9,067 source-backed crime & justice facts - each attributed to a named person and a number, linked to the original source. Page 90 of 91.
“A New York Times investigation alleges at least 12 unarmed prisoners were killed by Haitian police in the city of Les Cayes after they had surrendered.”
“Thousands of prisoners escaped from jails in Haiti in the chaos after the quake that killed more than 230,000 people.”
“"As far as we're concerned there was a major human rights violation in that prison", he said.”
“A 20-year-old man has been shot with a Taser by police after a disturbance in West Lothian.”
“Lothian and Borders Police said the stun gun was used after the man became violent in a property in Broxburn, at about 1300 BST on Saturday.”
“Tasers have been at the centre of a recent political row since Strathclyde Police announced it was to issue 30 beat officers with the weapons in South Lanarkshire as part of a pilot scheme.”
“Ms Wilson, who said she also saw the women approaching others after she had left, said she contacted Strathclyde Police when she returned home.”
“A Strathclyde Police spokesman said they believed it had been an isolated incident but advised anyone similarly approached to contact their local police station.”
“Two men - one in his 30s, the other in his 50s - have been arrested and are being questioned about the find.”
“In an assault on Bagram base on Wednesday, an American contractor was killed in fighting that lasted several hours.”
“Earlier on Saturday, Afghan police said they had found a cache of hundreds of rockets on the outskirts of Kabul.”
“Thieves have stolen five pictures, including a lithograph by Picasso, from the home of a private collector in southern France, police sources say.”
“judicial police said two men managed to get past two security gates at the collector's Marseille home and then knocked at the door, AP news agency reported.”
“The find included 278 122mm rockets with a range of 20km (13 miles) and 15 rockets with a range of 30km, city police chief Abdul Rahman Rahman said.”
“But work on between junctions 16 and 17 in Wiltshire has been delayed from 1900 BST to 2000 BST following a request by South Wales Police.”
“Craig Roy, 17, appeared on petition in private at Hamilton Sheriff Court on 10 May charged with Jack's murder.”
“Strathclyde Police can confirm that the body of a man believed to be 46-year-old Colin Ferguson was recovered from the River Clyde at around 1455 hours this afternoon.”
“Three members of the Outlaws motorcycle group have been jailed for offences involving drugs worth £20,000.”
“The group's European president Stuart Ian Dawson, 46, of Old Colwyn, Conwy, received a five-year sentence after being convicted of two drugs offences.”
““Close aide” Adrian Sheriff, 46, and Michael Byrne, 50, both of Abergele, Conwy, were given four and five years.”
“Four other men received prison terms at Caernarfon Crown Court varying between 18 months and two-and-a-half years for their roles.”
“The arrests followed the discovery of amphetamines when two men from south Wales travelled to North Wales.”
“North Wales Police said it would be making an application to the courts for a serious crime prevention order (SCPO) against Dawson and Sheriff. SCPOs are designed to disrupt the activities of organised crime gang leaders, with any breach o…”
“"Close aide" Adrian Sheriff, 46, and Michael Byrne, 50, both of Abergele, Conwy, were given four and five years.”
“North Wales Police said it would be making an application to the courts for a serious crime prevention order (SCPO) against Dawson and Sheriff. [...] The move would make the force one of the first in the UK to take such steps.”
“Police pulled him off a flight preparing to leave New York's JFK airport about 53 hours after he left a car with a bomb in Times Square.”
“Unnamed Pakistani officials told news agencies that Salman Ashraf, the co-owner of the firm, was one of four or five men arrested.”
“killing at least 23 people and wounding another 53, police say.”
“It introduces strict penalties, with those found guilty facing life imprisonment or heavy fines.”
“Regional police coordinators and task teams will be set up to enforce the law.”
“Alexander Gallagher, 51, and Alexander Gallagher junior, 29, pleaded guilty to the culpable homicide of 27-year-old Gavin Wright in August 2004.”
“the court heard that in 2005 the Gallaghers were both convicted of murdering Mr Wright and ordered to serve at least 15 years in jail before being eligible for parole.”
“Alan Cameron, 56, said he left the 44-year-old for just 20 minutes to pick up the food and when he returned she was dead.”
“The court heard that during the interview on 8 January 2008, at St Leonard's Police Station in Edinburgh, Mr Cameron told officers...”
“quashed a five month prison sentence”
“He has now been put on a year's probation and ordered to carry out 150 hours of community service.”
“placed him on the sex offenders register for seven years”
“Fake goods and illegally imported cigarettes and alcohol worth £3m have been recovered during a police raid in Glasgow.”
“Thieves who stole two £10,000 fireplaces from a home in Edinburgh are being sought by police.”
“The incident happened between 1900 BST on Thursday 13 May and 1930 BST on Friday 14 May at an address in Abercromby Place.”
“Each Georgian fireplace is estimated to be worth £10,000”
“Given the value and style of these items, they were most likely stolen to order”
“The size and weight of the fireplaces would require a large car or van to transport them.”
“Israel launched a an assault on the Hamas-run Gaza Strip in December 2008”
“A drunk driver who knocked down and killed a pensioner while he was five times the legal alcohol limit has been jailed for six years.”
“jailed for six years”
“has been jailed for six years”
“a quarter-bottle of vodka in his pocket”
“your vehicle mounted a pavement along which you drove for some 11.9 metres before striking and killing a much-loved husband and father”
“had a quarter-bottle of vodka in his pocket when he was pulled over by police”
“struck 78-year-old Philip Taylor”
“had only stopped drinking three hours before the collision”
“The annual report from Central Scotland Police showed there were 16,424 crimes reported in the region during 2009/10, 12% less than the previous year.”
“Chief Constable Kevin Smith said the force had also seen "high detection rates" in the past two years.”
“The Joint Police Board, which welcomed it as "very positive".”
“He admitted the assault and robbery at an earlier hearing in January.”
“Judge Lord Pentland jailed him for a minimum of eight years and placed him on a lifelong restriction order.”
“The High Court in Glasgow heard Mooney is a serial criminal with previous convictions for rape, assault and drugs offences.”
“When police arrived at the scene they found Mooney in the house carrying a flat screen TV under one arm and a jewellery box and Christmas cards under the other.”
“Advocate Leanne Cross previously told the High Court in Edinburgh police found the pistol when they searched Cochrane's home on 17 June 2009 while looking for her son, who had failed to turn up for a court appearance. [...] "The circumstan…”
“pay back $1.08m (£750,000 )”
“three local men in their 20s”
“one day in jail”
“At least one policemen and four militants were killed during the raid and the gun battle that ensued in Paktika's Urgun district.”
“Four suspected Taliban fighters were involved in the raid on the police base in Urgun.”
“Eight of the red-shirt leaders are now in police custody”
“Eight of the red-shirt leaders are now in police custody.”
“If he returns, Mr Musharraf could face a criminal trial in Pakistan for detaining judges before he resigned after an election defeat in 2008.”
“Richard Troberman, Mr Emery's attorney, told the Associated Press news agency that his client would plead guilty to one count of conspiracy to manufacture marijuana in exchange for an agreed sentence of five years in prison.”
“His seeds were allegedly traced to illegal cannabis-growing operations in Indiana, Florida, Tennessee, Montana, Virginia, Michigan, New Jersey and North Dakota, according to the US Drug Enforcement Administration.”
“Three men and a woman have been arrested.”
“jailed for two years”
“police found a further 104 fake notes”
“An "incompetent" forger who photocopied Scottish £10 notes and used them in Wrexham shops has been jailed for two years.”
“At his home, police found a further 104 fake notes.”
“The judge said that the fact that a criminal was incompetent was not a ground for reducing a sentence.”
“the prosecution lawyer said that on the morning the murder was discovered he allegedly told a church pastor that he had "done things I can't be forgiven for". All of the witnesses who have been spoken to in relation to the applicant's deme…”
“He was arrested and questioned for four days before being released at first without charge.”
“Ruling on the bail application, Mr Justice McLaughlin remarked how a divorce settlement was reached just three days before the murder.”
“the prosecution lawyer said that there were only about 50 matching Vauxhall vehicles in Northern Ireland”
“Mr Jones was a friend of one of Mrs Haveron's sons who then went out with her daughter for about a week.”
“Mr Justice McLaughlin remarked how a divorce settlement was reached just three days before the murder.”
“He was 15 when he attacked the 18-year-old in North Berwick last summer... He also admitted assaulting a 15-year-old by dragging her into an alley three days before he committed the rape... on 21 July, 2009.”
“He was jailed for three years after admitting the attack, but will only be freed if the parole board deem it safe... The three-year sentence was backdated to 30 July last year.”
“McCarron is one of the youngest offenders to be placed under a Lifelong Restriction Order.”
“The Prisoner Ombudsman has made 31 recommendations to the Prison Service after an investigation into the death of a prisoner who took an accidental drugs overdose.”
“Richard Gilmore, 25, died in Magilligan Prison on 11 January 2009.”
“At 0223 on 11 January, prison officers entered his cell to find him unresponsive and without a pulse.”
“Italian officials say they have full confidence in policemen convicted by an appeals court over violence at the G8 summit in Genoa in 2001.”
“The officers, who were sentenced to up to five years in prison, are to remain in their posts pending a final appeal.”
“In an original trial in November 2008, 13 officers were convicted, while 16 - including the most senior officers - were acquitted.”
“A total of 25 people were convicted, and the 13 convicted in 2008 were given higher sentences, Ansa news agency reported.”
“Gratteri was sentenced to four years in jail and Canterini to five.”
“Also convicted was Spartaco Mortola, the former head of Genoa's anti-terrorism squad, who received a sentence of three years and eight months.”
“Last month, the Paraguayan Congress passed a bill imposing a month-long suspension of constitutional rights in parts of the country in response to four murders blamed on the PPA.”
“Concepcion was chosen as the operation base for its proximity to a reported PPA attack in April, in which a police officer and three farm workers were killed. Lt-Col Damacio Lopez, commander of the operation in Concepcion, some 500km (310 …”
“Concepcion was chosen as the operation base for its proximity to a reported PPA attack in April, in which a police officer and three farm workers were killed.”
“Last month, the Paraguayan Congress passed a bill imposing a month-long suspension of constitutional rights in parts of the country in response to four murders blamed on the PPA.”
“Muhammad Abu Tir was one of at least 60 top Hamas officials arrested and detained by Israel after Gilad Shalit was captured in 2006.”
“Mohammed Muslem, 38, already had a criminal record and according to the police, after a night in custody he confessed to killing the family.”
