Albuquerque deals with fallout from volunteer officer who arrested prostitutesALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A volunteer officer who went undercover to nab suspected prostitutes has put the Albuquerque Police Department on the defensive about its practices and raised questions about the cases he helped prosecute. Police say killing at Yale University is not random act, no one else in danger on campusNEW HAVEN, Conn. — Police are hunting for the killer who stuffed a body believed to be that of a Yale University graduate student behind a wall in the high-security laboratory building where she worked. Kurdish policeman’s family killed in Iraq’s north as Kurdish-Arab tensions buildBAGHDAD — Gunmen killed a Kurdish policeman’s wife and three young children with execution-style shots to the head Sunday as they slept in their home in the northern city of Kirkuk, where tension is building between Arabs and Kurds over land and oil. Gunmen kill Kurdish policeman’s sleeping family in northern Iraqi city of KirkukBAGHDAD — Gunmen broke into the home of a Kurdish policeman in the northern Iraqi city of Kirkuk early Sunday, killing his wife and three children execution-style with shots to the head as they slept, authorities said. AP ENTERPRISE: Questions emerge about company promising to bring inmates to small Montana townBILLINGS, Mont. — The Two Rivers Detention Center was promoted as the largest economic development project in decades in the small town of Hardin when the jail was built two years ago. But it has been vacant ever since. 5 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombsKABUL — About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a wave of violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country’s most dangerous regions. Five American soldiers died in two attacks using roadside bombs. 3 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombsKABUL — About 50 civilians, security forces and militants were killed in violence around Afghanistan, including a bomb that left 14 Afghan travelers dead in one of the country’s most dangerous regions. Another roadside bomb killed three American soldiers in the east. 2 US troops among 50 killed in spate of Afghan violence; 20 civilians killed by roadside bombsKABUL — Nearly 50 Afghan civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a spate of attacks around the war-torn country, including an overnight military raid targeting insurgents in the increasingly violent north, officials said Saturday. A roadside bomb killed two U.S. troops in the east. 48 civilians, security forces, insurgents killed in rash of attacks in war-torn AfghanistanKABUL — Some 48 Afghan civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a spate of attacks around the war-torn country, including an overnight military raid targeting insurgents in the increasingly violent north, officials said Saturday. 45 civilians, security forces, insurgents killed in rash of attacks in war-torn AfghanistanKABUL — Forty-five Afghan civilians, security forces and militants were killed in a spate of attacks around the war-torn country, including an overnight military raid targeting insurgents in the increasingly violent north, officials said Saturday. Lawsuits: Philadelphia police robbed bodegas during phony drug raids, destroyed merchandisePHILADELPHIA — City police officers working for an elite anti-drug unit regularly robbed and harassed bodega owners during sham raids, civil-rights lawyers charge in several federal lawsuits against the officers and the city. Milwaukee County DA charges suspected serial killer in deaths of 5 more womenMILWAUKEE — A suspected serial killer has been charged in the slayings of five more women in Milwaukee. Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm said Thursday that he filed the additional charges against Walter E. Ellis, who now faces five counts of first-degree intentional homicide and two counts of first-degree murder — the equivalent charge that was state law when the deaths occurred. Man wrongfully convicted in homicide accuses police in federal lawsuit of coercing witnessesMILWAUKEE — A man who served 13 years in prison before his homicide conviction was overturned sued the city of Milwaukee and its police department Thursday, the same day authorities filed new charges against a man whose DNA they say was found on the victim. Attorneys for man granted new trial in runaway’s slaying say he plans to sue Milwaukee policeMILWAUKEE — A man whose homicide conviction was overturned after he served 13 years for the slaying of a teenage runaway will sue Milwaukee police, his attorney said Thursday, days after authorities said DNA linked another man to the crime. Thai national police chief steps down after forced transfer to inactive postBANGKOK — Thailand’s national police chief resigned Wednesday after being transferred to an inactive post in the wake of an official recommendation that he be prosecuted for his role in a deadly crackdown against anti-government protesters last year. Facing drug, embezzlement and other charges, police chief in Vt. resignsVERGENNES, Vt. — Officials in Vergennes say the city’s police chief — who’s facing drug, embezzlement and other charges — has resigned. Kenya replaces tainted police chief after abuse allegations by UN, rights groupsNAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya replaced its police chief on Tuesday months after human rights groups complained that some his officers killed and raped during the violent aftermath of the disputed December 2007 elections, but activists said more reforms are needed to restore confidence in a notoriously predatory police force. Roadside bomb in northern Iraqi Shiite town kills police chief, 4 othersBAGHDAD — A roadside bomb killed the head of an anti-terrorism police unit and four of his bodyguards Tuesday in a northern Iraqi town that is home to a large Shiite population, a police official said. Point man in Mexico’s offensive against drug gangs announces resignation in Cabinet shakeupMEXICO CITY — Mexican President Felipe Calderon has accepted the resignation of the attorney general who was leading the battle against drug cartels, making the biggest shake-up yet in his offensive against organized crime. Police identify 3 killed in street race crash in central Florida; no word yet who was drivingHOLLY HILL, Fla. — Three people killed in an apparent street racing crash in central Florida have been identified. Official: Blast kills 3 police, wounds 2 in Russia’s troubled Ingushetia provinceNAZRAN, Russia — A roadside bomb blast ripped through a police car in Russia’s violence-plagued southern Ingushetia province on Friday, killing three officers and wounding two others, authorities said. Bomb outside restaurant kills policeman, wounds 12 in southern ThailandPATTANI, Thailand — A bomb believed to have been planted by Islamic insurgents exploded Friday outside a restaurant in southern Thailand where security forces were eating breakfast, killing a policeman and wounding 12 other people. Fire chief shot by cop in Ark. courtroom, as town’s tensions over traffic tickets come to boilJERICHO, Ark. — It was just too much, having to return to court twice on the same day to contest yet another traffic ticket, and Fire Chief Don Payne didn’t hesitate to tell the judge what he thought of the police and their speed traps. Baltimore police to get BlackBerries; ‘Pocket Cops’ meant to make officers more productiveBALTIMORE — Baltimore’s police department will become one of the first agencies in the nation to issue every patrol officer a BlackBerry that allows for instant warrant checks, city officials said Wednesday. Wyoming town roiled by police use of Taser on 76-year-old tractor driver during paradeGLENROCK, Wyo. — Bud Grose seemed like the last person who should attract the attention of police when the 76-year-old retiree hopped on his antique tractor and rumbled through the annual parade in this small Wyoming town. Taliban suicide bomber kills Afghanistan’s deputy chief of intelligence at mosque ceremonyKABUL — An explosion ripped through a crowd of government officials attending the inauguration of a mosque east of Kabul on Wednesday, killing Afghanistan’s deputy chief of intelligence in what the Taliban said was a targeted attack. Blast kills Afghanistan’s deputy chief of intelligence after ceremony east of KabulKABUL — Officials say an explosion has killed Afghanistan’s deputy chief of intelligence. State police: 1 killed in small plane crash in northeastern PennsylvaniaEFFORT, Pa. — State police say one person has been killed in a small plane crash in northeastern Pennsylvania. Suicide bombing near police station kills 15 recruits in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyMINGORA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed at least 15 police recruits Sunday in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in the deadliest attack since the army regained control over the northwestern valley from the Taliban, officials said. Suicide bombing near police station kills 14 recruits in Pakistan’s Swat ValleyMINGORA, Pakistan — A suicide bomber killed at least 14 police recruits Sunday in Pakistan’s Swat Valley in the deadliest attack since the army regained control over the northwestern valley from the Taliban, officials said. |
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