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Former Mississippi officers who admitted to torturing 2 Black men face sentencing in state court

Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers who pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for torturing two Black men will be sentenced Wednesday in state court. The six white former Mississippi law enforcement officers who attacked Michael Corey Jenkins and Eddie Terrell Parker in January 2023 have already been sentenced to federal prison terms ranging from …

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Former NYPD commissioner doubts city's crime trend will change: 'Progressive left' has 'captured' policymakers

New York City’s former police commissioner is sounding the alarm on crime in the Big Apple, warning the “progressive left” has “captured” policymakers in the state and created a violent trend that’s unlikely to stop anytime soon. Bill Bratton, who served two years as the city’s police commissioner, cast doubt on the likelihood that criminal-enabling policies will be overturned as …

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GOP-led county neighboring NYC to deputize private citizens; Dems blast 'militia initiative'

The Republican leader of a suburb bordering New York City has Democrats up in arms over a plan to deputize private citizens for emergency situations. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has continued to irk opponents on the issues of crime and women’s rights as he seeks to wrestle control of the state capital and give his constituents a greater say …

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Former Trump Organization CFO Weisselberg sentenced to 5 months in jail for perjury in New York AG James' case

Former Trump Organization Chief Financial Officer Allen Weisselberg was sentenced on Wednesday to five months in jail after pleading guilty to lying under oath during his testimony in the civil fraud case brought against former President Trump by New York Attorney General Letitia James. Weisselberg, 76, pleaded guilty on March 4 to two counts of perjury. He admitted to lying …

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Morgan Wallen Nashville arrest: Country star's history of legal troubles and controversy

Morgan Wallen’s arrest in Nashville for allegedly throwing a chair off the rooftop of Eric Church’s Chief’s bar on Broadway isn’t the “Chasin’ You” singer’s first brush with the law. Wallen, 30, was charged with three felony counts by the Metro Nashville Police Department after Sunday night’s incident, when a chair landed on Broadway near two police officers after being …

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Governor kills Maine proposal to end 'three strikes' law for petty theft

Maine’s Democratic governor has vetoed a proposal to end the state’s “three strikes” law for people convicted of petty thefts. The proposal, from Democratic Rep. David Sinclair, sought to set a threshold for theft by a repeat offender. Sinclair’s proposal stated that a person with two or more prior convictions would not be charged with a felony if they committed …

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Ex-employee describes sex abuse, retaliation for complaints at NH youth detention facility

A woman who worked at New Hampshire’s youth detention center three decades ago testified Wednesday that supervisors and staff were dismissive at best and menacing at worst when she reported suspected abuse. Karen Lemoine was the first witness in the first trial seeking to hold the state accountable for the abuse of children at the Sununu Youth Services Center, a …

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US family faced a $70K ransom, death threat after loved one kidnapped in Mexico: DOJ

A California family was allegedly threatened with a $70,000 ransom and the killing of a loved one after a family of three in Mexico kidnapped that loved one. The U.S. Attorney’s Office, Central District of California, stated in a press release that Mario Alex “Shyboy” Medina, 53, along with his son, Jose Salud “Gordo” Medina, 31, and his sister, Maria …

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Sec. Buttigieg says he can 'safely' walk dog, but DC native is more frightened: 'Prisoner in your own home'

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg said he can safely walk his dog to the U.S. Capitol, but some Washingtonians criticized the official and told Fox News they didn’t share the same confidence as crime remains high. “I don’t feel safe walking the baby around,” Adalisa, a D.C. native and nanny in the Hill East neighborhood, said. “You don’t …

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Abusive Utah mommy blogger accomplice's $5M fortress with panic room for sale after guilty plea

Former-therapist-turned-child abuser Jodi Hildebrandt’s $5 million Utah home became the most-viewed listing on Realtor.com last week. Hildebrandt and Ruby Franke, who ran a joint parenting and lifestyle YouTube channel called ConneXions Classrooms, pleaded guilty in December 2023 to abusing two of Franke’s six children. Some of that abuse occurred in Hildebrandt’s multimillion-dollar desert home in Ivins, located on the border …

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