Crime Stories from January 2, 2021
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More GOP lawmakers enlist in Trump effort to undo Biden win
Jan 3, 2021 1:30 AM - A growing number of Republican lawmakers have joined President Donald Trump's extraordinary effort to overturn the election, pledging to reject the results when Congress meets next week to count the Electoral College votes and certify President-elect Joe Biden's win
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Cook County sees record numbers of opioid, gun deaths in 2020Jan 2, 2021 11:36 PM - The Cook County medical examiner's office handled record numbers of opioid deaths and gun-related homicides in 2020, as well as a record number of total cases because of the addition of COVID-19-related deaths.
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Dirt biker who starred in HBO drama charged with murder
Jan 2, 2021 10:29 PM - Police say a renowned Baltimore dirt bike rider who appeared on an HBO drama about the city's riding scene faces murder charges for the stabbing death of her partner
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Bail for Huntley man held in Carpentersville stabbing is $500,000Jan 2, 2021 4:44 PM - Bail for a 39-year-old Huntley man charged with attempted murder in a Monday stabbing in Carpentersville has been set at $500,000, the Kane County state's attorney's office announced Saturday in a news release. He will need to post $50,000 to be released.
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After pardon, Blackwater guard defiant: 'I acted correctly'
Jan 2, 2021 4:40 PM - One of four former U_S_ government contractors pardoned by President Donald Trump in the shooting deaths of Iraqi civilians says he feels like "I acted correctly.'
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France's giant curfew-busting party is over after two nights
Jan 2, 2021 1:00 PM - A French prosecutor said police detained seven people Saturday, including two alleged organizers after an underground New Year's Eve rave party drew at least 2,500 people in western France despite a coronavirus curfew and other restrictions
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Algerian ex-president's brother, former spy bosses cleared
Jan 2, 2021 12:34 PM - A military appeals court in Algeria has cleared four well-known people of plotting charges
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