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NEWS ABOUT: police investigation

police investigation stories: 16 news summaries

 7th Severed Foot 
 Hits Canadian Shores 

Like others, severed by natural causes, but no less mysterious

Oct 29, 09 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Another foot has washed up on a British Columbia beach, bringing the total to seven over the last two years. The right foot, inside a running shoe like some of the others, was separated from the body through a “natural process,” police officials tell the Vancouver... More »

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Canada • British Columbia • Vancouver • police investigation • severed feet • Royal Canadian Mounted Police • shore • running shoe

Garridos Suspect in
2 More Cases

Area cops looking to demolish home in search for evidence

Sep 15, 09 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bay Area police are searching Philip Garrido’s home and adjacent properties for evidence of two kidnappings in the late 1980s similar to the abduction of Jaycee Dugard, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Nine-year-old Michaela Garecht was kidnapped in 1988 from nearby Hayward, while 13-year-old Ilene Misheloff was taken... More »

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California • crime • kidnapping • abduction • police investigation • Jaycee Lee Dugard • Phillip Garrido • Nancy Garrido • Michaela Garecht • Ilene Misheloff

Cops Take Another Look at
Rolling Stone Jones' Death

Hundreds of pages of new evidence dug up by journalist

Aug 31, 09 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - It’s been 40 years since Brian Jones’ body was discovered in a swimming pool—but police are reviewing the death of the Rolling Stones' co-founder in the wake of “new evidence” that he was murdered, the Daily Mail reports. An investigative journalist provided police some 600 pages of... More »

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music • Rolling Stones • murder • rock and roll • Britain • police investigation • Jay-ZTV • Brian Jones

Ga. Cops Seek Clues in Trailer Park Murder of 7

'Worst crime scene I have witnessed' in 17 years, coroner says

Aug 30, 09 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Authorities in Georgia are releasing few details about the circumstances of a mass slaying in a mobile home, the AP reports. Seven people were found dead along with two critically injured survivors yesterday on the grounds of a historic plantation. “It’s not a scene that I would want... More »

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Georgia • mobile home • police investigation • mass deaths

 Cops Investigate Nude Tape 

Nudie vid could include evidence of illegal activity

Aug 21, 09 8:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The McSteamy nudie vid could turn into more than just an embarrassment for the stars involved: The LAPD is investigating the tape for evidence of “celebrities engaging in illegal activity,” detectives say in a statement. An unnamed source handed the DVD over to cops on July 30 with... More »

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entertainment • nudity • video • celebrity • police investigation • nude • naked • Eric Dane • Rebecca Gayheart • Kari Ann Peniche

(AP) - Former boxing champion Arturo Gatti, whose epic trilogy with Micky Ward branded him one of the most exciting fighters of his generation, was found dead in a hotel room in the posh seaside resort of Porto de Galihnas today. Police investigator Edilson Alves says the body of the former junior... More »

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boxing • Brazil • death • police investigation • Arturo Gatti

Jackson Doc Gives LAPD
the Brushoff

Murray may face manslaughter charge
if linked to anesthetic

Jul 11, 09 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The doctor by Michael Jackson's side when he went into cardiac arrest may face manslaughter charges if the LAPD concludes he gave the pop star a powerful anesthetic, TMZ reports. Dr. Conrad Murray isn’t cooperating with authorities, sources say, but investigators have evidence linking him to Propofol, a drug... More »

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prescription drugs • LAPD • manslaughter • cardiac arrest • Michael Jackson • police investigation • Conrad Murray • Propofol

INVESTIGATION

News Corp Paid $1.6M to Hide Journos' Crimes

Tabloid hacked thousands of phones of stars, politicians

Jul 9, 09 6:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - The British subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp paid out more than $1.6 million in out-of-court settlements to conceal illegal methods deployed by its journalists, including hacking cell phones, a Guardian investigation reveals. Phone-hacking charges were first raised in 2007 in a case involving Prince William, but suppressed police... More »

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newspaper • Rupert Murdoch • David Cameron • private investigator • hacking • Les Hinton • News of the World • News Corp • police investigation • newspaper industry • Andy Coulson

 Ruffalo Bro 
 Was Killed: 
 Coroner 

Death ruled a homicide, not a suicide, as initial suspect claimed

Dec 18, 08 7:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Actor Mark Ruffalo’s brother Scott was the victim of a homicide, the LA County coroner said yesterday, quashing the notion that the 39-year-old shot himself in the head, E! Online reports. The initial suspect in the case, Shaha Mishaal Adham, alleged that Ruffalo was playing Russian roulette. She was... More »

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crime • homicide • death • shooting • police investigation • Mark Ruffalo • Scott Ruffalo • Shaha Adham • Russian roulette

 Careless Students' Bonfire
 Started Montecito Blaze

Sheriff not sure bonfire builders will be charged

Nov 19, 08 11:13 AM CST
(Newser) - A group of students who failed to completely put out a hilltop bonfire apparently caused the destructive Montecito fire, a Santa Barbara sheriff told the Los Angeles Times. The blaze destroyed 210 homes and injured at least 25 people last week. A district attorney will decide whether to charge the... More »

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California • California wildfires • police investigation • students • Santa Barbara County

 'Indict Olmert,' Israeli Cops Urge

Resignation expected soon

Sep 8, 08 3:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israeli police are recommending that embattled Prime Minister Ehud Olmert be indicted for bribery, money laundering and fraud, reports the Guardian. The final decision on what action to take after the 18-month investigation rests with the nation's attorney general. Olmert has already indicated he will resign within days.  ... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Tzipi Livni • bribery • Moshe Katsav • Kadima • money laundering • Avigdor Lieberman • Omri Sharon • police investigation • Likud Party • Soldiers' Welfare Fund • Uri Messer • Menachem Mazuz • Beiteinu

Cops Knocked Over Using GPS to Tail Suspects

Privacy advocates question warrantless, undetectable tracking

Aug 13, 08 12:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - As GPS units become cheaper and easier to use, police forces around the country are turning to the technology to easily track suspects. The Washington Post examines the advantages of this new crime-fighting weapon, and the privacy concerns it’s raising among critics. Cops can easily attach a GPS device... More »

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technology • police • privacy • surveillance • GPS • police investigation • criminal investigation • search warrant

Pedophile Ring May Have Nabbed Maddy

Police email says Belgian group targeted missing toddler

Aug 7, 08 12:49 PM CDT
(Newser) - Madeleine McCann may have been abducted by a Belgian pedophile ring, according to recently released police files. British police sent an email to their Portuguese counterparts in March, detailing a tip they’d received from an anonymous source, the Telegraph reports. The tip said the Belgian ring had agreed to... More »

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Belgium • Madeleine McCann • kidnapping • pedophile • abduction • Portugal • police investigation

 7 Years on,
 Chandra Murder
 Still a Mystery 

Washington Post investigates murder mystery after 7 years

Jul 13, 08 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - The storm of press on the 2001 murder of Chandra Levy gave way to the 9/11 attacks—but the mystery was never solved. Today, the Washington Post begins a 12-part series probing the investigation and a number of pitfalls along the way. The first piece examines the early stages of... More »

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investigation • murder • Washington, DC • police investigation • Chandra Levy • Gary Condit

Cops Plan to Quiz Fritzl's
Wife Again

Police don't suspect her, but wonder if
she's suppressing info

May 11, 08 12:50 PM CDT
(Newser) - Austrian police want another round of questioning with Josef Fritzl's 68-year-old wife, the Times of London reports. But the chief investigator in the case doesn't count Rosemarie Fritzl a suspect, and asked, “What woman would stay silent if she knew that her husband had seven children with his daughter... More »

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rape • incest • Josef Fritzl • Elisabeth Fritzl • Amstetten, Austria • police investigation • Rosemarie Fritzl

Philly Cops Probe NFL Star in Shooting

Man was shot and
child injured outside Harrison's bar

May 2, 08 7:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - Police have questioned Indianapolis Colts star Marvin Harrison about a shooting outside his Philadelphia bar this week, the Indianapolis Star reports. Details are vague so far: A man was shot in the hand, doctors treated a child hurt by shattered glass, and “a vehicle that was on the highway”... More »

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Indianapolis Colts • Indianapolis • Marvin Harrison • Philadelphia police • shooting • police investigation

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