Archive for February, 2008

Two women sought for using fake bills at Morgan Hill stores

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Police are searching for two women who used fake $100 bills in businesses throughout Morgan Hill on Wednesday evening.

Via: Crime

Convicted rapist arrested at San Jose elementary school

Friday, February 29th, 2008

A convicted rapist who was at large for more than a year after failing to register as a sex offender was arrested at a San Jose elementary school this week, police announced.

Via: Crime

California Man Arrested in High Yield Investment Fraud Scheme

Friday, February 29th, 2008

A Folsom, California man was arrested on charges related to a fraudulent high yield investment program in which investors were defrauded of over $9 million.

Via: FBI in the News

FBI Task Force Takes Down Connecticut Drug Trafficking Ring

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Twenty-two individuals were charged with various federal drug trafficking, firearm, and witness tampering offenses related to the distribution of cocaine and crack cocaine in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The investigation into this drug ring was spearheaded by the FBI Safe Streets Task Force.

Via: FBI in the News

Connecticut Man Pleads Guilty to Jewelry Store Robberies

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Charles Kertesz, of Bridgeport, Connecticut, pled guilty to the armed robberies of four jewelry stores in Connecticut and Massachusetts, in which he stole a total of close to $5 million worth of jewelry.

Via: FBI in the News

Okla. man guilty of killing child

Friday, February 29th, 2008

A jury found a man guilty of first-degree murder Friday in the killing of a 10-year-old girl, reaching its decision within minutes the day after hearing his macabre videotaped confession.

Via: MSNBC.com: Crime & courts

Texas College Board Member Convicted of Embezzlement from School

Friday, February 29th, 2008

James L. Fantroy, Sr., a former Dallas City Council Member and a former member of the Board of Directors and Treasurer of Paul Quinn College Community Development Corporation in Dallas, was convicted of embezzlement and theft from the college.

Via: FBI in the News

Woman forced into her Volvo jumps from the moving vehicle in Union City

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Police are searching today for a man who allegedly forced a woman into her vehicle and then drove away with her inside before she jumped out in Union City.

Via: Crime

Kan. judge OKs abortion records plan (AP)

Friday, February 29th, 2008

AP - A judge has approved a plan for handling patient records sought by a grand jury investigating a suburban Kansas City Planned Parenthood clinic.

Via: Yahoo! News: Crimes and Trials News

Police checking possible link between animal rights-vandalism at UC-Berkeley and UC-Santa Cruz

Friday, February 29th, 2008

Berkeley police detectives investigating a two-month string of animal rights-related vandalism targeting the homes of University of California - Berkeley scientists will begin probing possible connections to a spate of similar crimes in Santa Cruz.

Via: Crime