Tag: Law enforcement

Indonesia arrests a fugitive former Filipino town mayor wanted for illegal online gaming scams

JAKARTA, Indonesia -- A dismissed town mayor who fled the Philippines after being accused of helping establish an illegal online gaming and scam...

2 women charged in Lululemon shoplifting scheme in Minneapolis

MINNEAPOLIS -- Two Minnesota women are charged with organizing thefts of several thousand dollars' worth of merchandise from a Lululemon store in Minneapolis...

Former Thai police chief arraigned for alleged cover-up of Red Bull heir's deadly traffic accident

BANGKOK -- Prosecutors in Thailand on Thursday indicted a former national police chief in connection with an alleged cover-up of a 2012 traffic...

Rio de Janeiro police seize on a new target: Hard-to-grasp stuffed animals

RIO DE JANEIRO -- Rio de Janeiro — already notorious for street muggings, corrupt politicians, ruthless militias and Kalashnikov-toting drug traffickers — has...

Hong Kong court will deliver verdict Thursday for 2 journalists accused of sedition

HONG KONG -- A Hong Kong court will hand down a verdict Thursday for two former editors of a shuttered news outlet in...

What's at stake as 2 Hong Kong journalists await a verdict in their sedition trial?

HONG KONG -- Two journalists who led a now-closed Hong Kong online news outlet will hear a verdict in their sedition case on...