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Jabba's sail barge coming to Huntington Beach
Jabba the Hutt, the bloated, slimy gangster of the"Star Wars"universe, both made and ran into plenty of trouble on the desert planet of Tatooine, his home base for crime. But he might have found Huntington Beach even more treacherous. That's because,...
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H.B. man suspected of 2008 killing
A Huntington Beach resident is scheduled to be arraigned Monday on multiple counts of fraud, theft, money laundering and the 2008 stabbing death of a Santa Monica man.
Daniel Edward Becerril II, 35, was arrested Thursday on suspicion of killing a...Tags: Theft, Fraud, Corporate Crime, Economy, Business and Finance, Los Angeles Unified School District
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Joe Surf: He's a warrior for the water
At first glance, one might see "Eco-Warrior" and think it's this summer's blockbuster with DiCaprio or Pitt or Affleck.
No, it's just little ol' James Pribram trying to save the world.
Don't think he can do it? Don't tell that to Maira Khan, whom...Tags: Japan, Crime, Law and Justice, Disasters, International Travel, Atlantic Ocean
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‘Amazing Spider-Man’ gets more sequels: Third and fourth movies set
Hero Complex - movies, comics, pop culture - Los Angeles Times“The Amazing Spider-Man” is gearing up for more cinematic adventures. Sony announced Monday that the third and fourth installments of […]... -
After 20 years, hunt for fugitive Sicilian Mafia boss intensifies
ROME — Each day, Giacomo Di Giralomo makes a point of asking, "Where are you, Matteo?" on his talk radio show, which is broadcast across western Sicily. It's a question that the police are asking with greater urgency as they seek Matteo Messina...
Tags: Radio, Giorgio Armani S.P.A., European Union, Sicilian Mafia, Italy
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Valley Police Beat: Man arrested after incident involving gun
Staff Write, Copy EditorEL CENTRO — An altercation at a home in the 1000 block of North 18th Street led to the arrest of a 24-year-old male for having a concealed firearm and threatening to commit bodily injury. Jonathan Marin of El Centro is alleged to have entered the...Tags: Theft
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City targets gang leaders
Chicago Tribune reportersLocal authorities, armed with a powerful new state RICO law, said they charged dozens of leaders and senior members of a notorious West Side street gang with operating a violent, $11 million-a-year heroin and cocaine operation responsible for seven...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, FBI, Lawyers, Criminal Laws, Prosecution
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Journalist Alfredo Corchado says it's 'Midnight in Mexico'
Journalist Alfredo Corchado has had a front seat to many of the most important events of recent Mexican history. In the 1980s he covered the protests in Northern Mexico that foreshadowed the end of one-party rule, and he was later a Mexico City...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Journalism, Mexico, Mexico City, Book
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Black Souls gang leaders ordered held without bail
Tribune reporterAmid heavy courthouse security, the alleged top leaders of one of Chicago’s most violent street gangs were ordered held without bail today on sweeping racketeering charges that allege they controlled their West Side drug empire through intimidation,...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Laws, Lawyers, Criminal Laws, Prosecution
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Officials: Murder, intimidation kept $11 million-a-year gang going
Tribune reportersThe top leaders of one of Chicago’s most violent street gangs have been charged in a sweeping racketeering case that alleges they controlled their West Side drug empire through pattern of intimidation, kidnappings, shootings and murder dating back...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Lawyers, Criminal Laws, Prosecution, Shootings
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Chase on the seas: Migrant boat capsizes after border agents shoot out engine
Border agents fired shots at a fleeing boat loaded with 14 immigrants, boarded the vessel – which then capsized and hurled all aboard into the dark waters off Palm Beach County, according to federal court documents obtained by the Sun Sentinel....Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Palm Beach County, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Riviera Beach, National Security
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