Articles filed under Crime
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R. Kelly's fate now in jury's hands after weeks of testimonySep 24, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - R. Kelly's fate is now in a jury's hands after weeks of lurid testimony in his sexual misconduct trial. A jury of seven men and five women began deliber...
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Catalan separatist leader out of Sardinia jail, can travelSep 24, 2021 7:00 am - ROME (AP) - Catalan separatist leader Carles Puigdemont left a jail in Sardinia on Friday after a judge ruled that he could go free pending an Oct. 4 hearing on his extr...
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Dutch court jails 'incorrigible' thief over 2 museum heistsSep 24, 2021 7:00 am - THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) - A 59-year-old man, described as an 'œincorrigible and calculating criminal'ť was convicted Friday of stealing a painting by Vincent van Gog...
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Twist in 2002 Lake County murder case could mean new trial for man convicted of pulling triggerSep 24, 2021 5:30 am - Ronald Ruhl has spent the last 18 years in prison - and is due to spend at least 31 more - after Lake County prosecutors convinced a jury in 2003 that he murdered a Lake...
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Des Plaines teens arrested after fight stemming from fireworks attackSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - Two Des Plaines teens were arrested after throwing firecrackers at a car and then fighting with its occupant, police said Friday. Michael Aponte, 18, of the 2100 block o...
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Hoffman Estates man charged with fatally stabbing acquaintance more than 50 timesSep 24, 2021 1:00 am - A Hoffman Estates man who prosecutors say stabbed an acquaintance with a kitchen knife more than 50 times was ordered held without bail Friday. Francisco J. Palomares-M...
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Chauvin to appeal conviction, sentence in Floyd's deathSep 23, 2021 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murder in George Floyd's death intends to appeal his conviction and sentence, saying the judge abu...
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Ancient tablet acquired by Hobby Lobby going back to IraqSep 23, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - A 3,500-year-old clay tablet discovered in the ruins of the library of an ancient Mesopotamian king, then looted from an Iraqi museum 30 years ago, is ...
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Court rejects Missouri AG's requests in 1979 killings caseSep 23, 2021 7:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri appeals court on Thursday denied the state attorney general's request to recuse all Jackson County judges from presiding over an upcom...
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Louisiana state trooper charged in pummeling of Black manSep 23, 2021 7:00 am - A former Louisiana State Police trooper has been charged with a civil rights violation for pummeling a Black motorist 18 times with a flashlight - the first criminal cas...