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Man Arrested for Murder After Cops Check His Ankle Monitor

Body of Armando Zamora's wife was found in Gila National Forest

(Newser) - A New Mexico man on probation who had to wear an ankle bracelet to monitor his movements has been arrested in the murder of his wife with an ax after authorities used data from the bracelet to find her body in a national forest where the couple went to cut...

Alleged Capitol Rioter: Ankle Monitor Is Too Noisy

Gabriel Garcia's lawyers claim it also poses a danger to him

(Newser) - A man accused of storming the Capitol on Jan. 6 is asking a judge to remove his ankle monitor because it's noisy, embarrassing, and interfering with his business. Gabriel Garcia, a former GOP candidate who oversees 14 employees at Supreme Aluminum Florida, a Miami-based business he founded in 2017,...

Prosecutor: Weinstein Messed With Ankle Monitor

Weinstein's attorney says it was tech 'glitches' that caused him to fall off radar for hours

(Newser) - Some people don't like the fact that Harvey Weinstein is out from behind bars while he awaits his January trial on rape and sexual assault charges. Now, a New York City prosecutor wants to make the disgraced movie producer's release conditions more onerous, asking a judge to increase...

Alleged Murderer Wore Ankle Monitor —Until It Got Repossessed

Clint Walker was missing for 2 weeks in Texas

(Newser) - A murder suspect was effectively at large in Texas after his GPS ankle monitor was removed because he failed to pay a monitoring fee. Clint Walker, who is awaiting trial after being accused of fatally shooting a security guard during a November 2016 robbery, was ordered to pay a monthly...

A State Couldn't Find This Sex Offender. Now, a Dozen More

Brandon King was convicted of incest with a child, per Wisconsin's Department of Corrections

(Newser) - Wisconsin is missing 13 sex offenders who should be under active supervision. A rep for the state Department of Corrections has said 13 of 965 sex offenders who are to be monitored are unaccounted for, apparently after removing or tampering with their monitoring devices, per NBC News , which reports the...

Warren Jeffs' Brother Literally Slips From FBI's Grasp

Thanks to ... olive oil?

(Newser) - The brother of jailed polygamous Mormon sect leader Warren Jeffs is on the run from the FBI after using "some sort of lubrication, possibly olive oil," to wriggle out of his ankle monitor, say police. Lyle Jeffs, one of 11 leaders of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ...

In Deadly Mistake, Ankle Monitor Put on Man's Fake Leg

'That man was supposed to be in his house'

(Newser) - After Quincy Green was arrested on a gun charge in April, he was supposed to be on house arrest while waiting for his trial. But a tech at the company that supplies and fits ankle bracelets on pre-trial detainees in Washington, DC, put the bracelet on over Green's sock—...

With 100K Ankle Bracelets, Alarms Often Unheard
 With 100K Ankle Bracelets, 
 Alarms Often Unheard 
INVESTIGATION
Jul 29, 2013 7:05 AM CDT

With 100K Ankle Bracelets, Alarms Often Unheard

GPS devices on offenders give 'false sense of security'

(Newser) - Ankle bracelets that let authorities track parolees and sex offenders released into the community are now being worn by more than 100,000 Americans, but what happens when the alarm sounds? All too often, the answer is nothing, an AP investigation finds. The devices are generating vast numbers of alerts—...

Lindsay Lohan Begins House Arrest Sentence
 LiLo Begins 
 House Arrest 
May 26, 2011 1:55 PM CDT

LiLo Begins House Arrest

Lindsay Lohan will serve sentence of roughly 35 days

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan arrived bright and early at LA's Lynwood Jail today to surrender for a house arrest sentence related to the theft of a necklace , according to TMZ . The 24-year-old actress will be cooped up in her townhouse for roughly 35 days with the electronic ankle bracelet she was...

Strauss-Kahn Moves to Fancy Tribeca Townhouse

'Not much he can do' ... except hang out in private theater, gym, spa

(Newser) - If it weren’t for that pesky electronic bracelet, Dominique Strauss-Kahn would be living the good life: The Tribeca townhouse he just moved into has its own theater, gym, and spa, sources tell the Guardian . The former IMF boss landed at the 6,800-square-foot red brick house yesterday after a...

Judge Issues Warrant for Lindsay Lohan's Arrest

Orders her fitted with an ankle bracelet if she posts bail

(Newser) - Lindsay Lohan failed to show up in court this morning, prompting the judge to issue a bench warrant for her arrest. Lohan's excuse was that someone stole her passport, reports TMZ , but Judge Marsha Revel wasn't buying it. She set bail at $100,000, and said that even if Lohan...

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