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Houston: FBI Searching for 'BMX Bandit' Bank Robber

Houston: FBI Searching for 'BMX Bandit' Bank Robber

HOUSTON, TEXAS–The FBI is working with the Houston area Missouri City Police Department to catch a criminal that they’re calling the “BMX Bandit.” Federal investigators are accusing the suspect of robbing the Amegy Bank of Texas in Missouri City on

Report: California Top Crime Target in US

Report: California Top Crime Target in US

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is the top target in the U.S. for international criminal enterprises that operate from safe havens in Eastern Europe, Africa and China, according to a report being released Thursday. Along with trafficking in drugs, guns

Venezuelan Intelligence Arrests Opposition Mayor

Venezuelan Intelligence Arrests Opposition Mayor

Venezuela’s intelligence service arrested and charged the opposition mayor of restive San Cristobal, where anti-government protests broke out more than a month ago. Interior Minister Miguel Rodriguez said Mayor Daniel Ceballos has been detained on charges of fueling “civilian uprising”

Mexican Cartel Now in the Ore Mining Business

Mexican Cartel Now in the Ore Mining Business

The infamous Mexican drug cartel the Knights Templar has apparently diversified outside of illegal substances and into illegal mining, logging and extortion according to recent wire reports and leading border crime experts. According to an Associated Press (AP) report, Alfredo

Pistorius Trial: Defense Alleges Police Errors

Pistorius Trial: Defense Alleges Police Errors

PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Police photographs of the blood-spattered scene where Oscar Pistorius shot dead his girlfriend indicate that evidence was moved around in violation of procedure during the investigation of the killing, the athlete’s chief defense lawyer said

Third Victim Dies from SXSW Crash Injuries

Third Victim Dies from SXSW Crash Injuries

A third person perished Monday as a result of the Thursday morning incident allegedly involving 21-year-old Rashad Charjuan Owens at the South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) in Austin, Texas. According to previous reports in Breitbart Texas, two people died at the scene

Rapist's Gun Taken Away, Used to Kill Him

Rapist's Gun Taken Away, Used to Kill Him

On March 13 a 26-year-old man who allegedly used a handgun to corner a woman for sexual assault had his gun wrestled away and was then shot and killed with it.  According to WWLTV New Orleans, the man “approached an

Derby Students Union Bans UKIP Due to 'Extremist Views'

Derby Students Union Bans UKIP Due to 'Extremist Views'

UKIP have been banned from speaking to students at Derby University ahead of May’s European Elections after the Students Union failed to lift a rule prohibiting the party. The Express reports that the Union have not lifted the veto, despite

SXSW Films Include Nods to Faith, Morality and Civil Liberties

SXSW Films Include Nods to Faith, Morality and Civil Liberties

Despite left of center programming typical at major festivals, 2014’s South by Southwest (SXSW) featured programming that appealed to all viewers regardless of political affiliations. A few films even respectfully addressed religion, civil liberties and moral character in ways audiences

20-Year-Old Female Admits to Prostituting 15-Year-Old in Texas

20-Year-Old Female Admits to Prostituting 15-Year-Old in Texas

20-year-old Amber Doak of San Antonio pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday to one count of sex trafficking a 15-year-old female in August 2013.  According to a criminal complaint obtained by Breitbart Texas, filed on September 1, 2013, the victim met 38-year-old Marcus

Ukraine Oligarch Dmytro Firtash Arrested in Vienna

Ukraine Oligarch Dmytro Firtash Arrested in Vienna

Dmytro Firtash, one of Ukraine’s billionaires, was arrested in Austria on an American arrest warrant. The FBI has been investigating him since 2006 for bribery and other charges. According to the Austrian press, Firtash was arrested in Vienna near his

Police: Driver Kills 2 at SXSW in Austin

Police: Driver Kills 2 at SXSW in Austin

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A suspected drunken driver fleeing police crashed through barricades at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, slamming into a crowd outside a nightclub and killing a man and woman on a moped early Thursday, police

Student Admits Making up 'Homophobic Attack'

Student Admits Making up 'Homophobic Attack'

A student from Blackpool who claimed he was savagely beaten in an alleged homophobic attack has admitted causing the injuries himself. Richard Kennedy became an internet sensation after 182,000 people shared photos of his injuries that he had posted on