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What we know about the visa obtained by Egyptian man who injured a dozen people in Colorado

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The Egyptian man charged with injuring a dozen people in Boulder, Colorado, in an attack on demonstrators seeking the release of Israeli hostages is among hundreds of thousands known to overstay their visas each year in the United States.

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Deputies won't face charges in deadly 2022 shootout on California highway, prosecutors say

Read full article: Deputies won't face charges in deadly 2022 shootout on California highway, prosecutors say

Prosecutors in California say San Bernardino County deputies involved in a shootout that killed a teenage girl and her fugitive father will not face any criminal charges.

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Ohio lawmakers approve charging up to $750 for police and jail videos

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People seeking copies of police and jail videos in Ohio may have to pay up to $750 per department if Gov. Mike DeWine signs a measure approved by the state Legislature.

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There's a moose on the loose — in a New Hampshire swimming pool

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Police and firefighters in New Hampshire have responded to an unusual call — a moose trapped in a backyard swimming pool.

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Vigils held nationwide for nonbinary Oklahoma teenager who died day after school bathroom fight

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Vigils took place across the nation for Oklahoma teenager Nex Benedict, who died the day after a fight in a high school bathroom.

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Police: Inert Cold War-era missile found in garage of Washington state home

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Police say an inert Cold War-era rocket of the type used to carry a nuclear warhead has been found in the garage of a home of a deceased resident in Washington state.

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Man suspected of killing 8 people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say

Read full article: Man suspected of killing 8 people in suburban Chicago was related to most of the victims, police say

A man suspected of shooting and killing eight people in suburban Chicago this weekend was related to most of the victims, authorities said Tuesday, a day after the 23-year-old fatally shot himself during a confrontation with law enforcement in Texas.

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Family of 4 found dead in apparent murder-suicide by New York police sergeant

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A New York police sergeant is believed to have fatally shot his wife and two sons before taking his own life inside their suburban home.

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A small police department in Minnesota's north woods offers free canoes to help recruit new officers

Read full article: A small police department in Minnesota's north woods offers free canoes to help recruit new officers

The police department in the small north woods Minnesota town of Ely faces the same challenges of recruiting and keeping officers as countless other law enforcement agencies across the country.

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A deer broke into a New Jersey elementary school. Its escape was caught on police bodycams

Read full article: A deer broke into a New Jersey elementary school. Its escape was caught on police bodycams

A New Jersey elementary school had an unexpected visitor over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.

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5th former Memphis officer pleads not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols' death

Read full article: 5th former Memphis officer pleads not guilty to federal civil rights charges in Tyre Nichols' death

A fifth former Memphis police officer has pleaded not guilty to federal civil rights charges in the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols after a traffic stop.

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Virginia lawsuit stemming from police pepper-spraying an Army officer will be settled

Read full article: Virginia lawsuit stemming from police pepper-spraying an Army officer will be settled

A Virginia town is settling a lawsuit that sprang from a Black and Latino Army lieutenant being pepper sprayed during a traffic stop.

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Connecticut kitten mystery solved, police say: Cat found in stolen, crashed car belongs to a suspect

Read full article: Connecticut kitten mystery solved, police say: Cat found in stolen, crashed car belongs to a suspect

Police who found a kitten in a stolen car say they have ascertained that the animal belongs to a juvenile suspect who was arrested after the car crashed.

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Cat's out of the bag: Kitten turns up in a stolen car in Connecticut

Read full article: Cat's out of the bag: Kitten turns up in a stolen car in Connecticut

Police who were examining a stolen car for evidence made a surprising find: a kitten.

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A man who set a fire at an Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic sentenced to 10 years in prison

Read full article: A man who set a fire at an Illinois Planned Parenthood clinic sentenced to 10 years in prison

A man who set a fire at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Illinois has been sentenced to 10 years in federal prison.

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Michigan police detained a Black child who was in the 'wrong place, wrong time,' department says

Read full article: Michigan police detained a Black child who was in the 'wrong place, wrong time,' department says

A Michigan police department says a white officer handcuffed a Black child who was in the wrong place at the wrong time.

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Family mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car

Read full article: Family mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car

A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected their car was stolen says she decided to speak out after seeing video from a passerby and realizing two officers had aimed firearms at her 13-year-old son while his hands were up.

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2 men arrested in Texas shooting that killed 3 and injured 8 at a gathering after a July 4 festival

Read full article: 2 men arrested in Texas shooting that killed 3 and injured 8 at a gathering after a July 4 festival

Authorities say two men have been arrested in a shooting that killed three people and injured eight others as hundreds gathered in a Texas neighborhood on the eve of the Fourth of July.

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Suspect arrested in 5 separate shootings in Phoenix metro area that left 4 dead

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Authorities say a suspect has been arrested in connection with five separate shootings in the Phoenix metro area that left four people dead and a woman wounded.

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Mom, son who took zip ties into Senate convicted in 1/6 riot

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A Tennessee man and his mother have been convicted of charges that they stormed the Capitol and brought plastic handcuffs into the Senate gallery during a mob's attack.

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Texas gov. seeks to pardon Army sergeant convicted of murder

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is seeking to pardon a U.S. Army sergeant who was convicted of murder in the 2020 fatal shooting of an armed protester during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.

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Army sergeant guilty in fatal Texas shooting of protester

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A Texas jury has convicted a U.S. Army sergeant of murder for fatally shooting an armed protester in 2020 during nationwide protests against police violence and racial injustice.

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Tyre Nichols death spurs Justice Department police review

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The Justice Department announced Wednesday that it will review the Memphis police department policies on use of force, de-escalation strategies and specialized units in response to the fatal beating of Tyre Nichols during an arrest.

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Armed man shot inside Target got rifle 4 days earlier

Read full article: Armed man shot inside Target got rifle 4 days earlier

Police say the man who was fatally shot by police after entering a Target store in Omaha, Nebraska, armed with an AR-15-style rifle had obtained the weapon just four days earlier at a sporting goods store.

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Illinois man charged in Planned Parenthood clinic fire

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A central Illinois man has been charged with setting fire to a Planned Parenthood clinic earlier this month.

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Police chase ends with crash on I-95 in Glynn County

Read full article: Police chase ends with crash on I-95 in Glynn County

Officers in Glynn County on Monday afternoon were in pursuit of a stolen car that ended with a crash on I-95 near U.S. 17, according to the Police Department.

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Glynn County police adds adorable new K-9 puppy to team

Read full article: Glynn County police adds adorable new K-9 puppy to team

The 10-week-old purebred bloodhound will serve as a tracking dog for the department. Chief was donated by the Jimmy Ryce Center for Victims of Predatory Abduction.

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Young girl stabbed in critical condition, Orange Park police say

Read full article: Young girl stabbed in critical condition, Orange Park police say

A child was transported to Wolfson Children’s Hospital with serious injuries after Clay County Fire Rescue responded Wednesday afternoon to an apartment complex, the department confirmed.

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Man, 33, killed in shooting in Jacksonville Beach

Read full article: Man, 33, killed in shooting in Jacksonville Beach

The Jacksonville Beach Police Department on Wednesday night said officers were investigating a reported shooting on Sanctuary Way North.

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Green Day front man's beloved car recovered after theft

Read full article: Green Day front man's beloved car recovered after theft

Green Day front man Billie Joe Armstrong won’t have to walk that Boulevard of Broken Dreams anymore.

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Suspect arrested in Washington state grocery store shooting

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A man suspected of opening fire inside a grocery store in Washington state, killing one person and injuring another, was a suspected shoplifter who appeared to be battling mental illness.

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Michigan police cuff Black real estate agent, client at home

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Police in west Michigan handcuffed a real estate agent, his client and that man’s 15-year-old son after a neighbor wrongly reported that the three Black people were breaking into a home.

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Detective: Suspect's friends believed he had gun in theater

Read full article: Detective: Suspect's friends believed he had gun in theater

A man charged with fatally shooting two young people inside a Southern California movie theater was accompanied by three friends who told investigators they were alarmed because they believed he had brought a gun into the cinema.

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Young TikTok star shot in California movie theater dies

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A young TikTok star who had been on life support after being shot inside a Southern California movie theater has died.

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Young man shot in California movie theater dies

Read full article: Young man shot in California movie theater dies

A young man who had been on life support after being shot inside a Southern California movie theater has died.

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1 arrested in shooting that wounded TikTok star, killed teen

Read full article: 1 arrested in shooting that wounded TikTok star, killed teen

Police say they have arrested a man in connection with a shooting that killed an 18-year-old woman and seriously wounded a 19-year-old social media influencer as they watched “The Forever Purge” at a Southern California movie theater.

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Lance Armstrong's son charged with sexual assault from 2018

Read full article: Lance Armstrong's son charged with sexual assault from 2018

According to an arrest warrant in Austin, Texas, the son of former cyclist Lance Armstrong has been charged with sexual assault from 2018 when he was 18.

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Police investigate pepper spraying of mother near toddler

Read full article: Police investigate pepper spraying of mother near toddler

A Rochester police officer has been placed on administrative duty after using pepper spray on the woman, authorities said Friday. Ad“Both incidents involved Black mothers. Both involved Black children. Both involved Black people obviously in crisis. Both involved officers using pepper spray on or around a Black child,” PAB Chair Shani Wilson said during a video news conference Friday.

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Crescent City Council votes to permanently disband police department

Read full article: Crescent City Council votes to permanently disband police department

PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – The Crescent City Council voted 4-1 on Wednesday night to permanently disband the police department. Back in December, the entire department was placed on administrative leave amid an investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement into training records and irregularities. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office took over jurisdiction. AdIn the report, the FDLE recommends one of the officers be fired because he didn’t complete mandatory training. The audit also revealed that training documents were never found for another officer, meaning that officer needs to be retrained.

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Cops fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated

Read full article: Cops fired over photos tied to Elijah McClain not reinstated

The Aurora Civil Service Commission issued a decision Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2021, upholding the firings of officers Marrero, Dittrich and Jason Rosenblatt over this and similar photos. Police Chief Vanessa Wilson fired the three officers last year over two photos taken at a memorial to McClain two months after his death. AdDittrich texted the photos to two officers who stopped McClain — Rosenblatt and Nathan Woodyard — to try to cheer up Woodyard, authorities said. Besides the neckhold, McClain was injected with the sedative ketamine. Rosenblatt initially tried to put McClain in the neckhold but couldn’t because of his position, so Woodyard did, authorities said.

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Bomb-sniffing dogs? Check. Times Square crowd? Not this year

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A man wears a protective mask during the coronavirus pandemic in Times Square Thursday, Dec. 31, 2020, in New York. Small groups of revelers, some wearing glittery hats, filmed their distant view of Times Square on their phones and broke out in cheers at midnight. Preparing for the worst, the New York Police Department deployed its bomb-sniffing dogs and sand-filled sanitation trucks intended to guard against explosions. “It’s dead,” said Ali Jameel early Thursday, who owns a store a block from Times Square. “Coming to Times Square is a family tradition for some.

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California police recover lizards stolen from reptile store

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This undated photo provided by the Long Beach, Calif., Police Department shows one of two unique Australian monitor lizards that were stolen from a reptile shop in November 2019. (Long Beach Police Department via AP)LOS ANGELES – Police in California announced two arrests and the return of a pair of unique lizards that were stolen from a reptile shop last year. The Long Beach Police Department said Friday that the two Australian lace monitor lizards were stolen from JTK Reptiles in Long Beach in November, The Los Angeles Times reports. Three people entered the store, broke into the cages holding the lizards and escaped to a waiting car, authorities said. Animal control handlers were called to recover the lizards before being returned to their owner, Long Beach Police Department spokesman Brandon Fahey said.

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Lake City officer shot while checking on home out of hospital

Read full article: Lake City officer shot while checking on home out of hospital

LAKE CITY, Fla. A Lake City police officer who was shot while knocking on the door of a house has returned to his home and is making a good recovery, the Police Department said Thursday. They were concerned someone inside the home had been shot, so they knocked on the door. After identifying themselves as police officers, shots were fired through the door from inside the home. Officer Remington Cody Chauncey was hit by at least one shot, police said. Chauncey has been with the Lake City Police Department since April 2020.

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Glynn County Fire Rescue: 2 pedestrians hit, airlifted to hospital

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Both patients were transported by helicopter to trauma centers for treatment, according to Glynn County Fire Rescue. GLYNN COUNTY, Fla. – Two people are receiving treatment at trauma centers after being hit by a vehicle, according to Glynn County Fire Rescue. Officials said the two were hit in the area of New Jessup Highway and Glyndale Drive around 1 a.m. Friday. Both people were transported by helicopter to trauma centers. Multiple units from Glynn County Fire Rescue and Police Department responded.

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Sparky the Fire Dog & Officer Hopps visit Fernandina Beach neighborhoods

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FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. – Fernandina Beach Fire Department and Police Department worked together Sunday to bring smiles to the community during the coronavirus pandemic. Sparky the Fire Dog and Officer Hopps rode through neighborhoods in the area to say hello to families and encourage them to stay healthy and stay safe. “Sparky the Fire Dog & Officer Hopps have been self-isolating for a few weeks now and they are ready to get out and about!” the Fernandina Beach Police Department posted on Facebook. In a video posted on the Fernandina Beach Fire Department Facebook page, Sparky the Fire Dog could be seen waving his paws as he rode in a fire engine while Officer Hopps followed behind in a Beach Ranger vehicle.

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Tree, power lines down on Fourth Street in Atlantic Beach

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ATLANTIC BEACH, Fla. - A large tree and power lines are down on Fourth Street in Atlantic Beach, according to the Police Department. Fourth Street will remain closed until the tree can be removed and power lines can be fixed. JEA and Atlantic Beach Public Works employees are at the scene. There are no reports of injuries or what caused the tree and power lines to come down. Copyright 2019 by WJXT News4Jax - All rights reserved.

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Police: Man's body found in water at Brunswick marina

Read full article: Police: Man's body found in water at Brunswick marina

BRUNSWICK, Ga. – A man's body was found Friday morning in the water at Brunswick Landing Marina, police said. Officers responded about 9:30 a.m. to the marina off Newcastle Street after witnesses spotted the body and called the Brunswick Police Deparment. Police said the body was identified as Fred Batton, 57, of Brunswick. Batton was known to frequently fish in the area, police said. The Police Department said it continues to investigate how Batton died.

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