Articles filed under Crime
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Elgin police note uptick in catalytic converter theftsJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin police Saturday reported an alarming increase in the number of catalytic converter thefts in the city. Since June 1, 25 catalytic converters have been stolen from ...
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Police: Chicago man used gun to rob Hinsdale cell phone storeJun 18, 2022 1:00 am - A 29-year-old Chicago man is being held in jail without the option of making bail after, officials said, he used a handgun to rob a Hinsdale cellphone store. Stephon Lit...
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Bloody toll of Mexican criminals' fixation on exotic petsJun 17, 2022 7:00 am - MEXICO CITY (AP) - Mexican narcos' fascination with exotic animals was on display this week after a spider monkey dressed up as a drug gang mascot was killed in a shooto...
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Cyprus trial of UK man: Was it murder or assisted suicide?Jun 17, 2022 7:00 am - NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) - The trial of a British man charged with the premeditated murder of his ill wife in Cyprus' coastal resort town of Paphos was pushed back Thursday ...
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Wallowing in Watergate 50 years later: A political quizJun 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - For half a century, every major Washington scandal started with some form of this question: Is this another Watergate? Watergate spawned an all-purpose...
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Watergate 50th meets Jan. 6. Common thread: Thirst for powerJun 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - The wreckage of Watergate and Jan. 6 are a half-century apart yet rooted in the same ancient thirst for power at any cost. Two presidents, wily and pro...
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Freedom riders' 1947 convictions vacated in North CarolinaJun 17, 2022 7:00 am - HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. (AP) - Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three other men who were sentenced to work on a chain gang in North Carolina after they launche...
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Larry Nassar loses last appeal in sexual assault scandalJun 17, 2022 7:00 am - DETROIT (AP) - The Michigan Supreme Court on Friday rejected a final appeal from sports doctor Larry Nassar, who was sentenced to decades in prison for sexually assaulti...
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Gunman kills 3 seniors over potluck dinner at Alabama churchJun 17, 2022 7:00 am - VESTAVIA HILLS, Ala. (AP) - The 70-year-old visitor had previously attended some services at St. Stephen's Episcopal Church before police say he showed up for a potluck ...
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Costa Rica chaos a warning that ransomware threat remainsJun 17, 2022 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Teachers unable to get paychecks. Tax and customs systems paralyzed. Health officials unable to access medical records or track the spread of COVID-19....