Crime Watch – Newsletter for February 16, 2010
Massive hunt for Maoists, razed camp to be relocated “Location wise this Shilda police camp is not …. Source article : Massive hunt for Maoists, razed camp to be relocated. Bengal government should be more vigilant: Congress The state government should be more vigilant because it has the primary responsibility of (maintaining) law … Original source on Gaea Times at : Bengal government should be more vigilant: Congress. Coordination needed between paramilitary, state police: CPI-M Expressing “deep shock” over the “brutal” attack on the camp of the Eastern Frontier Rifles … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Coordination needed between paramilitary, state police: CPI-M. Six wounded in south Kashmir violence A senior police officer said the trouble erupted when mobs threw stones at police and the paramilitary Central Reserve Police …. Original source : Six wounded in south Kashmir violence. Pakistan confirms arrest of Afghan Taliban military chief (Second Lead, Changing Dateline) Mullah Abdul Ghani Brader, chief of the Taliban military wing and second only to the movement’s founder Mullah Muhammad Omar, was arrested several days ago, … Read : Pakistan confirms arrest of Afghan Taliban military chief (Second Lead, Changing Dateline). Myanmar sentences 4 activists to hard labor as UN envoy arrives to assess human rights YANGON, Myanmar – Military-ruled Myanmar sentenced four activists to prison terms with hard labor on the same day a U.N. envoy arrived to assess progress on human rights in the country, the opposition said Tuesday. Chidambaram condemns Maoist attack, points to failure The attack by the CPI-Maoist on a camp of the Eastern …. Source article : Chidambaram condemns Maoist attack, points to failure. Goa police beef up security at sites visited by Headley Central intelligence agencies have forwarded to the Goa police a list of places which Headley is reported to have reconnoitred during his visit to the coastal tourism-oriented villages of Anjuna … Read more »». Two nabbed for Pune blast, toll rises to 10 Police Commissioner Satyapal Singh said two people had been nabbed Monday night but declined to give … Read more »»». Top Taliban commander captured in secret raid in Pakistan: NYT The commander, Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, is an Afghan described by American officials as the most significant Taliban figure to be detained since the American-led … Original article on : Top Taliban commander captured in secret raid in Pakistan: NYT. Intense search for ultras starts day after Maoist attack Shops and markets remained closed Tuesday morning and hardly any …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Intense search for ultras starts day after Maoist attack. Canada seeks longer jail term for Pakistani-origin terrorist The Al Qaeda-inspired plot was unearthed in June 2006 with the arrest of 18 Toronto-area Muslims, mostly of Pakistani descent. San Francisco Bay area police arrest man on suspicion of killing well-known guitar maker ROHNERT PARK, Calif. – Police in California have arrested a suspect in the killing of prominent guitar maker Taku Sakashta. Afghan Taliban military chief arrested in Karachi: Report Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, chief of the Taliban military wing and second only to the movement’s founder Mullah Muhammad Omar, was arrested … Read more >>>. Pune blast shows advance in terror technology: Experts The team from the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) here who are in Pune to assist … Read more >>>. Mexican Catholic bishops: Abuses, corrupt justice system undermine drug war MEXICO CITY – Mexico’s Roman Catholic bishops have joined in the growing criticism of a drug war that has captured top kingpins but done little to stem gang violence. Dominican adviser to Americans detained in Haiti now admits he’s suspect wanted in El Salvador SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic – The former legal adviser to a group of American missionaries jailed in Haiti on child kidnapping charges is now the focus of a manhunt in the Dominican Republic. Mexico replaces special prosecutor for crimes against journalists amid unsolved killings MEXICO CITY – Mexico has replaced its special prosecutor for crimes against the media amid complaints that the country is becoming one of the world’s deadliest places for journalists and that most killings have gone unresolved. Sheriff: Woman held captive, beaten, raped in Calif. mobile home; home renter in custody SANTA ROSA, Calif. – Sheriff’s deputies rescued a woman who had been kidnapped, then beaten and raped for three days in a mobile home, authorities said. Husband of accused Ala. prof says he went with her to gun range before shooting HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – An Alabama professor practiced at a shooting range not long before police say she gunned down three colleagues and wounded three others during a faculty meeting, her husband said. Police: Victims cooperating in investigation of California church shooting that left 2 wounded RICHMOND, Calif. – Two teenage brothers wounded during a brazen shooting inside a Northern California church were cooperating Monday with police in the search for a hooded gunman and two other suspects. Phoenix couple indicted after 14-year-old daughter allegedly locked in bathroom for 2 months PHOENIX – Authorities say a grand jury has indicted a Phoenix couple on child abuse charges involving their 14-year-old daughter. Mother of Pa. woman charged with killing mentally disabled woman tried to sell her in ‘94 GREENSBURG, Pa. – Court records show that the mother of a 20-year-old Pennsylvania woman charged with torturing and killing a mentally disabled woman tried to sell her daughter for $10,000 when she was a little girl. Illinois court reinstates gun charge against former police officer Drew Peterson JOLIET, Ill. – An appeals court has reversed a lower court’s decision to dismiss gun charges against former Illinois police officer Drew Peterson. Prosecutor: Wife of slain Olympic shot putter to face murder, firearms charges in California OXNARD, Calif. – A prosecutor says he intends to file murder and firearms charges against the widow of an Olympic shot put medalist who was gunned down in his Southern California back yard. Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame in sex abuse cover-ups, but victims skeptical on summit But the former Dublin altar boy who helped expose …. Source article on Gaea Times at : Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame in sex abuse cover-ups, but victims skeptical on summit. Conundrum for NY jury: Evidence in husband’s murder trial includes confessions, no body WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. – Werner Lippe knows a lot about fire. AP Interview: UN drug czar says Latin American cocaine is being traded for arms in West Africa DAKAR, Senegal – Cocaine shipped to West Africa by Latin American drug cartels is now being traded for arms, the U.N.’s drug czar said Monday – an exchange of contraband that is especially dangerous in a region now home to cells of an al-Qaida-linked terror group. 24 security men killed in West Bengal Maoist attack The incident took place at Shilda locality in the district when a group of Maoists opened fire at the camp of the joint security forces deployed to combat the …. Source : 24 security men killed in West Bengal Maoist attack. Utah-based polygamous church led by jailed Warren Jeffs names new president SALT LAKE CITY – A polygamous church led by Warren Jeffs before he was jailed in 2007 has named a new president who is facing bigamy charges.
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
KOLKATA – As paramilitary forces hunted Tuesday for Maoists who massacred 24 security personnel in West Bengal killing some victims in a gruesome manner, the police admitted that the raid on an isolated police camp was a setback and said it would be shifted to a safer place.
NEW DELHI – A day after 24 security personnel were killed in a Maoist attack in West Bengal, the Congress said the state’s Left Front government should be more vigilant as it is responsible for maintaining law and order.
NEW DELHI – Better coordination was needed between the state police and the central paramilitary forces, West Bengal’s ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) said Tuesday while condemning the Maoist attack on a police camp that saw 25 people being killed.
SRINAGAR – Six people were wounded, two with bullet injuries, in clashes between protesters and security forces Tuesday during the funeral of two separatist guerrillas who were killed in a gunbattle in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district.
ISLAMABAD – The top military commander of the Afghan Taliban was captured in Pakistan’s southern port city of Karachi in a raid by US and Pakistani intelligence agents, officials confirmed Tuesday.
Myanmar sentences 4 activists as UN envoy visits
The four women were arrested last October after being accused of offering Buddhist monks … Read more >>.
NEW DELHI – There were “indications of failure” in a police camp with “adequate strength” being overrun by Maoists, Home Minister P. Chidambaram said Tuesday, while condemning the attack on a Eastern Frontier Rifles camp in West Bengal in which 24 security personnel were killed.
PANAJI – The police have beefed up security at places reportedly frequented by US terror suspect David Coleman Headley during his week-long Goa visit last year.
PUNE – Two people have been arrested in connection with the Feb 13 bombing here, police said Tuesday as the toll in the terror attack rose to 10 with a 24-year-old college student from Uttar Pradesh succumbing to his injuries.
WASHINGTON – Pakistani and American intelligence forces have in a secret joint operation captured Afghanistan’s top Taliban military commander in Karachi, the New York Times reported Tuesday citing American government officials.
KOLKATA – An uneasy calm prevailed in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Tuesday as a heavy contingent of central forces started an intense search in the Shilda region. A group of armed Maoists had killed at least 24 security personnel and left several injured Monday night.
TORONTO – With a trial court here giving plotters of Canada’s biggest terror attack sentences “not proportionate with the offence”, the government has decided to appeal at least one verdict.
Five of them have been found …. Original source : Canada seeks longer jail term for Pakistani-origin terrorist.
Calif. police make arrest in guitar maker’s death
Police arrested 28-year-old Joshua Rhea Begley early Monday in Rohnert Park on suspicion of murder, burglary and evading police. He is being held without bail.
The 43-year-old Sakashta was an …. Source article : San Francisco Bay area police arrest man on suspicion of killing well-known guitar maker.
WASHINGTON – The top military commander of the Afghan Taliban was captured in Karachi in a secret raid by US and Pakistani intelligence agents, The New York Times reported late Monday citing US officials.
GANDHINAGAR – The material used in Saturday’s Pune blast that killed nine people is substantially different from what was used in the deadly serial blasts in Ahmedabad in 2008, and shows a worrying advance in terror technology, according to forensic experts.
Mexican bishops criticize gov’t drug war strategy
The Mexican Council of Bishops said in a report released Monday that the presence of thousands of troops on the streets [..] Read the original article: here.
Adviser to Americans admits link to Salvador case
Dominican police and U.S. agents are seeking to detain Jorge Puello, who acknowledged Monday that he …. Source : Dominican adviser to Americans detained in Haiti now admits he’s suspect wanted in El Salvador.
Mexico names new prosecutor for attacks on media
Gustavo Salas, who previously worked for the federal crimes investigation unit, replaces Octavio …. Read the original article : Mexico replaces special prosecutor for crimes against journalists amid unsolved killings.
Calif. sheriff: Woman tied up, assaulted for days
John Gomez, 58, was arrested Friday on suspicion of various kidnapping, sexual assault and drug charges. He was being held on $2.1 million …. Original source : Sheriff: Woman held captive, beaten, raped in Calif. mobile home; home renter in custody.
Husband: Ala. prof went to range before shooting
Amy Bishop’s husband, James Anderson, said his wife acted normally while they were at the range and …. Read the original article : here.
Police: Victims aid police in Calif. church attack
Richmond police Sgt. Bisa French said police now have leads on two of the men involved in … Read : Police: Victims cooperating in investigation of California church shooting that left 2 wounded.
Phoenix couple indicted in child abuse case
Police say the malnourished girl was locked in a bathroom without running water for two months, beaten with metal rods and forced to exercise until exhaustion because her father said …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Phoenix couple indicted after 14-year-old daughter allegedly locked in bathroom for 2 months.
Mother of killing suspect tried to sell daughter
Amber Meidinger, of Greensburg, and five others are charged with homicide in last …. Original article on Gaea Times at : Mother of Pa. woman charged with killing mentally disabled woman tried to sell her in ‘94.
Ruling reinstates Drew Peterson gun charge
The Illinois Third District Appellate Court ruled that Judge Richard Schoenstedt erred when he dismissed the gun charges against Peterson in 2008 after prosecutors refused to hand over … Read : Illinois court reinstates gun charge against former police officer Drew Peterson.
DA: Wife of slain Olympian to face murder charge
Jane Laut was arrested Saturday by Oxnard police and is being held on $3 million …. Source : Gaea News Network.
Vatican to Irish bishops: admit blame
ROME – A top Vatican prelate told Irish bishops at an extraordinary Vatican summit with Pope Benedict XVI Monday they must admit their own blame in cover-ups of generations of sex abuse of minors, or risk losing the faith of Ireland’s Catholics.
NY man recants story about killing, burning wife
The 68-year-old jeweler, on trial on charges of killing and incinerating his wife, used a propane-and-oxygen torch to melt platinum and gold in his home workshop. He kept a 55-gallon oil drum as a burn barrel to get … Original article on : Conundrum for NY jury: Evidence in husband’s murder trial includes confessions, no body.
UN: Cocaine being traded for arms in West Africa
Antonio Maria …. Source article : AP Interview: UN drug czar says Latin American cocaine is being traded for arms in West Africa.
KOLKATA – A daring attack by Maoists on a police camp in West Bengal’s West Midnapore district Monday has left 24 security personnel dead, an official said.
Polygamous church in Utah names new president
Wendell Loy Nielsen, 69, was named president in documents filed with the Utah Department of Commerce. He has long been a senior leader … Read more >>>.
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