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Today's Crime and Trials News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Top fugitive Italian cocaine boss nabbed in Bogota Italy's most wanted drug trafficker arrested in Colombia Crime makes halting comeback as a political issue Venezuela offers asylum to U.S. fugitive Snowden Soccer-Gascoigne arrested after alleged drunken assault Bail set at $2M for armed man arrested in Seattle Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood deputy head arrested Egypt Brotherhood deputy leader Shater arrested Zimmerman jurors leave after eventful day Judge denies request for Zimmerman acquittal

Top fugitive Italian cocaine boss nabbed in Bogota  Saturday, Jul 06, 2013 12:03 PM PDT ROME (AP) — A fugitive Italian mobster, who allegedly arranged major shipments of South American cocaine to Europe each month and was one of the world's most powerful drug brokers, has been captured in a Colombian shopping mall, authorities said Saturday. Full Story	Top
Italy's most wanted drug trafficker arrested in Colombia  Saturday, Jul 06, 2013 07:53 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - A suspected Italian mafia boss described as Europe's most wanted drug trafficker and the world's biggest cocaine importer has been arrested in Colombia, the government there said on Saturday. Roberto Pannunzi, compared to the late Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar by Colombian authorities, was caught in a Bogota shopping centre carrying a false Venezuelan identity card, the Defense Ministry announced on Twitter. The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) worked with Colombian police to find and arrest Pannunzi, the ministry said. ... Full Story	Top
Crime makes halting comeback as a political issue  Saturday, Jul 06, 2013 06:21 AM PDT DENVER (AP) — The ad seems like an artifact from an earlier political era — a grainy mug shot of a convicted murderer, flashing police lights, a recording of a panicked 911 call and then a question about Colorado's Democratic governor, up for re-election next year: "How can we protect our families when Gov. Hickenlooper allows a cold-blooded killer to escape justice?" Full Story	Top
Venezuela offers asylum to U.S. fugitive Snowden  Saturday, Jul 06, 2013 04:24 AM PDT By Daniel Wallis and Deisy Buitrago CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro offered asylum to former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden in defiance of Washington, which is demanding his arrest for divulging details of secret U.S. spy programs. Snowden, 30, is believed to be holed up in the transit area of Moscow's Sheremetyevo international airport and has been trying to find a country that would take him since he landed from Hong Kong on June 23. "In the name of America's dignity ... ... Full Story	Top
Soccer-Gascoigne arrested after alleged drunken assault  Saturday, Jul 06, 2013 04:01 AM PDT LONDON, July 6 (Reuters) - Former England footballer Paul Gascoigne has been arrested following an alleged drunken assault at a train station, British media reported on Saturday. The 46-year-old, who in March returned to Britain from the United States where he was being treated for alcoholism, was held at a police station in Hertfordshire, north of London, after the incident. "Police were called to Stevenage rail station around 10:30 p.m. on Thursday, July 4, following a report of a man being drunk and disorderly," a spokesman for the British Transport Police said. ... Full Story	Top
Bail set at $2M for armed man arrested in Seattle  Friday, Jul 05, 2013 11:40 PM PDT SEATTLE (AP) — A judge set bail at $2 million Friday for a Las Vegas man arrested near the University of Washington in a truck that authorities say contained multiple weapons, maps to three Seattle campuses and a recording in which he said he planned to do something in the West to support protesters demanding reform in Brazil. Full Story	Top
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood deputy head arrested  Friday, Jul 05, 2013 03:49 PM PDT CAIRO (AP) — An Interior Ministry spokesman says the deputy head of the Muslim Brotherhood, Khairat el-Shater, considered the most powerful man in the organization has been arrested. Full Story	Top
Egypt Brotherhood deputy leader Shater arrested  Friday, Jul 05, 2013 03:23 PM PDT CAIRO (Reuters) - A deputy leader of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood, former presidential candidate Khairat El-Shater, has been arrested, security sources, his party and state news agency MENA said on Saturday. Security sources said Shater, a wealthy businessman seen as the movement's main political strategist, was taken into custody on suspicion of incitement to violence. He was arrested at his apartment in Cairo. Among the Brotherhood's best known public figures, Shater was the latest of several of its leaders to be taken in since President Mohamed Mursi was overthrown by the army on Wednesday. ... Full Story	Top
Zimmerman jurors leave after eventful day  Friday, Jul 05, 2013 02:37 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — Jurors in the George Zimmerman trial are leaving the courtroom after an eventful day. Full Story	Top
Judge denies request for Zimmerman acquittal  Friday, Jul 05, 2013 01:57 PM PDT SANFORD, Fla. (AP) — A Florida judge has denied a request from George Zimmerman's defense attorney to acquit the neighborhood watch volunteer of second-degree murder for fatally shooting Trayvon Martin. Full Story	Top

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