Alame 'guilty of nothing' until allegations are proven in court, his lawyer says
Alame 'guilty of nothing' until allegations are proven in court, his lawyer says
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CBCWoman acquitted of historical sex offence against teen stepson
WARNING: This story contains details of child sexual abuse.An Ontario woman has been acquitted of a sex crime against her teen stepson in Ottawa 40 years ago because the judge couldn't be sure that Canadians in the 1980s would have found it criminally immoral.It's a rare case because a woman stands accused, leaving the judge in a tough spot with little case law to lean on, according to a law professor who specializes in sexual offences. Still, Janine Benedet said it would have been helpful for t
- CBC
Charlottetown police capture Toronto man at top of national most-wanted list
Charlottetown police have arrested a man who was listed at the top of a national most-wanted list. The force said in a news release that its street crime unit, along with the major crime unit and a rapid tactical deployment team, arrested 35-year old Michael Bebee in Charlottetown on Tuesday. Toronto police had issued a Canada-wide warrant for Bebee's arrest in connection with the July 23, 2023, shooting death of Shamar Powell-Flowers in Toronto's east end. Bebee is accused of second-degree murd
- San Luis Obispo Tribune
Women caught on camera ‘stuffing skirts’ with $5,700 of cosmetics at Paso Robles Target
“We would like to swap out their newly acquired beauty products with a pair of shiny bracelets,” police said.
- LA Times
Judge in major gun cases reprimanded after 13-year-old girl handcuffed in court
U.S. District Judge Roger T. Benitez was reprimanded for judicial misconduct after he ordered the daughter of a criminal defendant handcuffed in court in what some witnesses described as a 'scared straight' tactic.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
17-year-old killed by friend while on a walk, Texas cops say. ‘We knew him for years’
The male friend was arrested after DNA tests.
- Kansas City Star
Accused carjacker kills dad of 7 just hours after release from jail, Indiana cops say
“For this to happen, it’s unfair,” the man’s son reportedly said. “You can’t fix some people.”
- PA Media: UK News
Police officer who faced sword attacker suffered ‘horrifically serious’ injuries
A 36-year-old suspect remains in hospital after a 14-year-old boy was killed and four other people were injured in Hainault, east London.
- CBC
Family devastated after cyberthieves steal $10,000 from bank account
Alana Regnier says her family is reeling after thousands of dollars were stolen from their bank account.Regnier, who is originally from Unity, Sask., has been living in Calgary with her husband Caleb and two young children. Their dream is to one day own a house of their own.She said she made the difficult decision to go back to work part-time after the birth of her second child. Regnier said she was able to put in about 600 hours of work with a non-profit and managed to save about $10,000 to go
- CBC
'Someone is going to get hurt,' says OPP officer minutes before fatal 401 crash
A police radio recording is providing a glimpse into the moments leading up to a fiery wrong-way crash that killed four people east of Toronto on Monday.
- Associated Press
Man who bragged that he 'fed' an officer to the mob of Capitol rioters gets nearly 5 years in prison
A Georgia business owner who bragged that he “fed” a police officer to a mob of rioters storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was sentenced on Thursday to nearly five years in prison for his repeated attacks on law enforcement during the insurrection. Jack Wade Whitton struck an officer with a metal crutch and dragged him — head first and face down — into the crowd on the Capitol's Lower West Terrace. Whitton later boasted in a text message that he “fed him to the people.”
- Miami Herald
Man kidnaps woman, goes to prison and kidnaps her again after release, Florida cops say
A deputy found the woman duct-taped in a garage two months after the man got out of prison, according to the arrest affidavit.
- PA Media: UK News
Ex-Met Police officer rapist branded ‘the devil’ as he is jailed for life
He must serve a minimum sentence of 13 years and 225 days for his crimes that took place between 2014 and 2023.
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Police killed student outside Wisconsin school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Police shot and killed a Wisconsin student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon while class was in session, according to the state's attorney general. No one else was hurt and the student didn't get inside the building. An investigation is ongoing.
- People
Second Suspect Accused of Abducting Slack Co-Founder's Child, as Family Slams 'Predators'
Mint Butterfield, 16, was found alive days after going missing.
- Miami Herald
15-year-old girl stabs her grandmother to death in their home, Pennsylvania cops say
The 67-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
- People
Body Found in Duffel Bag ID'd as Missing Boy, 4, Whose Mother Initially Claimed He Was Hit by Car
4-year-old Damari Carter's body was discovered in an alley less than half a mile away from his mother's apartment nearly five months ago after he went missing
- PA Media: UK News
Teenage ‘foot soldier’ jailed for life over drug-debt knife murder
Armin Mehdikhani-Sarvejahani, 16, will serve a minimum term of 17 years for the murder of Mustafa Momand.
- Reuters
Portugal arrests four people suspected of enslaving man for 17 years
Portugal's criminal police agency said on Wednesday it had arrested four people on suspicion of holding a man in slavery-like conditions for 17 years in the country's northern region of Braganca. In a statement, the police said the 54-year-old man suffered physical and psychological abuse over that period, and was the victim of labour exploitation, including by being "rented" out to third parties for agricultural work. "He lived in a degrading situation, spending the night in a van...without the minimum living, health, hygiene and food conditions," the police said.
- USA TODAY
Body found in duffel bag in Philadelphia identified as 4-year-old reported missing in December
The body of a child found in a duffel bag in Philadelphia in March has been identified as that of a missing 4-year-old boy.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Husband shoots, kills wife and drives to sandwich shop, Texas cops say. Shootout ensues
Officers used OnStar installed in the vehicle to track the man to the sandwich shop, police said.