"It's pretty easy for the defendant to come in and make the claim that the victim pulled a gun on him."

MARION - The jury that heard the case of a Park Boulevard man accused of killing a man from Chicago rejected his claim that the shooting was an act of self-defense. After nearly 11 hours of deliberations, the ... via Marion Star

"Pete's mates, people he really trusts, have been flogging his stuff to get some cash, including some of the horrible paintings he did using his blood."

Comments Pete Doherty has been moved to a prison segregation unit to protect him from other inmates. via Daily Mail

"Every now and then you have somebody who forgets what he had in his pockets."

A Dothan man attempting to report to his probation officer and pay some fines was re-arrested when he emptied his pockets for a metal detector at the Houston County Courthouse and laid out more than the usual ... via CBS News

A sharply divided Virginia Supreme Court reined in police powers yesterday, reversing convictions in two cases because officers lacked probable cause to search a vehicle and frisk a man after a traffic stop. via Washington Times

A Long Island man had to know he would be arrested when he called police to report he had just been robbed during a drug deal that went bad.

Nassau County Police say 23-year-old Christopher Canonico of Seaford called at 8:19 p.m. Wednesday to say he had just been robbed in North New Hyde Park.

Police say Canonico was set up by two women who agreed to buy heroin at a local gas station. While they were sitting in Canonico's car, a third person with a gun came up to the car and robbed him of $340, a cell phone and wallet. Read more

A military helicopter crashed in western Mexico on Friday, killing 11 soldiers and seriously injuring another, the Defense Department said. via Canoe