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A Chinese-Mexican businessman produced tons of the main ingredient in methamphetamines, knowing the drugs were destined for the United States, according to a federal criminal complaint obtained by The Associated Press.

Zhenli Ye Gon, tied to what U.S. officials say was the world’s largest seizure of drug cash, was facing charges Tuesday that he smuggled drugs and laundered the profits from drug sales at Las Vegas casinos and elsewhere in the United States.

Ye Gon lost more than $125 million gambling in Las Vegas since 2004, U.S. drug agent Eduardo Sanchez said in an affidavit that accompanied the complaint filed in U.S. District Court in Washington.

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Arrested were Kyle Jordon, 24, of Jennings; Toriano Jordan, 34, of Abbeville; Lindsey Touchet, 23, of Jennings. All were charged with Possession of Cocaine with Intent to Distribute; Possess of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute; Possession of Prescription Pills without a Prescription; Illegal carrying of weapons.

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Otto Roberto Herrera Garcia, who is wanted for extradition to the United States on drug trafficking charges, offered agents $700,000 each in bribes to let him go when he was seized Wednesday evening, said Andres Penate, director of the DAS state security agency.

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PASADENA, California (AP) — Snoop Dogg was charged Tuesday with felony gun and drug counts, Los Angeles County prosecutors said.

The 35-year-old rap star was scheduled to be arraigned Wednesday in Pasadena, California, prosecutors said in a statement.

Snoop Dogg faces charges of gun possession by a felon and sale or transportation of marijuana.

He was first arrested October 26 by Burbank police at Bob Hope Airport on suspicion of transportation of a controlled substance. Burbank police later discovered a gun at his home.

If convicted, he faces up to four years in state prison.

“These were changes we fully expected,” said Snoop Dogg’s attorney Donald Etra. “They will be dealt with in court tomorrow. The matter will be resolved tomorrow.”

The rapper was convicted in 1990 of cocaine possession and charged with gun possession after a 1993 traffic stop. He pleaded guilty in exchange for three years’ probation and a promise to make public service announcements against violence.

The rapper’s manager, Constance Schwartz, said there would be no comment Tuesday but a written statement would be issued Wednesday.

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MANCHESTER, Conn. -

A male roommate, curious why the shampoo wasn’t moved for some time, found wires protruding from the back of the bottle, then called police, authorities said.

The camera recorded through a pinhole, and the images were sent to Steven Thibodeau’s television, police said. Thibodeau, 25, had placed the camera to record the women showering and made video of one of them changing clothes, according to police.

Thibodeau was arraigned Wednesday on 15 counts of voyeurism and one count of evidence tampering, which alleges he tried to delete some images.

He was being held in jail on $250,000 bail. The defense attorney who attended his arraignment was out of the office Thursday and could not be reached for comment.

Police said Thibodeau made a compilation video of one of the women, but they have no evidence he transferred the files to the Internet. It wasn’t yet known how long the shampoo had been wired.

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“I think this is a type of perversion that cannot be tolerated by society,” Winner said during a sentencing hearing Thursday.

In plea bargains, Sciara, 62, was sentenced to a year in prison, though he has served all but two weeks of that time. Reeves, 50, was sentenced to eight months in prison, and Mendez, 61, received four months. Reeves and Mendez have already served their sentences and will enter four and two months of house arrest, respectively, and three years of supervised probation.

In exchange for the pleas, the state dropped charges of misdemeanor practicing medicine without a license and conspiracy.

Prosecutors said the men ran a sadomasochistic “dungeon” fashioned from an enclosed carport in 2004 and 2005 at a house in a quiet neighborhood near Waynesville in western North Carolina. Six men, some from as far away as South America, came to the home for castration, while others went seeking other types of body-modification surgery, prosecutors said.

Sciara had worked as a physician’s assistant at the Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center in Topeka, Kan., from February 1976 to June 1999

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That’s how police ended up finding and charging 20-year-old Joseph Eric Renno with open lewdness last week.

According to court records:

Renno, of the 300 block of W. Reliance Road in Franconia Township, was spotted taking magazines and clothes into a dressing room at the Wal-Mart off Route 309 in Richland Township on March 1.

The store’s loss prevention officer suspected he might be trying to steal things when he walked out of the dressing room a bit later without the merchandise.

She went to check the dressing room and found the magazines and a man’s shirt, plus panties and a bra. She also found a thick substance she believed to be semen on the items and the dressing room mirror.

The merchandise, valued at $36, was destroyed except for the shirt, which police kept as evidence.

Another Wal-Mart employee told police the man frequented the store; she knew him as ”Eric.” Employees promised to call police if the man returned.

He did last Friday.

Police went to the Wal-Mart when employees called, found Renno and took him to headquarters for questioning. He admitted masturbating on the mirror and the merchandise, police said.

Richland Police Chief Larry Cerami said there’s no evidence Renno planned to masturbate on more items when he returned to the store.

He declined to answer other questions about the case, including ones about Renno’s motive and which magazines he took to the dressing room.

”It’s quite an offensive case, and I think we ought to just let the system do what the system has to do at this point,” Cerami said.

In addition to open lewdness, Renno is charged with disorderly conduct and criminal mischief. He was released after he was charged. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for April 12, and a district judge could decide then if the case merits setting bail.

A woman who answered the phone at Renno’s house Wednesday afternoon hung up when a reporter asked to speak with him.

A manager at the Richland Wal-Mart referred questions about the incident to a corporate spokeswoman.

”Out of respect for our customers and associates, we certainly do not tolerate inappropriate behavior in our Wal-Mart locations,” spokeswoman Marisa Bluestone said, ”and we’ve worked closely with our local authorities to help capture this individual.”

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I know this isnt really crime, but the shoppers dont know that. Hilarious video.

The vicious mugging, caught on surveillance tape, has sparked outrage in a city where people are accustomed to hearing about strange and violent crimes. Police have launched an all-out manhunt, but it’s not just the cops who want the villain’s head.

“I could hold him, and let the woman beat him up,” said Joe Sarju, 59, who lives in the Queens neighborhood where the attack occurred. “I’d love to beat him, but then they would lock me up.”

The heartlessness of the March 4 attack is clearly conveyed on the grainy, black-and-white videotape, which has now been broadcast well beyond New York.

In it, 101-year-old Rose Morat is trying to leave her apartment building to go to church. The mugger, a man who looms over the senior citizen and is holding on to a bicycle, pretends to help her get through the vestibule.

Then, he turns to grab Morat’s head and delivers three hard punches to her face, and swipes her purse. The dazed victim tries to reach for her purse when the mugger hits her again, pushing her and her walker to the ground.

He got away with $33 and Morat’s house keys. She suffered a fractured cheekbone and spent time in the hospital. The attack didn’t break Morat’s spirit, though: She has said in the days since that if she had been just a bit younger, she would have gone after the guy.

“I’m a very strong woman,” she said. “I’ve been that way my whole life.”

The NYPD has assigned dozens of detectives to the case and shown every uniformed officer in the city the surveillance video. Police are canvassing nearby residential buildings and businesses.

They believe the same man also attacked 85-year-old Solange Elizee, another neighborhood resident, shortly after robbing Morat. Elizee suffered facial cuts and bruises. The mugger took off with $32 and her wedding band.

Based on the victims’ memories and the tape, police say the attacker is a black man in his 30s, about 5 feet 10 and 165 pounds. He wore a winter jacket with a fur-lined hood. Police said Tuesday there were no new developments.

Several posters have been placed throughout the generally quiet Queens neighborhood, urging anyone with information to call with tips. So far, at least $18,000 in reward money is being promised by several sources, including the police.

On Tuesday, lawmakers in the state Senate proposed making it a felony to assault anyone older than 70. Currently, such assaults are misdemeanors, punishable by no more than a year in jail.

Meanwhile, New Yorkers struggled for the right words to describe the attacker because expletives just don’t seem adequate. In interviews and letters to newspapers, some suggested he deserves life imprisonment — or perhaps until he’s 101.

John Brown, 45, said the mugger must have been on drugs, because no rational person would do such a thing. “That was a cowardly act,” he fumed.

Others were reminded of the perils that could face their own parents and grandparents. Some wondered whether the mugger’s mother was alive.

“My mom is 95, and if someone ever raised a hand to her … they’d be dead,” said Anthony Riccardelli, 58, who works near the crime scene.

For others, it’s not just about getting revenge. Glenridge senior center in Queens decided to bring back self-defense courses after receiving dozens of phone calls on the topic after the attacks.

Susan Simonetti, the center’s executive director, also had a warning for the mugger: “Pick on somebody your own age.”

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LAREDO, Texas (AP) — A citywide scavenger hunt turned sour for 40 Texas high school students when police learned of it and arrested them on felony charges of theft and engaging in organized criminal activity.

Laredo police accused the students — most of them in their final year at Laredo high schools — of stealing up to five truckloads of loot from across town. The scavenger list included items such as city traffic signs and pinatas, police said.

“We will cooperate fully, review the case and collaborate with officials to determine all the facts,” said Marco Alvarado, spokesman for the Laredo school district. “If needed, we will take appropriate action as specified in the student Code of Conduct.”

Police arrested the 32 adults and eight juveniles March 2. The students’ names were not released.

Officers first uncovered the escapade when a group of five students was pulled over for speeding. Their car contained stolen stop signs, a garden hose and other items, police said.

A short time later, the police department started receiving calls from residents who were angry about commotion caused by cars speeding in their neighborhood and stopping at a vacant lot.

Police determined the lot to be a drop-off point for stolen items. Officers arrested the students as they made drop-offs, the department said.

The older students were taken to jail, while the younger students were taken to a juvenile detention center. The police also impounded several of the students’ vehicles.

Juan Cruz, an attorney for United Independent School District, said the district would review the criminal charges on Monday and figure out what action to take.

A third-degree felony charge of engaging in organized criminal activity is punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. A state jail felony theft charge is punishable by up to two years in prison and a fine of up to $10,000.

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“The next thing I knew, I had a big bang on the side of my face,” said Rose Morat, who suffered a fractured cheekbone and lost her purse and $33 to the mugger.

The attack was captured by a surveillance camera in the lobby of her Queens apartment building last Sunday.

“I’m quite sure that if it had happened when I was younger, I would have been after him,” she said. “I’m a very strong woman. I’ve been that way my whole life.”

Police said the same man is believed to have later attacked a second elderly woman in the neighborhood. Investigators were searching for a suspect Saturday.

“We are pulling out all the stops to find him,” Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said in a statement. “We want to stop him before he strikes again.”

Morat said she was headed to church when she met the man in her lobby. He offered to help her make her way out, but she declined.

“I know how to handle myself,” she said.

As Morat maneuvered her walker through the building’s small vestibule, the man slowly put his bicycle against the wall, turned, and attacked her, the security video showed.

Her hat flew off, but she remained on her feet as the man removed her bag and felt her coat pockets.

Then, before making his escape, he punched her in the head again and shoved her to the ground.

Morat spent three days in the hospital.

The 85-year-old woman believed to be the mugger’s second victim, Solange Elizee, told police she was punched and pushed to the floor outside her apartment door by a man who had initially offered to help her get home.

“I like to help old people,” he said before turning violent, according to Elizee.

The man took her purse and got away with $32, police said.

“God saved my life,” she said.

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This is ridiculous. There is no reason for this, none what so ever.

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RACINE, Wisconsin

A judge set bail Friday at $50,000 for Mario Sims, 21, who had been awaiting trial on 2004 charges of child enticement and first-degree sexual assault of a child.

Defense lawyer Margaret Johnson argued against the bail amount, but Racine County Circuit Judge Emily Mueller stood firm.

“A significant bond is legally necessary given the fact he absconded, admittedly for one of the more unique reasons I’ve heard in my time on the bench,” the judge said.

According to court records, Sims had been out of jail about three weeks when he cut off the bracelet and missed a court date September 6. His defense attorney at the time, Domingo Cruz, told the judge his client was seen getting into the television show’s limousine.

Sims appeared on an episode of the show that aired last fall.

A TV.com Web site teaser for it said: “Outrageous nuptials! Returning guest Mario is a proud father and is ready to marry his baby’s mother — who’s also his half-sister.”

A message left for Johnson was not returned Friday. A message left for a producer of the “Jerry Springer Show” was not immediately returned Saturday morning.

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STEVENS POINT, Wis.

Officials told the Stevens Point Journal the 24-year-old caller said he needed help after trying Saturday night to bash his way through the door with a metal shovel. Police officers met the man in the church parking lot.

Police reports said the man told officers he wanted to get married at the church. Officers searched the man and said they discovered marijuana in a “prescription bottle.”

The man then reportedly showed police his house, pointing out more marijuana. He allegedly stated he was also storing stolen prescription muscle relaxants.

Police arrested the man. The paper said “tentative charges” were filed, alleging criminal property damage and possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and prescription drugs.

Capt. Kevin Ruder told the Journal the case is “definitely a weird one.”

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The driver, 54-year-old Howard R. Fisher, had two large duffel bags in his trunk packed with plastic bags of marijuana worth more than $150,000, according to Orangeburg deputy Warren Pendry.

The officers also found marijuana joints and cocaine in Fisher’s car.

He was charged with driving under the influence, cocaine possession and trafficking marijuana.

WATAUGA, Texas

“The video contains disturbing images of the young children being badgered into smoking a marijuana cigar, commonly referred to as a ‘blunt,’” according to a release from the Watauga Department of Public Safety.

The bail for Demetris McCoy, 17, was set at $150,000. He remained in jail Friday night, police said.

Police found the video Feb. 22 while investigating McCoy and Vanswan Polty, 18, in connection with some area burglaries. Polty faces burglary charges and is free on $22,000 bail, according to court records.

The children have been in the custody of Child Protective Services since last week, a spokeswoman said.

What an idiot. Unbelievable.

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Russell was charged with one count of attempted check fraud and one count of intimidation, which are both felonies, and one count of resisting law enforcement, which is a misdemeanor. He could face time in the slammer.

The cops were called to the bank after Russell attempted to cash the supposedly-divine check, which was written on an invalid Bank One check with no imprint, White said. Russell had several other checks with him that were signed in the same manner but made out with different dollar amounts, including one for $100,000.

Russell struggled with police as they tried to arrest him, White said, and then threatened them as they transported him to the Hobart Police Department.

“I’ve heard about God giving out eternal life, but this is the first time I’ve heard of him giving out cash,” White said.

A court date has yet to be set for Russell. As of this writing, he is being held at the Lake County Jail on $1,000 bail. Here’s hoping that he gets the money from someone besides God.

Haha.. oh man. Unbelievable.

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The two handed a Bank of America branch teller a note demanding cash, smiled as they waited and then walked out with stolen money Tuesday, police said.

It wasn’t clear if they had a weapon, police said.

Their images, captured on bank surveillance video during the 12:15 p.m. robbery Tuesday, were released by police and already had led to several tips, Cobb County police spokesman officer Wayne Delk said.

Authorities have not said how much money was taken, but Delk said it is “considerable.”

Police said the two could be as young as 16. Witnesses were unable to tell investigators whether they left in a car.

The store is in a strip mall in an upscale west Cobb residential neighborhood, about 28 miles north of Atlanta.

Delk said one of the girls appears to be laughing in a bank surveillance camera image — as though “it’s all fun and games to them.”

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That’s because the two teen boys - along with a third still being sought - used the telephone at the house they were burglarizing, but they didn’t call the school, police said.

They delivered the threat by dialing 911.

“This indicates they would have been better off in school rather than burglarizing someone’s house,” said Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police spokesman Sgt. Mike Wilson. “Clearly that was not the brightest plan.”

Two of the boys were in jail Friday night. Police were searching for the third.

Around 9 a.m. Friday, 911 dispatchers received the call reporting a bomb in the cafeteria at Southwest Middle School. As with any 911 call, those receiving it trace the call to its source. Officers rushed to the location of the call at The Oaks at Brandlewood apartment complex on Garrard Avenue.

They arrived to find the apartment had been broken into. Officers searched the neighborhood and spotted the three teenager boys, whose arms were full of jewelry, video game systems, DVDs and other electronics, Wilson said.

Officers attempted to stop the boys, but they ran back to the apartment complex.

Police chased and apprehended two of them - Pierre Brown, 17, and a 14-year-old Southwest Middle student. Police did not identify the 14-year-old because of his juvenile status.

As officers were searching the neighborhood for the third suspect, they found a second apartment burglarized, Wilson said. Moreover, there had been a break-in at a house on Sandlewood Drive.

Police believe the teens pried open the doors and ransacked the homes for anything of value.

The two boys who were arrested are charged with three counts of burglary. Campus Police plan to charge both with transmitting a false public alarm, which is a felony, said Bucky Burnsed, spokesman for the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System.

Pierre was being held in the Chatham County jail. The 14-year-old was taken to the Savannah Regional Youth Detention Center.

K-9s tracked the third suspect, but the dogs were unable to locate him. No description of the third boy was available.

However, the dogs did find more of the items stolen in the burglaries, which were returned to their owners, Wilson said.

Police said the two teens, who live in the neighborhood where the burglaries occurred, are being investigated in a string of other crimes in the area.

“We’ve seen a sharp increase in burglaries in West Chatham County within the last week,” Wilson said. “Both of the individuals caught (Friday) have extensive records for these types of crimes.”

Brown is not a student in the public school system. He was released from the detention center last month.

“This goes right to the heart of truancy,” Wilson said. “School-age children who are out and about during normal school hours are typically engaged in criminal activity. That’s why we take truancy so seriously.”

The phony bomb threat caused middle school students to miss almost three hours of classes while bomb-sniffing K-9s combed the hallways, Burnsed said.

Police found no evidence of any explosives.

Besides these teens, Campus Police have arrested 10 people so far this year on bomb threat charges.

Haha.. Perhaps these kids should stay in school. It couldnt hurt.

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Two girls, aged nine and ten, said they saw Joan Donatelli, 59, dipping a pen cap into a plastic bag filled with white powder, then putting it to her nose.

Police confronted the substitute teacher at her home in Lewiston, New York, after finding traces of white powder in the classroom, reports Metro.

She handed over a small bag of powder and two pen caps and admitting to using cocaine in front of the children.

“She stated that she had a problem, that she had an addiction, something she’s been struggling with,” said Sergeant Frank Previte.

The school confirmed that Donatelli used to teach at the school full time, but is now retired, and acts as a substitute.

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SAN FRANCISCO — A convicted bank robber went on a crime spree just a week after being released from federal custody and was caught in part because he never changed out of the 1980s-style clothes - including a Members Only jacket — he was wearing when he was released from prison, San Francisco police said today.

Paul Paris, 54, was released from a halfway house Feb. 2 and proceeded to rob a Citibank branch at 4638 Mission St. on Feb. 9, said robbery Inspector Dan Gardner. The robber was caught on a surveillance camera wearing a Members Only jacket and a hairnet, Gardner said — the same clothes Paris had on when his probation officer photographed him the day he was released from prison.

“It’s classic – I’ve used this line before, but once a bank robber, always a bank robber,” Gardner said. “We had a great surveillance photo.”

The surveillance photo of the robber was distributed to local law-enforcement agencies, court records show, and U.S. Probation Officer Jennifer James recognized Paris in the picture.

Gardner secured an arrest warrant Tuesday, he said, but police hadn’t yet caught up to Paris when he allegedly struck another bank in Millbrae on Wednesday and a third bank in Folsom on Thursday.

Paris was taken into custody without incident at the Franciscan Hotel on Third Street around 3 a.m. today by officers from the Bayview Station, Gardner said.

Gardner would not say how much money the robber made off with in the thefts, but court records show he took $6,650 from the San Francisco Citibank.

Paris approached a bank teller and twice asked, “Do you know where I can get the Federal Express card?” FBI Special Agent Richard Anderson wrote in an affidavit filed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco.

When the teller replied, “I’m not sure I know what you’re talking about,” Paris took out a small silver handgun from a backpack and said, “Give me the money!” the affidavit said.

After the teller handed over some money, Paris said, “Give me hundreds, fifties, twenties. Give me all your money!” Anderson wrote.

Paris threw back rubber bands that had been wrapped around the bills, saying, “I don’t need that!” the affidavit said.

Thats just good stuff.

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NORTH KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A thief called to apologize after assaulting a robbery victim. Police said that on Christmas Eve, two masked men tied up a couple at Missouri Poster and Banner at 1331 Erie St., and beat the owner. A week later, someone called to apologize and returned some of the stolen items…

“I’m really sorry about the other night. It didn’t turn out anything like it was supposed to,” the caller said. Police said they hope the message will lead them to the culprits. 

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Christopher Steven Harris was arrested in a south Aurora neighborhood Friday afternoon.

A witness called police after