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A 24-year-old Lake Charles, La. man has been arrested for allegedly attacking his girlfriend and killing her dog.According to Tuesday's KATC News, a violent domestic dispute took place between Sean L. Collett, and his girlfriend, who was not named.According to a press release from theCalcasieu Parish Sheriff's Office, an argument between the couple turned violent on Jan. 18, when Collett began to physically attack his girlfriend, and later, her dog.The victim advised the authorities that she had been dragged, choked and hit in the jaw and back.The victim also informed the deputies that her dog began to bark at Collett when she was being attacked.According to the victimized girlfriend, Collett turned his rage towards the barking dog, who was was repeatedly slammed against the wall. The dog did not survive the vicious attack.Collett's girlfriend was taken to a hospital to be treated for her injuries and she was later released.Collett was arrested on charges of 2nd degree battery and aggravated animal cruelty.The judge set Collett's bond at $30,000.

A 66-year-old Wesley Hills man is facing a murder charge for the killing of his 68-year-old girlfriend early Friday morning inside the couple's Grandview Avenue home, Ramapo police said.Riad Dib was due in Ramapo Town Court Friday afternoon to face a charge of second-degree murder, a crime that carries a maximum penalty of 25 years to life in prison upon conviction.Police responding to the home at 171 Grandview Ave. about 12:45 a.m. found Cecile Garbarino dead on the bedroom floor, authorities said. Dib was taken into custody at the scene.Police were summoned to the home by a 911 call.The couple lived together but were not married, according to a news release from Ramapo police.Wesley Hills Mayor David Goldsmith said he did not know the victim or suspect but he had been informed by police of the alleged crime before dawn Friday morning, according to News 12."It's tragic. It's a terrible thing," Goldsmith said. "Obviously bad things happen and we don't know much of the details of what was going on but there isn't a good reason for something like this."Dib was arraigned Friday afternoon before Ramapo Town Justice Rhoda Schoenberger and ordered held without bail at the Rockland County Jail. No information on an attorney for Dib was available Friday afternoon.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (KMOV) – St. Louis police say a stalker was responsible for killing a woman in the city’s Dogtown neighborhood and critically injuring her boyfriend.Tequila Sandford, a nurse, was shot to death outside of her condo in the 6600 block of Oakland Ave. on Dec. 27.Her current boyfriend was shot in the head but survived. He was taken to an area hospital, where he was initially listed in critical condition, but survived.The suspect is in custody but not yet charged.Police allege the suspect, a former boyfriend who was the father of Sandford’s child, called Sandford about 150 times in the 12 hours before she was killed.

INKSTER, Mich. (WJBK) -- Inkster police say a third grader at Daly Elementary School brought a loaded gun to school Thursday and showed it to... My Fox Detroit http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kate-abbeylambertz/

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Soccer Riot Sentencing Sparks More Riots in Egypt
The Atlantic Wire
After 21 people were sentenced to death by an Egyptian court for their roles in deadly soccer riots last year, violence erupted outside of the Port Said courtroom and resulted in ever more deaths. They were sentenced for their roles in the deadly ...

Hospital: 61 killed in Venezuela prison riot
Atlanta Journal Constitution
A bloody riot erupted at the Uribana prison in the central Venezuelan city of Barquisimeto Friday when National Guard troops clashed with inmates. Venezuelan media reported that dozens were killed. It was the latest in a series of bloody riots in the ...

Never has there existed greater public support for ending the nation's nearly century-long experiment with pot prohibition and replacing it with regulation. The historic Election Day votes in Colorado and Washington underscore this reality. But is the Obama administration listening? Paul Armentano http://www.huffingtonpost.com/paul-armentano/

Law-enforcement agencies are themselves "addicted" to drugs. They have grown dependent on the crime-fighting statistics generated by drug arrests. The employment of prison staff depends on extraordinary rates of incarceration. William Chambliss http://www.huffingtonpost.com/william-chambliss/

Egypt's strict sentences in soccer riot case expected to release political tension
Xinhua
CAIRO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- As an Egyptian court ordered Saturday death sentences for 21 defendants over Port Said soccer riot, which killed over 70 last February, analysts say the verdict is expected to relatively release tension in the chaos-stricken ...

NEW YORK -- The head of a crew scrambling to gain control of a high-speed ferry before it crashed into a Manhattan pier reported having... AP http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christopher-mathias/

Dozens reported killed in Venezuela prison riot
The Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — A bloody riot erupted in a Venezuelan prison when National Guard troops clashed with inmates, and Venezuelan media reported that dozens were killed. Vice President Nicolas Maduro called the violence tragic early Saturday ...

Venezuela Government to Investigate Prison Riot After 54 Die
Bloomberg
Prisons Minister Iris Varela said the riot occurred after local media alerted inmates to the imminent search for weapons by prison guards. Interior Ministry spokesman Jorge Galindo didn't return telephone calls seeking comment. The government, which ...

New York Daily News
17-year-old murder suspect inspired by 'Halloween' slasher flick
New York Daily News
A Texas teenager told cops he murdered his mother and sister after watching the horror movie "Halloween." "I started watching Rob Zombie's 'Halloween.' In the movie a 12-year-old boy murders his stepfather, sister, and his sister's boyfriend. It was ...
Texas teen says horror film inspired murder of mom, sisterGant Daily

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Former Detroit mayor Kwame Kilpatrick is headed back behind bars, but only for a few days.