Harry Christopher, 28, was shot five times in the back as he walked to his Buenos Aires hotel on Friday.Officers are now investigating whether his murder was the result of a bungled robbery or if he was killed as part of a drugs gangland hit.Mr Christopher, who said he was from Belfast but is from Luton, had been in the South American country for a month and had an Argentine girlfriend.He was carrying...
Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Police say Lloyd Best tried running from officers, and his car then hit a tree. The man then got out of the vehicle with a pistol in his hand
Police say Lloyd Best tried running from officers, and his car then hit a tree. The man then got out of the vehicle with a pistol in his hand, and police say he began running on foot. Officers caught the suspect on New River Drive. Police also say he had drugs in his vehicle, and had altered the serial numbers on the firearm he was carrying. Best's bond is set at $175,0...
Finnish police have confirmed that 10 people and the gunman died in Tuesday's shooting at the Seinajoki vocational centre in western Finland.
Finnish police have confirmed that 10 people and the gunman died in Tuesday's shooting at the Seinajoki vocational centre in western Finland. The college, in the small town of Kauhajoki, about 300km (205 miles) north-west of the capital, Helsinki, has around 150 students. The gunman, Matti Juhani Saari, entered the building at around 1100 local time carrying a Walther P22 pistol and wearing a ski...
O. J. Simpson faces a dozen charges, including kidnapping, which carries a life sentence, armed robbery, coercion, assault with a deadly weapon
O.J. Simpson told one of his companions to "put the guns away," when Simpson and his entourage had a run-in with two collectibles dealers on Sept. 13, 2007, at a Las Vegas hotel, a witness in Simpson's robbery/kidnapping trial testified Monday afternoon.Also,...
Jordan Eske and Nicolas Foster are in Lancaster County Jail
Jordan Eske and Nicolas Foster, both 21, are in Lancaster County Jail pending an October 1st arraignment. They're each charged with four counts of theft by deception, and one count of computer fraud, for allegedly pulling cash from privately owned ATMs...
Officer Patrick McDonald, 30, was shot in the chest, rushed to Temple University Hospital in critical condition and later died
Officer Patrick McDonald, 30, was shot in the chest, rushed to Temple University Hospital in critical condition and later died, authorities said. He was single and an eight-year veteran of the department.Philadelphia Highway Patrol officer was shot dead...
Troy Davis have called for a new trial as seven of the nine witnesses who helped put him on death row recanted their testimony.
Troy Davis have called for a new trial as seven of the nine witnesses who helped put him on death row recanted their testimony. Protesters had arrived by the busload to protest the execution, carrying signs with slogans like "Justice for Troy Davis"...
Michael Barrett charged with unlawful possession of a weapon and possession of hollow point bullets
Jamar Richardson of Wilingboro, and the passenger, Michael Barrett of Mount Holly, were lodged in Burlington County Jail on $100,000 bail, police said. Richardson was operating the vehicle with a suspended driver’s license, according to police.Richardson was charged with possession of a controlled dangerous substance, possession and with the intent to distribute CDS in a school zone. Barrett was charged...
Omhari Sengstackewas apparently intoxicated but not armed when he was arrested about 6:30 a.m. as he neared the barriers a block from the Obama home
Omhari Sengstacke, 31, of Chicago, member of a prominent Chicago family faces a felony gun charge after being arrested Tuesday when he approached security barriers outside Barack Obama's home. The U.S. Secret Service said he never posed a threat to the...
police have seized guns, and more than $500,000 worth of drugs in raids that resulted in more than 70 arrests
Detective Senior Sergeant Darrin Thomson, who headed Operation Viper, said 73 arrests were made over the past eight days and followed three months of intelligence gathering.More than half of those arrested have been charged with drug dealing offences...
Wednesday, 17 September 2008
Alleged by police that Steven McIntyre entered the bank carrying a gun, handed a teller a backpack and demanded she put money in it
Arrested Paul Page Jr. and Jessica Page, both 20, as well as Tanya Finley. They are accused of assisting Steven McIntyre, 21. McIntyre is charged with robbery, a class-B felony; theft, a class-D felony; intimidation, a class-C felony; and pointing a firearm, a class-D felony.According to police, the arrests of the three additional suspects occurred as part of the follow-up investigation into the robbery....
Alex Windel Bailey, Evaton Adam Bailey each charged with carrying a concealed firearm
Alex Windel Bailey, 18, of 109 Anderson St., and Evaton Adam Bailey, 18, of 110 Anderson St., in Lake Placid, were each charged with carrying a concealed firearm, a third-degree felony.Evaton Bailey's bond was set at $10,000.Alex Bailey was additionally...
Daniel L. Nighswonger,fired a gun in front of and behind vehicles as they passed by him
Daniel L. Nighswonger, 31, of Moses Lake fired a gun in front of and behind vehicles as they passed by him, the sheriff's office said. Sheriff's deputies, with the help of Moses Lake police and the Washington State Patrol, stopped Nighswonger's Ford F-150 as he was leaving the area.With guns aimed, authorities ordered Nighswonger and two passengers out of the truck. They arrested Nighswonger without...
Jeffrey Wayne McKay was arrested by Rocklin police
Jeffrey Wayne McKay is a motorcycle officer with the traffic division, said Sacramento Police Sgt. Matt Young. He was placed on paid leave while an internal probe and the criminal investigation proceed.Jeffrey Wayne McKay, 34, of Rocklin, was arrested by Rocklin police Saturday after officers were called to Heron Court and Darby Road about a disturbance at about 10 p.m.McKay's neighbors told police...
No charges will be filed against Joseph Calanchini he had the weapons because he was going on a hunting safari in South Africa.
No charges will be filed against a man who carried guns into a Denver hotel where U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi stayed during the Democratic National Convention. A criminal case against Joseph Calanchini, 28, of Pinedale, Wyo., is "closed," said Robin...
Ronald F. Zito, is scheduled to be arraigned in Westborough District Court on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon
Ronald F. Zito, 31, of Cranston, R.I., is scheduled to be arraigned this morning in Westborough District Court on a charge of assault with a dangerous weapon. Police said he posted $300 bail after his arrest.“It was kind of a road-rage type situation,” said Sgt. Steven Reale.The alleged victim called police Saturday at 12:38 p.m., reporting he had sped through a red light on East Main Street after...
Gun battle between rival gang members in the heart of Adelaide that had footpath diners diving to escape a volley of 15 shots
Man charged over a brazen gun battle between rival gang members in the heart of Adelaide that had footpath diners diving to escape a volley of 15 shots.The shootout involved about a dozen men, with some gunshots narrowly missing cafe and restaurant patrons in the early hours of May 6. Security footage of the scene showed at least one man brandishing a pistol as gang members traded shots. A car, believed...
Wayne Arlington Cornell, Jr.search turned up a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol under the car seat
Wayne Arlington Cornell, Jr., reportedly told Necaise he had marijuana and methamphetamine in his possession, and that he had a weapon and precursors to manufacture methamphetamine in the vehicle. A search turned up a 9 mm semiautomatic pistol under the car seat, along with Coleman fuel and lithium batteries. The later two are commonly used as ingredients in methamphetamine.A background check also...
Shooting death of Hugo Salinas brought the number of killings in the city to 20
"One homicide is one too many," Mayor Dennis Donohue said following the death of 17-year-old Hugo Salinas. shooting death of a teenage boy Tuesday brought the number of killings in the city to 20, just shy of 1994's high of 24. Police said Salinas was shot several times just before 9:30 a.m. in the 1300 block of Nogal Drive. He died there on the sidewalk and investigators searched for clues in the...
Thierry Dominique Nshimayezu arrest led to a safe in the home which contained an unloaded handgun with ammunition stored separately.
Thierry Dominique Nshimayezu, 24, faced mandatory minimum one-year sentences on each of two counts he pleaded guilty to, but Superior Court Justice Renee Pomerance, after studying previous court rulings, agreed with the defence that each of the two sentences could be served concurrently. She sentenced Nshimayezu to 380 days in custody but gave him the standard two-for-one credit for the time he had...
Jason and Rebecca Matteau are both charged with risk of injury to a minor
Jason Matteau, 27, and Rebecca Matteau, 24, of Jewett City, turned themselves in at the state police barracks in Montville after being told authorities had arrest warrants for them. They were freed on $50,000 bonds and ordered to appear in Norwich Superior Court on Oct. 1.Wyatt Matteau died Aug. 28 about two hours after being shot in the head when the gun accidentally fired, state police said. The...
Russell Stewart, became irate, throwing items from his trunk, and finally tried to get the police officer’s gun.
Russell Stewart, became irate, throwing items from his trunk, and finally tried to get the police officer’s gun.Captain Fox subdued the suspect with the aid of a hefty flashlight, and gained the assistance of a bystander who happened to be a volunteer firefighter. The firefighter was instrumental in getting Captain Fox’s handcuffs accessible while the suspect was being constrained.The situation went...
Saturday, 13 September 2008
Shootout suspect may be serial rapist
Shootout suspect may be serial rapist Just after noon on Sept. 11, Bartlett was taken into custody in the Chisel Run town house complex in James City County after a prolonged police chase in vehicles and on foot that included at least two separate shoot...
Scott Alan Lanner,was booked into the county jail on suspicion of felony menacing and misdemeanor false imprisonment
Scott Alan Lanner, 46, was booked into the county jail on suspicion of felony menacing and misdemeanor false imprisonment, according to jail records.He is being held on $2,000 bond on each count and is due in court Monday, jail records show.The Aug. 8 encounter occurred near Lanner's home in the 1800 block of Couch Place. According to an arrest affidavit, Lanner had just finished mowing his lawn when...
Dustin Allen Gaskill for carrying weapons, which is an aggravated misdemeanor, going armed with intent, a Class D felony, and public intoxication
Dustin Allen Gaskill, 24, 922 E. College St., No. D5, was arrested about 12:40 a.m. Friday for carrying weapons, which is an aggravated misdemeanor, going armed with intent, a Class D felony, and public intoxication.Police said officers responded to a report at 922 E. College St. No. D2 that a man armed with a shotgun was knocking on their door. Officers were given a description of the suspect and...
Sunday, 7 September 2008
Charged a Sydney woman found carrying a pistol and two magazines of ammunition in her handbag.
Charged a Sydney woman found carrying a pistol and two magazines of ammunition in her handbag.The 23-year-old was stopped as she left her home at Sans Souci in Sydney's south yesterday afternoon, police said."Inside the woman's handbag police allegedly located a carry case, containing a Beretta pistol and two magazines," police said in a statement.The woman was charged with firearms offences, was...
Gardai believe convicted murderer Brian Meehan masterminded the importation of the guns found in Dublin and Belfast
Gardai believe convicted murderer Brian Meehan masterminded the importation of the guns found in Dublin and Belfast and that those weapons were bought from the Amsterdam wholesale operation.Senior detectives say Irish criminals have bought guns from the Dutch gunrunners, who had clients throughout western Europe, on a number of occasions in the past.However, gardai have stressed that there is nothing...
Maurice King III, 32, of 3555 Possum Run Road, faces four felony charges: three counts of attempted receiving stolen property
Maurice King III, 32, of 3555 Possum Run Road, faces four felony charges: three counts of attempted receiving stolen property and one count of possessing criminal tools.He also faces seven misdemeanor charges. He is accused of arranging to buy weapons...
Roobik Vartanian, an employee of the club, had grabbed a gun from another employee, police said. He was shouting racial slurs and obscenities
officer shot and killed an armed man who had threatened to kill 2 other men early Saturday morning, according to Tampa Police.Investigators say officer Rick Harrell and his partner were patrolling the area around 7th Avenue just before 1:30 am when they...
Police arrested Cortney Jenkins and Lateef McGann along with Montezz Lincoln and Thomas King.
Four people have been arrested in connection to a shooting early Thursday morning in Martinsburg.City police responded to reports of gun fire near East Moler Avenue and North High Street.Officers later found a car with bullet holes.The two victims told...
Dublin crime gangs were paying up to €5,000 each to import semi-automatic handguns, such as a Glock 19 or a pistol, with a magazine and 12 bullets
Dublin crime gangs were paying up to €5,000 each to import semi-automatic handguns, such as a Glock 19 or a comparable pistol, with a magazine and 12 bullets.New firearms, such as the 70plus Glock handguns seized last week, are sold at a premium, as they do not have a ballistic record that can link the user to previous criminal activity.High-quality, used semiautomatic handguns command a price of...
Thursday, 4 September 2008
Police unearthed an arms-manufacturing unit at a remote village in Bishnupur
Following a trail after the arrest of a notorious criminal, South 24-Parganas police unearthed an arms-manufacturing unit at a remote village in Bishnupur early on Sunday. Five persons were arrested for their involvement in the gun-running racket and a huge cache of arms was recovered. The arrests proved that, apart from arms made from Munger, a major quantum of illegal arms are also produced in various...
cold-blooded killing of Timothy MacPherson said to be a gangland execution
Detectives investigating the cold-blooded killing of Timothy MacPherson – said to be a gangland execution – arrested a 31-year-old man on Monday night.The 29-year-old was shot in the neck and stomach on July 2, 2004, just weeks after being released early from a two-year jail term for selling cocaine and cannabis.Three binmen discovered his body in the yard of a house on Acre Lane, Derker, near Oldham.Three...
Mark Sebastian, 46, faces multiple gun charges in connection what authorities said was the exchange of guns to settle a drug debt
Mark Sebastian, 46, faces multiple gun charges in connection what authorities said was the exchange of guns to settle a drug debt. Sebastian is the vice-chairman of the North Stonington-based tribe. Sebastian was arraigned Tuesday in New London court where he entered a not guilty plea to three counts of illegal transfer of a pistol or revolver and three counts of purchasing a firearm with intent to...
Lindani Buthelezi, 30, was believed to be responsible for Wednesday's murder of Kranskop station commissioner Superintendent Zethembe Chonco
Lindani Buthelezi, 30, was believed to be responsible for Wednesday's murder of Kranskop station commissioner Superintendent Zethembe Chonco, ambushed in his car while in a convoy taking suspects to court.Safety, security and community liaison MEC Bheki Cele had last month expressed concern that there were a shadowy band of hitmen behind the taxi violence plaguing the province. Chonco was appointed...
weapons, 165 in total, were found following a planned raid on a metal factory in Amsterdam and searches at three houses.
Dutch police said today they are questioning three men and a woman after seizing a massive cache of weapons in Amsterdam as part of an international investigation into organised crime in Ireland.The 165 firearms were put on display in Amsterdam as gardaí in Dublin revealed arms seized as part of the same operation in Dublin on Tuesday night.The Dublin cache was described as the biggest haul of gangland...
Thong Sengmany, 28, and Megan Dotson, 23, were in a car driven by Sengmany when the vehicle was pulled over by the Gang Violence Suppress Unit
Thong Sengmany, 28, and Megan Dotson, 23, were in a car driven by Sengmany when the vehicle was pulled over by the department's Gang Violence Suppression Unit.A loaded gun, later determined to have been stolen, was found in the vehicle, Gorman said. Sengmany and Dotson, both identified as convicted felons, were arrested on suspicion of being felons in possession of a gun.Sengmany was also arrested...
Roberto Cervantes died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in a San Francisco Bay Area hospital after he was shot several times in the upper body.
55-year-old man is the latest casualty of gang violence in Salinas and the city's 18th homicide victim this year. His death was the result of one of three shootings in Monterey County in a two-hour period late Tuesday. Roberto Cervantes died at 1:30 a.m. Wednesday in a San Francisco Bay Area hospital after he was shot several times in the upper body. Salinas police said he was wounded about 8:30 p.m....
four Glock 19C semi-automatic pistols converted to fire fully automatically, along with accessories such as magazines and speed-loaders.
27 weapons and drugs seized when gardaí stopped a car near Dublin airport on Tuesday were displayed for the media at Garda Headquarters at Phoenix Park.The haul included four types of firearms. Among them were four Glock 19C semi-automatic pistols converted to fire fully automatically, along with accessories such as magazines and speed-loaders. These sub-machine guns are capable of firing up to 1,000...
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