Denver Police Chief said he refused second sweep of Auraria's encampment
DPD Chief Ron Thomas said during a Citizen Oversight Board Meeting last Friday's sweep didn't go as planned and a similar raid likely won't happen again by his officers.
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CBC3 teen girls expected to plead guilty in swarming death of Kenneth Lee in Toronto, court hears
Three teenage girls are expected to plead guilty in the swarming death of Kenneth Lee near Union Station in December 2022, court heard Friday.The girls, aged 13, 13, and 14, appeared in provincial court in Toronto.Three other girls, aged 15, 16, and 16, are expected to plead not guilty, court heard. Eight teenage girls were initially charged with second-degree murder in connection with Lee's death. They range in age from 13 to 16 years old. Lee, 59, was pronounced dead in hospital on Dec. 18, af
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Calgary lawyer resigns from firm after sending 'disturbing' and 'misogynistic' email
WARNING: This article contains graphic content, including sexualized and vulgar language.A Calgary lawyer has resigned after sending an email described by his firm as "deeply disturbing" in which he twice refers to women as "a person with a vagina" and repeatedly mocks transgender people.Rob Rakochey, who was awarded a King's counsel (KC) title in March in recognition of his contributions to the legal community, resigned this week from his partnership at Field Law, the firm confirmed Thursday.A
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Okla. Mom Texted Son that Dinner Was Ready. Minutes Later, He Allegedly Killed Her, Father and Sister: Police
Jacob Mayhugh, 22, has been charged with three counts of first-degree murder
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He Was Kidnapped as a Teenager 26 Years Ago. He'd Been Within Sight of His Family's Home the Whole Time: Reports
Omar Bin Omran, now 45, was hidden underneath a haystack in his neighbor's home when he was rescued, according to Algerian media reports
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She couldn't call, so human-trafficking victim texted 911 — and saved herself, officials say
The Ventura County Sheriff's Office said a teenager began texting 911 with 'pleas for help' around 3 a.m. on May 9.
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Wife Texted Friend She Wanted Ex-Husband 'Gone,' Say Police. Then He Was Killed in Front of His Daughter
Shanna Gardner is charged with murder, conspiracy to commit first-degree murder, solicitation to commit a capital felony and child endangerment
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Man who sought revenge for a stolen phone pleads guilty to fire that killed a Senegalese family of 5
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man pleaded guilty Friday to a house fire that killed five members of a Senegalese family in 2020 in a case of misplaced revenge caused by mistakenly tracking his stolen iPhone to the home. Kevin Bui pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree murder. A plea deal reached between the defendant and prosecutors proposes a sentence of up to 60 years in prison -- 30 years for each count. The maximum penalty for each count of second-degree murder is 48 years and a $1 million
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Gunman's family told deputy before Maine's deadliest shooting that they hadn't removed his weapons
AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Police have said repeatedly in the aftermath of Maine’s deadliest shooting that officers thought the gunman’s family had been taking his weapons away. Testifying before an investigative committee on Thursday, the gunman’s sister-in-law suggested that law enforcement officers should have known this wasn’t true, because she and her husband, Ryan Card, told a deputy on the phone a month before Robert Card killed 18 people that he still had access to weapons, despite his deteri
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Ex-wife of Winnipeg serial killer recounts violence, sex assaults, bizarre behaviour
WINNIPEG — A former wife of admitted serial killer Jeremy Skibicki testified Thursday about their violent marriage and how it seemed like he had multiple personalities. The woman said she met Skibicki at Siloam Mission, a Winnipeg homeless shelter, when she was struggling with drug addiction in February 2018. Skibicki was with two other men, she said, and the group invited her back to Skibicki's home. "He said he really likes this one ... referring to me," said the 44-year-old Métis woman, who a
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2-year-old boy found in makeshift cage, covered in fecal matter; mother arrested
New York troopers arrested a 24-year-old woman after they said her son was found living in deplorable conditions with broken ribs and bruising on his body.
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Sean 'Diddy' Combs' Alleged Drug Mule Brendan Paul Will Avoid Jail Time as He Accepts Plea Deal
Paul was charged with felony cocaine possession last month
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‘Predator’ teacher convicted of sex with schoolboys
Rebecca Joynes, 30, was found guilty of six child sex offences involving two teen boys.
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Man accused in death of Sikh activist appeared in court just 2 days before the killing
Amandeep Singh, the fourth man charged in connection with the killing of prominent Sikh-Canadian activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was already caught up in the Canadian justice system at the time of Nijjar's death, CBC News has learned.The Indian national, who entered Canada on a temporary visa, appeared in a Surrey, B.C. courtroom to answer charges on an unrelated matter just two days before, according to police, he lay in wait for Nijjar at the entrance to the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara. Nijjar was
- People
Winery Owner Accused of Rape and Sexual Abuse by Younger Sister: Lawsuit
Hilary McKean alleges her brother Mark Hanson subjected her to “recurring violent sexual abuse and rape” over six years when they were minors, according to the complaint
- People
Wash. Dad Allegedly Shot 9-Month-Old Son in Head at Point Blank Range as He Slept
Dion Lamont Montgomery allegedly told police he was using PCP when he shot his baby boy, court records show
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Woman Allegedly Blamed Girl, 15, for Being Sexually Abused, Then Tortured Her and Lit Her on Fire: Police
Latonya Harris and her boyfriend are facing several charges including attempted murder
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Police say two men known to each other found dead at Surrey, B.C., home
SURREY — The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has been called in after two men were found dead in a Surrey, B.C., home on Wednesday. A statement from RCMP says officers found the bodies after they were called to conduct a check on people in the home. Police say the two men were known to each other and investigators aren't looking for any other suspects at this time. Mounties say there is no risk to the public. The statement says the deaths appear to be an isolated case. Surrey RCMP says it
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Alberta RCMP link four Calgary murders in 1970s to American serial killer
Alberta RCMP have solved four historical homicides dating to the 1970s, linking them to a single man — a serial killer and repeat sexual offender who police believe likely committed violent sexual crimes until his death in an Idaho prison in 2011.Gary Allen Srery was responsible for the deaths of four young victims in Calgary in the 1970s, RCMP said at a news conference Friday.Srery was a predator who stalked his victims from behind the wheel, targeting young women and girls before discarding th
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Asylum seeker who murdered pensioner ‘in revenge for Gaza’ is terrorist – judge
Ahmed Alid, 45, stabbed Terence Carney, 70, six times in Hartlepool town centre on October 15 – eight days after Hamas attacked Israel.
- Digital Spy
Coronation Street confirms who attacked Nathan Curtis
Coronation Street has revealed who attacked evil Nathan Curtis in tonight's (May 17) episodes.