DomRep police seize drug fugitive's farm property teeming with ostriches, boars, other animalsSeptember 30th, 2009 DR cops find ostriches, boars on fugitive's farmSANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic — Police raiding a Dominican Republic farm allegedly owned by a drug fugitive found a menagerie of exotic animals including ostriches and a wild boar. Prosecutor Alejandro Moscoso says a warehouse on farmland outside Santo Dominigo allegedly owned by Puerto Rican fugitive Jose Figueroa Agosto was used to store drugs.
Robber snatches $500,000 worth of luxury Swiss watches at jewelry store in Puerto RicoSeptember 22nd, 2009 Robber in Puerto Rico makes off with Swiss watchesSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police say a robber has made off with nearly $500,000 worth of luxury watches from a jewelry store at the Caribbean's largest shopping mall. Investigators say the suspect entered the Bared jewelry store at the Plaza Las Americas mall in San Juan on Tuesday and handed the shopkeeper a threatening note.
Arrest of drug dealer deals 'hard blow' to trafficking in Puerto Rico, official saysSeptember 22nd, 2009 PR authorities say major drug dealer arrestedSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities have captured an alleged dealer they say led a violent drug ring in at least two sprawling housing projects in Puerto Rico and trafficked narcotics to the U.S. mainland. The arrest of Angel Ayala Vazquez, also known as "Angelo Millones," has "dealt a hard blow to drug trafficking in Puerto Rico," Javier F.
US arrests American Airlines workers on suspicion of drug smuggling at Puerto Rican airportSeptember 15th, 2009 US targets drug smugglers at Puerto Rican airportSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Several employees of American Airlines are among those under arrest in a U.S. raid targeting a drug-smuggling ring based out of Puerto Rico's largest airport.
Judge sets bail at $2.6 million for man charged with killing police officer in Puerto RicoAugust 29th, 2009 Puerto Rico judge sets bail for alleged cop killerSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A judge has set bail at $2.6 million for a Puerto Rican man accused of fatally shooting a police officer and wounding a second before stealing their squad car earlier this month. Judge Milagros Muniz set the bond amount at a Saturday hearing at which suspect Ricardo Lebron Berrios was not required to enter a plea.
Puerto Rico jury convicts 4 police officers of federal civil rights charges in beating deathAugust 14th, 2009 4 Puerto Rico police officers convicted in beatingSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A jury in U.S. federal court has convicted four Puerto Rican police officers in the beating death of a man in their custody.
Puerto Ricans cheer Sotomayor's swearing-in as 1st Hispanic Supreme Court justiceAugust 8th, 2009 Puerto Ricans cheer Sotomayor's swearing-inSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico —Puerto Ricans cheered Sonia Sotomayor's swearing-in Saturday as the first Hispanic on the U.S. Supreme Court, calling her rise to the nation's highest court a huge source of pride in the U.S.
FBI agent faces negligent homicide charge in shooting death of Puerto Rico officer during raidAugust 8th, 2009 FBI agent accused in shooting death of PR officerSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities charged an FBI agent with negligent homicide on Friday in the alleged "friendly fire" shooting death of a Puerto Rican policeman during a gunbattle with kidnappers last year. Justice Secretary Antonio Sagardia told reporters that special agent Jared Hewitt is accused of shooting 12-year police veteran Orlando Gonzalez Ortiz during a joint raid to rescue a kidnap victim.
House panel approves another bill to allow Puerto Rican voters to decide island's statusJuly 22nd, 2009 Bill to decide Puerto Rico's status moves forwardWASHINGTON — A House committee approved a proposal Wednesday that would let Puerto Ricans decide their island's political status. It was unclear whether the full Congress would consider the bill.
Puerto Ricans follow Sotomayor hearings; 'Nuyorican's' nomination a source of prideJuly 13th, 2009 Puerto Ricans tune in hearings, cheer on SotomayorSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Ricans tuned in to Sonia Sotomayor's Senate confirmation hearings on Monday to cheer on the judge with local roots whose nomination to the Supreme Court has boosted pride across the island. In the western coastal city of Mayaguez, one of Sotomayor's cousins, bakery owner Jose Baez, said he was recording the hearings to preserve a "historic" moment.
Sotomayor's Puerto Rico relatives hope to attend her confirmation hearings for high courtJuly 6th, 2009 Sotomayor's relatives hope to attend hearingsMAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rican relatives of Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor — the New York-born federal appeals judge who is vying to be the first Hispanic justice on the high court — hope to attend her confirmation hearings in Washington. "If they invite us, we will travel," said Jose Garcia Baez, a lawyer who is one of a number of Sotomayor's Puerto Rican cousins living on the west coast of the U.S.
Mayor says farmhouse where Puerto Rican militant killed in shootout with FBI should be museumJuly 1st, 2009 House where PR militant killed could be museumMAYAGUEZ, Puerto Rico — A bullet-scarred farmhouse where the fugitive leader of a militant Puerto Rican nationalist group was killed in a shootout with FBI agents is a historical site deserving preservation, a mayor in this U.S. territory said Wednesday.
Puerto Rican police say man robs San Juan hotel-casino of $340,000 by showing threatening noteJune 21st, 2009 Police: Lone man robs Puerto Rico hotel-casinoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico's capital are searching for a lone man who robbed $340,000 from a popular hotel and casino by threatening a supervisor's family. A police statement says the robber approached the supervisor at the San Juan Marriott Resort & Stellaris Casino before dawn Sunday and showed a note threatening him and specific members of his family.
Petite Puerto Rican beauty stripped of crown for coarse language, death threats, pageant saysJune 20th, 2009 Puerto Rican pageant fires petite beauty queenSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The Miss Puerto Rico Petite competition stripped the reigning queen of her crown Friday, accusing the young woman of "intolerable conduct" that included threatening and assaulting pageant staff. Keishla Villafane Rivera also used "coarse language" and violated the terms of her contract by agreeing to use her image in an advertisement without the consent of the pageant, the organizers said in a statement.
Oldest known endangered Sumatran tiger euthanized at Zoo Atlanta after declining healthApril 24th, 2009 Oldest known Sumatran tiger dies at Zoo AtlantaATLANTA — One of the oldest known Sumatran tigers in the U.S. has died at Zoo Atlanta.
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