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Mongols Member Gets Life for Murdering San Francisco Hells Angels President

The Modesto Mongols member who killed the president of the Hells Angels San Francisco chapter in a 2008 fight outside of a bar received life in prison. Christopher Bryan Ablett is a member of the Modesto chapter of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang known as "Stoney."

May 15, 2012

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Video: Two Calif. Cops Face Murder Trial

Two Fullerton (Calif.) Police officers will stand trial for fatal beating of a homeless man in June. The officers were captured on surveillance video fatally beating a shirtless Kelly Thomas near a bus depot.

May 9, 2012

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Fullerton Police Beating

The new video, which comes from a bus depot camera, shows the confrontation, as Officers Manuel Ramos, Joseph Wolfe, and Jay Cicinelli knee and strike Kelly Thomas, who cries for help. Read the full story here.

May 9, 2012

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Calif. Officers Face Hearing In Death of Homeless Man

The two Fullerton (Calif.) Police officers charged in the fatal beating of a homeless man will face a preliminary hearing today where a judge will determine if there's enough evidence to proceed with a trial.

May 6, 2012

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Son Charged with Fatal Shooting of ICE Agent Father

The 14-year-old son of a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent was arrested this morning on suspicion of shooting his father to death at their Carson house.

May 2, 2012

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Teen's Trial Starts In Killing of Ga. Deputy

A Georgia deputy's final radio transmission was played in court on the opening day of testimony in the trial of the teenager who allegedly gunned down the deputy.

May 1, 2012

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Murder Trial Begins In Shooting of Calif. Officer

The trial of the parolee accused of brutally murdering Riverside Police Officer Ryan Bonaminio in 2010 begins today.

April 29, 2012

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Fort Hood Trial Postponed

A military judge has once again postponed the trial of the Army psychiatrist charged in the deadly Fort Hood shooting rampage. Maj. Nidal Hasan's court martial is now set to begin in August instead of June.

April 18, 2012

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Chicago Homicides Rise 60%, Mayor Calls for Gang Law

Chicago homicides spiked 60% in the first three months of 2012. As a result, Mayor Rahm Emanuel called on the state's General Assembly to pass a bill that would allow federal-style racketeering prosecutions of violent gang activity.

April 11, 2012

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Trayvon Martin Shooter Arrested, Faces 2nd-Degree Murder

George Zimmerman, the neighborhood watch volunteer who claims he shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense, faces a second-degree murder charge, a special prosecutor announced today.

April 10, 2012

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Tulsa Judge Sets $9.1M Bail In Good Friday Shooting

A Tulsa, Okla., judge set bail at $9.16 million for two men who allegedly shot three people during a shooting rampage on Friday in the racially charged case.

April 8, 2012

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Juarez Cartel Leader Gets Life In U.S. Consulate Murders

The former Mexican police officer and Juarez Cartel leader who ordered the murders of three U.S. Consulate officials in 2010 was sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty today.

April 5, 2012