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Multiple Charges For 24-Year-Old Thief

Multiple Charges For 24-Year-Old Thief
**PRESS RELEASE FROM SPOKANE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE**   SPOKANE COUNTY, Wash. - On September 14, 2012, at 10:28 p.m., Spokane Valley Sheriff's Deputy C. Hilton was patrolling the area of E. Broadway and N. University when he stopped a black Cadillac Seville for traffic violations.

Spokane doc gets $600K and apology from state

Spokane doc gets $600K and apology from state
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) - A Spokane dermatologist won a $600,000 settlement and rare public apology from Washington state health officials who went public with charges of drug abuse and medical fraud based on a bogus tip from his ex-wife. The payment to Dr. William "Phil" Werschler is among the largest

Police: Fla. boy, 13, killed 2-year-old brother

Police: Fla. boy, 13, killed 2-year-old brother
By TAMARA LUSHAssociated Press JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A decade before he was charged with murder, a 2-year-old Cristian Fernandez was found naked and dirty, wandering a South Florida street. The grandmother taking care of him had holed up with cocaine in a messy motel room, while his 14-year

Lawyers expect appeals in Mass. crime lab case

Lawyers expect appeals in Mass. crime lab case
By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - Revelations by a chemist that she was in charge of quality control at a crime lab which was shut down by state police last month because of her alleged mishandling of drug samples could lead to large numbers of drug convictions being

APNewsBreak: Chemist claimed Mass. lab oversight

APNewsBreak: Chemist claimed Mass. lab oversight
By DENISE LAVOIEAP Legal Affairs Writer BOSTON (AP) - A chemist whose alleged mishandling of drug samples led state police to shut down a crime lab last month testified in 2010 that she was in charge of quality control at the lab, a revelation that some defense attorneys say could raise

Baseball great pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud

Baseball great pleads guilty to bankruptcy fraud
By GREG RISLINGAssociated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) - Former All-Star outfielder Lenny Dykstra pleaded guilty Friday and could face 20 years in prison for hiding and selling sports memorabilia and other items that were supposed to be part of his bankruptcy filing. Dykstra, 49, entered his plea in U.

Raids net dozens of Ind. motorcycle gang members

Raids net dozens of Ind. motorcycle gang members
By CHARLES WILSONAssociated Press INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Dozens of people connected to the Outlaws motorcycle gang were arrested during early-morning raids Wednesday that federal prosecutors said were aimed at dismantling a criminal organization where violence was part of doing business. An

Vast wealth didn't shield the Rausings from drugs

Vast wealth didn't shield the Rausings from drugs
By CASSANDRA VINOGRAD and GREGORY KATZAssociated Press LONDON (AP) - When Eva Rausing approached the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy in London's Grosvenor Square four years ago to deal with a routine passport matter, she had to pass through British security, then face an airport-style metal

Second suspect in SF triple murder arrested in NC

Second suspect in SF triple murder arrested in NC
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Authorities in North Carolina arrested a second suspect Monday in the 2008 killings of a father and his two sons in San Francisco. After four years as a fugitive, Wilfredo Reyes, 31, was arrested at a home in Salisbury, N.C., after trying to escape through a window, according