Thursday, February 26, 2009

Ledes

Two Arizona Teens Accused of Pimping Other Girls
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/teen.pimp/index.html
Phoenix police spokesman said to the public “They ran their own brothel". Distraught grandmother of one of the teens spoke out and said “This is a big mess". Grand jury indicts two 16-year-olds on pandering, prostitution charges. Police believe girls had rented an apartment used solely for acts of prostitution
Florida professor, wife accused of stealing money from NASA http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/25/professor.raid/index.html?iref=mpstoryview
FBI raids office of Florida professor accused of taking money from NASA. Investigators, Samim Anghaie, family used the stolen money for personal gain. Anghaie has been placed on administrative leave with pay. The money was allegedly diverted to personal accounts through the intentional overpayment of employees.

Four arrested in 2 states in assisted-suicide probe http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/26/assisted.suicide.probe/index.html
Authorities probing group that police believe helped Georgia man end his life. Two arrested in Georgia in sting and then two others arrested in Maryland.After Wednesday arrests, authorities in eight states execute search warrants. "She said her son had undergone numerous surgeries and "sounded depressed." When he died, she said she had no idea his death might have been a suicide, but Celmer's wife apparently had suspicions.

Police hunt 'Grim Sleeper' serial killer http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/26/grim.sleeper.california/index.html
In LA this week they relesed information about a reported homicide call from 911. Police have Grim Sleeper's DNA and are offering $500,00.
The killer, who police say murdered from 1985 to 2007, was nicknamed the Grim Sleeper because he seemed to take a break between homicides, police said. "
Police found the scene just as the caller described and found the van. But they are still searching for the caller and members of the now-defunct church that owned the van." "Porter Alexander has waited two decades for the Grim Sleeper's arrest. His daughter Alicia Alexander became the Grim Sleeper's eighth victim in 1988, police say."

Thursday, February 12, 2009

News Leads

Jazmine Gaona
‘Ex-presidents of Latin America urge legal marijuana’
Ex-presidents Ernesto Zedillo of Mexico, Cesar Gaviria of Colombia and Fernando Henrique Cardoso of Brazil said this week, “The problem is that current policies are based on prejudices and fears and not on results". The men feel that marijuana is a more harmless drug and therefore should be legal in the Latin America. “In many states in the United States, as is the case in California, they have begun to change federal policies with regard to tolerating marijuana for therapeutic purposes. And in Washington there's some consensus that the current policy is failing". Marijuana is grown and less dangerous then alcohol.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/americas/02/11/brazil.marijuana/index.html
‘Man dragged under van 17 miles, dies, police say’
“A pedestrian was struck twice by vehicles in Queens and dragged for 17 miles by the second vehicle before police found him dead in Brooklyn, New York City Police Commissioner Ray Kelly told reporters Wednesday.” Police have not identified the man that was killed. The driver of the van stopped when he noticed it was ‘not driving properly’. Police are on an attempt to find all of the mans body parts.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/02/11/new.york.body.dragged/index.html
‘Woman Killed by Collapsing Gym while Going to Brother's Funeral’
“A woman on the way to her brother's funeral was killed when she was hit by debris from a collapsing school gymnasium, according to 911 dispatchers in McDowell County.” People were gathered in inside the nearby church for the viewing of the funeral. The woman killed was outside walking towards the church when she was hit by the debris from the falling building. Another person was injured. The funeral was for her brother who tragically shot himself with a police officers gun the previous Friday.
http://www.wsaz.com/news/headlines/39464852.html
‘One in three smokers would kick habit to protect pet’
A new survey suggests that many smokers would quit to protect their pets. “Secondhand smoke causes almost 50,000 deaths in adult nonsmokers in the United States each year, and there's a mountain of evidence that secondhand smoke can affect a pet's health as well.” Even birds can be victims to second hand smoke. Many people feel like if they don’t want to quit for themselves, they should for the health of there pet.
http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/11/health.pet.smoker/index.html?iref=newssearch