US Virgin Islands police slaying case solved after 11 years

10 February 2012, 4:42 pm

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The mysterious disappearance 11 years ago of a veteran U.S. Virgin Islands police officer that long vexed detectives has been solved, authorities said Friday.... Read More »

US Virgin Islands police slaying case solved

10 February 2012, 2:22 pm

The mysterious disappearance 11 years ago of a veteran U.S. Virgin Islands police officer that long vexed detectives has been solved, authorities said Friday.... Read More »

Failure to bring border-crossing fugitives to justice a national problem

28 January 2012, 2:11 pm

Tribune analysis shows extradition failures reach far beyond northern Illinois Jorge Montiel fled to his hometown near Pachuca, Mexico, after he was alleged to have raped and murdered a Georgia housewife in October 2010.... Read More »

Border-crossing fugitives a national problem

28 January 2012, 2:02 pm

Tribune analysis shows extradition failures reach far beyond northern Illinois Tribune Watchdog: An analysis shows extradition failures reach far beyond northern Illinois, with law-enforcement breakdowns hindering cases at every level. More coverage... Read More »

State Supreme Court hears arguments over evidence in Glynn County murder case

24 January 2012, 3:10 am

Lawyers arguing before the Georgia Supreme Court on Monday debated which evidence can be shown to Glynn County jurors in John David Clay's murder trial, which will remain on hold until the high court rules.... Read More »

Jury to begin deliberating in Christine Metter case today

18 January 2012, 9:10 pm

A Lake County Common Pleas Court jury soon will begin deliberating the case of a Beachwood woman accused of conspiring to kill her ex-husband.... Read More »

Jury to begin deliberating in Christine Metter case Thursday

18 January 2012, 2:20 pm

A Lake County Common Pleas Court jury will soon begin deliberating the case of a Beachwood woman accused of conspiring to kill her ex-husband.... Read More »

Jailed Man Hospitalized After Allegedly Smuggling 10-inch Pistol In Rectum

16 January 2012, 4:54 pm

North Carolina police are now investigating the possibility that an inmate smuggled a 10-inch revolver in his rectum after he was discovered in his cell with the weapon, according to reports.... Read More »

Murder suspect arrested; may have hidden gun in rectum

13 January 2012, 1:12 pm

ONSLOW COUNTY, NC (WWAY) -- A man pulled over by a state trooper in Onslow County this week turned out to be wanted for murder in Georgia. And he may have hidden a gun in a very unusual place. Investigators say Tpr. Scott Merritt arrested Michael Leon Ward, 22, Monday for impaired driving and other ... Read More »

Strange news: Police say fugitive hid gun in rectum

13 January 2012, 12:05 pm

A fugitive wanted on a murder charge in Atlanta and arrested earlier this week is accused of hiding a handgun in his rectum while in the Onslow County Jail. Michael Leon Ward, 22, of Sugar Lake Drive in Canton, Ga., was charged late Thursday night by...... Read More »