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California police last week arrested and charged a Victorville pastor, alleging that he contacted hitmen in a plot to kill his daughter’s boyfriend. Riverside authorities say Samuel Pasillas, 47, offered nearly $40,000 to Juan Manuel Cebreros, 55, and other men to kill his daughter’s boyfriend in October 2023. “During their investigation, detectives uncovered evidence the father met with the men …

A Texas man was found guilty of torturing children and received more than 10 life sentences for his crimes. David Calhoun, 38, tortured several children similar to the way prisoners of war and political prisoners were tortured during the Korean and Vietnam wars, prosecutors said, according to Fox 4. The abuse was inflicted on several of his stepchildren and nephews …

To hire more female police officers, the Metro Nashville Police Department (MNPD) has abandoned its physical test requirements and replaced it with a physical “agility” test, as well as implemented lactation rooms for nursing mothers. The move is part of the department’s pledge to the national 30×30 initiative, which aims to advance women in the police force 30% by 2030. …