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4 arrested after Greek authorities dismantle international cocaine trafficking ring

Greek authorities have dismantled an international criminal group trafficking cocaine in shipping containers from Latin America to Europe, police said on Thursday. Two Albanians and two Greeks were arrested after a months-long investigation launched by Greek drugs and contraband enforcement authorities in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). Dozens of plastic bags containing more than 462 pounds of …

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ICE ordered to stop knock-and-talk tactics for immigration arrests

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) suffered a legal blow recently after a federal judge ruled the agency’s so-called “knock-and-talk” tactics, which involve engaging illegal immigrants and other migrants subject to arrest, to be unconstitutional. California U.S. District Judge Otis Wright II, a President George W. Bush appointee, issued a motion for summary judgment in favor of the plaintiffs last week …

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Blue state Dems look to buck party's crime policies, get major backing from police groups in swing races

A group of Democrats running for Congress in three of California’s most competitive swing House districts are trying to flip the script on their party’s traditional approach to crime. Former federal prosecutor Will Rollins, state Sen. Dave Min and former state Assemblyman Adam Gray are making a tough on crime approach central to their campaigns, and they have secured endorsements …

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Dog bed DNA could put death penalty into play for Gilgo suspect Rex Heuermann – here's how: cold case expert

MASSAPEQUA PARK, N.Y. – Suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is under new scrutiny as investigators have returned to his home nearly a year after his arrest on multiple murder charges in the Gilgo Beach case, which perplexed authorities for over a decade until last year. After a New York task force placed Heuermann under arrest last year, he …

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RNC evacuated due to suspicious package containing vials of blood

The Republican National Committee headquarters in Washington, D.C., was evacuated on Wednesday morning due to a suspicious package, police confirmed.U.S. Capitol Police confirmed to Fox News “the suspicious package has been cleared.” With the security posture now loosening, police have since opened up the sidewalk on the opposite side of the street of the RNC and the Capitol Hill club. …

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Florida deputy smashes window to rescue 1-year-old locked in hot car

Bodycam footage captured the moment a Florida deputy smashed a car window to rescue a 1-year-old who was accidentally locked inside a car without its engine running. The incident happened around 5 p.m. outside a Palm Coast Walmart on May 20, Flager County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO) said. When deputies arrived on scene, a man and woman were standing outside a …

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UCLA police chief reassigned after widely criticized anti-Israel protest response

The chief of police at the University of California, Los Angeles has been reassigned by the school as they begin an investigation into campus security protocol. Chief John Thomas is being temporarily replaced by Capt. Gawin Gibson as the university evaluates its response to days-long anti-Israel protests that raged on its campus in April. “There’s been a lot going on …

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Washington state judge lowers bail for illegal immigrant accused of killing trooper from $1M to $100K

An illegal immigrant accused of killing a Washington state trooper in a crash earlier this year had his bail dropped from $1 million to $100,000 by a state judge last week. Raul Benitez Santana, 32,is currently being held at the Snohomish County Jail on charges of vehicular assault and vehicular homicide involving alcohol or drugs in connection to the death …

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Texas real estate agent details 'house of horror' home overtaken by squatters: 'Not even habitable'

A Texas real estate agent detailed the worst squatter house he has ever encountered in his experience helping homeowners remove unlawful occupants from their property, and says damages would have totaled $150,000. George Huntoon told Fox News Digital during a phone interview that though the squatters were eventually removed from the property, the house was left unrecognizable. The filthy conditions …

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Former Tacoma Police officer sues city, Washington state in $47M defamation suit

One of the three Washington State police officers who were acquitted of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manny Ellis has filed a multmillion-dollar suit against city and state officials, claiming he was falsely accused of criminal and racial misconduct. Ellis, a black man who was shocked, beaten and held facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath, …

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