Sierra Club President Arrested During Keystone XL Protest
Comstock/Thinkstock(WASHINGTON) — Sierra Club President Allison Chin was arrested Wednesday outside the White House while leading members of her organization in protest for the first time in the group’s history.Chin wrote on her blog Wednesday t…
Alleged Shooters of Chicago Teen Hadiya Pendleton, Arrested, Charged
Obtained by ABC News(CHICAGO) — Chicago Police believe they have solved last month’s murder of a high school student who played with her marching band in Washington, D.C. during the inaugural ceremonies.First-degree murder charges were filed Monday ag…
Fired Utah State Trooper Accused of Falsifying DUI Arrests
Thinkstock/Getty Images(SALT LAKE CITY) — A class-action lawsuit has been filed against a former Utah Highway Patrol trooper and her superiors alleging that she filed false DUI charges during her career.The department fired Lisa Steed in November for …
Indonesia Arrests Suspects Involved in Terrorist Plot
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(LONDON) — In Indonesia, authorities have arrested 11 people suspected of planning attacks on domestic and foreign targets.Indonesian anti-terror squads carried out raids in four provinces arresting a total of 11 suspects said to…
One Dead, Three Arrested After Hotel Wedding Brawl in Philadelphia
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(PHILADELPHIA) — Philadelphia police are investigating a violent brawl inside a hotel between the guests of two different wedding parties that left one man dead from an apparent heart attack, and three others arreste…
Three Suspected Al Qaeda Members Arrested in Spain
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Spanish police arrested three suspected al Qaeda operatives on Wednesday out of fear they were planning an airborne attack in Europe, Spain’s interior minister, Jorge Fernandez Diaz, said Thursday.Spanish …
DEA Makes 90 Arrests in War on Synthetic Drugs
ABC News(WASHINGTON) — Less than a month after President Obama banned the sale, production, and possession of the synthetic drugs known as bath salts, the Drug Enforcement Agency announced Thursday that it has made 90 arrests in a nationwide “sy…
Protest Over California Shootings Turns Violent; Five Arrested
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(ANAHEIM, Calif.) — At least five people were arrested in Anaheim, Calif., Tuesday night after clashes broke out between protesters and police, according to officials.Between 100 and 200 demonstrators were gathered n…
Seven Men Arrested in UK on Suspicion of Terrorism
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Seven men with suspected ties to terrorism were arrested this week in Britain following a routine vehicle stop, police said on Friday.The men, ranging in age from 22 to 43, were detained between Tuesday mo…
London Police Arrest Six on Suspicion of Terrorism
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Authorities in London have arrested six possible terrorists — subduing one with a stun-gun — as part of a months-long international terror probe.The investigation that prompted Thursday’s arrests by arme…
‘El Loco’ Arrested After 49 Beheaded Bodies Found
YURI CORTEZ/AFP/GettyImages(MEXICO CITY) — Authorities have arrested an alleged Zetas drug cartel leader nicknamed “El Loco,” AKA the Fool or the Crazy One, on charges that he dumped 49 headless bodies on a highway outside Monterrey, Mexico.When the M…
Five Men Arrested in England on Terrorism Charges
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(LONDON) — Five men were taken into custody by British police near London on Tuesday “on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism,” according to Scotland Yard.The suspects, ranging…
Third Iranian Detained in Connection to Bangkok Explosions
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(BANGKOK) — Two Iranian men were caught in Bangkok on Tuesday after a series of explosions rattled a residential area there. And now, another suspect has been detained.According to officials, a third Iranian who had fled to…
Pennsylvania Councilman Charged in Lover’s 1979 Death
Comstock/Thinkstock(BEAVER COUNTY, Pa.) — A Pennsylvania councilman has been arrested and charged with strangling his young lover in a cold case that has haunted investigators for more than three decades.Bridgewater Councilman Gregory Scott Hopkins, 6…
Four FAMU Students Dismissed Following Hazing Arrests
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Four students have been expelled from Florida A&M University Monday after being arrested and charged with hazing offenses.The expulsions come two months after drum major Robert Champion died on a …
Four FAMU Students Dismissed Following Hazing Arrests
Scott Cunningham/Getty Images(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Four students have been expelled from Florida A&M University Monday after being arrested and charged with hazing offenses.The expulsions come two months after drum major Robert Champion died on a …
Alaska Cops Arresting Drunks in Bars
Photodisc/Digital Vision/Thinkstock(ANCHORAGE, Alaska) — Cops in Alaska have started enforcing a statute that makes it illegal to be drunk in a bar, and have been sending plainclothes officers into bars to identify and arrest suspects.”It’s fairly log…
Several Arrested After Fights Break Out at Mall of America
TIMO GANS/AFP/Getty Images(BLOOMINGTON, Minn.) — At least nine people were arrested Monday night following a melee that broke out at the Mall of America in Minnesota.Witnesses say the fighting originated in the food court and involved more than 50 peo…