Man who goes to Ga. police for background check gets arrested as suspect in 1976 Mo. killingSeptember 30th, 2009 Ga. police arrest suspect in 1976 Mo. killingLAWRENCEVILLE, Ga.
Spanish police arrest former Argentine navy officer for alleged 'dirty war' crimesSeptember 23rd, 2009 Spain arrests alleged 'dirty war' fugitiveMADRID — An Argentine-born pilot for a low-cost airline was arrested during a stopover in a Spanish airport on suspicion of piloting planes that carried hundreds of dissidents to their deaths during his country's 1976-1983 "dirty war," authorities said Wednesday. Julio Alberto Poch, 57, a former Argentine navy lieutenant with Dutch nationality, is wanted in his native country on suspicion of piloting "death flights," during which drugged prisoners were thrown from airplanes and helicopters into the Atlantic Sea and Argentine rivers, Dutch foreign ministry spokesman Herbert Brinkman said.
A march to support Ill. officers follows rallies demanding justice in racially charged killingSeptember 19th, 2009 Cops' rally comes after racially charged killingROCKFORD, Ill. — The fatal shooting of a black man inside a church-run day care has reopened racial wounds in one northern Illinois city.
31 police officers arrested in central Mexico for allegedly protecting drug cartel hit menSeptember 14th, 2009 31 Mexican police arrested for alleged drug tiesMEXICO CITY — Thirty-one police officers have been arrested in a central Mexican state on suspicion of collaborating with a gang of drug cartel hit men. The Public Safety Department says the officers were arrested as part of a months-long investigation into alleged ties between police and the Zetas in Hidalgo, a state north of Mexico City.
Nepalese police arrest alleged leader of militant group blamed in mosque, church attacksSeptember 6th, 2009 Nepalese police arrest alleged militant leaderKATMANDU, Nepal — Police have arrested one of Nepal's most wanted men, the alleged leader of a shadowy militant group blamed in deadly attacks on a church and a mosque, the government said Monday. Ram Prasad Mainali, whom authorities believe is the leader of the underground Nepal Defense Army, was arrested in the southeastern town of Biratnagar on Saturday after months of investigation, Home Ministry spokesman Ramratna Pandey said.
Explosion kills 2 police officers on Spanish island Mallorca day after car-bomb attackJuly 30th, 2009 2 Spanish officers killed in blast on MallorcaMADRID — An explosion near a police station on the Spanish island of Mallorca killed two officers Thursday — a day after a car-bomb attack blamed on Basque separatists left scores injured in northern Spain. A Civil Guard spokesman in Madrid said it was still too early to say what caused Thursday's blast in the Palmanova beach resort area, southwest of the resort island's capital of Palma de Mallorca.
Mauritania police arrest third al-Qaida suspect for June murder of American teacherJuly 25th, 2009 Mauritania police arrest al-Qaida murder suspectNOUAKCHOTT, Mauritania — A police official says officers have arrested a third suspected al-Qaida member for the June murder of American teacher. Police commissioner Mohamed Ould Ghassem says 26-year-old Didi Ould Bezeid was arrested Friday in Nouakchott, the capital.
Spanish police arrest ex-Argentine police official suspected of dirty war crimesJuly 24th, 2009 Spanish police arrest ex-Argentine police officialMADRID — Spanish police have arrested a former Argentine police official suspected of committing human rights abuses during the South American country's dirty war, the Interior Ministry said in a statement Friday. Jorge Alberto Soza was arrested July 7 in the eastern town of Ontinyent but details were not released immediately "for operational reasons," a police spokeswoman told The Associated Press on condition of anonymity in keeping with force rules.
Spanish police report explosion in Basque country, apparently a car bomb attackJune 19th, 2009 Spanish police report explosion in Basque countryMADRID — A car bomb exploded Friday near the Basque city of Bilbao, possibly killing one person, police said. The blast occurred in a parking lot in Arrigorriaga, an official with the Basque regional police said.
Spain prosecutor seeks arrest warrants for 3 alleged ex-Nazi death camp guards living in USMay 29th, 2009 Spain: official targets alleged Nazi guards in USMADRID — A Spanish prosecutor is seeking international arrest warrants for three alleged former Nazi death camp guards who live in the U.S. Pedro Martinez Torrijos of the National Court says there's evidence they were accessories to genocide.
Missouri mother accused of using her 1-year-old child to shield man from police TaserMay 14th, 2009 Mo. mom accused of using child to block TaserHANNIBAL, Mo. — Police said a northeast Missouri mother used her 1-year-old child to shield a man from a Taser during a confrontation with officers.
Ind. police say suspect caught in Taco Bell parking lot wanted 1 last burrito before jailMay 13th, 2009 Hungry suspect caught in Taco Bell parking lotFORT WAYNE, Ind. — Officials say a suspected drug dealer who led police on a 90 mph chase in Indiana was arrested after he stopped suddenly at a Taco Bell parking lot.
Mexico arrests 25 Tijuana police officers, 2 civilians on accusations of working for cartelMay 9th, 2009 Mexico arrests 25 Tijuana officers in cartel bustTIJUANA, Mexico — Mexico arrested 25 Tijuana police officers and two civilians on organized crime charges for alleged drug gang ties, the federal attorney general's office said Friday. The suspects are accused of helping alleged Arellano Felix cartel leader Teodoro Garcia, one of Mexico's 24 most wanted drug suspects, the office said in a statement.
Spain arrest 29 in alleged ring that tried to smuggle Cubans into USMay 6th, 2009 Spain arrest 29 in alleged Cuban migrant ringMADRID — Spanish authorities have arrested 29 people suspected of forging credit cards to finance an elaborate scheme to smuggle Cubans into the U.S. from Mexico, police said Wednesday.
Wyo. police arrest woman after finding her in hotel room with barrel of cinnamon bear candiesApril 28th, 2009 Police arrest woman with barrel of bear candiesCASPER, Wyo. — Police arrested a 28-year-old woman after finding a barrel of cinnamon bear candies in her hotel room that police believe had been stolen from a local restaurant.
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