Articles filed under Crime
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Kim Potter guilty of manslaughter in Daunte Wright's deathDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Jurors on Thursday convicted a suburban Minneapolis police officer of two manslaughter charges in the killing of Daunte Wright, a Black motorist she shot d...
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Bail set at $500,000 for West Chicago man accused of trying to suffocate his motherDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Bail was set at $500,000 for a West Chicago man who was accused of trying to suffocate his mother with a pillow in Wheaton, authorities said. Bryan Jones, 39, of the 20...
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Drug arrest at Rivers CasinoDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - A Hampshire man was arrested early Monday after he dropped a small bag of cocaine inside Rivers Casino in Des Plaines, police said. Darren Leech, 37, of the 19N200 block...
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4 people shot, one shooter at large after gunfight in Oakbrook CenterDec 23, 2021 12:00 am - Shoppers and workers at Oakbrook Center in Oak Brook ran for cover or quickly locked down during the final Christmas shopping rush Thursday evening as two men started a ...
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Jury at Kim Potter trial deliberates 3rd day without verdictDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - A jury pushed through its third day of deliberations with no verdict Wednesday at the trial of a suburban Minneapolis police officer who shot and kill...
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White House downplays Secret Service estimate of COVID fraudDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - The White House downplayed a statement by the U.S. Secret Service that nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs, saying Wednesday tha...
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He wore a wire, risked his life to expose who was in the KKKDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - For nearly 10 years, Joseph Moore lived a secret double life. At times the U.S. Army veteran donned a white robe and hood as a hit man for the ...
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Dutch prosecutors demand life sentences in MH17 downingDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - SCHIPHOL, Netherlands (AP) - Dutch prosecutors on Wednesday demanded life sentences for four suspects in the downing of Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 over eastern Ukrain...
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China defends science exchange program following US arrestDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - BEIJING (AP) - China on Wednesday defended its international scientific exchange programs in the wake of the conviction of a Harvard University professor charged with hi...
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Secret Service: Nearly $100B stolen in pandemic relief fundsDec 22, 2021 6:00 am - Nearly $100 billion at minimum has been stolen from COVID-19 relief programs set up to help businesses and people who lost their jobs due to the pandemic, the U.S. Secre...