Crime Stories from January 13, 2015 (Change date)
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20 state officials investigated in Mexico military slayingsJan 14, 2015 9:06 pm - MEXICO CITY (AP) - At least 20 Mexico state officials are under investigation in the cover-up of threats and torture of women who were witnesses to the alleged killing o...
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Report: More supervision, less prison for property crimeJan 14, 2015 7:06 pm - OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) - A new report announced by Gov. Jay Inslee Wednesday recommends Washington put more property-crime offenders on supervision instead of relying exclu...
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Prosecutors recommend leniency for key cartel witnessesJan 14, 2015 9:06 pm - CHICAGO (AP) - The U.S. attorney's office in Chicago on Wednesday recommended a lenient prison sentence of no more than 16 years for two drug cartel associates turned st...
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Police: Homeless woman replaced baby Jesus with pig's headJan 14, 2015 11:06 am - HAVERHILL, Mass. (AP) - A homeless woman previously charged with scrawling "666" on a Massachusetts church stole a baby Jesus figurine from another church's Nativity sce...
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Bartender charged with threatening to kill Speaker BoehnerJan 14, 2015 8:07 pm - CINCINNATI (AP) - House Speaker John Boehner returned to the Capitol on Wednesday without commenting to reporters after disclosures that a bartender at a country club ne...
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Florida man gets 20 years for terrorism chargesJan 14, 2015 4:06 pm - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - A 21-year-old Florida man accused of conspiring to aid al-Qaida and traveling to the Middle East to join terrorist groups was sentenced Wednesd...
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Gov. moves to clarify status of DA in Hernandez caseJan 14, 2015 3:06 pm - BOSTON (AP) - Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker moved Wednesday to clarify the status of the recently appointed prosecutor whose office is overseeing the murder case agai...
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California Senate leader defends bill, cites ethics reformsJan 14, 2015 9:06 pm - SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Two weeks after turning the calendar on a year that saw four members of the state Senate face criminal charges, the body's new leader on Wednes...
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Amid its other struggles, Puerto Rico enjoys drop in crimeJan 13, 2015 10:06 pm - SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) - The crime wave that marred Puerto Rico's image in recent years appears to have ebbed, with homicides decreasing and both residents and polic...
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Testimony: Police used 'unreasonable' force in beanbag deathJan 14, 2015 8:07 pm - MARKHAM, Ill. (AP) - Suburban Chicago police who fired beanbag rounds at a knife-wielding 95-year-old man used "unreasonable and unnecessary" force, an expert on police ...
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