Wisconsin prisoner charged with assisting cellmate’s suicide

By Calvin Palmer
A  Wisconsin prisoner has been accused of helping his cellmate hang himself with a bed sheet.
Joshua Walters, 20, an inmate at Waupun prison was charged today with assisted suicide in the asphyxiation death of 20-year-old Adam Peterson, a former University of Wisconsin student.
Peterson was discovered hanging from his bunk bed at Dodge Correctional [...]

Murdered girl’s grandfather wants death penalty for ‘monster out there’

By Calvin Palmer
Sandra Cantu’s family broke its silence today over the murder of the eight-year-old whose body was discovered on Monday morning.
“There’s a monster out there,” her grandfather, Jose Chavez, said. “He’s got to be apprehended. He’s got to be put away.
“It’s against my religion,” he added, “but for me, I ask for the death [...]

Counter-terrorism operation quickly follows police chief’s security blunder

By Calvin Palmer
Police raided several homes in northwest England today in a counter-terrorism operation that resulted in the arrest of 10 suspects.
The raids targeted addresses in Cheetham Hill, Manchester, and Liverpool John Moores University.
The operation followed a security leak earlier in the day when Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism police officer, Assistant Commissioner Bob Quick, head of Scotland [...]

Alabama man’s killing spree made sure divorce hearing never took place

By Calvin Palmer
The Alabama man who shot and killed his estranged wife, their daughter and two other relatives before committing suicide was described as “physically and emotionally abusive” by his estranged wife in divorce papers.
This morning Kevin Garner and Tammy Garner were due in court this morning for a divorce hearing.
According to authorities, Kevin Garner, [...]

U.S. crew retakes control of ship captured by pirates

By Calvin Palmer
The U.S. crew of the Danish-owned Maersk Alabama, which was seized today by pirates off the coast of Somalia, has retaken control of the ship.
A Pentagon official said one pirate had been captured and the others were “in the water”.
U.S. officials said details were still murky and declined to confirm a report that [...]

Texas man arrested over 19 rapes in Mexican city

By Calvin Palmer
Mexican police have arrested a Texas man suspected of raping 19 women in Ciudad Juarez.
Jorge Alberto Mendez, 42, was arrested Saturday while trying to cross into Mexico from El Paso, Texas, said regional Deputy Attorney General Alejandro Pariente.
Mendez, a chemical engineer, lives with his wife in El Paso and spent about 11 months [...]

Woman calls 911 about lack of shrimp in fried rice

By Calvin Palmer
A Texas woman called 911 when she did not get enough shrimp in her fried rice.
Haltom City Police released the tape of the emergency call yesterday. The disgruntled customer is heard saying, “To get a police officer up here, what has to happen?”
The customer also says: “He didn’t even put extra shrimp in [...]

Harry Potter actor arrested over cannabis in car and bedroom

By Calvin Palmer
Harry Potter star Jamie Waylett, who played Hogwarts bully Vincent Crabbe, has been arrested after police allegedly found cannabis worth £2,000 ($2,900) in his bedroom.
Waylett was stopped by police while driving an Audi in Westminster, central London last week. Officers thought he was behaving suspiciously.
A search of the car revealed eight bags of [...]

New York fund manager’s video shows G20 heart attack victim hit by police

By Calvin Palmer
A video shot by a fund manager from New York shows the man who died in last week’s G20 protests in London was attacked from behind and thrown to the ground by a baton-wielding police officer in riot gear.
Moments later Ian Tomlinson suffered a heart attack and died.
The video forms part of a [...]