Woman named as a suspect in 6 New England bank robberies last week is taken into custodySeptember 30th, 2009 Female suspect in 6 bank robberies is arrestedHARTFORD, Conn. — A woman suspected in six bank robberies last week in southern New England has been arrested.
Connecticut woman suspected of robbing 6 banks in 6 days is ordered held on $1 million bondSeptember 30th, 2009 $1M bond set for woman suspected in bank robberiesNORWICH, Conn. — A 34-year-old woman suspected of robbing six southern New England banks in six days has been ordered held on $1 million bond.
Attorney: Jail psychiatrist says Texas mom competent to stand trial in death of toddlerSeptember 24th, 2009 Attorney: Jail says Texas mom competent for trialSAN ANTONIO — The attorney for a Texas mother accused of killing and mutilating her 3-week-old son says a jail psychiatrist has deemed her competent to stand trial. Ed Camara said Thursday that a judge will consider that recommendation at a November competency hearing for Otty Sanchez.
Bank robbery suspect whose face was splayed on billboards across South arrested in MissouriSeptember 13th, 2009 'Billboard' bank robbery suspect nabbed in Mo.KINGDOM CITY, Mo. — A man suspected of robbing banks in five states has been captured in Missouri after someone recognized him from the television show America's Most Wanted.
US military judge in 9/11 case at Guantanamo denies defense request to see secret CIA prisonsAugust 26th, 2009 Gitmo judge bars defense from secret CIA prisonsSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Lawyers for a Guantanamo prisoner charged in the Sept. 11 attack do not need to visit secret CIA prisons where he was once held since the sites have likely changed and are no longer relevant, a military judge ruled.
LaGuardia Airport bomb scare suspect ruled not fit for arraignment, committed for a yearAugust 18th, 2009 NY airport suspect ruled unfit for proceedingsNEW YORK — The man accused of causing a security scare that shut down New York City's LaGuardia Airport has been ruled mentally unfit for court proceedings. Scott McGann appeared in a Queens court on Tuesday dressed in sweat pants and powder blue pajama shirt.
Pa. convict serves time for robbing bank, charged with robbing same 1 againAugust 6th, 2009 Pa. convict charged with robbing same bankUPPER TOWNSHIP, N.J. — A Pennsylvania man who served nearly six years in prison for robbing a southern New Jersey bank has been arrested in a recent robbery of the same bank.
Police say man used cash stolen in a bank robbery to pay his bond for outstanding warrantJuly 22nd, 2009 Police: Iowa man used stolen cash to pay bondIOWA CITY, Iowa — Police said a 19-year-old man used cash stolen in a bank robbery to pay a bond for an outstanding warrant. Police charged the man with first-degree bank robbery after the Monday morning robbery of American Bank and Trust.
Reference to harsh treatment prompts censor to cut down at Guantanamo hearing in Sept. 11 caseJuly 16th, 2009 Censors come out at Gitmo war crimes hearingGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A reference to harsh treatment at CIA prisons brought out Guantanamo's censors Thursday as an official of the war crimes court abruptly cut the sound to prevent spectators from hearing classified information. Cmdr. Suzanne Lachelier, a lawyer appointed by the Pentagon to defend 9/11 suspect Ramzi bin al Shibh, began discussing the prisoner's treatment before he was taken to Guantanamo in September 2006 when the censor hit the switch.
Guantanamo pretrial hearing in Sept. 11 case stalls when defendants refuse to attend courtJuly 16th, 2009 Sept. 11 defendants no shows at Gitmo hearingGUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba — A pretrial hearing in the Sept. 11 war crimes trial was delayed Thursday when none of the five defendants agreed to attend.
Police: Parolee robs Mich. bank, tries to hitch ride from undercover detectiveJuly 12th, 2009 Police: Man seeks ride from detective after heistSAGINAW, Mich. — Authorities say a parolee who robbed a Michigan bank was caught when he tried to hitch a ride from an undercover police detective.
Woman accused of setting LA exotic dancer on fire ordered to stand trialJuly 8th, 2009 Woman accused of burning LA dancer to stand trialLOS ANGELES — A woman accused of dousing an exotic dancer with an accelerant and setting her on fire outside a Los Angeles club has been ordered to stand trial. A judge on Tuesday ordered Rianne Theriault-Odom to return to court July 21 for arraignment.
Robbers drive into Mexican bank, steal cash from customerJuly 1st, 2009 TIJUANA - Two men drove their vehicle at high speed into a bank in the Mexican border city of Tijuana, shattering the windows and stealing $40,000 that a customer was about to deposit, police said. Bank employees and customers initially thought there had been a car accident Monday, but the vehicle's two armed occupants jumped out and threatened a customer who was carrying 400,000 pesos (about $30,000) and $10,000 in cash, police said.
Daytona Beach bank robbery suspects run out of gas during attempted getawayJune 5th, 2009 Bank robbery suspects' getaway car runs out of gasDAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — Authorities say they've arrested two suspected bank robbers after their getaway vehicle ran out of gas.
Federal judge finds Indiana money manager competent to stand trial on Florida charges in JuneApril 23rd, 2009 Ind. money manager competent for trial in FloridaPENSACOLA, Fla. — A troubled Indiana money manager accused of trying to fake his death and escape financial ruin by parachuting before crashing his plane is competent for a June trial, a federal judge ruled Thursday.