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Mar 17, 2009 1:18 PM CDT

Ex-SLA Leader Released From Prison

'70s radical Sara Jane Olson caught in '99; some say got off easy

(Newser) - The strange saga of Sara Jane Olson, from ‘70s agitator to bank robber to housewife, ended today when she was released from prison in California after serving seven years, CNN reports. Olson, a member of the Symbionese Liberation Army—best known for kidnapping Patty Hearst—fled in 1976 after...

Latino Population Surges in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Dec 24, 2008 1:05 PM CST

Latino Population Surges in Post-Katrina New Orleans

Rebuilding effort attracts immigrant workers to NOLA

(Newser) - The promise of jobs in New Orleans' ongoing reconstruction has drawn thousands of Spanish-speaking immigrant laborers to the city in one of the quickest demographic shifts America has seen, the AP reports. The Hispanic population has increased from 15,000 to 50,000 since the storm, accounting for 15.2%...

Irish Minister Held at Gunpoint in Hotel Heist

Dec 15, 2008 7:51 AM CST

Irish Minister Held at Gunpoint in Hotel Heist

Pol among hostages taken, released in $26K resort robbery

(Newser) - A minister in the Irish government was among those taken hostage this morning during a robbery at a resort hotel outside Dublin. Three attackers approached Dick Roche, the European affairs minister, from behind as he was leaving the hotel's pool and shoved a sawed-off shotgun into his back. Roche was...

Brazen 'Pink Panther' Heists Stir Ire, Admiration of Cops

Dec 14, 2008 12:28 PM CST

Brazen 'Pink Panther' Heists Stir Ire, Admiration of Cops

European thieves renowned for suave, meticulous banditry

(Newser) - A sophisticated cadre of bandits have deserted Serbian battlefields to invade the globe's finest boutiques, the New York Times reports, daringly swiping millions worth of jewels from luxury stores. Interpol has dubbed the crooks—thought to be about 200 ex-soldiers and their relatives from the former Yugoslavia—the Serbian Pink...

For Goldmans,
a Guilty OJ
Verdict at Last

Dec 8, 2008 8:10 AM CST

For Goldmans, a Guilty OJ Verdict at Last

Family's dogged pursuit likely pushed him to Vegas robbery

(Newser) - Though the judge insisted OJ Simpson’s sentencing Friday had nothing to do with his 1995 murder trial, it felt like payback for Ron Goldman’s family, USA Today reports. “It’s been a long time coming,” said Goldman’s sister. And after a civil verdict ordered the...

Robbers in Drag Nab
$100M in Paris Jewel Theft

Dec 5, 2008 10:45 AM CST

Robbers in Drag Nab $100M in Paris Jewel Theft

Theft among costliest in French history

(Newser) - Armed robbers—some dressed in drag—made off with $100 million in loot in what police today called one of France's costliest jewel heists. Brandishing handguns, three or four lightning-fast thieves swiped rings, necklaces, and luxury watches from display cases at the Harry Winston store near the Champs-Elysees in central...

Judge Nixes OJ Retrial

Nov 7, 2008 5:21 PM CST

Judge Nixes OJ Retrial

Las Vegas justice rejects defense claims that jury foreman was racist

(Newser) - OJ Simpson won’t get a retrial in his Las Vegas robbery conviction, despite challenges raised by his attorneys, AP reports, with the presiding judge telling Simpson’s lawyers to take matters up with state appellate court. A lawyer for Simpson’s co-defendant today accused the jury foreman of racism,...

Simpson Facing 'Very Hard Years' in Prison

analysis

Oct 4, 2008 2:08 PM CDT

Simpson Facing 'Very Hard Years' in Prison

(Newser) - Don't expect a miracle legal rescue to set OJ Simpson free anytime soon, writes Richard Abowitz in the Los Angeles Times. Simpson will be imprisoned until his December sentencing—the judge didn't have to do that but chose to anyway—then sent into the Nevada prison system. His appeal probably...

OJ Will Appeal Conviction

UPDATED

Oct 4, 2008 3:47 AM CDT

OJ Will Appeal Conviction

Lawyer: Appeal is "only hope" after Simpson found guilty on all counts

(Newser) - OJ Simpson’s lawyer has said that “you would have to be living on another planet” to not anticipate his client’s guilty verdict, reports the Las Vegas Sun. Simpson was found guilty on all 12 counts of armed robbery, kidnapping and other charges late last night and could...

OJ Defense Rests Without Calling Simpson

Oct 1, 2008 5:30 PM CDT

OJ Defense Rests Without Calling Simpson

Las Vegas jury could get robbery-kidnap case tomorrow

(Newser) - OJ Simpson’s defense team rested its case today without calling the former football star to testify in his armed robbery and kidnapping trial in Las Vegas. Though the prosecution can still call rebuttal witnesses, the case could go to jury tomorrow, the Review-Journal reports. Lawyers for Simpson's co-defendant called...

OJ Victim Alleges Tape Tampering

Sep 26, 2008 8:23 AM CDT

OJ Victim Alleges Tape Tampering

Dealer thinks recording was doctored to hurt Simpson's defense

(Newser) - One of the alleged victims in OJ Simpson's memorabilia-theft trial has turned into a boon for the defense, suggesting that another victim doctored a key piece of evidence. Alfred Beardsley, a witness for the prosecution, accused auctioneer Thomas Riccio of editing out parts of a recording Riccio made during their...

Witness: Guns Were OJ's Idea

Sep 24, 2008 4:47 PM CDT

Witness: Guns Were OJ's Idea

Former golf buddy Alexander says Simpson told him to lie about being armed

(Newser) - A former OJ Simpson golfing buddy testified today that the football star told him to pack heat for September’s confrontation with sports-memorabilia dealers, and that Simpson shooed away concerns about the police. "This is going to be a robbery," Walter Alexander recalled thinking after Simpson allegedly told...

OJ Judge Bars Goldman Lawyer From Testifying

Sep 24, 2008 3:17 PM CDT

OJ Judge Bars Goldman Lawyer From Testifying

Prosecution in Vegas robbery sought to tie Simpson's mindset to 90s slaying

(Newser) - The skeletons are back in the closet for OJ Simpson today after a judge said a lawyer for the Goldman family—who won a civil verdict against the former football star in the slaying of their son—can't testify in Simpson’s current armed-robbery trial, AP reports. The prosecution argued...

Vegas Cop Thought OJ Heist 'Couldn't Be True'

Sep 18, 2008 3:03 PM CDT

Vegas Cop Thought OJ Heist 'Couldn't Be True'

'It didn't make sense' until he heard tape

(Newser) - The first Las Vegas detective to investigate OJ Simpson’s alleged involvement in an armed robbery last September said he was initially flabbergasted at the idea, the Los Angeles Times reports. “It didn't make sense,” Andy Caldwell testified yesterday at Simpson’s trial. Caldwell was soon swayed by...

All-White Jury Will Judge OJ

Sep 12, 2008 8:40 AM CDT

All-White Jury Will Judge OJ

(Newser) - Nine women and three men will make up the jury in OJ Simpson’s trial for kidnapping and armed robbery —but none of them are black, the Los Angeles Times reports. The prosecution dismissed two black candidates, one from the jury and another from the pool of alternates, but...

OJ's Past Will
Be Elephant
in Courtroom

Sep 8, 2008 10:20 AM CDT

OJ's Past Will Be Elephant in Courtroom

Simpson must overcome baggage to beat robbery rap

(Newser) - If he gets an impartial jury, it’s possible “OJ’s going to walk again,” one trial consultant says of the armed-robbery case starting today in a Las Vegas courtroom. But finding an impartial jury is nigh-impossible when it comes to Orenthal James Simpson. Simpson’s double-murder case...

Life Imitates Depp:
Caribbean Piracy on Rise

Jun 2, 2008 9:00 AM CDT

Life Imitates Depp: Caribbean Piracy on Rise

Yacht crowd comes under increased attack from armed buccaneers

(Newser) - Pirates of the Caribbean is becoming all too real for yachters, the Los Angeles Times reports, with crime against visiting boats on the rise—and “it's becoming more violent,” one analyst says. The attacks are prompting businesses to advise caution—but they worry that overstating the problem could...

Marine Dies Months After Mugging

Jun 2, 2008 4:20 AM CDT

Marine Dies Months After Mugging

Corporal who survived Iraq shot for having only $8 in his pocket

(Newser) - A careful young Marine has died from bullet wounds 4 months after muggers shot him point blank in the neck while he was on leave home in Cleveland from Iraq, the AP reports. Warned that a Marine could be a robbery target, Lance Cpl. Robert Crutchfield decided to carry only...

Tryst Backfires for Chicago Man

Apr 15, 2008 1:49 PM CDT

Tryst Backfires for Chicago Man

Escapes robbery critically injured

(Newser) - Call this a lesson of love. A Chicago man was shot multiple times earlier this morning by a carjacker who tried to rob him during a midnight romp with a prostitute, the Chicago Tribune reports. The 29-year-old John had picked up a hooker and was with her in his car's...

OJ Told
His Buddies
to Bring Guns

Nov 13, 2007 5:15 PM CST

OJ Told His Buddies to Bring Guns

Simpson wanted 'heat' in hotel room, says witness

(Newser) - OJ Simpson asked his buddies to bring guns to their confrontation in a Las Vegas hotel room with two sports memorabilia dealers, one of his accomplices testified today. Walter Alexander, one of OJ's golfing pals, said Simpson wanted everyone to bring "heat." OJ also told another accomplice to...