Read more criminal stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/5998/criminal.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:03 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/66373/apple-pulls-sex-offender-app.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagApple's App Store will no longer sell “Offender Locator,” an iPhone add-on for tracking sex offenders, CNET reports. The company offered no explanation, and it pulled only the paid version of the hugely popular application—leaving “Offender Locator Lite” available. It's possible that the software ran afoul of California laws...http://www.newser.com/story/66373/apple-pulls-sex-offender-app.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 07 Aug 2009 14:10:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65545/bold-gem-heist-gang-is-toast-of-serbia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA 200-strong gang of global jewel thieves has become the bane of Interpol and heroes to many in their native Serbia, the Los Angeles Times reports. The "Pink Panthers" live among the many refugees from the Balkan wars scattered around the world. They are blamed for at least 100 heists...http://www.newser.com/story/65545/bold-gem-heist-gang-is-toast-of-serbia.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 29 Jul 2009 4:03:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65051/record-10-of-us-convicts-serving-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAlmost 10% of prisoners incarcerated in the US are serving life sentences, an all-time high, the New York Times reports. In California, which maintains the nation’s highest prison population, that number is 20%, says a report from the Sentencing Project, a group that wants to eliminate life-without-parole sentences. Two-thirds of...http://www.newser.com/story/65051/record-10-of-us-convicts-serving-life.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 22 Jul 2009 17:00:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/60560/saudi-arabia-displays-beheaded-convict.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSaudi Arabian authorities decapitated and publicly displayed a convicted killer last night, drawing fire from Amnesty International, CNN reports. A state press agency said Ahmed Al-Shamlani Al-Anzi was sentenced for murdering an 11-year-old boy and his father. The Saudis likely sewed Al-Anzi's head back on before his display, or "crucifixion,...http://www.newser.com/story/60560/saudi-arabia-displays-beheaded-convict.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 30 May 2009 18:40:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/54888/the-best-prison-breaks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA Frenchman’s daring escape from a London prison—Julien Chautard turned himself in yesterday after busting out by gripping the bottom of a prisoner transport van as it left the courtyard—gets Jon Henley, in the Guardian , thinking about the best such tries ever. His highlights:http://www.newser.com/story/54888/the-best-prison-breaks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 31 Mar 2009 16:43:07 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38809/india-readies-smoking-ban-unruly-public-shrugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIndia is about to institute a ban on smoking in public places, including bars, restaurants, hotels and hospitals, the Wall Street Journal reports. The ban, which begins Thursday, is being greeted warmly by health officials, with skepticism by smokers on the ground. “Such rules are made and broken every day,...http://www.newser.com/story/38809/india-readies-smoking-ban-unruly-public-shrugs.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 30 Sep 2008 17:45:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/31792/bush-murder-book-a-bestseller-despite-blackout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWhen he served as a prosecutor in Los Angeles, Vincent Bugliosi racked up a perfect record in 21 murder trials, including the Charles Manson case in 1971. As a writer, he's scored three No. 1 bestsellers; his last, about the Kennedy assassination, is being made into an HBO miniseries. But...http://www.newser.com/story/31792/bush-murder-book-a-bestseller-despite-blackout.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 07 Jul 2008 8:49:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/13623/perps-catch-themselves-on-candid-camera.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCriminals may want to think twice the next time they feel like snapping photos of their exploits: authorities nationwide are using the indecent exposures as evidence against them, the Wall Street Journal reports. “We pray for those kinds of cases,” said an assistant state attorney, while a small-town prosecutor estimated...http://www.newser.com/story/13623/perps-catch-themselves-on-candid-camera.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 08 Dec 2007 21:29:11 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/6974/british-judge-wants-everyone-in-dna-database.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagEveryone in the UK—and anyone who dares to visit—should be in Britain's national DNA database, a top British judge declared in a BBC interview today, causing an uproar among rights activists. Lord Justice Stephen Sedley called the country's current DNA database—the largest in the world—"indefensible," saying...http://www.newser.com/story/6974/british-judge-wants-everyone-in-dna-database.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 05 Sep 2007 10:30:30 CDT