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Monday, 28 March 2011

60-year-old conman returned to the spot where he faked his own death in a canoe to reflect on a £680,000 sting that ­secured his place in criminal ­notoriety alongside wife Anne.

60-year-old conman returned to the spot where he faked his own death in a canoe to reflect on a £680,000 sting that ­secured his place in criminal ­notoriety alongside wife Anne.And he spoke of the moment nine years ago when he paddled out to his “death” from the shoreline overlooked by the huge house his family lived in.Darwin told how he gave no thought to the ramifications of his selfish act – the grief of his two sons Mark, 35, and 32-year-old Anthony, a £100,000 search and, finally, a six-year jail sentence.Speaking for the first time since being freed from prison after serving half his time,...

Saturday, 26 March 2011

Tory researcher has been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling after police found the party drug GBL in parcels sent to the head office of one of Yorkshire’s largest councils.

A Tory researcher has been arrested on suspicion of drug smuggling after police found the party drug GBL in parcels sent to the head office of one of Yorkshire’s largest councils.Martin Thomas, 38, was detained by detectives investigating suspicious packages delivered to North Yorkshire Council’s County Hall headquarters in Northallerton.He is employed by the council as a research and communications officer for the Conservative group, which controls the authority with a 22-seat majority.The council last night confirmed it had suspended Mr Thomas, who worked from an office in County Hall.Officers...

Chris Halliwell: profile of murder suspect in Sian O'Callaghan investigation

Declared bankrupt last January, the 47-year-old had only been working for Five Star private hire in Swindon for a couple of weeks before he was arrested.Not new to the taxi scene, he was known by the other local drivers for the fact that he always used to wear a suit to work.Previously employed by United Radio Cars, he had also tried his hand at construction and window cleaning.He married wife Lisa in July 1991 and the couple went on to have three children – two daughter and a son.They met when he was 23 and she was just 16 and lived in the Broad Green area of Swindon with their children.Yesterday,...

Tuesday, 22 March 2011

South Side shootout involving police this week was started by suspects who were trying to fire on rival gang

South Side shootout involving police this week was started by suspects who were trying to fire on rival gang members when they were actually shooting at officers in an unmarked police car, prosecutors said Saturday.The alleged gunman, Julian Davis, 22, of the 2200 block of West 51st Street, is charged with two counts of attempted murder and a count of aggravated discharge of a weapon. Cook County Judge Jackie Marie Portman ordered him held in lieu of $400,000 bond Saturday.The man accused of driving the car Davis was in, Anthony Rollins, 25, of the 2200 block of West 50th Place, is charged with...

handgun, a large amount of marijuana and a bulk of cash were seized during a search of a Fillmore home.

handgun, a large amount of marijuana and a bulk of cash were seized during a search of a Fillmore home.The search was conducted on Friday by Fillmore police and Ventura County sheriffs as part of an ongoing gang-related weapons investigation. Authorities searched a home on the 700 block of Akers Street.Two suspects were arrested during the search. Steven Chaveste, 30, of Fillmore was charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, and Matthew Chaveste, 36, also of Fillmore was charged with possession of narcotics with the intent to se...

Moshe Katsav, Israel's former president, who was on Tuesday sentenced to seven years in jail for rape

Moshe Katsav, Israel's former president, who was on Tuesday sentenced to seven years in jail for rape, rose from impoverished beginnings to the top job in the country only to fall from grace and become a political leper.Katsav was formally indicted in March 2009, more than two years after the case went public, for offences committed against his employees when he served as tourism minister and president, including rape and sexual assault.The Iranian-born bureaucrat, who rose from impoverished origins as a child immigrant to Israel's top job, resigned in June 2007 and became ostricised within the...

Saturday, 12 March 2011

Two Los Angeles police officers Friday pleaded guilty to charges of insurance fraud

Two Los Angeles police officers Friday pleaded guilty to charges of insurance fraud stemming from a case in which one of them had his car torched and the other helped cover up the crime.As part of a deal he struck with prosecutors, Anthony Robert Villanueva, 24, admitted that last April he arranged to have his 2001 Lexus sedan taken to the desert and set on fire. Villanueva then reported the car stolen and submitted a claim with his insurance company to be reimbursed, prosecutors said.Under the settlement terms, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge David Horwitz dismissed two other counts against...

Police forces across the UK have paid out a total of £770,000 in compensation to people bitten by police dogs

Police forces across the UK have paid out a total of £770,000 in compensation to people bitten by police dogs in the past three years, the BBC has found.One bite during a chase led to a payout of almost £49,000, Radio 4's You and Yours discovered.That is more than the cost of employing two junior constables for a year and comes as police budgets face a 20% cut.Police chiefs said dogs were an essential resource and training of them was being constantly improved.According to information obtained through Freedom of Information requests, Greater Manchester Police paid the most compensation of any...

Tuesday, 8 March 2011

Spider venom can cause four-hour erections 'the new Viagra'

Spider venom can cause four-hour erections 'the new Viagra' | Mail Online: "In her study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, Dr. Nunes’ experiment managed to give erection-challenged rats with high blood pressure a bit of a boost. A peptide called PnTx2-6 was given to the flaccid rats, who achieved side-effect free erections. Dr. Nunes said: ‘We found the toxin responsible [for the erections] and performed experiments using hypertensive rats which have severe erectile dysfunction. The...

GANG of men from Bolton have admitted being involved in the running of a multimillion pound booze smuggling operation.

GANG of men from Bolton have admitted being involved in the running of a multimillion pound booze smuggling operation. Businessman Saleem Khan, aged 45, of Kilworth Drive, Lostock, pleaded guilty at Manchester Crown Court on Friday to import duty evasion fraud. He is the eighth member of the gang to plead guilty to playing a part in the huge fraud, after a longrunning investigation by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) officials. It is believed Khan was a key player in the gang, which had a network of storage facilities across Bolton, as well as a distribution network with drivers and packers. The...

Bulgaria's Mafia War: Resolve versus Results: Bulgaria's Mafia War: Resolve versus Results - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency

Bulgaria's Mafia War: Resolve versus Results: Bulgaria's Mafia War: Resolve versus Results - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency: "'The Bulgarian government has demonstrated political will to combat major organized crime rings and has begun prosecuting numerous cases where the defendants are high-level organized crime figures,' the report reads. Here is culprit – the four letter word 'will' – for the ruling Citizens for European Development of Bulgaria (GERB) party and for Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, this is certain and unprecedented praise; the opposition sees it as criticis...

Thursday, 3 March 2011

125,000 people have purchased illegal ‘top-ups’ for their meters from gangs offering electricity at half the price.

An estimated 125,000 people have purchased illegal ‘top-ups’ for their meters from gangs offering electricity at half the price. Prepay electricity meters work like pay-as-you-go phones. You purchase energy at newsagents and garages by topping-up a plastic 'key'. The key is then plugged into your meter and the amount is added to your account. But last year hackers cracked the technology used to create engineer’s keys that come with £50 credit. Cloned keys have been sold-on to gangs who are using them to top-up meters for £25 cash.:Text may be subject to copyright.This blog does not claim copyright...

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