ROME — Italy’s No. 1 fugitive, a Mafia boss convicted of helping to mastermind some of the nation’s most heinous slayings, was arrested Monday when he sought treatment at a private clinic in Sicily after three decades on the run. Messina Denaro's Crimes and Conviction Matteo Messina Denaro was tried...
Sexual Assault on Flight Lands California Man in Prison
A California man was sentenced to two years in prison after he was convicted of sexually assaulting of a woman on a flight from London to Seattle in 2018. Babak Rezapour, of Van Nuys, California, was sentenced Friday in federal court in Seattle, U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran said in...
Video of 6-Year-Old Girl's Arrest Shows the Perils of Putting Police in Primary Schools
When states like Florida pass laws to put more police officers in schools, the idea is to keep kids safe. The recent release of body camera footage from the arrest of a 6-year-old in a Florida school, however, shows that sometimes one threat to the students is the officers themselves....
SUV Breaches Trump's Mar-A-Lago Security; 2 in Custody
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Officers fired shots at an SUV that barreled past a security checkpoint at President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort Friday, leading to a car and helicopter chase before officers were able to stop the vehicle and arrest two people. The president was not at the resort...
Freeway Destruction Rampage Ends in Arrest Near Dos Palos
DOS PALOS — A man who may have been high on methamphetamine smashed into eight cars on two Northern California freeway on New Year’s Day, repeatedly ramming some with his pickup truck and injuring three people before plunging his pickup truck into an irrigation ditch and breaking into a home,...
CA’s Gun Sentencing Laws Aren’t Tough Enough, so Feds Are Stepping In
On paper, William Carl Adkins is a perfect candidate for prosecution under California’s tough gun control laws. At 34, he has a rap sheet that dates to 2007 and includes possession of drugs with intent to sell, vehicle theft, burglary, drugs again, and, in 2014, being a felon in possession...
Former Fresno City College, Clovis High Wrestler Arrested on Sex Charge
Minneapolis police have arrested a former Fresno City College and Clovis High School wrestler on sexual misconduct charges. Dylan Martinez, 21, a member of the University of Minnesota wrestling team, along with a teammate, Gable Steveson, were arrested on suspicion of criminal sexual conduct, according to a Minneapolis police report. The arrests were...
California Woman Charged With Dumping Puppies in Trash
LOS ANGELES — A California woman could face up to seven years behind bars on a slew of charges filed Tuesday after authorities say surveillance video showed her casually tossing a bag of 3-day-old puppies into a trash can on a sweltering day. Deborah Sue Culwell, 54, was charged with...
'Empire' Producers Cut Smollett From Season's Last Episodes
CHICAGO — Actor Jussie Smollett's character on "Empire" will be removed from the final two episodes of this season in the wake of his arrest on charges that he staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself last month in downtown Chicago, producers of the Fox TV show announced Friday. The...
Arambula Says He Spanked His Daughter Night Before Arrest
Democratic Assemblyman Joaquin Arambula of Fresno said Wednesday that the child abuse allegation he faces stems from spanking his 7-year-old daughter. Arambula said he spanked his daughter Sunday night and it's a punishment tool he rarely uses, The Fresno Bee reported. He said he has no plans to resign. Arambula faces a March...