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Squatters wreaking havoc on Georgia House candidate Mel Keyton’s Atlanta-area community have been persistent, ushering in drugs and prostitution and even breaking in again after being removed by police over the weekend. Under a new bipartisan-backed bill signed by Gov. Brian Kemp last month, squatting has shifted from a civil matter to a criminal offense, but Keyton said the change …

A Colorado woman’s attempt to swipe a truck was thwarted after she was left stumped behind the wheel of the stick shift vehicle, police said. “Stick Shift FTW [for the win],” the Boulder Police Department said in a press release. “Not a standard recommendation for car theft prevention, but this past Friday a stick shift kept a thief from getting …

A Chicago woman is looking to have discussions with lawmakers this summer about how to increase penalties for squatters and decrease the blow for homeowners in the state of Illinois. Darthula Young’s property that she inherited from her mother was taken over by a “professional squatter” in Sept. 2022. She received a phone call at the time from a neighbor …

A former Ohio vice detective who pleaded guilty to federal crimes related to kidnapping sex worker victims under the guise of arresting them was sentenced Thursday to 11 years in prison. Andrew Mitchell, 60, of Sunbury, will receive credit for the roughly five years he has been in custody since his arrest in April 2019, according to the U.S. Attorney …

Ukrainian authorities suspect jailed tycoon Ihor Kolomoisky of being behind the attempted murder of a lawyer in a corporate dispute more than 20 years ago, the national police said on Wednesday. Kolomoisky, who backed President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in the 2019 election and faces charges of fraud and money laundering, has previously denied any wrongdoing in those cases. His lawyer did …

House Oversight and Accountability Committee Chair James Comer, R-Ky., canceled a scheduled hearing with Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser on Wednesday, arguing that threatening to haul her before Congress to testify on growing antisemitic protests at George Washington University prompted police to “finally” dismantle the “unlawful” anti-Israel encampment on campus and surrounding public spaces. “Following the Metropolitan Police Department finally …

Christine Wright of Roanoke, Virginia, never thought she would give birth with her wrist and an ankle handcuffed to the hospital bed, like she remembered seeing in a movie growing up showing a woman having a baby while incarcerated. To the now 35-year-old mother, it was the “worst of the worst,” and she struggled to wrap her head around how …

The man accused of trying to kill a pastor during a Pennsylvania sermon Sunday has been charged with the unrelated murder of his cousin, who police say was killed with the same gun that failed to discharge during a thwarted attack on a Pittsburgh-area church. Bernard Junior Polite, 26, allegedly walked into the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, …

A Sacramento, California, mom allegedly kicked and backhanded her 2-year-old daughter on a plane after her little one woke her up during a May 1 flight from Mexico, according to federal court documents. Breanna Mistler, 33, allegedly shook her daughter “like a rag doll” while screaming, “Shut the f— up,” which sparked a fight with other passengers who tried to …

As graffiti vandals in Portland jockey for notoriety and positioning on the sides of buildings, police are struggling to catch perpetrators. The Department of Transportation in Portland has allocated $4 million this year from the state legislature to help clean up graffiti, but the bill still awaits a signature from Oregon Gov. Kotek, according to local news reports. “It’s graffiti …