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Chicago man opens fire on officers after failing to follow commands in deadly encounter

Plainclothes Chicago police officers fired nearly 100 gunshots over 41 seconds during a traffic stop that left one man dead and one officer injured, according to graphic video footage a police oversight agency released Tuesday. Five officers from a tactical unit who were in an unmarked police vehicle surrounded an SUV last month driven by Dexter Reed, allegedly for failing …

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Kansas deputy fatally shoots woman brandishing knife, scissors

A Kansas deputy fatally shot an Oklahoma woman who was wielding a knife and scissors and lunged at another officer, investigators said. A Harper County deputy responded to a report just before 7 a.m. Tuesday of a car stopped in the middle of U.S. Highway 60 near the town of Attica, according to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, which is …

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‘Scranton Joe’ losing blue-collar image with slew of celeb campaign gigs, insiders say, and more top headlines

‘TONE DEAF’ – ‘Scranton Joe’ is losing his blue-collar image with slew of celeb campaign gigs: political insiders. Continue reading … FIT FOR DUTY – GOP-led county infuriates Dems with plan to deputize private citizens. Continue reading … ‘JUST STUNNED’ – New twist revealed in murder of prominent Las Vegas attorney, wife gunned down at law firm. Continue reading … …

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Amazon, UPS drivers hit with back-to-back armed robberies in Washington, DC

UPS and Amazon trucks were targeted in two armed robberies just 30 minutes apart in southeast Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, police said. The Metropolitan Police Department reported an armed robbery of a UPS truck driver on Tuesday morning in the 1000 block of Cook Drive Southeast, according to Fox 5 DC. Then, about 30 minutes later, there was another armed …

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5 times squatters were busted after taking over homes: what to know

Legal loopholes are leaving landlords and homeowners nationwide without recourse when squatters take up residence at their properties.Oftentimes, police tell exasperated homeowners their hands are tied when they discover an unwelcome resident living rent-free on their properties. But in these five cases, squatters got their comeuppance and, in some instances, landed themselves new beds behind bars. BLUE STATE SQUATTERS PUT …

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New England Aquarium's 500-pound, 95-year-old sea turtle gets clean bill of health

Apparently it’s pretty easy being green after all. That was the takeaway from Tuesday’s physical examination of Myrtle, an ancient green sea turtle that has delighted visitors to the New England Aquarium in Boston for more than 50 years. Veterinarians performed Myrtle’s checkup after the 500-pound reptile was hoisted from the aquarium’s Giant Ocean Tank in an enormous crate on …

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Texas teacher, son arrested for allegedly recruiting troubled students for prostitution

A Klein, Texas high school cosmetology teacher and her son were arrested after allegedly recruiting students who were reportedly runaways, to work as prostitutes. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez posted to X that 42-year-old Kedria Grisby and her son, 22-year-old Roger Magee, were each charged with three counts of child sex trafficking and three counts of compelling prostitution. Grisby, a …

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Kentucky dad hacks Hawaii to fake death rather than pay 6-figure child support debt

He would rather die than give her a dime – at least on paper. Prosecutors say a Kentucky father hacked into Hawaii’s death registry, impersonated a doctor and created his own death certificate in order to fake his own demise to avoid paying more than $116,000 in child support to his ex. Jesse Kipf, a 38-year-old from Somerset, is accused …

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Explosive device thrown onto porch of Satanic Temple in northern Boston suburbs

Someone threw an explosive device onto the porch of The Satanic Temple in Massachusetts at a time when no one was inside, and the device and damage it caused were not found until nearly 12 hours later, police said. No injuries were reported. State police bomb technicians ensured that the device was no longer a danger, police said in a …

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Bags of antisemitic flyers with ‘rat poison’-like substance found in Chicago neighborhood: ‘Vile’

Dozens of bags containing anti-Semitic flyers and what may have been “rat poison” were found scattered around Chicago’s Lincoln Park neighborhood Monday morning. 43rd Ward Alderman Timmy Knudsen said his office was alerted that the flyers had been spread in central Lincoln Park, near Geneva Terrace and Belden. Knudsen said police had been notified as well as the Anti-Defamation League …

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