Two men armed with handguns walked into GameStop in Uptown Solon

Two men armed with handguns walked into GameStop in Uptown Solon Monday tied up an employee and two customers and left with more than $3,500 in cash. The robbers also took several video games from the store. They stole a gift card and money from one of the victims, a 12-year-old Chagrin Falls boy. None of the victims were hurt. The robbery took place at about 10:25 a.m. GameStop, 6130 Kruse Drive, sells new and used video games. The boy and an accompanying 31-year-old Chagrin Falls woman were in the process of buying two video games. The robbers took new Xbox games, including 10 "Left 4 Dead," 10 "Madden NFL 09" and 15-20 "Gears of War 2" games....

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Roberto Ramirez, who headed up the Delicias precinct, was the sixth Ciudad Juarez officer killed this week.

senior police commander's bullet-riddled body was found in the same spot where an apparent hitlist naming 26 officers was found days earlier, police said Thursday.Roberto Ramirez, who headed up the Delicias precinct, was the sixth Ciudad Juarez officer killed this week. He was abducted late Wednesday and his body was found hours later, city police spokesman Jaime Torres said.Ramirez's body was left near a dog racetrack where the bodies of four civilians were found Monday, along with a hitlist that included the names of 26 officers. One of the four had been decapitated, and a Santa Claus hat had been placed on his head. A fifth man who survived...

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Ballistics matched the shotgun shells to a July 2005 shooting at a junkyard near East 63rd Street and Swope Parkway. Gunmen shot and killed two guard

gun used in what police called a "thrill kill" could be linked to other random acts of violence, they said.Kansas City detectives have the shotgun.They know what shootings it's linked to, but they can't prove who pulled the trigger, so they can't file charges.And that is proving extremely frustrating for them. "The shotgun -- (that Fabian D. Brown Jr., and Raphael Willis used the shotgun to kill Robert Wynn Osborn, 43, in November of 2005) -- kept coming up in several other shootings that we had," said Sgt. Richard Sharp.Osborn was riding his bike home from his job as a grocer when Brown, 23, and Willis, 22, shot and killed him. They admitted it was a thrill kill and both men were sentenced to 15 years in prison."They're shooting at people just to be shooting at people. They had really no...

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motorist was robbed by a man and woman who said they had car trouble before pulling a gun on him early today.

motorist told Anne Arundel County police that he was robbed by a man and woman who said they had car trouble before pulling a gun on him early today.About 5:30 a.m., officers responded to Wasena Avenue and Church Street in Brooklyn Park for a reported robbery. The 42-year-old motorist said a man and woman flagged him down as he was driving and said that they had car trouble. The man pulled a gun and took the driver's wallet, and then both suspects ran off, the victim told poli...

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Martin Melvin Fowler Junior has major head trauma and a gun shot wound to his left thigh.

Wichita Falls Police need help investigating a brutal assault. Officers found forty-eight year old Martin Melvin Fowler Junior last night, face down in the middle of the 1500 block of North Seventh Street. He has major head trauma and a gun shot wound to his left thi...

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Gun is missing in a Champaign neighborhood.

Gun is missing in a Champaign neighborhood. This after an apparent suicide where a man was found shot in the head. 50-year-old Robert Winsor was found slumped over a picnic table Saturday night at Kaufman Park. Police searched the area but can't find the gun. A man was walking his dog through the park when he found Winsor shot in the head. Police say it shows all the signs of suicide and believe it happened sometime between five and 9-30 Saturday evening. Now they're worried someone tampered with the crime scene and took the gun. Police are telling parents to talk to their kids. The kids in the neighborhood are definitely talking about a gun on the loose. Police are wanting to make sure the gun does not fall into the wrong han...

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Joseph Raymond Buttelo was arrested Friday evening in the 2600 block of Bell Street, sheriff's officials said. According to the sheriff's department,

Joseph Raymond Buttelo was arrested Friday evening in the 2600 block of Bell Street, sheriff's officials said. According to the sheriff's department, Buttelo allegedly shot and killed Gustavo Lopez following an argument in the 2700 block of Lerwick Road.Arrest has been made in connection with a Halloween shooting that killed an 18-year-old man and injured another, Sacramento County Sheriff's officials said.The victims were shot after the van they were riding in stopped and the occupants traded words with three pedestrians, two men and a woman.According to sheriff's officials, Buttelo pulled a gun and fired into the van, striking two passengers, officials said.The second victim, 19, was expected to survive a gunshot wound in his lower bo...

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Guns are the weapon of choice for the teenagers in the gangs of north Liverpool.

Guns are the weapon of choice for the teenagers in the gangs of north Liverpool. Footage of boys, hardly out of childhood, wielding revolvers, shotguns and jumping on police cars was posted on YouTube just two weeks after Rhys Jones was killed. Yet it was the 11-year-old's murder during an unprecedented feud between youths in Croxteth and neighbouring Norris Green which brought Liverpool's gang violence to public prominence. The battle between the Croxteth Crew, to which Sean Mercer belonged, and the Strand Gang, operating in the city's L11 postcode, formed the backdrop to the schoolboy's murder - an innocent victim caught in the crossfire of gangs blighted by a hatred for one another. But this rivalry stems from petty turf spats rather than organised crime, police revealed. Ch Supt Steve...

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there's nothing wrong with a little shooting as long as the right people get shot

advert for the Robert de Niro and ­Al Pacino police thriller Righteous Kill, which used the line "there's nothing wrong with a little shooting as long as the right people get shot", was criticised by a watchdog for running ­during the inquest into the police shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes.The promotional campaign for the film, which used the tagline "Most people respect the badge, everybody respects the gun", led to six complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority from people who argued that the advert glamorised ­violence and gun crime by suggesting it was "morally acceptable to kill in the right circumstances".The authority lodged its own challenge, saying that the placing of one of the ­posters at Stockwell tube station, in London, was likely to cause serious or widespread offence...

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Criminals need no longer waste time wiping down or washing the cartridge cases

Criminals need no longer waste time wiping down or washing the cartridge cases of the bullets they intend on using in a crime to get rid of their fingerprints ahead of time, you will still be caught! Researchers at the University of Leicester and the Northamptonshire police have teamed up to develop a technique to see fingerprints even if a metal surface has been wiped down. When people hold metal objects, the natural residues on their hands, like sweat, corrode metal surfaces. Their technique is particularly useful with cartridge casings, because the heat from shooting the weapon helps to imprint the fingerprints on the metal. Basically, you dust the metal of interest with a fine layer of conducting powder, and then apply an electrical charge to it. This causes the conducting powder to be...

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Man in his late teens or early twenties was shot in the face a few minutes before seven tonight on the east side of the Garfield Community Center

Man in his late teens or early twenties was shot in the face a few minutes before seven tonight on the east side of the Garfield Community Center at 23rd & Cherry. Seattle Police Spokeswoman Renee Witt said that a group of men were hanging out in the area when they were approached by a second group. An argument ensued, and a member of the second group pulled out a gun and shot the victim. The victim then entered the community center where he collapsed. He was treated for a while at the scene before being taken to Harborview, where he was last reported to be in critical condition.Witnesses reported seeing 4 teen-aged suspects running through the playfield to the south. A K9 unit was brought in but could not establish a track on the suspects. Police detained two of the victim's friends...

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hop-in on Ross Clark Circle was robbed at gun point.

The criminals need to be aware that if you are doing an armed robbery, there may be a sheriff's deputy breathing down your neck by the time you come out of the store," says Sheriff Andy Hughes, Houston Co. Sheriff's Office.Criminals: consider that your warning.The Houston County Sheriff's Office is stepping up its efforts to take down crime in the Wiregrass.In one night, catching four suspected criminals on the scene of three separate crimes, shows this sheriff's office won't take it easy."It's always better to catch them on the scene than to have to do the investigation and rely on other physical evidence,"In less than two hours, at least one car was broken into on Cornell Avenue, Efurd's near Cowarts was burglarized and this hop-in on Ross Clark Circle was robbed at gun point."These are...

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taxi driver was held up at gunpoint in Queenstown early yesterday morning by his two `passengers’ and later relieved of his motor car.

taxi driver was held up at gunpoint in Queenstown early yesterday morning by his two `passengers’ and later relieved of his motor car.Police said in a release yesterday that they are investigating the armed robbery on Desmond Morris which occurred around 2 am yesterday on Crown Street, Queenstown. The men were armed with a handgun and a knife.Investigations revealed that Morris picked up the two men in Kitty and while in Queenstown he was held up and put out of the mauve-coloured AT 212 Toyota Carina car HB 4957. The men then escaped with the vehic...

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388 illegal guns have been retrieved by the Hartford Police Department, leading to 290 gun arrests

illegal guns from as far south as Florida and from California have made their way into the Constitution State. So far this year, 388 illegal guns have been retrieved by the Hartford Police Department, leading to 290 gun arrests, according to the press release.Each year, approximately 93-percent of the weapons used in a crime in Hartford come from out of town. ”Getting illegal guns off the streets of our state reduces crime, increases public safety, and enhances the vibrancy of our neighborhoods,” Perez said. ”Increasing safety helps improve the quality of life for residents in every community.”Perez is a founding member of the organization, chaired by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Boston Mayor Thomas Meni...

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Jonathan Pearson, invaded a home occupied by four children and a mother and escaped with a handful of cash Saturday

Gun-wielding man who invaded a home occupied by four children and a mother and escaped with a handful of cash Saturday night was arrested this afternoon.Latasha Smith spotted the suspect, Jonathan Pearson, across the street just before noon today and recognized him as her assailant, according to a report from the Volusia County Sheriff's Office. She immediately called 911. Deputies responded to 1213 David Drive and took Pearson into custody for questioning. He was then arrested and transported to the Volusia County Branch Jail in Daytona Beach.Saturday's incident happened about 8:30 p.m. at 1212 David Drive. Smith, 29, told sheriff's deputies she was in a bedroom when she heard a crashing noise from the front door. Smith said she ran into the living room to find Preston pointing a gun at her...

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Plaxico Burress suffered a thigh wound when he reportedly shot himself in the leg accidentally at a New York nightclub

Plaxico Burress suffered a thigh wound when he reportedly shot himself in the leg accidentally Friday night at a New York nightclub. According to several reports, Burress was not properly licensed to carry the weapon in New York.Plaxico Burress's attorney told the Associated Press he's been informed that the New York Giants wide receiver will face a charge of criminal possession of a weapon.Benjamin Brafman wrote in an e-mail to the AP that Burress will turn himself in Monday morning and will plead not guilty to the charge.Burress was released from a New York hospital on Saturday. He already had been ruled out of today's game against the Washington...

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Houston has become a firearms marketplace for Mexican drug cartels

Houston has become a firearms marketplace for Mexican drug cartels, according to federal law enforcement officials.Gangsters have spent millions in Texas on military-style weapons and ammunition that are being used in the cartels' ongoing clashes with Mexican police, government and citizens. Houston has emerged as a buyers' haven."Our investigations show Houston is the top source for firearms going into Mexico, top source in the country," said J. Dewey Webb, special agent in charge of the U.S. Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives' Houston division, in a story Sunday in the Houston Chronicle.Mexican gangsters have chosen Houston because of its numerous gun shops, its proximity to the border and its long-established networks for smuggling narcotics into the United States, the ATF...

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New London man was stabbed early this morning in Ledyard, just minutes before a New York man was shot at the same party

New London man was stabbed early this morning in Ledyard, just minutes before a New York man was shot at the same party, police said.Police said an unidentified 17-year-old New London resident with a non-threatening stab wound to his torso drove himself to Lawrence and Memorial Hospital shortly after midnight. Minutes later, police received reports of a gunshot fired at 5 Wolf Gap Road in Ledyard—the same party police later determined the stabbing occurred. On arrival, police found an unidentified 21-year-old New York man suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower body. He was transported to The William W. Backus Hospital in Norwich where he is in stable condition.Ledyard, Groton and state police from Troop E arrested three people attempting to flee the party. James Robertson, 29, of 27...

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Police said they are keeping an open mind about the motives behind the murder of a man gunned down in an alleyway.

Police said they are keeping an open mind about the motives behind the murder of a man gunned down in an alleyway.The 24-year-old victim died at the scene of the shooting in west Ealing, west London.The Metropolitan Police have launched a murder investigation but no arrests have yet been made.A member of the public alerted the emergency services, who found the body in an alley off Cavendish Avenue, west Ealing.A spokeswoman for the London Ambulance Service said: "We were called at 8.48pm to reports of an assault in Cavendish Avenue. We sent along a fast response car, an ambulance crew and duty manager. An adult male was dead at the scene."The path was used as a shortcut to a nearby housing estate.Police said they were keeping an open mind regarding a possible motive for the killing.They said...

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last of three high-tech executives gunned down in their Silicon Valley office was laid to rest Friday

last of three high-tech executives gunned down in their Silicon Valley office was laid to rest Friday as friends, families and co-workers struggled to make sense of what they called an incomprehensible crime.Funeral services were held in Los Altos for Brian Pugh, 47, vice president of operations at SiPort in Santa Clara before he and two co-workers were slain Nov. 14 by an engineer who had been fired from the firm earlier in the day, police said.The company's chief executive, Sid Agrawal, and human resources director Marilyn Lewis also were killed. Suspect Jing Hua Wu, 47, of Mountain View, who was arrested last Saturday, could face the death penalty if convicted. On Friday, hundreds of mourners packed the Los Altos United Methodist Church to honor Pugh, a soft-spoken father of two who loved...

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Steven Graham, whose nickname was "Jamaica," appeared to have been shot once in the torso while riding past the station

Steven Graham, whose nickname was "Jamaica," was an eighth-grader at Masonville Cove Community Academy in Brooklyn. He lived in the 500 block of Annabel Ave. with his uncle and other relatives.His mother lives in Jamaica. His father, also named Steven Graham, has been locked up since his arrest in June 2006. In March 2007 in Baltimore Circuit Court, Graham pleaded guilty to attempted second-degree murder and using a handgun to kill Donta Roberts, 28, in Northwest Baltimore. Graham is serving his five-year sentence at the Maryland Correctional Institute in Hagerstown.Wilson, 30, knew his nephew was in trouble, but he says he didn't know the extent...

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Ammunition plant in Petare, a suburb of the capital often counted as Latin America’s largest barrio, was found crammed with lead ingots, lathes

Ammunition plant in Petare, a suburb of the capital often counted as Latin America’s largest barrio, was found crammed with lead ingots, lathes and moulds used to make 2,000 bullets a day of various calibres.People would drop by and pick up a box of bullets as if they were buying something from the local pharmacy,” says Chief Inspector Wilmer Flores Trosel, who oversaw the raid.Mr Flores, who recently took charge of the Metropolitan police in Caracas, faces a tough task.Although the nationwide homicide rate reached 48 murders per 100,000 people in 2007 – representing a 67 per cent jump since Hugo Chávez was elected president a decade ago – in Caracas the rate is at 130 per 100,000, according to official figures. The US rate hovers around six and the UK’s is around two.“There is a civil war...

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Frank T. Gonzales was pronounced dead at a hospital after he showed up at a home in the 700 block of East 35th Street bleeding profusely

Frank T. Gonzales was pronounced dead at a hospital after he showed up at a home in the 700 block of East 35th Street bleeding profusely and asking for help, police said. Gonzales did not live in the neighborhood and did not know the person who lived at the home, police said. It is believed the crime occurred elsewhere. The resident of the home called 911 around 12:30 p.m. and Gonzales was taken to a hospital. Gang detectives were working Friday to develop suspect information, according to a news release. The gang unit is handling the case because the victim had gang ties, although police would not say that the killing was gang-motivated, according to Officer Linda Galindo, a police spokeswoman. Anyone with informat...

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Jaime “El Hummer” Gonzalez Duran largest weapons seizure in Mexican history.

Mexican government carried out a number of operations in Reynosa, Tamaulipas, aimed at Jaime “El Hummer” Gonzalez Duran, one of the original members of the brutal cartel group known as Los Zetas. According to Mexican government officials, Gonzalez Duran controlled the Zetas’ operations in nine Mexican states. The Nov. 7 arrest of Gonzalez Duran was a major victory for the Mexican government and will undoubtedly be a major blow to the Zetas. Taking Gonzalez Duran off the streets, however, is not the only aspect of these operations with greater implications. The day before Gonzalez Duran’s arrest, Mexican officials searching for him raided a safe house, where they discovered an arms cache that would turn out to be the largest weapons seizure in Mexican history. This is no small feat, as there...

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Victor Manuel Villalpando,Noberto Estrada arrested attempting to smuggle guns and ammunition into Mexico

Law enforcement officials believe two men arrested Oct. 23 in Denton were attempting to smuggle guns and ammunition into Mexico, according to the Denton Record Chronicle.Arrested were Victor Manuel Villalpando, 29, of Burleson and Noberto Estrada, 24, of Fort Worth.Trooper David Farrell conducted a traffic stop on the pair’s GMC Yukon on Interstate 35W near Farm-to-Market Road 407 because the truck had no front license plate.Villalpando did not have a valid driver license and both seemed unduly nervous, Farrell said. Farrell received permission to search the truck, but as he began the search, Villalpando ran away.Farrell found thousands of rounds...

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38 firearms were seized, along with $4,800 in cash.

“A 12 gauge shotgun within reach of the cocaine processing area, with two rounds on the table ready for immediate loading into the weapon, was seized,” Baril said in a written statement.Maine Drug Enforcement Agency, Maine State Police, Franklin County Sheriff’s Department, Rangeley Police Department and U.S. Border Patrol personnel were involved in the arrests of Jeffrey Wing, 51, of Madrid, and his son, Jason Wing, 32, of Strong on Nov. 7. A third man, Brian Clarke, 28, was also charged in a related arrest.Local and state agencies were involved in three arrests made Friday, as police seized illegal drugs, thousands of dollars and 38 guns after searching residences.According to the MDEA, officers served search warrants on two buildings, both owned by Jeffrey Wing, at 7:30 a.m. Friday morning....

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Gang of men used dynamite to blow up a police station in a town in Brazil's Sao Paulo state on Monday, after seizing machine guns

Gang of men used dynamite to blow up a police station in a town in Brazil's Sao Paulo state on Monday, after seizing machine guns and a large cache of confiscated drugs from the building.Globo TV network showed images of the wrecked building with its roof blown off and patrol cars nearby covered in rubble after the attack, which took place in Botucatu around 150 miles (240 km) west of Sao Paulo city at about 5 a.m."I opened my window and saw a fire, the wall falling down, there was a lot of noise from things falling, one explosion after another," Neide Albertini, a cook who lives next door to the station, told Globo.Witnesses said the men arrived at the station in a small truck and broke down the station's front door.They took pistols, machine guns, bullet-proof vests, 220 pounds (100 kg)...

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Godfrey Williams, cellphone technician and Cecil Wright, 30, labourer, both of Annotto Bay are to face a new trial.

Godfrey Williams, cellphone technician and Cecil Wright, 30, labourer, both of Annotto Bay are to face a new trial. They were charged jointly with Edgehill but the jury deliberated for almost eight hours and failed to arrive at a verdict. They have been remanded to return to court on November 14.Justice Carol Beswick presided at the trial in the Home Circuit Court.The couple who operated Penny's Supermarket in Annotto Bay, were shot several times during a robbery at their home at Bellfield, near Highgate, St Mary on July 3, 2004.The Crown represented by Diahann Gordon Harrison, acting deputy director of public prosecutions and Sanchia Burrell, Crown Counsel, relied on circumstantial evidence and common design to prove its case against the three men.A witness testified in the Home Circuit Court...

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Dwayne Carter Aka 'Lil Wayne' Gunned Down After Show In Hometown Of New Orleans rumour ?

Dwayne Carter Aka 'Lil Wayne' Gunned Down After Show In Hometown Of New OrleansDwayne Carter known by his rap alias of 'Lil Wayne' is the latest victim of the notorious feud between the 'Bloods' And 'Crips'.Shortly after performing at the New Orleans Arena, Lil Wayne was involved in an altercation with members of rival gang the 'Crips', and brutally shot 6 times with a semi automatic 9mm Smith & Wesson handgunParamedics rushed to the scene and attempted to resuscitate the rapper, however were unable to prevent colossal blood losses and Dwayne Carter was pronounced dead at 02:36 Am, November 1st,shortly after arriving at Tulane University...

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Police recovered three illegal handguns, one that had been reported stolen, one rifle

Nineteen people were arrested Saturday after police received two 911 calls in Hempstead. One of the 911 calls reported a robbery just after 1 a.m. near Meriam Street, and the other reported a person being forcibly dragged into a house on Meriam Street. Police recovered three illegal handguns, one that had been reported stolen, one rifle and one clear bag which contained a substance believed to be crack cocaine at the address. All nineteen people, thirteen men and six women, in the house at the time were arrested. They were all charged with second-degree criminal possession of a weapon and will be arraigned in First District Court on Sunday. The investigation is ongoi...

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Gunmen on motorcycles shot and wounded five teenagers at a recreational centre in a suburb of Naples

Gunmen on motorcycles shot and wounded five teenagers at a recreational centre in a suburb of Naples, home to a mafia clan, police said.The five victims, aged between 12-years-old and 15-years-old, were shot in the legs in the dilapidated neighbourhood of Secondigliano, home to a clan of the Naples' mafia, the Camorra. One of them was also shot in the arm.The reason for the attack, carried out by four people whose faces were covered by helmets, was not immediately clear, police said.The Camorra is thought to be much less unified in structure than the Sicilian mafia, made up of rival clans that often clash in turf wa...

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Shooting victim on Eastwood Boulevard was identified as Jarvis Brown

Shooting victim on Eastwood Boulevard was identified as Jarvis Brown, who was in his 20s, of Alexandria, according to Alexandria Police Chief Daren Coutee.Coutee said tonight that detectives are still questioning witnesses about the incident.Kerry Jerrod Sanders, 19, of 1701 Military Highway, No. 204, Pineville was arrested and charged with first-degree murder and aggravated battery, according to Rapides Parish Jail documents.A second man, Adrian Williams, 36, of 71 Eastwood Blvd., Alexandria, was wounded by gunshot in the arm during the incident, taken to Rapides Regional Medical Center, treated and released, according to Lt. Mike Rennier, shift supervisor with the Alexandria Police Departme...

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Chicago Tribune reported that the chrome-and-black .45-caliber pistol once belonged to Jason since Jennifer's slain brother

Chicago Tribune reported that the chrome-and-black .45-caliber pistol found by the Chicago police a block from where 7-year-old Julian King's body was discovered, was indeed the weapon used for the slaying. Furthermore, the publication noted that the police are investigating whether it is the gun once belonged to Jason since Jennifer's slain brother allegedly has an identical gun which he said to be stolen months prior to the murder. So far, authorities haven't put charges on anyone for the killings. However, Jennifer's brother-in-law and Julia's estranged husband, 27-year-old William Balfour, has been called a "person of interest" on the case. He is being held in custody on a parole violation.Jennifer Hudson’s brother might have once possessed the stolen handgun that cops suspect was used...

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Rana Ismail, 34, of Worth, was shot multiple times at in the 7300 block of West 87th Street and was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:45 p.m

Rana Ismail, 34, of Worth, was shot multiple times at in the 7300 block of West 87th Street and was pronounced dead on the scene at 2:45 p.m., the Cook County Medical Examiner’s office said. A Sunday autopsy determined she died from multiple gunshot wounds and her death was ruled a homicide.Police say this man shot and killed a woman while robbing a financial services firm Saturday morning. Ismail was working at Middle Eastern Financial Services when a man entered the business and shot her multiple times during an apparent robbery, Bridgeview police said.The man is described as a white male, possibly of Mediterranean or Middle Eastern decent, 40 to 50 years old, between 5-foot-7 and 5-foot-10 and weighing 200 to 230 pounds, police said.The man walked with a slight limp and was driving a newer-model,...

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Necklace with a machine gun pendant LILY ALLEN condemned

LILY ALLEN has been condemned for glamorising guns by wearing a necklace with a machine gun pendant. The Smile hitmaker - who previously met with London mayor Boris Johnson to outline proposals to reduce knife crime - was photographed wearing the gold pendant on Friday (26Sep08). But the choice of jewellery has outraged anti-violence groups, who have branded Allen "irresponsible".Lyn Costello, from anti-violence group MAMAA, says: "She is glamorising the use of guns. It's totally irresponsible. "She's a role model and people look up to her. The last thing we want is people looking at her and thinking guns are fashionable. "I'm really disappointed in her. She had a meeting with the Mayor saying she's worried about knife crime but is she not worried about gun crime too. "If she's really worried...

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Guns are back with a vengeance on Bronx streets

Guns are back with a vengeance on Bronx streets - gun arrests are down in the double digits. In some precincts, gun arrests are down as much as 50% or more, while shootings there are up in the 30% range. The percentages are high, but the numbers are nowhere near as bad as the bad old days of the early '90s, when crack cocaine drug wars were littering the streets with bodies and emergency rooms with shooting victims. As of Oct. 5, there were 100 murders in the Bronx so far this year, compared to 88 for the same period last year - a 13.6% jump. Two years ago, murders were down 13%. Citywide, the numbers were 400 homicides versus 359 in 2007, up...

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loud music gave way to gunfire on East Chase Street in front of the Belvedere, leaving two people wounded by bullets, a third person stabbed

loud music gave way to gunfire on East Chase Street in front of the Belvedere, leaving two people wounded by bullets, a third person stabbed and a bartender using a towel to try and stop the flow of blood. City authorities said an argument led to a fight that led to the shootings, and that it involved patrons of Ultralounge.As city homicides decline, special police team gets most of the credit The establishment, which recently made a comeback from a police raid and criminal charges filed against the owner two years ago, has long been able to skirt scrutiny by city officials because of an odd zoning designation and its status as a "bottle club," which until just four months ago allowed it to operate outside the reach of the liquor board.A bottle club, explained liquor board Chairman Stephan...

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Chinese authorities say they dealt with 4,666 gun cases last year

Chinese authorities say they dealt with 4,666 gun cases last year. Officials often respond to sensational gun crimes in the U.S. and elsewhere by affirming the need to maintain tough laws.With guns often hard to buy, some criminals forge them instead. Late last year, Shanghai police responded to a call about a robbery in progress at a gritty scrap yard. According to a police spokesman, officers spotted a man fleeing the scene and yelled "freeze," but he pulled a crude homemade pistol from a bag.Witnesses say the suspect was brought down after a gunfight that had shots echoing all around the neighborhood. A police spokesman said the suspect, identified as Tang Qingjie, was shot in the leg by an officer. He said Mr. Tang had never managed to fire his weapon, which in a police photo appeared...

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Hassan J. Peters multiple gunshots were fired at Peters by the occupants of a passing vehicle.

Homicide detectives last night were still investigating the circumstances surrounding the slaying on Bellevue Avenue of Hassan J. Peters, but Detective Capt. Joseph Ju niak said preliminary information gathered from witnesses suggest that multiple gunshots were fired at Peters by the occupants of a passing vehicle. No descriptions were available, however, of that vehicle or its two male occupants. Juniak said last night that it is too early to tell if there is any gang connection to the killing. He said detectives will be looking into Pet ers' background and speaking to his family to learn more about why he might have been targeted. It was about 6:15 p.m. when police received reports of a shooting on Bellevue Avenue, between Fowler and Calhoun streets. Officers and emergency medical personnel...

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Four teens were arrested Saturday evening in DeKalb County after a drive-by shooting

Four teens were arrested Saturday evening in DeKalb County after a drive-by shooting near a skating rink, police said.A 16-year-old boy was shot in the leg and taken to a nearby hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said. The teens were riding in a black Honda Civic just after 6 p.m. when they pulled up to a bus stop in the 2700 block of Wesley Chapel Road, DeKalb police spokeswoman Keisha Williams said.They shot at another group of teens — including the victim — and then drove off, Williams said.Officers in a police helicopter soon spotted the car in the Autumn Lake neighborhood and saw four persons fleeing the vehicle, police said.Within an hour, Williams said, police captured two of the suspects on a nearby road. The other two were arrested in a house.The four youths,...

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Police in Avondale were searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting that left two men injured Saturday night.

Police in Avondale were searching for suspects in a drive-by shooting that left two men injured Saturday night.It happened near 111th Avenue and Lower Buckeye Road.Police say a car drove past a home and two or three suspects inside fired several rounds.Two adult men were hit but are expected to be OK.Police say the car was involved in another shooting a few blocks away a few minutes before. No one at that location was injured.Police say they don't have a very good description of the vehic...

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Salinas police arrested Pedro Coyt and recovered evidence, including a gun believed to have been used in the shooting.

Salinas police arrested Pedro Coyt, 34, in the 600 block of Countryside Drive at 11:22 p.m. and recovered evidence, including a gun believed to have been used in the shooting. Coyt was charged with shooting at an inhabited dwelling and possession of a loaded and concealed firearm. Search leads to man's arrest for drugs, guns A search of a Salinas residence in the 700 block of Archer Street led to the arrest of the resident on suspicion of drug and firearm violations. Salinas police went to the house looking for Gerardo Yanez, 23, who was wanted on outstanding warrants. When officers searched the residence they found cocaine, gang indicia and several thousand dollars in cash. Yanez was lodged in Monterey County Jail on a variety of gang-related drug and firearms charg...

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Danielle Calbrese was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she died a short time later.

The Suffolk County Police Department Homicide Squad is investigating the shooting of an Islip Terrace woman.Police were called to 1755 Stein Drive in Brentwood on Friday, October 10 at 10:45 p.m. after a 911 caller told police a woman had been shot.When police arrived, they found Danielle Calbrese, 20, of 11 Karp Drive, Islip Terrace, had been shot in the face. She was taken to Southside Hospital in Bay Shore where she died a short time later.Witnesses told police a group of friends was standing on the sidewalk when a number of shots came from a passing vehicle, which fled the scene.Danielle Calabrese stood with a group of friends on a Brentwood sidewalk in the warm autumn air Friday night, making plans to go out, police and friends said Saturday.Around 10:45 p.m., eyewitnesses said, a white,...

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Drive-by shooting at Eighteen Mile,Baryulgil on the weekend that left one man injured.

Police are hunting for four people involved in a drive-by shooting and car chase at Baryulgil on the weekend that left one man injured. Police were called to the shooting at Eighteen Mile, near Baryulgil on Saturday around 4.30pm, following reports a white Ford Laser had allegedly pulled up outside a house on Eighteen Mile Road and its occupants opened fire on the home. A male and a female, believed to be inside the house at the time, escaped injury. After shots were fired, the white Laser was driven off. Police said a 49-year-old man left the house and jumped into a Holden ute and followed the Laser. Police believe there were four people in the white Laser, three male and one female, all of Aboriginal appearance. During the chase, shots were allegedly fired at the Holden ute. The 49-year...

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William Leslie Baptiste, 20, was arrested and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon

William Leslie Baptiste, 20, was arrested and charged with robbery with a dangerous weapon and placed on a $40,000 secured bond, according to police spokeswoman Lucy Crockett and the New Hanover County Sheriff’s Office. Baptiste was convicted on several counts of larceny, credit card theft and fraud earlier this year, according to the N.C. Offender Database.Baptiste is now accused of robbing a male victim at gunpoint at the Krispy Kreme at 2822 S. College Road, Crockett said. The incident happened shortly before 1 a.m. Saturday, and “before calling for help, the victim followed the robber’s vehicle, a white van, to an apartment complex in the...

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Martin Ceaser brandished a handgun while driving in Cedar Rapids after earlier threatening an acquaintance.

Martin Ceaser was arrested on Friday night. Police say he brandished a handgun while driving in Cedar Rapids after earlier threatening an acquaintance.Police say they attempted to pull Ceaser over but he did not stop, instead bumping the driver's side of the police car with his car's front bumper. According to police, he then stopped his car and ran from officers who caught him a few blocks later.Police found a handgun in the front of Ceaser's car.He is charged with two counts of assault or display of a dangerous weapon, driving while barred, interference with official acts, and failure to yield to an emergency vehi...

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Antoine Armour was shot inside the club 2301 sending three others to the hospital

Club 2301 is a public nuisance, and soon may be shut down.Today at Club 2301, everything is quiet. showed up, employees inside the club locked the doors.Around two this morning, three people were shot: Antoine Armour was shot inside the club -- a bullet piercing his head, arm and shoulder. Two others were wounded in the club's parking lot.Despite this, no one bothered to call authorities.Jerri Weary of the Chattanooga Police Department related the details to Eyewitness News:"In this particular situation we had an officer who was responding to a call and overheard the gunfire and was able to respond as it unfolded. So I don't know if they had an opportunity to call in and report the situation, but even if they didn't call and report it after the fact, it's still a violation."Moments after...

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Steven Munoz 11-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were shot dead at the Staples Center, victims of a drive-by shooting

11-year-old boy and a 19-year-old man were fatally wounded Sunday evening a few blocks from Staples Center, victims of a drive-by shooting that police said may have been gang-related.The victims were sitting on a lawn with others about 6:30 p.m. near Valencia and Connecticut streets when someone fired at the group multiple times from a passing gray Honda, police said.The group scattered. The 11-year-old, whom police identified as Steven Munoz, ran around the corner to an apartment building in the 1400 block of West 11th Street, where a police spokeswoman said she believed he lived. The 19-year-old, whom the spokeswoman did not identify pending notification of next of kin, collapsed in an alley.Both were taken to a local hospital where they died later Sund...

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Two men who opened fire on a pair of people at an apartment complex Friday were shot at in retaliation as they fled

Two men who opened fire on a pair of people at an apartment complex Friday were shot at in retaliation as they fled, but police believe no one was struck by the gunfire, police said. Police received a call about the shootout around 9:30 p.m. in the 1100 block of Post Street. The victims, a man and woman, were standing in a carport when two men approached and shot at them, but missed, said Redlands spokesman Carl Baker. The shooters then fled the scene. A witness told police he saw a man fire a gun at the shooters while they were running. Police are investigating the incident as a gang-related shooting because the man who was shot at first is a documented Redlands gang member, Baker sa...

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Jason Cardoza,Ronald Montoya two stolen guns were recovered

Two stolen guns were recovered over the weekend at the end of a short chase in which police arrested two suspected gang members. Officers were called just before midnight Saturday because of a suspicious car parked in an alley behind Domino's Pizza at 345 W. Pearl Ave. The brown 2001 Chevrolet Malibu was pulling out as police arrived and the driver refused to stop, instead leading officers through a shopping center parking lot on Orange Street. A passenger threw a loaded semiautomatic handgun that had been stolen from Yucaipa out the window during the chase, according to a police news release. Jason Cardoza, a 31-year-old San Bernardino man, was arrested on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm and possession of stolen property. The driver, Ronald Montoya, 35, of Bloomington,...

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Jose Arreola, 20, Bryan Padilla, 18, and Omar Vargas, 18 wounded in a gang-related shooting

Three Fontana men were wounded in a gang-related shooting outside a house party Sunday, police said. Paramedics took Jose Arreola, 20, Bryan Padilla, 18, and Omar Vargas, 18, to an area hospital for treatment. Police received several reports of shots fired in the 1400 block of Altissimo Lane at 12:43 a.m. Officers said the shooting occurred following a party in the neighborhood. Members of two gangs got into an argument in the street, and a 17-year-old boy shot at the victims, police said. The boy, whose name wasn't released because of his age, was arrested and booked into juvenile ha...

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Ramon Guerra was shot multiple times in the head and then his car crashed into a tree

Ramon Guerra was shot multiple times in the head and then his car crashed into a tree around 10 p.m. in the 15000 block of Rose Avenue, said police Sgt. Jeff Decker. 26-year-old Fontana man was shot and killed Sunday night inside his Jaguar. A witness saw a dark Chevrolet Tahoe or similar vehicle drive away from the scene, Decker said. He said a motive was not known but that investigators thought it was not an accident. "It sounds like an intended target," he said. Guerra was the only person in the car and was pronounced dead at the sce...

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