Slain Tampa police officers recalled as devoted family men and crime-fighters - St. Petersburg Times

Slain Tampa police officers recalled as devoted family men and crime-fighters - St. Petersburg Times: "Police officers Jeffrey Kocab and David Curtis were remembered Tuesday as men who were devoted to their jobs and families.
Both 31 years old, Kocab and Curtis were gunned down early Tuesday morning during a traffic stop at 50th Street and 23rd Avenue. They both worked the midnight shift, and both were relatively new to the Tampa Police Department.
Kocab joined the department about 14 months ago from the Plant City Police Department.
He was chosen by his fellow Plant City officers as employee of the month four times in three years.
'Every shift he worked he gave 100 percent,' said Plant City police Chief Bill McDaniel. 'He was always in turbo mode. He was fearless, energetic.'"

Man says he ‘blanked out’ during shooting - Gun Crime Gossip

Man says he ‘blanked out’ during shooting - Gun Crime Gossip: "Where’s the Gun?” the prosecutor asked. Buckner, 35, said he tossed the firearm in a field in the area where he was captured at a vacant industrial building on Gilligan Street, Wilkes-Barre. The Gun involved in the deadly shooting has never been recovered or identified until Tuesday during the second day of Buckner’s non-jury bench trial on an open count of criminal homicide before Judge Tina Polachek Gartley . Buckner said he kept a loaded .357 caliber Gun hidden..."

The Press Association: Three quizzed over £2m cocaine find

The Press Association: Three quizzed over £2m cocaine find: "Three people are being quizzed by detectives over the seizure of two million euro of cocaine.
The massive haul was made after a series of raids on residential properties in south Dublin on Thursday evening.
During searches in Tallaght, officers found a sophisticated cocaine factory and also recovered equipment and a substantial amount of cash."

Two Suspects Arrested In Pinole Gang Shooting - News Story - KTVU San Francisco

Two Suspects Arrested In Pinole Gang Shooting - News Story - KTVU San Francisco: "Officers went to two homes Tuesday afternoon to serve arrest warrants on a 16-year-old El Sobrante boy and 18-year-old Jorge Robles, of Richmond, according to Pinole police.
The two teenagers are suspects in a June 3 gang-related shooting that took place on Fifth Avenue near San Pablo Avenue and left an 18-year-old Pinole man wounded in his leg.
The victim survived the shooting.
Robles was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon, participation in a criminal street gang and altering an imitation firearm to make it appear real.
The 16-year-old suspect was arrested for being a minor in possession of live ammunition, assault with a deadly weapon and participation in a criminal street gang, police said."

Jury convicts gang member of SoCal killing - San Jose Mercury News

Jury convicts gang member of SoCal killing - San Jose Mercury News: "gang member has been convicted of shooting to death an aspiring rapper who stopped in San Bernardino to give him a ride.
A Superior Court jury on Monday found 30-year-old Leonard Lara guilty of first-degree murder and carjacking, as well as special allegations of firing a rifle and committing a crime to benefit a gang. He faces 65 years to life in prison.
Prosecutors say 27-year-old Lorenzo Stotts was behind the wheel of his Isuzu SUV after working at a Wendy's restaurant on June 20, 2007, when he spotted Lara walking down a street and pulled over to offer him a ride.
Lara directed Stotts to a dark area and he was shot in the head and killed."

Suspects Released In San Pablo Gang Shootings - cbs5.com

Suspects Released In San Pablo Gang Shootings - cbs5.com: "Three suspects arrested last week in connection with three gang-related shootings earlier this month in San Pablo have been released from custody pending further investigation, Detective Sgt. Dave Lewellyn said Tuesday.

The first shooting happened on June 4 at 6:20 p.m. in the 1400 block of Emeric Ave. The two victims were walking from a liquor store toward a home on Emeric when they saw a dark four-door Honda parked on the corner, Lewellyn said.

The car's occupants stared at them and some words were exchanged.

The driver of the car then circled around the block and, as the
victims reached their home, the car returned and someone inside shot at them, striking the house, Lewellyn said.

The second shooting happened shortly after midnight on June 5 near College Lane and Del Camino Drive.

Two victims were walking from a 7-Eleven store near Broadway and San Pablo avenues when they noticed a dark, four-door Honda driving slowly through the parking lot, Lewellyn said."

Man wanted in gang shootings turns self in » Redding Record Searchlight

Man wanted in gang shootings turns self in » Redding Record Searchlight: "Redding man suspected of being involved in a pair of gang-related shootings in Redding earlier this month turned himself in to authorities today.
Dylan Nathaniel Lane, 20, was booked into the Shasta County Jail on charges of discharging a firearm with gross negligence, illegal possession of a loaded gun in public, attempted murder, kidnapping and participating in a criminal street gang, according to the jail roster.
“He turned himself into the jail this afternoon,” said Redding Police Chief Peter Hansen."

Crime and Public Safety, June 23 - San Bernardino County Sun

Crime and Public Safety, June 23 - San Bernardino County Sun: "teenager who died after being shot in the upper body in Fontana has been identified.
Humberto Torres, 16, of Los Angeles was unresponsive when Fontana police officers found him about 4:10 a.m. Saturday in the 7800 block of Oleander Avenue, according to the Coroner's Office.
Police were called to the area after a report of shots being fired.
Humberto was taken to a hospital where he was pronounced dead, the Coroner's Office said."

Phuket Hunt for 'Mr Big' After Heroin Sting - Phuket Wan

Phuket Hunt for 'Mr Big' After Heroin Sting - Phuket Wan: "PHUKET police are waiting to hear whether two drugs ''mules'' arrested at Suvarnabhumi International Airport yesterday in possession of large amounts of heroin have named a Mr Big Phuket drug dealer.

The pair have confessed and told police that they had made similar journeys more than 10 times. They said they were hired by an unidentified contact and paid $US1000 for every trip.

Opening arguments in trial of accused killer, Jason Cai - San Jose Mercury News

Opening arguments in trial of accused killer, Jason Cai - San Jose Mercury News: "enraged killer who shot attorney Xia Zhao — at such close range that the gun muzzle left an imprint on her chest — was recorded on a neighbor's video camera, running away from Zhao's blood-soaked body.
Just one problem: Though the slim man in the fisherman's hat fleeing down Hamilton Avenue closely resembles accused killer Jason Cai, the image is too blurry to make a positive identification.
But on the first day of Cai's murder trial, prosecutor Brian Welch played the video three times Monday, portraying it as one of many pieces of largely circumstantial evidence whose sum, he said, prove the 51-year-old software engineer shot down Zhao to stop her from suing him for $15 million in his wife's death.
The stranger-than-fiction tale began in 2003 when Cai was charged with drowning his wife, Ying Deng, 30, in a case closely followed by the Chinese-language media. In 2006, a jury acquitted him on the murder charge and deadlocked 8-4 against the lesser-included charge of voluntary manslaughter — after the coroner who examined her body said the drowning could have been accidental. In 2007, the District Attorney's Office dismissed the manslaughter charge. But the mother of his late wife sued him for wrongful death, eventually hiring Zhao as one of the attorneys."

Pistol-packing mama Vanessa Marty pulls gun from baby carriage, opens fire on ex-boyfriend

Pistol-packing mama Vanessa Marty pulls gun from baby carriage, opens fire on ex-boyfriend: "jealous Queens mom, furious that her former flame had a new lover, whipped a handgun from her child's stroller and fired wildly at the father inside the dad's Jersey City apartment.
Vanessa Marty's marksmanship was terrible - but her maternal instincts were worse.
Marty was seemingly oblivious to the fact one of her two young children was only a few feet away - and well within ricochet-range - when she squeezed off an errant shot from her 9-mm. pistol.
'He dives for cover,' said Jersey City Police Lt. Edgar Martinez.
Marty's murderous rage ended in embarrassment - and a slew of criminal charges - when the gun jammed because she used the wrong type of ammo, Martinez said."

Businessman 'guilty' of gun crime

The Weston Mercury - Businessman 'guilty' of gun crime: "WELL-KNOWN businessman has been found guilty of threatening to shoot a bailiff who was trying to clamp his Porsche.

Cam Mu, who owns Dragon Kiss bar and the Sea Palace restaurant in Weston, now faces the possibility of a prison sentence for arming himself with a shotgun during the confrontation last November.

Mu, who appeared on trial for four days at Bristol Crown Court this week, was said to have become angry as Mr Simcock set about immobilising his luxury car in the drive of his home for non-payment of council tax.

Yesterday (Thurs) a jury found the 37-year-old guilty of possession a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, but not guilty of an assault charge for the same confrontation.

Mu could face a lengthy jail term when he is sentenced at Bristol Crown Court on July 1."

Homeowner hospitalized after shootout with 'gang of thugs' | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/11/2010

Homeowner hospitalized after shootout with 'gang of thugs' | Philadelphia Inquirer | 06/11/2010: "man remained hospitalized Thursday after 'a gang of thugs' ambushed and traded gunfire with him as he returned home with his wife and young children late Wednesday, authorities said.
When the shooting stopped, Jermaine R. Edwards had suffered multiple gunshot wounds, and one of his attackers lay dead, police said. The other attackers fled.
Investigators were spare with the details as they scoured the crime scene Thursday on Hancock Road. They declined to discuss why Edwards might have been a target. And they said they hadn't yet positively identified the dead man in his house.
But they did say the crime had the markings of a planned home invasion and robbery."

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News :: Derrick Bird plotted Cumbria massacre for 5 years

Express.co.uk - Home of the Daily and Sunday Express | UK News ::Cumbria massacre Derrick Bird plotted for 5 years: "Bird, a taxi driver, boasted to a prostitute he spent the night with in 2005 that one day he would kill everyone who had ever crossed him.
He also signalled his murderous intent to two friends on a diving holiday last year, warning how he would “get a gun and kill them all” to settle his grudges back home in Cumbria"

Cumbria gunman Bird 'was obsessed with a Thai prostitute less than half his age'

Cumbria gunman Bird 'was obsessed with a Thai prostitute less than half his age': "British gunman, who shot 12 people dead and wounded 11 before killing himself, is said to have had a secret violent obsession with a Thai prostitute less than half his age.


Deceased cabbie Derrick Bird, 52, who was an ex-nuke plant worker, looked every inch the respectable father, and nobody knew that he was secretly lavishing thousands on the 22-year-old he fell for on holiday.

He is said to have flipped over money worries, which were fuelled by the cost of his lust for the pretty hooker."

Cumbria gunman Bird 'was obsessed with a Thai prostitute less than half his age'

Cumbria gunman Bird 'was obsessed with a Thai prostitute less than half his age': "Bird is said to have killed the people he held grudges against, and that he had headed for the taxi rank where he worked in the seaside town of Whitehaven, to blast fellow cabbies for making fun of his love for the hooker.

Two had regularly joined him on twice-a-year trips to Thailand's fleshpots. The group was nicknamed The Bad Boys, and Bird would pick up young girls to bed for around a tenner."

largest weapons shipments found in recent years. Two men have been arrested.

Police in Texas have seized a cache of weapons allegedly being smuggled to drug gangs in Mexico.

The haul, in Laredo on the US-Mexico border, included assault rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition.

Police say it was one of the largest weapons shipments found in recent years. Two men have been arrested.

The seizure comes two weeks after Mexican President Felipe Calderon urged US lawmakers to help stem the flow of weapons to Mexico.

'Tremendous blow'
Texas police say they acted on a tip-off and stopped a truck. Inside, they found 147 assault rifles, 53 bayonets and more than 10,000 rounds of ammunition they believe were heading across the border to Mexico.

"This is one of the biggest cases we've ever seen here in this city," Laredo police officer Alberto Escobedo told Reuters.

"It's a tremendous blow to drug traffickers and organised crime."

Newark police seek information about gun theft | newarkadvocate.com | The Newark Advocate

Newark police seek information about gun theft | newarkadvocate.com | The Newark Advocate: "Newark police are investigating who stole two shotguns, a revolver and a rifle from a Dewey Avenue home April 2 or 3, according to a news release.
Anyone with information about this crime may call Licking County Crime Stoppers at (740) 349-6888 (740) 349-6888 or (888) 488-9058 (888) 488-9058. A coding system protects the identity of the caller but allows the reward to be issued later."