Crime Stories from February 21, 2020 (Change date)
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New Zealand killer of British backpacker sentenced to lifeFeb 21, 2020 6:00 am - WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) - A New Zealand man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for murdering a young British backpacker, whose mother told the court the stealin...
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Police: Couple forced boys off road, angered by Trump flagsFeb 21, 2020 6:00 am - HOBART, Ind. (AP) - A northwestern Indiana couple allegedly used a car to force two teenage boys off a road, angered that the twin brothers were riding bicycles adorned ...
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Police: 3 dead, 1 injured in central Texas stabbingsFeb 21, 2020 6:00 am - SAN SABA, Texas (AP) - A man fatally stabbed three people, including a 13-year-old girl, in a small central Texas city early Friday before leading officers on a car chas...
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Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious countsFeb 21, 2020 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The jury in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial indicated Friday that it is deadlocked on the most serious charges against the once powerful Hollywood mogul, b...
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Democratic candidates for Kane state's attorney differ over minor drug arrestsFeb 21, 2020 4:30 am - Updated 2/22 to correct how many years Jamie Mosser worked as a Kane County prosecutor. Two candidates seeking the Democratic nomination for Kane County state's att...
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Police leaders say a new state law is leading to less training for officersFeb 21, 2020 4:30 am - Call it the law of unintended consequences. The law in this case - House Bill 4594, aka The Criminal and Traffic Assessment Act - was billed as a much-needed check on es...
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Authorities: Man hit 3 people during St. Charles bar fightFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - A Montgomery man has been arrested and faces four felony charges stemming from a St. Charles bar fight, Kane County prosecutors said Friday. Brett R. Willing, 33, of the...
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Aurora police uncover weapons cacheFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - Aurora police said a search of a home on the city's east side Thursday yielded three guns, numerous rounds of ammunition and an airsoft pistol. The police department sai...
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Daughter testifies against father in 2011 Glen Ellyn murder caseFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - Curled up in an armchair, the 9-year-old answered an investigator's question about how her mother, Nancy Bustos, and father, Juan Granados, got along. "They don't get al...
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Weinstein jury indicates it is split on most serious countsFeb 21, 2020 12:00 am - NEW YORK - The jury deliberating in Harvey Weinstein's rape trial indicated Friday that it is deadlocked on the most serious charges. In a note sent to the judge during ...