50:09 -0400

ELIZABETH CITY, North Carolina - Police have made eight arrests in connection with the backlog of cases found at Elizabeth City State University, a situation that led to the resignation of the school's chancellor and police chief.

Ga. woman arrested in death of 3-year-old son

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:37:24 -0400

MACON, Georgia - The mother of a Macon boy who died earlier this week has been arrested after an autopsy revealed he suffered blunt force trauma to his head.

Authorities break up NC ATM theft ring, arrest 10

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:35:05 -0400

CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Local and federal authorities say they've broken up a crime ring that stole checkbooks from cars and homes in North and South Carolina and used the checks to make fraudulent deposits into the suspects' own bank accounts.