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Records: Ex-official's wife says husband shot DA
In a surprising twist, the wife of a jailed former justice of the peace was charged Wednesday with capital murder after authorities say she confessed ...
Authorities: Maine hermit attracts marriage offer
High bail is appropriate to prevent the exploitation a Maine man who has attracted a marriage proposal and a stranger's offer to bail him out since ...
Final defendant in LA 'Bling Ring' sentenced
A man who pleaded no contest to stealing from Lindsay Lohan and reality star Audrina Patridge has been sentenced to time already served in jail.
Brazen escape lands French bandit on Interpol list
Redoine Faid's escape from a French prison landed him on Interpol's most wanted list Monday, two days after he took four guards hostage and used ...
Take the bait? NYPD anti-theft tactics criticized
Sometimes the bait is a small amount of cash in a stray wallet. Or a credit card. Even a pack of cigarettes can do the trick. Police in New York City ...
Swallowed ring recovered by NH police
Police say they've got the $3,200 engagement ring a New Hampshire allegedly swallowed during an attempted jewelry store theft. Authorities charged ...
Russian official: Putin foe targeted for probe
The spokesman for Russia's chief investigative body says that a criminal probe of a Russian opposition leader was triggered by his fierce public ...
Bat-swinging Chicago store owner fends off gunmen
Bail is set at $750,000 for one of two men facing charges in the shooting of a Chicago shop owner whose resistance with a baseball bat was captured ...
Despite solitude, hermit had taste for fine things
He would meditate on an overturned bucket while staring up at the sky and knew all the eagles that nested nearby. But despite his 27 years of ...
Va. man who stole White House van sentenced
A career criminal who stole a truck containing President Obama's audio equipment was sentenced Thursday to seven years in federal prison.
Man accused in 'Breaking Bad' theft arrested again
An Albuquerque man accused of breaking into "Breaking Bad" actor Bryan Cranston's car late last year and stealing a script has been arrested again.
Prosecutors seek to end myth of Utah mountain man
At first, many locals took to calling Troy James Knapp the mountain man. Even victims of his many cabin break-ins marveled over his ability to slip ...
3 arrested after Wyoming police follow footprints
Three men have been accused of stealing items that include a samurai sword — but according to central Wyoming police the suspects weren't exactly ...
Thirsty Ore. burglars left telltale juice carton
Authorities in southwest Oregon say two burglars took silver ingots, collectible coins, electronics and jewelry in a break-in last fall. They also ...
Maine hermit living in wild for 27 years arrested
A man who lived like a hermit for decades in a makeshift camp in the woods and may be responsible for more than 1,000 burglaries for food and other ...
Texas executes man for 1990 fatal shooting, rape
A Texas convict with a lengthy criminal history was executed Tuesday evening for fatally shooting a man and raping the slain man's fiancee during a ...
Ex-'Pretty Little Liars' actor pleads guilty in NY
A former actor on ABC's "Pretty Little Liars" has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor larceny for lifting $7,000 in electronics and jewelry from a friend's ...
Ex-Auburn DB pleads guilty to first-degree robbery
Former Auburn defensive back Mike McNeil was sentenced to serve at least three years in prison Monday after pleading guilty to first-degree robbery ...
Timeline of the whereabouts of suspected strangler
Authorities have pieced together a 24-page timeline that tracks accused killer Samuel Little's activity across the country since his birth.
Utah cabin burglar ends long run in wilderness
Troy James Knapp was dodging authorities, again. The fugitive with a fondness for whiskey and a dislike of living near people had been wanted for a ...
Auburn in self-defense mode over scathing reports
Auburn is once again on the defensive amid allegations of wrongdoing going back to the 2010 national championship season. Two reports surfaced this ...
Texas inmates back in jail after capture in barn
Two inmates in an East Texas jail took advantage of a guard distracted by other duties in his office when they pulled open part of a chain-link fence ...
Jacobs: Auburn checking out alleged violations
Auburn athletic director Jay Jacobs says the school is reviewing allegations of NCAA rules violations in the football program during its 2010 national ...
Police: Italian priest stole $5.1M from hospital
Italian police on Thursday arrested a priest accused of pocketing 4 million euros ($5.1 million) from a Catholic hospital he ran and helping run up ...