Umar Zameer found not guilty in killing of Toronto police officer
A jury found Umar Zameer not guilty of all criminal charges, including first-degree murder, in the killing of Toronto police officer Det.-Const. Jeffrey Northrup in 2021.
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Global NewsFresh details emerge about deadly, wrong-way collision on Ontario's Highway 401
New details are emerging about the victims of Monday night’s deadly collision on Highway 401 after a wrong-way police pursuit. As Catherine McDonald reports, Global News has also obtained new video of the police pursuit through the streets of Durham Region.
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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
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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.
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Fox Reporter Corrects Trump To His Face Over Evidence-Free 'Biden Trial' Claim
The Wisconsin political reporter challenged the former president, who has repeatedly made the false claim about his hush money trial.
- 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.
- 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.
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'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.
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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
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Mexico questions three people over missing American and Australian tourists
Concerns are growing for a trio of missing tourists, including a US citizen, as Mexican authorities question three people in connection with their disappearance.
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Suspect in London sword attack appears in court on murder charge in death of teenage boy
A man accused of brandishing a sword in a rampage in London that killed a teenage boy, severely injured two police officers and wounded two men appeared in court Thursday to face charges of murder and attempted murder. Marcus Arduini Monzo, 36, who has dual Spanish and Brazilian citizenship, is charged with murder in the death of Daniel Anjorin, 14, who was slain as he walked to school Tuesday morning in a northeast London suburb. Prosecutor David Burns said Monzo crashed his van in Hainault before 7 a.m. Tuesday, striking a man.
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Was a W. Richland killer grooming his victim in 6th grade? What a WA investigation found
Rumors started in 2019 that Elias Huizar was having sex with a girl who would have his baby four years later.
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Parkland student who slapped teacher to be tried as an adult, filmed incident was not the first
Parkland student who slapped teacher to be tried as an adult, filmed incident was not the first
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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.
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Victim speaks at sentencing hearing for Flagler County teen with autism who attacked teacher's aide
A student with autism who attacked his teacher's aid was in court on Wednesday for his sentencing hearing. The attack on paraprofessional Joan Naydich by then-17-year-old Brendan Depa was caught on video inside Flagler County's Matanzas High School and has ignited a national debate over what punishment a student with special needs should receive.
- Kansas City Star
‘I owe the world to them.’ KS dad grateful to cops after sentencing in daughter’s death
“They could easily just gave up (the) cold case, and be like, ‘eh, we can’t do anything, we’re done.’ DEA could have. The officer could have been like, ‘I’m not going down this road anymore.’ But they did this for Olivia and for — part of me says — me.”
- People
Pa. Nurse Sentenced to Life After Pleading Guilty to Killing Patients with Fatal Insulin Doses: 'Pure Evil'
Heather Pressdee pleaded guilty to administering lethal and potentially lethal doses of insulin to 22 patients
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‘She’s pure evil’: Nurse gets life in prison after admitting she intentionally gave patients excess insulin, prosecutors say
A Pennsylvania nurse accused of killing three patients at skilled nursing facilities across the state and attempting to kill 19 other people in her care pleaded guilty Thursday and was sentenced to life in prison, according to a news release from Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry.
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Grandparents killed in Highway 401 crash were visiting from India, parents survived
TORONTO — The two grandparents killed along with their infant grandson in a wrong-way highway crash with a van being chased by police were visiting from India, Ontario's police watchdog said Thursday, while the baby's parents were also in the car but survived. The Special Investigations Unit said the three-month-old boy's father and mother, who live in Ajax, Ont., were treated in hospital after Monday's crash. The watchdog said the 27-year-old mother was treated for serious injuries but offered
- The Canadian Press
Hate-crime probe: Vancouver woman arrested over speech that praised Hamas attack
VANCOUVER — Police say a 44-year-old woman has been arrested in a hate-crime investigation over a speech in Vancouver that praised the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. A statement from the Vancouver Police Department said that the woman "referred to a number of terrorist organizations as heroes." It said a criminal investigation was underway to determine if her comments violated hate-crime laws. Neither the woman nor her protest organization have responded to requests for comment. The police st
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Winnipeg police seize money at airport belonging to drug-trafficking network
Insp. Elton Hall, of the Winnipeg police organized crime unit, said Wednesday that police had seized a “large quantity of Canadian currency” at the Winnipeg International Airport on March 22. He said the money was determined to be linked to a high-level organized crime network.