Saturday December 5, 2009

Below are the headlines from this week's top crime stories. Find out what others are saying about these cases in the Crime & Punishment Forum and add your comments and opinions.
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Friday December 4, 2009

Michaele and Tareq Salahi are under investigation for allegedly crashing a White House state dinner for the visiting Indian prime minister. The couple insists they were invited. Spokepersons for the White House say they were not.
The couple did get into the White House and shake hands with the president, without being on the guest list.
Poll: If the investigation determines the Salahis were not invited, should they be charged with a crime?
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Thursday December 3, 2009

A registered sex offender who is accused of killing 11 women and keeping their decomposing bodies in his home has entered a plea of not guilty by reason of insanity. Anthony Sowell pleaded not guilty to all 85 counts in his indictment.
The charges against Sowell, 56, ranged from murder, rape, assault and corpse abuse. Read more...
Thursday December 3, 2009

The getaway driver for the man who shot four police officers at a Washington coffee shop has been ordered held without bail and may face first-degree murder charges himself. Darcus Allen served time with the shooter, Maurice Clemmons, in an Arkansas prison.
Police said Allen smoked a newly purchased cigar while waiting in his truck for Clemmons outside the coffee shop. Read more...