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Pa. dog breeder withdraws animal cruelty plea

A former eastern Pennsylvania dog breeder is scheduled to go on trial on animal cruelty charges after withdrawing his guilty plea.

Muslim leaders gather for Detroit imam's funeral

Muslim leaders are preparing for the funeral of a Detroit imam who was fatally shot by federal agents after authorities say he resisted arrest and fired his weapon.

Professor, wife indicted on fraud, money charges

A University of Florida professor and his wife have been arrested and accused of receiving fraudulent government contracts from NASA and other government agencies and moving the funds to their personal bank accounts, authorities said.

Last 2 arrests made in case linked to Detroit imam

The FBI says two men linked to the slain leader of a Detroit mosque have been arrested in Ontario, Canada.

2 Suspected militants shot dead in Indonesian raid

Indonesian police raided a house near the capital Friday, shooting dead two suspected al-Qaida-linked militants wanted in the suicide bombings of luxury hotels in Jakarta, officials said.

US agents target 73 suspects in PR anti-drug raid

Hundreds of U.S. and local agents swept into a town in southern Puerto Rico on Tuesday to break up violent drug rings accused of operating out of several public housing projects.

Los Angeles cops take on notorious street gang

More than a thousand law enforcement officers descended on the homes belonging to key members of a notorious street gang that has defied authorities for decades.

Overview of Indonesia's struggle with terrorism

Indonesia, the world's most populous Muslim-majority country, has been hit by a series of terrorist attacks in recent years blamed on Islamist militants. Here is a brief look at major developments:

New indictment issued in Miss. immigration raid

The personnel director of a Mississippi company targeted in the nation's largest raid on undocumented workers faces a new federal indictment for allegedly hiring people he knew were illegal immigrants.

Terror mastermind Noordin Top killed in Indonesia

Special forces raided a hide-out Thursday and killed militant mastermind Noordin Muhammed Top, striking at the heart of the terrorist network behind a deadly campaign of suicide attacks in Indonesia, including the Bali nightclub bombings.

Ecuador, Colombia talk again 1 1/2 yrs after raid

Ecuador and Colombia will hold direct talks to mend diplomatic relations that ruptured a year-and-a-half ago after a cross-border military raid that killed Colombian rebels inside Ecuador, officials said Monday.

Medical marijuana shop raided in Spokane

Spokane police on Thursday raided a medical marijuana store, shutting it down, arresting the owners and warning similar operations to close, too.

240 cats from Pa. sanctuary available to adopt

Nearly 250 cats seized by animal welfare agents from a western Pennsylvania sanctuary will soon be available for adoption now that the owner has been convicted of animal cruelty.

Texas liquor board fires 3 over raid on gay bar

Texas' liquor board fired two agents and a supervisor, disciplined two other supervisors and changed several policies in the wake of a raid at a gay bar that left a customer with a serious head injury, officials announced Friday.

2 guilty of hiring undocumented workers in Wash.

Two members of a family that owns an engine company in Washington state pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges of knowingly hiring undocumented workers.

Police revising policies after Texas gay bar raid

The Fort Worth police chief said Tuesday that he is revising bar inspection policies in the wake of a raid on a gay bar that left one customer seriously injured and several officers facing allegations of wrongdoing.

Feds: Wash. company hired undocumented workers

Federal prosecutors filed charges Monday against a Washington state manufacturing company where 28 people were arrested in a February immigration raid, accusing the family-owned business of knowingly hiring illegal immigrants.

Report cites violations in raid of Texas gay bar

Two Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission agents who took part in a June police raid on a gay bar failed to report they used force when arresting a patron or that he suffered a serious head injury, according to a report released Thursday.

FDA warns about supplements with steroids

The Food and Drug Administration issued a public health advisory Tuesday, warning consumers to stop using products touted as containing steroids or steroid-like substances, many of which are labeled as dietary supplements.

Cops arrest ex-Serbia cycling coach in doping raid

Italian police have arrested Serbia's former national cycling coach in an alleged doping ring involving both professional and amateur riders in northeastern Italy.

Fort Worth mayor says apology for injury, not raid

Fort Worth's mayor says an apology he issued at a City Council meeting wasn't for law enforcement's raid on a Texas gay bar, but for the fact that a man was seriously injured.

Feds raid 2 NY homes owned by Ohio businessman

FBI agents raided a pair of multimillion-dollar homes owned by a young Cleveland businessman's financial company, hauling away computers, documents, furniture, cars and other belongings.

Texas agency investigating its raid on gay bar

The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission is investigating its joint police raid on a gay bar that left one man hospitalized with a head injury and sparked claims of brutality and procedure violations.

Mass. factory in 2007 immigration raid to close

A Massachusetts leather-goods factory raided in 2007 by immigration agents will close.

Ruff life: Wash. officials seek homes for 371 dogs

The 371 miniature American Eskimos rescued from a puppy mill are responding well to the kindness of rescuers who are working to find them good homes.

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ACORN New Orleans Office Raided by Louisiana Attorney General
Source:

In a fast-breaking development comes word that agents of the Attorney's General office in Louisiana have raided ACORN's offices in New Orleans. ACORN's New Orleans was, for decades, the headquarters of the national community organizing association.

The new face of islamic extremism
Source: Yahoo! News

Leone said members of the national group mostly are black and some converted to Islam while in prisons across the United States. "Abdullah preaches that every Muslim should have a weapon, and should not be scared to use their weapon when needed," Leone wrote.

52 children recovered, 60 alleged child pimps arrested in crackdown - CNN.com
Source: CNN

Very disgusting. A raid was orchestrated to rescue children being forced into prostitution by their pimps. Hell is not hot enough!

Huge helicopter heist causes cash flow concerns for Stockholm businesses
Source: thelocal.se

While police continue to gather evidence, traders and store owners in the Stockholm area are concerned over a possible shortage of cash following the spectacular robbery of a cash depot south of the city.

US embassy security firm raided
Source: BBC News

Police in Pakistan say they have raided the offices of a private security firm hired by the US embassy in Islamabad. The offices of the Inter-Risk company were entered and around 70 weapons were seized and two personnel arrested.

Police save children in internet sex film raid
Source: Independent.ie - Frontpage RSS Feed

Five children who were being sexually abused have been rescued in a series of police raids, it emerged last night.

American hikers arrested for 'illegal entry' into Iran 'were snatched in Iraq in cross-border raid'
Source: Iran Quest News

Three American tourists arrested for "illegal entry" into Iran were snatched by the regime's agents in Iraq during a cross-border raid that was later covered up by Iraqi authorities, a tribal leader has said.

FBI raids NOLA police over Katrina killings
Source: Raw Story

excerpt: "" Nearly four years after the police shootout that took the lives of Ronald Madison and James Brissette on New Orleans' Danziger Bridge, the FBI raided the offices of the police investigators who had been looking into the deadly incident.

TABC Agents Face 19 Violations, Disciplinary Action for June Raid of Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth
Source: Daily. Gay. News

excerpt: ""Texas Alcohol Beverage Commission agents were cited for 19 policy violations related to the June 28 raid at Rainbow Lounge in Fort Worth, Texas which left bar patron Chad Gibson hospitalized with serious head injuries. The agents involved face disciplinary action.

Mexico apologizes to Church after raid to nab drug suspect during Mass, but says necessary
Source: The Minneapolis Star Tribune

The Mexican government has apologized to Roman Catholic officials and parishioners after storming a church during Mass to arrest a drug suspect.

UPDATE: Adults-only club, Hot Tropics Hideaway, owner Jay A. Judge said he did nothing illegal
Source: gainesvile.com

The owner of an adults-only club arrested over the weekend said he didn't do anything illegal.

Agents descend on Vegas home of Jackson doctor - Yahoo! News
Source: Yahoo! News

Agents descend on Vegas home of Jackson doctor AP – Investigators search the home of Michael Jackson physician, Dr.

Federal agencies raid Conax, a St. Petersburg defense contractor - St. Petersburg Times
Source: St. Petersburg Times > Local News

Conax makes life support devices, seat belt systems and parachute equipment for the military and NASA. Not sure yet what the federal agencies are looking for.

Robber who set fire to getaway car arrested on foot
Source: Telegraph

A bungling robber who set fire to his getaway car before he carried out an armed raid was arrested moments later as he fled on foot.

Restaurant Chain Owner Pleads Guilty To Hiring Illegal Immigrants
Source: The Hartford Courant

The owner of the Se�or Pancho's restaurant chain pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of unlawful employment of immigrants, according to the U.S. Attorney's office.

American Apparel Accused of Employing Illegal Immigrants
Source: Fox News

Iconoclastic clothes retailer American Apparel (APP: 3.06, -0.22, -6.71%) has been accused by U.S. immigration officials of employing hundreds of illegal workers at its Los Angeles headquarters.

Gays in Texas Arrested for Public Intoxication in Stonewall-Style Raid -
Source: Daily. Gay. News

Excerpt: ""Last night, on the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall riots in NYC, state police reportedly entered Fort Worth's Rainbow Lounge gay bar and began arresting people with unnecessary force for public intoxication.

Cops spend months tracking gangster's girlfriend - find she's cheating on him when they raid wrong house
Source: austriantimes.at

Undercover cops spent months following the girlfriend of one of Europe's most wanted crooks - only to find she was cheating on him. More than 50 SWAT officers staked out a remote farmhouse in Serbia after intercepting a text message arranging a rendezvous on her mobile phone.

Seven people arrested in Eastbourne drugs raids

AS PART of the on-going campaign to stamp out drug offences and substance-related crime, police in Eastbourne this morning (29th April) under Misuse of Drugs warrants were executed and have arrested seven people believed to be in possession of banned substances.

Police find 14-year-old topless dancer at Ohio bar | 10connects.com | Tampa, St. Petersburg, Clearwater
Source: 10connects.com

Police say a 14-year-old girl was dancing topless at an Akron strip club when they raided the bar.

Burglars caught in taxi 'owned by victim'
Source: Telegraph

Two burglars were caught after booking a taxi home from a raid in a car driven by one of their victims.

UPDATE: Police to Release Mobile Home Park Surveillance Video Saturday Morning
Source: kron.com

On Saturday at 10:30 a.m., Tracy police say they will release surveillance video from the mobile home park where missing eight-year-old Tracy resident Sandra Cantu was last seen.

A Year Without a Mexican; Iowa meatpacker files bankruptcy
Source: MotherJones.com

In the meantime, dozens of ex-workers still walk around Postville in ankle bracelets, unable to earn a living, making the town something of an open-air prison. Some of them are witnesses in state and federal cases against Agri.

Drug denial letter covered in drugs
Source: metro.co.uk

Excerpt: A nightclub boss who wrote a letter to police denying that drug use was rife in her club has lost her license, after cops found that the letter itself was covered in cocaine.

Obama Tech Appointee Office Raided; Update: Bribery Sting
Source: Hot Air

If Barack Obama thought the nomination nightmare would end soon, an FBI raid today extended and deepened the REM cycle.

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