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US, Oregon: Mother Gets Probation in Home Circumcision


KMTR
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00 UTC
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An Oregon woman who tried to circumcise her 3-month-old son at home after reading the Old Testament and watching YouTube videos has been sentenced to five years of probation.

Keemonta Peterson pleaded guilty to first-degree criminal mistreatment. The 30-year-old Portland woman must also undergo mental health treatment.

Peterson called 911 and the boy was rushed to a hospital last October after her botched effort left the infant bleeding uncontrollably and in intense pain. A prosecutor says he has fully recovered.

The Oregonian reports the boy and his three siblings are in the state's care, although Peterson can see them under supervision.

Multnomah County Circuit Judge Eric Bergstrom told Peterson on Monday that "the reality is you love your children and had absolutely no intent to harm your child."

Source: The Oregonian / The Associated Press
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US, Missouri: 'Yes We Can' Social Club Busted for Drugs, Alcohol and Prostitution

Kristen Gosling
KSDK
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 11:51 UTC

St. Louis County police will release more information this afternoon about 30 people were taken into custody from a home in Bel-Ridge last week.

They were taken into custody shortly before midnight on August 11.

Police said they went to a home in the 8800 block of Snowhill Court to execute a search warrant for prostitution, drugs and alcohol.

According to the Missouri Secretary of State's website, the non-profit, Yes We Can Social Club, is run out of that home.
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US, California: Protect Your Pooch! Dog Thefts Are Up 32 Percent


CBS News Los Angeles
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 09:48 UTC

If you're one of millions of dog owners in the Los Angeles area, be sure to keep an eye on your beloved four-legged friend.

Dog thefts are up 32 percent this year, according to the American Kennel Club.

Stolen dogs are almost always resold, and are often used in laboratories or dog fights.

Pit bulls and other large breeds are stolen the most frequently. Purebreds are also at risk because thieves think they can get a lot of money for them.

However, without paperwork, purebreds are usually no more valuable than mixed breeds.

The AKC database of registered dogs show 224 pets have been stolen this year, compared to 255 for all of 2010.
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Devout Pacific Island Aitutaki in the Cook Islands Reels After First Bank Heist

Tamara McLean
Australian Associated Press
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 09:29 UTC
Aitutaki
© NASA / Wikimedia CommonsSatellite image of Aitutaki.

A tiny Pacific island famed for having the most churches per capita in the world is reeling after its first-ever bank robbery.

The residents of Aitutaki, a peaceful tourist escape in the Cook Islands, have been shocked by a brazen theft from its tiny bank, which has left them up to $US164,000 ($157,000) poorer.

The island's mayor John Baxter told Radio New Zealand International he believes the heist was not carried off by one of the 1800 locals, most of whom kept their savings at the branch.

"It's a very sad occasion or event that has happened," Mr Baxter said.

"I think it is the first time that any of the banks have actually ever been robbed on this small island of Aitutaki and, as I said earlier on, everybody knows everybody and I suspect whoever has done this does not live on the island."
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UK: Essex police charge man over water fight planned on BlackBerry Messenger

Shiv Malikt
The Guardian
Mon, 15 Aug 2011 05:37 UTC
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© Getty ImagesEssex police have arrested a man after discovering plans for a water fight circulating on BlackBerry Messenger
A 20-year-old is due in court after police discover alleged plans for a Colchester water fight circulating on BBM and Facebook

A man will appear before magistrates next month for allegedly trying to organise a mass water fight via his mobile phone.

The prime minister said last week that the government would investigate whether social networking platforms should be shut down if they helped to "plot" crime in the wake of the riots.

The 20-year-old from Colchester was arrested on Friday after Essex police discovered the alleged plans circulating on the BlackBerry Messenger service and Facebook.

The unnamed man has been charged with "encouraging or assisting in the commission of an offence" under the 2007 Serious Crime Act, police said.ue in court after police discover alleged plans for a Colchester water fight circulating on BBM and Facebook.
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UK: Did the same shark which killed British honeymooner in Seychelles in front of his new wife also kill French tourist just two weeks ago?

Lydia Warren and Tim Ecott
The Daily Mail, UK
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:23 UTC
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© FacebookTragedy: Ian Redmond and Gemma Houghton on their wedding day on the 7th August, before they flew to the Seychelles for their honeymoon
  • Teacher, 30, suffered appalling injuries to his leg and arm in second fatal attack in two weeks
  • Frenchman, 36, was just 60ft from the shore when he was bitten
  • Unclear if British couple were aware of earlier shark attack
  • Seychelles Maritime Safety Adminstration bans swimming on beaches around Praslin island
  • Beach voted in the top 10 in the world for 2011
A British honeymooner was killed by a shark in the Seychelles yesterday as his bride watched in horror from the beach.

Ian Redmond, 30, who had been snorkelling 20 yards off shore, suffered appalling injuries to his leg and arm in the second fatal attack in the area in two weeks.

The tragedy unfolded in Anse Lazio on the island of Praslin, regarded as one of the world's most beautiful beaches and a favourite honeymoon destination for thousands of Britons every year.
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US: Metal Thieves Scale New Heights: Cell Phone Towers

Vicki-Ann Downing
Enterprise News
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 05:00 UTC
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Police say man caught 100 feet in air stealing copper plates from cell phone tower

Thieves determined to reap value from scrap metal have pried storm grates from streets, sliced catalytic converters from cars and trucks and stripped copper downspouts from churches.

Now they've sunk to new depths - or reached new heights, depending on your view.

Lakeville Police Chief Frank Alvilhiera said police who went to a Verizon cell tower off Route 140 earlier this month found a man attempting to steal copper plates used to ground the towers during lightning strikes.

"The officers reported that he was over 100 feet above ground," said Alvilhiera. "This is the first time we have had a theft from a cell tower that I can recall. This has been the trend with copper prices high. Thefts are on the rise everywhere."

In fact, cell towers have been targeted by copper thieves around the country:

In Spartanburg County, S.C., copper has been stolen from seven cell towers this summer, including from four AT&T towers on a single day in July. Police said the rise in thefts may have been prompted by a new law to take effect later this month that will require anyone selling copper to obtain a permit from the county sheriff.
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US, Illinois: Latinos Protest Deportations at Obama Campaign Head Quarters

Eunju Lie
Reuters
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 07:58 UTC
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© Damian Dovarganes / Associated PressImmigrant rights groups and community members rally in Los Angeles Monday for an end to the Department of Homeland Security's Secure Communities Program.
Latino activists held a protest outside President Barack Obama's 2012 campaign headquarters on Tuesday to ask him to end a criminal deportation program they say is snaring large number of illegal immigrants who have not committed crimes.

The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, or ICE, established the Secure Communities program in partnership with local law enforcement agencies as well as the FBI to deport unauthorized immigrants with criminal convictions.

"They're saying it is to deport criminal immigrants, but in reality, that's not happening," said Xochitl Espinoza, of the National Alliance of Latin American and Caribbean Communities activist group, which took part in the protest on Tuesday.

Obama supports comprehensive immigration reform, boosting workplace enforcement and border security while granting of millions of illegal immigrants in good standing a chance to become citizens if they pay a fine and learn English.
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US, Georgia: Boy Killed Great-Grandma With Sword: Police

Greg Wilson
NBC News, Philadelphia
Wed, 17 Aug 2011 04:37 UTC
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© unknownA teen killed his great-grandma with a sword, according to police.
Also wounded was his grandmother

A Georgia teen killed his great-grandmother and wounded his grandmother with a sword before cops took him down with a stun gun, officials said.

Cops in Douglasville arrived at the home Monday afternoon to find the dead woman lying in the front yard and the 15-year-old boy standing in the doorway with a sword and a pellet gun, which he used to shoot out the windows of their squad car, Douglas County Sheriff Phil Miller told The Associated Press.

Inside, they found the grandmother, who is in her 50s, barricaded inside a room. She was taken to the hospital and treated for non-life-threatening injuries, Miller said.

Authorities had been to the home before on reports of the teen being violent.

"We've arrested him on two different occasions. Once in June where he had another sword, which is in evidence. This is not the same sword. He cut his grandmother on the foot with it that time," Miller said, according to CBS Atlanta.
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US, Pennsylvania : Target of Murder Plot Hatched on Facebook is Killed

Dave Warner
Reuters
Tue, 16 Aug 2011 00:00 UTC

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© ABC NewsCorey White, left, and ex-girlfriend London Eley are seen in these undated photos.
A man who authorities say was the target of a murder-for-hire plot hatched on Facebook by the mother of his child was shot and killed in Philadelphia, police said on Tuesday.

Corey White, 22, died at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania on Monday shortly after being shot in the chest on a Philadelphia street, police spokeswoman Tanya Little said.

White's ex-girlfriend, London Eley, 19, and Timothy Bynum, 18, who have been implicated in an alleged plot to kill White, were in jail at the time of the shooting, Little said.
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