Puerto Rico jury convicts 4 police officers of federal civil rights charges in beating death

September 30th, 2009 Puerto Rico police investigate killings of 3 teensSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Police in Puerto Rico say three teenage boys have been found shot to death on a basketball court in a northern coastal town near the U.S. territory's capital.

September 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.

September 21st, 2009 Correction: Puerto Rico-Drug War storySAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — In a Sept. 20 story about drug trafficking in Puerto Rico, The Associated Press, relying on figures provided by the Joint Interagency Task Force South, reported erroneously that 1,430 metric tons of cocaine reached the island last year.

September 20th, 2009 PR cops: Man suspected in killing run over by carSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico say a man suspected of stabbing a 19-year-old to death was run over while trying to escape. In a statement Sunday, police say 57-year-old Pedro Quinones Nunez was hit by a car Saturday as he crossed the highway in front of a public housing complex in San Juan.

September 18th, 2009 PR man charged with killing girl, 3, in drive-bySAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Authorities in Puerto Rico say they have charged a man with murder following the death of a 3-year-old girl from a drive-by shooting. In a statement Friday, the U.S.

September 13th, 2009 PR man sought in killing of union leader arrestedSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — One of Puerto Rico's 10 most-wanted fugitives will be tried for allegedly killing the leader of a powerful sewer workers' union following his capture in New Jersey. FBI spokesman Harry Rodriguez says Jose Juan Viera Morales is scheduled to appear Monday in a New Jersey federal court and will later be flown to Puerto Rico.

August 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.

August 17th, 2009 Prisoner allegedly kills Puerto Rico cop, wounds 1SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — A 23-year-old prisoner being taken to jail to face car theft charges allegedly shot one police officer to death and gravely wounded a second, then escaped in their squad car, authorities said Sunday. Dozens of police and FBI agents mounted a manhunt across Puerto Rico for the suspect, Ricardo Lebron Berrios, who allegedly opened fire while he was being driven to a Bayamon jail late Saturday.

August 11th, 2009 FBI searches New Orleans police in bridge caseNEW ORLEANS —Two computers were removed from the New Orleans Police Department during a search by the FBI as part of a probe into a deadly bridge shooting in the chaotic aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, officials said Monday. Last September, federal officials announced plans to investigate the officers involved in the Sept.

August 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.

August 7th, 2009 USDA fined $30K for storage tanks in Puerto RicoSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — The U.S. Department of Agriculture has been fined tens of thousands of dollars for alleged improper maintenance of underground storage tanks in Puerto Rico.

July 1st, 2009 3 beaten by Philly police acquitted on chargesPHILADELPHIA — Three men beaten by Philadelphia police during an arrest caught on videotape have been cleared of all charges in a triple shooting on the same night. The verdict Wednesday comes after a city jury watched the 10-minute tape of police beating and kicking the three men after a May 2008 police chase.

June 23rd, 2009 Spokane, Wash., officer indicted in man's deathSPOKANE, Wash. — A police officer was indicted on federal civil rights charges over a fatal confrontation with a developmentally disabled man who was struck and Tasered in 2006 at a Spokane, Wash., convenience store.

June 17th, 2009 Man accused of stealing 88 panties from neighborSAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Puerto Rico police said they have arrested a man accused of snatching 88 pieces of underwear from a neighbor's clothesline. The man was charged with theft and illegal appropriation.

May 30th, 2009 Pa. governor seeks fed charges in immigrant deathHARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania Gov.