Crime Stories from July 2, 2020 (Change date)
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Rights activists say Danes unaware of racism in their nationJul 03, 2020 7:07 am - COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Rights activists on Thursday accused Danish officials of being unable to recognize racism after authorities said the killing of a biracial man...
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Wide shift in opinion on police, race rare in US pollingJul 03, 2020 7:07 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - It's rare for public opinion on social issues to change sharply and swiftly. And yet in the wake of George Floyd's death, Americans' opinions about pol...
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LAPD funding slashed by $150M, reducing number of officersJul 02, 2020 12:05 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - City leaders voted Wednesday to slash the Los Angeles Police Department budget by $150 million, reducing the number of officers to a level not seen fo...
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House judiciary panel to interview ousted NY prosecutorJul 02, 2020 7:05 pm - WASHINGTON (AP) - The ousted former U.S. attorney for Manhattan will sit down with the House Judiciary Committee next week for a closed-door interview as the panel inves...
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French-Dutch police bust encrypted criminal communicationsJul 02, 2020 7:05 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch and French police cracked an encrypted communications network used by organized crime gangs, allowing them to covertly watch "over th...
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Over 80 killed in Ethiopia unrest after singer shot deadJul 02, 2020 2:05 pm - ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) - More than 80 people have been killed in unrest in Ethiopia after a popular singer was shot dead this week, the state-run Ethiopian Broadcast...
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Elgin man gets probation for felony pot arrest prompted by littering complaintJul 03, 2020 6:56 am - An Elgin man received 18 months of probation this week after pleading guilty to felony marijuana possession. Adrian Pesina, 36, of the 1800 block of Sheffield Drive, was...
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Police: Men had 1,000 pounds of fireworks they were selling out of their homesJul 03, 2020 10:03 am - Two men have been charged with selling illegal fireworks in Aurora and Elgin, authorities said Thursday. The Kane County sheriff's office said the investigation was prom...
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Authorities: Man dragged woman into wooded area, tried to sexually assault herJul 03, 2020 6:13 am - A 25-year-old Arlington Heights parolee was ordered held without bail after prosecutors say he beat a woman so severely he broke her jaw and other bones in her face. Ch...
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Schaumburg man charged with striking, biting woman outside grocery storeJul 04, 2020 12:09 am - A Schaumburg man was ordered held on $30,000 bail on charges authorities say stemmed from a confrontation outside a grocery store. Steven Concaildi, 44, is charged with...
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