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Sweden Arrests Chinese Captain of Suspected Russia-Linked Vessel

Sweden Arrests Chinese Captain of Suspected Russia-Linked Vessel

Published by Sam Flores

OSLO, May 4 (Reuters) – The Chinese ⁠captain ⁠of a seized ⁠oil tanker with suspected Russian links has ​been placed under arrest on suspicion of carrying false ‌documents and of violating ‌laws on seaworthiness, a Swedish prosecutor said ⁠on Monday. The ⁠coast guard and police on Sunday boarded the Syrian-flagged ​Jin Hui in Swedish territorial waters.  The captain, who was not named, will be interrogated on Monday, Senior Prosecutor ​Adrien Combier-Hogg said in a statement. Authorities said the ⁠vessel was ⁠believed to belong to ⁠the ​shadow fleet, a clandestine network of vessels Russia has ​used to evade ⁠Western sanctions imposed on it in response to the Ukraine war. As European nations have increased their efforts to disrupt the shadow fleet, Sunday’s arrest ⁠of the Jin Hui was Sweden’s fifth such action this ⁠year. Russia has not commented on the latest action, but has previously condemned interceptions of its vessels as hostile. It was not immediately known how the suspect responded to the ship’s seizure or the accusations against him. The coast guard said the ship, …

‘Who Killed Roxanne’ true-crime podcast leads to 4 arrests in decades-old cold case, police say

‘Who Killed Roxanne’ true-crime podcast leads to 4 arrests in decades-old cold case, police say

Published by Sam Flores

Four men have been arrested and charged in the 1982 rape and murder of 16-year-old Roxanne Sharp — a case that went cold for more than four decades before DNA testing and a true-crime podcast cracked it open. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Sharp’s body was discovered on Feb. 12, 1982, dumped near the St. Tammany Parish Fairgrounds in Covington, Louisiana. She had been raped and strangled. Investigators had little physical evidence to work with, and for 43 years, her killers walked free. In 2023, detectives with the Louisiana State Police’s Covington field office reinterviewed witnesses and potential suspects, conducted an extensive review of the case file, gathered additional evidence and resubmitted original evidence for DNA analysis. Two years later, detectives with the LSP public affairs and cold case unit partnered with local radio host Charles Dowdy of the Northshore Media Group to produce a podcast titled “Who Killed Roxanne?” The series generated new information, leads and witness cooperation that had previously been unknown to …

UK police make eight further arrests after arson attacks on Jewish sites

UK police make eight further arrests after arson attacks on Jewish sites

Published by Sam Flores

UK counter-terrorism officers investigating a spate of arson attacks on Jewish and other sites in London have made eight further arrests, bringing the total number to 23, police said Tuesday. The capital’s Metropolitan Police said seven of the arrests, made in the past 48 hours, were part of “a proactive investigation into alleged conspiracy to commit arson”. Six sites, all of them Jewish save a Persian media outlet that is critical of Iran, have been targeted by arson attacks in recent weeks. While no injuries have been reported, Jewish leaders have denounced rising anti-Semitism, and police say that Iranian proxies may have been involved. “While it is believed that the intended target of this conspiracy is a venue related to the Jewish community, the specific target or venue is not known,” the force added. Detectives arrested three men – aged 24, 25 and 26 – late Sunday in Harpenden, north of London. They have since been released on bail. Officers on Monday then detained a 25-year-old man in nearby Stevenage, as well as a 26-year-old …

Cher seeks conservatorship over her son Elijah Blue Allman following multiple arrests

Cher seeks conservatorship over her son Elijah Blue Allman following multiple arrests

Published by Daniella Wilson

Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Cher has filed a conservatorship to take control of her son Elijah Blue Allman’s estate. The news comes weeks after the 49-year-old only son of Cher and the late Allman Brothers founder Gregg Allman was arrested twice in the space of three days. Days after his initial arrest for allegedly causing a disturbance at a private school with which he had no affiliation, Allman was arrested again in Windham, New Hampshire, after he allegedly broke into a home. Cher previously filed a conservatorship in December 2023, arguing at the time that Allman could not take care of himself or “manage his own financial resources” because of alleged issues with drug abuse. Allman responded to that filing by insisting he had been “clean and sober from illicit substances for over 90 days” and Cher withdrew legal proceedings. However, following the recent arrests Cher has …

As arrests at anti-ICE protests piled up, prosecutions crumbled

As arrests at anti-ICE protests piled up, prosecutions crumbled

Published by Sam Flores

The National Guard soldiers in desert camo piled out of unmarked vans in East Los Angeles last June, cordoning off East Sixth Street, a residential street lined with single family houses, and blocking a nearby road leading to an elementary school. A squad of federal agents moved in flinging flash-bang grenades — explosives designed to disorient — into a small home before storming inside. They’d come for Alejandro Orellana, a Marine Corps veteran and UPS employee accused of being a central figure in a secret confederacy of insurrectionists. A news video had shown the 30-year-old distributing water, food and face shields to people protesting the Trump administration’s immigration roundups in Los Angeles. Bill Essayli, a former state legislator who leads the federal prosecutor’s office in Los Angeles, joined the raid along with a Fox News crew. With cameras rolling, Orellana, his parents and brothers were led out in handcuffs as agents searched their home. On Fox News, Essayli, sporting a blue FBI windbreaker, hyped the arrest of Orellana, a quiet, wiry man with a long …

Nearly 200 arrests in Türkiye after attack on Israeli consulate

Nearly 200 arrests in Türkiye after attack on Israeli consulate

Published by Sam Flores

ANKARA, Türkiye: Turkish security forces have arrested nearly 200 people in a nationwide sweep one day after a shootout outside Israel’s consulate in Istanbul, Justice Minister Akin Gurlek said Wednesday (Apr 8). Gurlek posted on X that officers had arrested 198 suspects in a simultaneous operation in 34 provinces against “the terrorist organisation Daesh”, another name for the Islamic State group. A gunman was killed and two others wounded in Tuesday’s shootout with police outside the consulate, with two officers lightly wounded. Twelve of those arrested have been placed in pre-trial detention, including the two wounded gunmen, who were hospitalised, according to the justice ministry. No group has claimed responsibility for Tuesday’s shootout. Turkish media reports said the gunman who was killed was a 32-year-old man linked to IS. The interior ministry said he had ties to a “terrorist organisation”, and that the two wounded gunmen were brothers with links to drug trafficking. Source link

US arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani

US arrests relatives of slain Iranian general Soleimani

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WASHINGTON: Two family members of slain Iranian general Qassem Soleimani have been arrested in the United States after their residency permits were rescinded, the US State Department said on Saturday (Apr 4). “Last night, the niece and grand niece of deceased Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Major General Qassem Soleimani were arrested by federal agents following Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s termination of their lawful permanent resident status,” a department statement said. It identified the niece as Hamideh Soleimani Afshar. Her daughter was not named. Both “are now in the custody of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” the statement said, without specifying their whereabouts. SOLEIMANI’S FAMILY TARGETED Soleimani, who led the IRGC’s foreign operations arm, was killed in a US drone strike in the Iraqi capital Baghdad in January 2020, during Trump’s first term in the White House. The State Department said Soleimani Afshar was “an outspoken supporter of the totalitarian, terrorist regime in Iran,” citing press reports and her own social media activity. It said she had “praised the new Iranian Supreme Leader” Ali Khamenei …

FBI Arrests Eight Suspects In Million LA County Over Hospice Fraud

FBI Arrests Eight Suspects In $60 Million LA County Over Hospice Fraud

Published by Jenni Sidey

Authored by Madeline Shannon via The Center Square, The FBI made multiple arrests Thursday in Los Angeles County in connection with allegations over a total of $60 million in hospice-related Medicaid fraud. First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli announced the arrests for Operation Never Say Die during a news conference. “Federal agents from multiple agencies descended on fraudsters throughout Southern California, executing multiple arrests and search warrants,” Essayli told reporters. Early this morning, the FBI and partners arrested 8 of 15 defendants charged in connection with 9 separate health care fraud investigations focusing on hospice fraud and other schemes. The arrests were made in and around Los Angeles County, as well as in Court d’Alene, Idaho.… pic.twitter.com/FAPVRNdtLy — FBI Los Angeles (@FBILosAngeles) April 2, 2026 Eight people were arrested, Essayli said, and charges will be brought against 15 individuals who are accused of defrauding $60 million in health care fraud in greater Los Angeles County, including allegedly operating fraudulent hospice care businesses. Lolita Minerd, 65, from Anaheim, ran Artesia-based Topanga Hospice Care, which ran a $9.1 million price tag over five years, Essayli said. …

Arrests made after teenager killed in crash in Flitwick | UK News

Arrests made after teenager killed in crash in Flitwick | UK News

Published by Sam Flores

A man and a woman have been arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving after a teenager was killed in Bedfordshire, police said. Officers were called to Greenfield Road, Flitwick, at 11.50pm on Friday after a car had been involved in a crash with three teenage boys, two riding a bike and another on a scooter. One of them was pronounced dead at the scene, and the two others were taken to hospital with serious injuries, the force said. The driver had left the scene but a blue BMW with significant damage was found on a nearby street. The man and woman, both in their 20s, were arrested on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving, driving over the prescribed limit and driving above the specified limit of a controlled drug. Detective Sergeant Shona Searle, from the Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire serious collision investigation unit, said: “First and foremost our thoughts are with the family of the boy who has lost his life in this incident, as well as the families of the …