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Juan "Termite" Romero was once a leader of the 18th Street gang, shaking down drug dealers on the streets of Westlake in the 1990s. After being targeted for death by his imprisoned boss, Romero became the government's star witness in a racketeering case that sent dozens of his associates to prison.

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Tampa, Florida –United States Attorney Roger B. Handberg announces that a federal jury has found Darius Hudson (44, Arcadia) guilty of conspiracy to commit Hobbs Act robbery, three separate Hobbs Act robberies, and discharging a firearm during a crime of violence. Because of the specific robberies that they each participated in, the defendants also face […]

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The craze over coveted Stanley cups turned into alleged theft after a 23-year-old Sacramento woman was accused of swiping 65 Stanley Cups — worth $2,500, police said — from multiple Roseville retailers.

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Chris Sheldon, Richard Cowennj.com(TNS) Passaic County Sheriff Richard Berdnik fatally shot himself Tuesday afternoon inside a Clifton restaurant, multiple sources and officials confirmed. The incident happened Toros Restaurant, a Turkish restaurant on Hazel Street, they said. The Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office is investigating the shooting but did not respond to requests for comment, nor did the Passaic County Sheriff’s Office or local […]

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The Oklahoma City police officer who shot and killed an armed man in November will not face charges. The Oklahoma County grand jury determined there was not enough evidence to pursue a case against Master Sgt. Daniel Higginbottom. Authorities said Azjaynee Owens-Bey, 31, was shot and killed by Higginbottom during an incident that began when […]

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A former teacher in Arkansas pleaded guilty to having sex with one of her students. 33-year-old Heather Hare pleaded guilty on Monday to transporting a minor across state lines to have sex with him. Hare taught family consumer science classes at Bryant High School and, according to investigators, met the minor victim on the first […]

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Zach Mentzcleveland.com(TNS) A California woman was arrested and charged with shoplifting thousands of dollars worth of Stanley Quencher tumbler water bottles from a retail store near Sacramento, according to police. The incident occurred Jan. 17, when the 23-year-old woman was reported for taking a shopping cart full of Stanley water bottles without paying for them, according to a news release from […]

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Rocco ParascandolaNew York Daily News(TNS) A man urinating on a parked car in Manhattan slashed the throat of a passerby who told him to stop, leaving the victim clinging to life, police said Monday. The 66-year-old victim and two other passersby complained when they saw the stranger urinating on a car parked on E. 14th St. near First Ave. in the East Village about 5:05 […]

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A suspect who shot and injured a local police officer was taken into custody early Sunday morning after an hours-long standoff.

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The on-again, off-again criminal prosecution of Alec Baldwin is on again.

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Classes and on-campus activities have been called off Friday at St. Louis Park High School after two separate fights involving students and adults at the school on Thursday.

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The Los Angeles Innocence Project is now representing Scott Peterson, who was convicted almost two decades ago of murdering his wife and unborn child in a highly publicized trial that transfixed the nation.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Six people were wounded inside Kansas City’s Crown Center in a shooting that drew a major police response and shut down the shopping mall on Wednesday evening.

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Update: The New York City police officer who said he was threatened by union officials after issuing tickets to drivers who flashed "courtesy cards" recently spoke out about his civil lawsuit. Mathew Bianchi said a union leader gave him a "brother speech," according to the New York Times. He claims the official told him that officers […]

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Video has been released of a domestic shooting in August that preceded the shooter committing suicide.

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Fresno police released bodycam footage from a deadly shooting in November.

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Baltimore Police Department released footage of the shooting of a man after he was spotted parading around in his birthday suit, wielding a machete and flinging feces at individuals. On December 30, 2023, Russom Gebretsadik was spotted walking into a convenience store wearing only socks. BPD officers Mato and Stokes, who saw the man entering […]

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A North Carolina police chief accused of making “reprehensible” advances on another officer’s wife was fired, town officials said.

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A Laredo woman featured in the Texas 10 Most Wanted list for sexually abusing a girl has been arrested, according to the Texas Department of Public Safety.

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A man in Nebraska has been arrested after causing significant damage while going on a rampage with a skid-steer loader.

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