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California officials blamed then-Attorney General Kamala Harris for the state’s soft-on-crime policies after a small-town mayor and council member were reportedly attacked at random by a homeless criminal. Marysville Mayor Chris Branscum and City Councilman Dom Belza were both allegedly assaulted by the suspect during the daytime attack last month. Branscum said he was standing by Belza and the chief …

A violent transnational gang from Venezuela allegedly first gained a “stranglehold” on an apartment complex in Aurora, Colorado, late last year, according to a local report. Tren de Aragua gang memberstook over the Whispering Pines Apartments in 2023, engaging in violent assaults, murder threats, extortion, child prostitution and strongarm tactics, Denver law firm Perkins Coie wrote to city leaders in …

As Colorado combats rising gang violence from illegal immigration, six counties are suing the state over a law they say hobbles their ability to tackle migrant crime. Those counties are battling a state law that prohibits local law enforcement from communicating with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The issue is boiling over in the region as at least one Denver …

A Las Vegas, Nevada woman has been arrested after she was allegedly seen on surveillance video breaking into a funeral home and stealing a casket occupied by a corpse, before leaving both items in front of the business, according to police. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department arrested 47-year-old Patricia Sierra at about 5:30 p.m. on Aug. 29 and charged …

Ricky Pearsall’s NFL dreams came true in April when the San Francisco 49ers called to tell him they had selected him with the 31st pick of the 2024 draft. But a nightmare situation Aug. 31 nearly cost the wide receiver much more than his football career. As the 23-year-old walked alone to his car that day, a 17-year-old suspect allegedly …

Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein won’t face charges of indecent assault in Britain, prosecutors announced on Thursday. The Crown Prosecution Service, which in 2022 authorized two charges of indecent assault against Weinstein, said it decided to discontinue proceedings because there was “no longer a realistic prospect of conviction.’’ “We have explained our decision to all parties,’’ the CPS said in …

Four of the seven people who died in the sinking of the Bayesian superyacht last monthoff the coast of Sicilypassed away after being trapped alive inside the ship’s cabins and suffocated, autopsies have reportedly revealed. New York City lawyerChris Morvillo, his wife Neda, along with Jonathan Bloomer, chairman of Morgan Stanley’s London-based investment banking subsidiary, and his wife, Judy all …

Officers with the Macomb Police Department in Illinois were shot and critically injured Wednesday while serving an arrest warrant near Western Illinois University. The department said two officers were in the process of serving a warrant in the 300 block of North Normal Street when the shots rang out. Police said the shooting occurred in the 300 block of North …

A 14-year-old student opened fire inside a north central Georgia high school on Wednesday, sending shock waves of terror through the hallways along with confusion about whether the incident was real or just a drill. Students and teachers inside the school learned the events turned out to be real, as four people – two teachers and two students – were …

Former President Donald Trump addressed the mass school shooting in Georgia during his Fox News town hall event in a key battleground state, vowing to “heal our world” if he’s re-elected. “It’s a sick and angry world for a lot of reasons and we’re going to make it better. We’re going to heal our world. We’re going to get rid …