Four Los Angeles-area officers accused of physically abusing youths at camp
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Four Los Angeles-area police officers have been arrested on charges of physically abusing minors who were attending a boot camp for at-risk youth in central California, a sheriff’s office said on Wednesday.
Bill Cosby ordered to give deposition in sexual abuse lawsuit
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Bill Cosby has been ordered to give a sworn deposition in a lawsuit brought by a woman accusing the comedian of plying her with alcohol and sexually abusing her at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles when she was 15 years old.
Bounty hunter arrested after mistaking Phoenix police chief for target
PHOENIX (Reuters) – A bounty hunter was arrested after gathering a posse and mistakenly trying to raid the home of Phoenix’s chief of police, officials said on Wednesday.
Texas day care worker charged with producing child pornography
SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) – A Texas day care worker was arrested on Wednesday on charges that she produced pornography with a little girl in her care, prosecutors said.
Special Report: Multitude of local authorities soak Illinois homeowners in taxes
(Reuters) – Mary Beth Jachec lives in a three-bedroom house in Wauconda, a village of 14,000 in Illinois, 45 miles northwest of Chicago. Her semi-detached brick home is unassuming. Her tax bills are not.
Tensions boil in Texas town over planned cemetery for Muslims
DALLAS (Reuters) – Plans for a cemetery for Muslims on the outskirts of a small North Texas town have sparked a backlash among some local residents who said they fear it will bring radical Islam and terrorism to their doorsteps.
Court says warrant needed for mobile phone location data
(Reuters) – A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday said the government needs a warrant to obtain a suspect’s historical cellphone location records.
Police probe reported shots at Mississippi military camp
NEW AUGUSTA, Miss. (Reuters) – A Mississippi man faces minor charges in connection with reports of shots fired outside Camp Shelby, a military training center in Mississippi, police said on Wednesday.
Detroit boy, 11, charged in shooting death of 3-year-old
(Reuters) – An 11-year-old Detroit boy was charged with manslaughter on Wednesday in the shooting death of a 3-year-old boy, prosecutors said.
Pentagon’s new blood-tracking system is a bust
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A U.S. Defense Department system for tracking and helping speed blood supplies to combat field hospitals does not work, threatening to cause blood shortages for wounded soldiers, according to a Defense Department Inspector General …
