Arizona sheriff’s deputies raid paper company seeking illegal immigrants, arrest 44PHOENIX — An Arizona sheriff who has aggressively cracked down on illegal immigration sent deputies into a Phoenix paper plant where they arrested 44 employees suspected of identity theft or immigration violations. Chile’s Mapuche Indians seize land as riot police kill activistSANTIAGO, Chile — Mapuche Indians vowed Thursday to keep seizing land in southern Chile despite the death of an activist who resisted an eviction by riot police. Calif. Corrections officials brief sheriffs after riot cut 1,200 beds from state prison systemCHINO, Calif. — Prison officials are briefing sheriffs across California on how a weekend riot that destroyed seven Southern California prison housing units might affect their jail populations in weeks to come. Puerto Rico jury convicts 4 police officers of federal civil rights charges in beating deathSAN 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. NYC police officer won’t face criminal charges in shooting death of officer who was off dutyNEW YORK — A white police officer who killed an off-duty black colleague in a friendly fire incident that raised questions about racial profiling will not face criminal charges, prosecutors said Thursday. Police: Heavily armed mob kills noted geologist in southeastern KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeastern Kenya, police said Thursday. Police: Heavily armed mob kills world famous geologist in southeastern KenyaNAIROBI, Kenya — Assailants armed with arrows, spears and machetes killed a Scottish-born geologist in an apparent dispute over mining rights in southeastern Kenya, police said Thursday. Retiring Los Angeles police chief William J. Bratton has book deal; set for release in 2011NEW YORK — William J. Bratton, who last week abruptly announced he would retire as head of the Los Angeles Police Department, has a book deal. Calif. police dispatch tapes reveal chase speeds topped 90 mph before crash that killed 8DINUBA, Calif. — A copy of a police dispatch tape released Wednesday indicates an officer was chasing a driver suspected of a traffic infraction at speeds topping 90 mph when the car ran a stop sign and hit a truck broadside, killing eight Saturday in California’s Central Valley. Peruvian prosecutor presents homicide charges against 17 police over Amazon violenceLIMA, Peru — A Peruvian government prosecutor presented homicide charges against two police generals and 15 other officers for a June government crackdown at an Amazon highway blockade manned by Indians protesting development on their ancestral lands. Ex-Fla. sheriff sentenced to nearly 6 years in federal money laundering and corruption casePENSACOLA, Fla. — A former head of the Florida Sheriffs’ Association has been sentenced to nearly six years in federal prison in a money laundering and corruption case. Watch that van: By foot, Twitter and blog, neighbors join forces, fight to keep homes safeCOLUMBUS, Ohio — Cruise down the tree-lined streets of the Old Oaks neighborhood on a summer evening and know this: Someone is watching you. Karzai invites Taliban to tribal council, despite militant assault on city that kills 6KABUL —President Hamid Karzai said Monday that if he wins re-election as Afghan president this month he will invite Taliban and other militants to a grand tribal council — but said they would have to lay down their weapons first. 2 police, 3 attackers killed in Taliban grenade attack on city south of KabulKABUL —A half dozen Taliban fighters infiltrated a provincial capital just south of the Afghan capital on Monday and fired rocket-propelled grenades at government buildings, officials said. Two police and three attackers died in the violence. AP INVESTIGATION: Corrupt border agents being busted more for taking bribes from smugglersMcALLEN, Texas —Corruption along the U.S.-Mexican border takes many forms. Former sheriff pledges to restore order to Detroit streets as new police chiefDETROIT —Warren Evans once thought he might tame scandal-plagued Detroit City Hall as mayor. As the new police chief, he’s focused on bringing order to streets he has called the “wild, wild West.” AP IMPACT: Busts of corrupt US border police rise as smugglers seek more protectionMcALLEN, Texas —Corruption along the U.S.-Mexican border takes many forms. England pulls out of badminton worlds in India citing terrorist threat from Islamic groupHYDERABAD, India —England has pulled out of the badminton world championships next week after the tournament reportedly received a terrorist threat from a Pakistan-based Islamic militant group. Iran’s police chief acknowledges protesters detained in postelection unrest were abusedTEHRAN, Iran —Iran’s police chief acknowledged Sunday that detained protesters were abused in prison and the country’s top prosecutor said those responsible for the mistreatment should be punished, in unusually pointed criticism of security officials. FBI agent faces negligent homicide charge in shooting death of Puerto Rico officer during raidSAN 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. Indonesian police raid house, kill 2 militants; lay siege to second propertyJAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesian police hunting the terrorists behind last month’s attacks on hotels in the capital raided one house and besieged another Saturday, killing two suspected militants, arresting five and seizing explosives and a car bomb, a senior officer said. Iraqi police: Death toll cimbs to 20 in bombing near Shiite mosque in northern IraqBAGHDAD — An Iraqi police official says the number of people killed in a suicide car bombing near a Shiite mosque in northern Iraq has climbed to at least 20. Iraqi police: Roadside bombs target Shiite pilgrims in Baghdad, killing 7BAGHDAD — A series of roadside bombs targeting Shiite pilgrims returning from the southern holy city of Karbala struck the Iraqi capital Friday, killing at least seven people, Iraqi police and medical officials said. Iraqi police: Roadside bomb targets bus in Baghdad, kills 4 Shiite pilgrimsBAGHDAD — Iraqi police and medical officials say a roadside bomb in Baghdad has killed four Shiite pilgrims on their way back from the southern holy city of Karbala. Relatives of Peru police killed in Amazon unrest seek charges for ex-interior minister, othersLIMA, Peru — Relatives of police officers killed during a government crackdown on Amazon Indian protesters are seeking criminal charges against Peru’s former interior minister and three police chiefs, a lawyer said Thursday. Police chief Bratton shocks LA with resignation, decision to join private security firmLOS ANGELES — Police Chief William Bratton stunned the city Wednesday, saying he will step down after a seven-year tenure when crime rates plummeted to 1950s levels and once-contentious relations between officers and diverse communities improved. Authorities say South Florida newlywed who wanted husband killed tripped up by policeMIAMI — A South Florida woman was arrested Wednesday for allegedly hiring an undercover police officer to kill her husband of six months, authorities said. Sheriff says Fla. inmate shot, killed by correction officer was trying to escape from jailPALATKA, Fla. — Officials in Florida say a corrections officer shot and killed an inmate who tried to escape from jail by climbing a razor wire fence. Los Angeles Police Chief Bratton stepping down after highly praised tenureLOS ANGELES — Police Chief William Bratton stunned the city Wednesday by announcing he will step down after a seven-year tenure in which he instituted major reforms of the once-scandalized Police Department and began a turnaround of its relations with minorities. AP sources: Los Angeles Police Chief Bratton stepping down after highly praised tenureLOS ANGELES — Police Chief William Bratton is stepping down after a seven-year tenure in which he instituted vast reforms of the once-scandalized police department, two city officials said Wednesday. |
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