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July 2008
- Guards Bust Paparazzi at Jolie-Pitt Chateau
  
  newser | Associated Press | 12 hours, 24 minutes ago
  
  It sounds like a scene from Fight Club . French police say camouflaged paparazzi infiltrated Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's estate and then got into a scuffle with the security staff. Both photographers and guards were taken in for questioning and filed legal complaints accusing the other of battery and causing injury. More »
  
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  France • Angelina Jolie • paparazzi • Brad Pitt • arrest • fight
- Paps Nabbed Near Brit's Pad
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 23, 08 11:42 AM CDT
  
  Los Angeles police busted two photographers near Britney Spears' home Monday on loitering charges. After ignoring warnings to leave the city-owned road near the exclusive gated community that is also home to Ed McMahon, the paps were arrested and their car impounded. More »
  
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  celebrity • Los Angeles • Britney Spears • paparazzi • arrest
- DMX Charged in Med-Bill Dodge
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 20, 08 2:06 PM CDT
  
  Scofflaw rapper DMX was arrested at a Phoenix mall yesterday and charged with giving a false name and Social Security number so he could skirt medical bills, the AP reports—only the third time this summer the rapper has faced charges. The sheriff claims DMX—real name Earl Simmons—visited Scottsdale’s Mayo Clinic in April and gave his name as “Troy Jones” and skipped out on a $7,500 bill. More »
  
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  celebrity • arrest • identity theft • rapper • Phoenix • DMX
- Turkey Nabs Consulate Attacker
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jul 10, 08 2:50 PM CDT
  
  Police have caught a fugitive gunman wanted in connection with yesterday's attack on the US consulate in Istanbul, a Turkish news agency reports. The private Dogan news agency says the man, who fled the scene amid the chaos, has been caught after his getaway car was found earlier today. There was no immediate confirmation of the report. More »
  
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  Turkey • terrorist • arrest • gunman • Istanbul • terrorist attack • US Consulate
June 2008
- 'Genius' Carlin Broke Boundaries
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 23, 08 7:51 AM CDT
  
  George Carlin was an anti-establishment legend who constantly pushed the boundaries of free speech and comedy, writes Keith St. Clair for the AP. No doubt, his “Seven Words You Should Never Say on Television”—he was arrested for uttering them in 1972, and they eventually led to a Supreme Court ruling upholding the government's right to punish public obscenity—will be widely quoted today. "He was a genius," said the former partner of the comic, who died Sunday of heart failure. More »
  
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  US Supreme Court • comedy • arrest • comedian • George Carlin
- Four Japanese Busted for Copycat Stabbing Threats
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 17, 08 8:50 AM CDT
  
  Threats of copycat violence posted on Japanese websites have led to four arrests in the wake of seven fatal stabbings in Tokyo this month by a crazed attacker, AP reports. “I'm going to do it, too. I’m going to kill 100 people,” wrote one man. Last week's killings, in which a man drove a truck into a crowd before stabbing bystanders, followed warnings he had posted on the Internet. More »
  
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  Internet • Japan • arrest • stabbing • death threats
- Blogger Busts Tripled Last Year: Report
  
  newser | Ars Technica | Jun 16, 08 10:49 AM CDT
  
  The number of blogging "citizen journalists" arrested worldwide in political crackdowns tripled in 2007 from the previous year, Ars Technica reports. Over half of last year's 36 arrests occurred in Egypt, Iran, and China, according to a new survey, which sorted arrests into six categories, most related to stirring up political controversy. More »
  
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  China • Iran • Egypt • arrest • blogger • political activism • Internet censorship • web censorship
- Miss. Cops Bust Pap for Stalking Jamie Lynn
  
  newser | Associated Press | Jun 5, 08 9:09 AM CDT
  
  A paparazzo who once photographed Britney Spears’ bare nether regions was charged Tuesday for stalking the pop wreck’s pregnant teen sister Jamie Lynn, the AP reports. Authorities say Edwin Merino wouldn't leave the ready-to-pop Jamie Lynn, 17, and her baby daddy alone; he says he was shooting from a gas station from 200 feet away. More »
  
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  crime • celebrity pregnancy • paparazzi • arrest • Mississippi • teen pregnancy • Jamie Lynn Spears • stalker • Casey Aldridge • home decoration
- Mugabe Detains His Challenger
  
  newser | MSNBC | Jun 4, 08 11:58 AM CDT
  
  The leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition was detained today while campaigning, MSNBC reports. Morgan Tsvangirai, back in the country to challenge Robert Mugabe in a June 27 presidential run-off, is being held by police along with 14 other Movement for Democratic Change officials, the party said. More »
  
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  Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Africa • Zimbabwe elections • Morgan Tsvangirai • arrest • Zanu-PF • Movement for Democratic Change • opposition alliance
- Tatum Thanks Cops for Drug Bust
  
  newser | New York Post | Jun 3, 08 10:57 AM CDT
  
  Tatum O’Neal is thanking the police who busted her for buying drugs Sunday. "Just when I was about to change that and wreck my life, the cops came and saved me!" the actress tells New York Post columnist Andrea Peyser. She says the death of her Scottish terrier “seemed to set me off.” More »
  
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  celebrity • New York City • parenting • arrest • drug addiction • crack cocaine • celebrity tell-alls • drug possession • Tatum O'Neal
- Tatum O'Neal Nabbed in Crack Bust
  
  newser | New York Post | Jun 2, 08 9:46 AM CDT
  
  Troubled actress Tatum O'Neal, who wrote a book on her addiction to drugs and alcohol, was arrested last night for buying crack cocaine down the block from her Manhattan luxury condo, the New York Post reports. O'Neal, who at 10 was the youngest person to win an Oscar, for Paper Moon , was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance. More »
  
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  New York City • crime • arrest • NYPD • drug abuse • crack cocaine • Tatum O'Neal
May 2008
- Winehouse Busted Again
  
  newser | Guardian (UK) | May 8, 08 2:30 AM CDT
  
  Addled singer Amy Winehouse is out on bail after being arrested again for suspected drug offenses yesterday, the Guardian reports. London police questioned her after a video surfaced that allegedly shows her taking drugs. Winehouse's last arrest was less than two weeks ago, when she was cautioned about an assault. More »
  
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- Chicago Bear Charged With Drunken Boating
  
  newser | Chicago Tribune | May 5, 08 8:26 AM CDT
  
  Chicago Bears running back Cedric Benson was booked in Austin, Texas on Saturday night for boating while intoxicated and resisting arrest, the Chicago Tribune reports. The former Texas Longhorn denies all charges and alleges that police acted improperly in macing him without provocation. Bears coach Lovie Smith said he was "disappointed," but reserving judgment until more details surface. More »
  
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  NFL • Texas • arrest • Chicago Bears • Austin • pepper spray
April 2008
- US Plans to Widen DNA Database
  
  newser | Washington Post | Apr 16, 08 9:27 PM CDT
  
  The US plans to significantly widen its law-enforcement database by taking DNA samples from illegal immigrants picked up by federal authorities and from all people arrested for federal offenses, the Washington Post reports. The feds currently collect genetic information only from those convicted of federal crimes. The expanded policy follows the lead of 13 states. More »
  
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  crime • FBI • DNA • arrest • illegal immigration • ACLU • DNA evidence • felony • civil liberties • US government • DNA database
- British Airways Bans Campbell
  
  newser | Daily Mirror (UK) | Apr 8, 08 10:52 AM CDT
  
  A better punishment might have been a lifetime sentence to coach: Supermodel Naomi Campbell, who was hauled off a British Airways flight last week and arrested for spitting on a Heathrow Airport officer in a row over an overweight suitcase, has been permanently grounded by her favorite airline, the Mirror reports. More »
  
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  London • arrest • assault • Heathrow Airport • British Airways • ban • supermodel • Naomi Campbell
- Spitting-Mad Campbell Busted
  
  newser | Sun (UK) | Apr 3, 08 4:39 PM CDT
  
  Supermodel Naomi Campbell was arrested today at London's Heathrow Airport for allegedly spitting at a police officer, the Sun reports. The "ranting and screaming" Briton was deemed unfit to fly and removed by police after she threw a fit when airline employees couldn't find a carry-on bag Campbell, 37, appeared to have misplaced herself. More »
  
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  celebrity • arrest • assault • Heathrow Airport • supermodel • Naomi Campbell
March 2008
- Industrial Spying Charges Deepen Russia-UK Flap
  
  newser | BBC | Mar 20, 08 4:43 PM CDT
  
  Two brothers, one with ties to a UK-Russia joint oil venture, have been arrested in Moscow and accused of industrial espionage, the BBC reports. Ilya and Alexander Zaslavsky were charged after yesterday's raid on oil giant TNK-BP, but analysts say Russia's interest in the matter goes beyond spying, as the country angles to re-assert control over its oil industry. More »
  
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  Russia • arrest • oil production • Alexander Litvinenko • spy • Gazprom • British-Russian relations
- Cops Charge Brother in Mass Killing
  
  newser | Commercial Appeal (Memphis) | Mar 8, 08 5:56 PM CST
  
  Memphis police collared a man yesterday and charged him in a mass killing that shocked the city last weekend. Jessie Dotson, 33, allegedly shot his brother Cecil, 30, in an argument and then murdered five possible witnesses. “When Jessie left, he believed everyone in the home was dead,” a police director said. “But as we know, through the grace of God, three children survived.” More »
  
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  murder • crime • police • arrest • Memphis • mass shootings • Memphis killings
February 2008
- Paris Hilton's Little Brother Busted for DUI
  
  newser | People | Feb 13, 08 3:32 AM CST
  
  You can take a Hilton out of jail, but apparently not for long. Paris Hilton's 18-year-old brother, Barron, was arrested in Malibu for allegedly driving under the influence of alcohol. He was pulled over after he was spotted driving erratically on the Pacific Coast Highway and failed a sobriety test, police said. He spent nine hours behind bars before posting $20,000 bail, reports People magazine. More »
  
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  celebrity • Paris Hilton • arrest • DUI • Malibu • Barron Hilton
- Cops Nab 9 for Selling Forged Bowl Tickets
  
  newser | Associated Press | Feb 3, 08 7:08 PM CST
  
  Cops in Scottsdale, Ariz. nabbed nine people today for selling forged Super Bowl tickets, the AP reports. Police cottoned onto the scam when a Massachusetts couple reported doling out $2,500 for the fake passes. Cops tracked suspects to a Motel 6, where they found dozens of forged tickets, marijuana, and one alleged conspirator trying to eat five fake tickets. More »
  
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  police • Arizona • arrest • Super Bowl • scam • ticket • forgeries • forgery

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