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Intruder armed with engraved knife reading, 'Hail Satan,' shot by Texas homeowner: police

A Thrall, Texas man wielding a “Hail Satan” engraved knife, allegedly broke into a home before being shot by the homeowner on Monday night, according to police. The Taylor Police Department said 23-year-old Austin Sumpter was arrested and charged with burglarizing a residence with the intent of committing a felony. Police responded to a call from a homeowner at about …

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Chiefs' Isaiah Buggs turns himself in to police, charged with 2 counts of second-degree animal cruelty

Kansas City Chiefs defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs turned himself in Thursday in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to face animal cruelty charges. Buggs faces two charges of animal cruelty to dogs or cats after two dogs allegedly were found “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected” on the back porch of a rental home he was staying at earlier this year. WBRC FOX6 reporter Bryan …

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Authorities arrest Chinese suspect behind $99M botnet, dismantling major crime network

An international law enforcement team has arrested a Chinese national and disrupted a major botnet that officials said he ran for nearly a decade, amassing at least $99 million in profits by reselling access to criminals who used it for identity theft, child exploitation, and financial fraud, including pandemic relief scams. The U.S. Department of Justice quoted FBI Director Christopher …

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Attorneys for Idaho murder suspect Bryan Kohberger maintain DA is slow-walking evidence

Bryan Kohberger, who stands accused of killing four University of Idaho students, was in court Thursday for a pretrial hearing where witnesses testified about the collection of evidence and cellphone data. Defense attorneys for Kohberger have accused prosecutors of not turning over all the evidence they had during their discovery process, which the state denies. “Discovery is being given to …

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Trump NY sentencing to be 4 days before Republican convention

Former President Donald Trump, now a convicted felon, will be due back in Manhattan court in July for a sentencing hearing days before he is scheduled to be nominated as the 2024 Republican presidential nominee. A New York jury on Thursday found the 77-year-old former president guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in the first degree …

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Minneapolis Police Officer Jamal Mitchell fatally ‘ambushed’ while responding to double shooting: officials

The Minneapolis Police Department is mourning the loss Friday of a “courageous hero” police officer who officials say was fatally “ambushed” while responding to the scene of a double shooting. Officer Jamal Mitchell was struck with gunfire Thursday after approaching an apartment complex and spotting individuals said to be injured and in need of medical care, according to Minnesota Bureau …

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Romanian organized crime group targeting places of worship: police

Romanian mobsters are traveling the country and targeting religious institutions in brazen daylight robberies, police suspect. In April and May, they hit two Buddhist temples, two mosques and one Hindu temple in the Washington, D.C., area, according to authorities.Montgomery (Maryland) County Police suspect that the Romanian Organized Crime Group, who call themselves the ROMAs, targeted seven similar places in 2023, …

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Chad Daybell verdict: Jury finds doomsday author guilty of murdering Lori Vallow's kids, his first wife

An Idaho jury on Thursday found Chad Daybell, husband of so-called “cult mom” Lori Vallow, guilty of murdering two of her children and his first wife in 2019. The jury convicted Daybell on all counts, including murder, conspiracy to commit murder, insurance fraud and grand theft. Daybell, 55, and Vallow, 50, are at the center of multiple murder cases involving …

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Buc-ee's co-founder’s son indicted on multiple counts for secretly filming guests in bathroom at lake house

The son of Buc-ee’s co-founder Don Wasek has been convicted on 21 counts for allegedly secretly filming party guests using the bathroom at his family’s Texas lake house, according to the Travis County district attorney’s office. A grand jury returned six separate indictments against 28-year-old Mitchell Wasek on May 17, charging him with 21 counts of invasive visual recording. The …

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Designer felt 'weird energy' from suspected MA movie slasher, killer during photoshoot: 'I just need to leave'

A designer was side-by-side during a photo shoot with a suspected murderer who was accused of stabbing seven people in a multi-state slashing spree. Alena Shikhova said she felt uncomfortable around Jared Ravizza, who reportedly pushed his way into a photo shoot with her last April in Beverly Hills. Thirteen months later, Ravizza allegedly killed a Connecticut man and stabbed …

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