Police in London have made two arrests following the theft of wine valued at up to £1 million.

Thieves used forklifts to remove 400 cases of wine from premises under railway arches at Cambridge Heath Road, Bethnal Green, last weekend.The raiders broke through a padlock on the main gates and then bent a shutter door to gain access to the warehouse. They disabled alarms and CCTV cameras.They are believed to have used three vehicles to make off after the theft:  two white Transit-style vans and a lorry with a brown cab and blue sides. Six white men were seen with the vehicles on Saturday afternoon.Detective Constable Ash Rossiter said: “The stolen stock is rare and valuable. We would...

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Authorities in Arizona have arrested three employees of a sheriff's office known for its tough stand on illegal immigration

Authorities in Arizona have arrested three employees of a sheriff's office known for its tough stand on illegal immigration, accusing them of aiding human traffickers and drug smugglers.A sheriff's deputy and two detention officers were among 12 people arrested in an operation Tuesday, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio said."That a deputy sheriff would provide information and associate with these drug and human traffickers is despicable," Arpaio told reporters.Deputy Alfredo Navarrette, who had been a member of a unit targeting human smuggling, faces felony charges connected to human smuggling,...

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Jared Lee Loughner, the man accused of attempting to kill Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and killing six others in Tucson, Arizona, earlier this year,

Mr Loughner, 22, was found by Judge Larry Burns to be “mentally incompetent” to take part in a trial and assist with his own defence, during a hearing Tucson on Wednesday.At one point he was dragged out of the courtroom by US marshalls, after an outburst in which he shouted: “She died in front of me” and “Thank you for the freak show”.He is charged with 49 counts relating to the shooting spree at a meet-the-voters event hosted by Miss Giffords in a supermarket carpark on January 8.The Democratic congresswoman, 40, was shot through the head but is recovering in a rehabilitation centre. Six people,...

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Mexican police have arrested a man they suspect of being behind the murder of Juan Francisco Sicilia and six other young men in March.

Julio de Jesus Radilla, known as El Negro and an alleged drug gang leader, was detained in the state of Veracruz.Mr Sicilia's murder prompted his father, the poet Javier Silicia, to lead anti-violence marches in Mexico.More than 34,000 people have been killed in drug-related violence since December 2006.Mr Radilla and two other men were detained in Coatzacoalcos in Veracruz, where they had been hiding since the killings in March, officials said.Authorities suspect Mr Radilla of being the leader of the Pacifico Sur drug cartel in the central state of Morelos.Juan Francisco Sicilia and the other...

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Deputy and two women who work for America’s 'toughest sheriff' arrested for human trafficking and drug smuggling

He likes to name and shame arrestees by posting their mugshots on his website and asking the public to vote for their favourite.But America's 'toughest sheriff' was left red-faced today when three of his own staff appeared online after being arrested in a drug and human trafficking sting. Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, said a deputy and two female detention officers were among 12 people accused of being in a Phoenix-based international drug smuggling ring.Deputy Alfredo Navarette, who was once part of the sheriff's human smuggling unit, was also accused of being part of a separate human trafficking...

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Tel Aviv lawyer indicted for ordering gangland-style hits

Gur Finkelstein indicted on 11 charges, allegedly commissioning Jaffa gang to carry out his bidding; Finkelstein allegedly attempted to murder his ex-wife's husband in attempt to gain custody of ex's 11-year-old son.The Tel Aviv district court indicted attorney Gur Finkelstein on Thursday of 11 charges, including attempted murder, sabotage, attempted sabotage, causing damage with explosives, arson, conspiring to commit a crime and aggravated assault.Gur Finkelstein, a lawyer who represents the Scientology Center in Israel, was arrested several weeks ago, but details of the investigation were released...

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Rapists who admit their guilt could have their sentences halved under new government proposals.

Ministers say the move would spare victims the ordeal of reliving their attack by giving evidence in court.Under existing laws, those who plead guilty to rape at the earliest opportunity can have their jail terms reduced by up to a third. The standard tariff for a rape conviction is five years.The new plans, which could see sex attackers walk free after as little as 15 months on license, have been criticised by victims groups.Prisons minister Crispin Blunt revealed the scheme to MPs on Tuesday.Difficulty of prosecution should not be used as an excuse to cut sentences.Read Sophy Ridge's blog on...

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Kuwaiti Woman Blackmails Men With Their Nude Pictures

An unidentified young Kuwaiti woman is being interrogated for involvement in blackmailing public figures including some Members of Parliament and their immediate relatives, reports Al-Shahed daily quoting security sources.According to reports the woman would lure her ‘victims’ to her apartment in Salmiya and then take their pictures when they were nude.Security sources say police were tipped off about the dirty game played by the woman and most of them refused to file complaints against the woman for fear of getting involved in a scandal. Police acting on information allegedly set a trap for the...

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The customs officers at Abdally Border have arrested a Syrian truck driver for smuggling 9,000 narcotic pills

The customs officers at Abdally Border have arrested a Syrian truck driver for smuggling 9,000 narcotic pills worth KD 30,000 into the country.The officers got suspicious when the driver looked agitated upon approaching the checkpoint.  They inspected the truck thoroughly, resulting in the discovery of the narcotic pills.  The suspect was referred to the concerned security department for the necessary legal acti...

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Golatt also faced sex crime charges in Idaho

Angelo "Doogie" Golatt cloaked himself in the clothes and voice of a pious man of God, ministering to church youths, working with the mentally disabled, being front and center in singing and testifying in church.He was a Louisiana College graduate in 2005, majoring in religious education, and a youth minister at Donahue Family Church. Google his name and there are many hits on older social network websites: Xanga, MySpace and others, where Golatt thanks God for his many blessings.Golatt worked with children at the majority of places he was employed, or with adults as vulnerable as children: youth...

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Police in Detroit are hunting a gang of middle-aged women, nicknamed the "Mad Hatters",

Police in Detroit are hunting a gang of middle-aged women, nicknamed the "Mad Hatters", who they blame for a string of robberies, purse snatching and fraud.The suspects typically steal a woman's wallet or purse, police said in a statement. Shortly afterward, the credit cards and checks are used at stores to buy merchandise or at banks to get cash.Surveillance photographs supplied by police show the middle-aged to elderly women wear hats, usually of the floppy, fisherman variety, at the time of the incidents.Purse-snatching crimes are not uncommon, but what is unusual is the organised nature of...

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youngest of the 24 accused Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gangsters operating in the Bay Area are barely 20

The youngest of the 24 accused Mara Salvatrucha (MS-13) gangsters operating in the Bay Area are barely 20. They were still minors -- or had just turned 18 -- when they were arrested in 2008 during the Operation Devil Horns gang takedown. Since then, they have been indicted for conspiring to beat, rob, and murder with the gang -- or even to have been the triggermen themselves. They didn't come out of the womb with devil-horn tattoos. So how did things go so wrong while they were so young? Court documents, trial revelations, and an interview with one member's father outline a strikingly similar...

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