Off-duty NYPD detective arrested after hitting, killing elderly pedestrian

An off-duty NYPD detective was arrested early Friday after running down an elderly pedestrian in the north Bronx, police said.

Crime spree puts end to teen’s liberty (Toowoomba Chronicle)

TEENAGER Timothy Andrew Butler had been out of jail just two months when he embarked on a crime spree which put him back behind bars.

Watch ‘Bloodsport’ On CSI Files

The latest episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, “Bloodsport”, is now available online. You can watch the video on CBS.com, Fancast or TV.com. You can also find the full episode right here on CSI Files after the jump!

Cops hold man in ‘Westernized’ daughter case

Oct. 22: Noor Faleh Almaleki allegedly was run over by her father. KPNX's Kevin Kennedy reports. (NBC News Channel)Police in a Phoenix suburb say authorities arrested an Iraqi immigrant  in Georgia for allegedly running down his daughter because she was becoming “too Westernized.”

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Ga. man who sought out Miley Cyrus gets plea deal

(10-30) 10:04 PDT Savannah, Ga. (AP) — A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie on the Georgia coast after prosecutors dropped charges that he tried to stalk the teen pop star. Mark…

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Muslim woman: Husband made me eat pork

A devout Muslim woman who slashed her husband with a kitchen knife while he slept told police that he had forced her to eat pork, wear short skirts and drink alcohol.

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Eugene crime rate: ‘We’re not even on the same planet’ (KATU Portland)

The FBI released preliminary crime statistics for 2008 that show, while crime is down nationwide, crime is up in Eugene — in every single category. “Every little bit of police capacity is consumed by what is coming in the door by the public,” a Eugene police crime analyst said.

Police: L.A. Synagogue Shooting Likely Not a Hate Crime (Forward)

Los Angeles — L.A. police say there is no evidence of a hate crime or terrorism in the shooting Thursday of two Orthodox Jews in the parking lot of a Los Angeles-area synagogue.

Garden grows hope as Leandra’s father calls for tougher DWI laws

A Chelsea vegetable patch was renamed Leandra’s Garden on Thursday as the slain Manhattan girl’s father renewed calls for tougher laws against drunken drivers.

Florida Capital Jury Instructions

The Florida Supreme Court has amended its standard jury instruction for the penalty phase of capital cases. The court’s dual role as promulgator of rules and tribunal to hear claims of incorrect instructions produces this odd statement:We hereby authorize for…