The European Commission (EC) has responded in no uncertain terms to the allegations of NSA surveillance taking place at its premises, demanding full clarification and transparency from the US government over its activities. Documents seen by the German newspaper Spiegel suggest that not only were bugs installed by US surveillance in the EU’s offices in Washington, but […]
Timeline of the Cleveland kidnappings: How three women went missing
Three young women held captive for more than a decade were found alive in a house on Cleveland’s near west side. The widespread search effort and investigations were closely followed by local news outlets, such as The Plain Dealer, since they disappeared in 2002, 2003 and 2004.
‘Piggyback Bandit’ Befuddles His Teenage Victims
We have all heard of party crashers, but what about sports event crashers? A stocky man shows up in a basketball uniform for a game at Century High School in North Dakota. Players and coaches assumed he was a fan who had come with another team, so nobody objected when he began to pitch […]
Gift Ruse Lures More Than 100 Fugitives into Custody
The promise of free electronic devices lured more than 100 fugitives into the custody of waiting Cook County Sheriff’s officers during a two-week ruse operation. The ruse, dubbed “Operation C.W. Marketing” resulted in the arrest of more than 100 fugitives, according to a release from the sheriff’s office. Those arrested ranged in age from 19 […]
Carpet Salesman Leads Hunt for Gadhafi
Three weeks after Libyan dictator Moammar Gadhafi was driven out of Tripoli, effectively ending his 42-year reign, his would-be successor addressed a cheering crowd of thousands in what used to be called Green Square, the now renamed Martyrs’ Square. “We seek a state of law and prosperity,” said Mustafa Abdul Jalil, the interim head of […]
