http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/category/crime crime news from TucsonSentinel.com - Tucson's independent nonprofit online news en Copyright 2010 2010-09-09T15:49:03+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_brewerbeheaded/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_brewerbeheaded/#When: 23:47:59Z Roberto De Vido We can all agree that being beheaded can ruin your day. Are you in imminent danger? Depends on where you live and what you do for a living. news, politics, border, crime, media, local, arizona, opinion, comics, breaking, hub_headlines, mexico_latin 2010-09-07T23:47:59+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_koran_burning/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_koran_burning/#When: 22:05:41Z Jean MacKenzie Essay: The call to burn Qurans in commemoration of the Sept. 11 attacks has this reporter doubting the wisdom of the First Amendment. news, politics, crime, faith, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost 2010-09-07T22:05:41+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_soccer_hooligans/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090710_soccer_hooligans/#When: 15:38:40Z Fulvio Paolocci It’s going to be a tough season for soccer hooligans in Italy. In an attempt to crack down on stadium troublemakers, the Italian government is forcing all season ticket holders to also undergo police background checks. news, crime, sports, soccer, pro, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-09-07T15:38:40+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090310_allstar_1070/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090310_allstar_1070/#When: 14:37:08Z Maria Polletta State Sen. Russell Pearce and other SB 1070 supporters are sending off 70,000 petition signatures urging Major League Baseball to ignore “critics and activists” they say are endangering plans to hold the 2011 All-Star Game in Phoenix. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, sports, baseball, pro, breaking 2010-09-03T14:37:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_arpaio_suit/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_arpaio_suit/#When: 22:18:22Z Dylan Smith The U.S. Justice Department is suing Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio for his 15-month refusal to turn over documents in a civil rights investigation. Read the suit & watch a video of Arpaio responding to it. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-09-02T22:18:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_mexico_paramilitary/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_mexico_paramilitary/#When: 18:09:27Z Myles Estey In San Juan Copala, paramilitaries from nearby towns violently rebuff would-be visitors. A blockade of large rocks prevents anyone from crossing into town. Residents speak in strained voices about conditions under the blockade. They describe kidnappings, the constant threat of violence and rape and the vacuum of life in their town. news, border, crime, war, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, globalpost, mexico_latin 2010-09-02T18:09:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_exiled_reporter/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090210_exiled_reporter/#When: 16:09:08Z Julian Aguilar Reporter Emilio Gutiérrez says he knew the script the Mexican general wanted him to follow. But the reporter kept writing about soldiers robbing citizens. He believes it almost cost him his life. Two years after seeking asylum in the U.S., Gutiérrez still waits for an immigration judge to rule. news, border, crime, media, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-09-02T16:09:08+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090110_1070_poll/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/090110_1070_poll/#When: 08:36:260 Jennifer A. Johnson Updated: Arizona voters overwhelmingly favor even the most controversial provisions within SB 1070, according to a poll released Wednesday. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines Sep 2, 2010, 2:36 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_labarbie_cartel/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_labarbie_cartel/#When: 04:38:47Z Julian Aguilar Authorities in Mexico have detained the alleged Texas-born cartel leader Edgar Valdez Villarreal, also known as “La Barbie.” He is the former “right-hand” of Alturo Beltran Leyva, the leader of the Beltran Leyva cartel ,who was gunned down last year by Mexican authorities. news, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, mexico_latin 2010-08-31T04:38:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_nationalguard_border/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_nationalguard_border/#When: 15:52:390 Dylan Smith Updated: The first of 532 National Guard troops are set to deploy to the Arizona-Mexico border Monday. “It’s about time,” said Rep. Gabrielle Giffords. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin Aug 30, 2010, 9:52 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_mosque_metaphor/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/083010_mosque_metaphor/#When: 14:29:31Z Jimmy Zuma A feeling of insecurity is the underlying motive behind the silly rhetoric about the Park 51 Muslim community center in New York City. Opponents are expressing the despair of the defeated. news, politics, crime, faith, war, opinion, analysis, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, columnist 2010-08-30T14:29:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_deportations/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_deportations/#When: 23:18:54Z Marian Wang About a month ago, Homeland Security began reviewing and moving to dismiss deportation cases against suspected illegal immigrants without serious criminal records, according to The Houston Chronicle. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, propublica, mexico_latin 2010-08-27T23:18:54+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_mexico_travelwarning/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_mexico_travelwarning/#When: 22:40:49Z Dylan Smith Children of U.S. government employees must leave Monterrey, Mexico, the State Department said Friday as it extended its warning of travel dangers in that country. news, politics, border, crime, education, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-08-27T22:40:49+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_southafrica_press/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082710_southafrica_press/#When: 21:25:15Z Erin Conway-Smith In the old South Africa, journalists were censored, arrested and sometimes forced into exile when they tried to cover the anti-apartheid movement. Now media watchdogs are sounding an alarm about a possible return to repression. news, politics, crime, media, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-27T21:25:15+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_immigration_suits/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_immigration_suits/#When: 19:43:50Z Julian Aguilar Lawmakers in other states looking for guidance on how to draft immigration laws that can withstand federal challenges may not have to wait for resolution of the Justice Department’s lawsuit against Arizona over SB 1070. Another Arizona case may shed some light on the subject. news, politics, border, business, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok 2010-08-26T19:43:50+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_ireland_bombing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082610_ireland_bombing/#When: 17:22:43Z Conor O'Clery A British Cabinet Minister and a Cardinal were certain that a Roman Catholic priest was responsible for one of the worst IRA atrocities of the Northern Ireland Troubles, but they colluded to allow him to continue his ministry preaching the Gospel. news, politics, crime, faith, history, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-26T17:22:43+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082510_katrinashootings/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082510_katrinashootings/#When: 02:06:51Z A.C. Thompson After Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans police officers circulated orders authorizing them to shoot looters and “take back the city,” but it remains unclear who issued them. news, politics, crime, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, propublica 2010-08-26T02:06:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082410_mexicokidnapping/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082410_mexicokidnapping/#When: 23:29:12Z Dylan Smith Pima County Sheriff’s deputies are looking for a Tucson woman who may have been kidnapped in Nogales, Son. news, border, crime, local, arizona, breaking, hub_headlines, mexico_latin 2010-08-24T23:29:12+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082410_rockypoint_killing/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082410_rockypoint_killing/#When: 20:36:27Z Dylan Smith A tourist from Mexico was shot and killed Sunday by a group of gunmen while vacationing in Rocky Point, reports say. news, border, business, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, mexico_latin 2010-08-24T20:36:27+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_checkpointshooting/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_checkpointshooting/#When: 22:45:13Z Dylan Smith A U.S. citizen was killed Sunday in a checkpoint confrontation with the Mexican military, officials say. Joseph Steven Proctor, 32, may have fired at the Mexican troops at a checkpoint near Acapulco in Guerrero state, reports say. news, border, crime, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-08-23T22:45:13+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_privatearmies/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082310_privatearmies/#When: 16:27:31Z Phil Cain Separating “protection” from “corruption” in European private security companies, which have flourished in southeastern Europe, filling a void left by the dismantling of communist institutions. But weak oversight has meant that they are as often linked with crime as with its prevention. news, politics, business, crime, war, nationworld, breaking, globalpost 2010-08-23T16:27:31+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_bp_catastrophe/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/082010_bp_catastrophe/#When: 18:54:25Z Morgan Smith The beleaguered BP Texas City refinery faces two lawsuits: “BP collects… fines like speeding tickets,” says an attorney who’s represented BP workers.  “A million dollars doesn’t register on the BP corporate books… They look at a million-dollar fine as a nuisance and the cost of doing business.” news, business, crime, environment, health, sci_tech, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-08-20T18:54:25+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_mexico_failedstate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081710_mexico_failedstate/#When: 16:20:51Z Julian Aguilar Along the border, the beheadings and bombings carried out by drug cartels are drawing comparisons to murders by Muslim extremists — not surprising, given the war-like death toll of 8,100 so far this year in Mexico. Yet diplomats from both sides reject the notion that Mexico is a “failed state.” news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-08-17T16:20:51+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_drugczar/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_drugczar/#When: 22:52:22Z Julian Aguilar Legalize it? You must be high: Advocates pushing for the legalization of drugs in this country have a long fight ahead of them if current “Drug Czar” Gil Kerlikowske has anything to say about it. news, politics, border, crime, health, nationworld, breaking, arizona, mexico_latin 2010-08-13T22:52:22+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_somalipirate/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_somalipirate/#When: 22:02:47Z Roberto De Vido When Abdi decided to get into the maritime piracy business, he figured he’d buy a tank and be an instant player. news, crime, war, opinion, comics, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines 2010-08-13T22:02:47+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_bordersecurity_bill/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081310_bordersecurity_bill/#When: 11:12:330 Dylan Smith Updated: Updated: President Barack Obama signed a $600 million border security bill Friday morning that will put 1,000 more Border Patrol agents on the Mexican border. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin Aug 13, 2010, 5:12 pm http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081210_us_mexico/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/081210_us_mexico/#When: 22:19:19Z Julian Aguilar Despite their best efforts, the U.S. and Mexican governments are successful in seizing only 3 to 5 percent of the billions made annually by drug cartel operations that do business in both countries, said the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-08-12T22:19:19+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_mexico_aid/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080910_mexico_aid/#When: 15:37:45Z Julian Aguilar A government report finds the U.S. has been too slow to aid Mexico and other crime-ridden countries at a time when drug-related violence is escalating. Efforts to combat alien smuggling have also fallen short, but Arizona earns praise for dismantling smuggling operations. news, politics, border, crime, local, arizona, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, mexico_latin 2010-08-09T15:37:45+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080510_swiss_betrayal/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080510_swiss_betrayal/#When: 16:23:06Z Michael Bronner It’s the inner sanctum of Swiss banking — the heavily-guarded nexus between numbered Swiss bank accounts and their owner’s good names — and it’s the rare American that is allowed entry. A UBS insider blows the whistle on Swiss banking - First of 5 parts. news, politics, business, crime, nationworld, breaking, hub_headlines, lead_ok, globalpost 2010-08-05T16:23:06+00:00 http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080510_swiss_billionaires/ http://www.tucsonsentinel.com/local|sports|arts|opinion|nationworld/report/080510_swiss_billionaires/#When: 16:22:27Z Michael Bronner Bradley Birkenfeld exuded the confidence that comes with privilege. In his role as a high-flying, cross-border banker with UBS, he moved easily among the world’s wealthiest men and women. And they were precisely who he was targeting as potential clients for UBS.  Part 2 of 5. news, business, crime, nationworld, globalpost 2010-08-05T16:22:27+00:00