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NEWS ABOUT: detective

detective stories: 4 news summaries

 Wife to Remain 
 in Charge of 
 Falk: Judge 

But ailing 'Columbo' assured visits from adopted daughter

Jun 2, 09 3:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - Peter Falk's wife will remain in charge of the former actor's care and affairs, but must allow bimonthly visits with his adopted daughter under a new conservatorship established by a Los Angeles court. The former Columbo star, 81, suffers from severe dementia and no longer remembers his trademark detective role.... More »

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dementia • actor • conservatorship • TV series • Alzheimer's Disease • detective • Peter Falk • Columbo • Shera Danese Falk

glossies

 How to Retrieve 
 a Stolen Laptop 


May 2, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - When a burglar stole Joshua Alston’s laptop, there wasn’t much the police could do. But the Newsweek writer realized there was something he could do. Alston had installed a program on the laptop that allowed him to access it remotely. He had never used it all that... More »

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theft • laptop • Internet privacy • detective

In China, These
Detectives
Aren't for Hire

Millions of vigilantes
rile Beijing by solving mysteries online

Nov 23, 08 6:28 PM CST
(Newser) - If you do a bad thing in China, just hope it doesn't go online. The nation's so-called "human flesh engine"—millions of web-surfers who like hunting for facts—have already gotten a Communist Party secretary fired and identified a woman who stomped a cat to death. Despite an... More »

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China • Internet • anonymous • search engine • detective

Police-Officer
Hit Men for Mob
Heading for Jail

Judge reinstates convictions for pair who assisted in 8 murders

Sep 18, 08 11:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A pair of retired New York City detectives who led double lives as mob hit men, helping commit at least 8 murders, had their convictions for racketeering conspiracy reinstated by a federal appeals court yesterday. A judge had initially reversed the convictions, despite "overwhelming evidence" of "the most... More »

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police • mob • assassin • Gambino crime family • New York City Police Department • detective

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