Articles filed under Crime
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Hong Kong democracy leaders given jail terms amid crackdownApr 16, 2021 7:00 am - HONG KONG (AP) - A Hong Kong court on Friday sentenced five leading pro-democracy advocates, including media tycoon Jimmy Lai, to up to 18 months in prison for organizin...
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State's own expert told grand jury police didn't kill PrudeApr 16, 2021 7:00 am - Prosecutors overseeing a grand jury investigation into the death of Daniel Prude last year in Rochester, New York, undercut the case for criminal charges with testimony ...
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Georgia governor gets GOP primary challenge from former DemApr 16, 2021 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - Former Democrat Vernon Jones crowd-surfed across adoring Trump supporters in October after speaking at one of the former president's campaign rallies. Now...
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Liberty sues Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking millions in damagesApr 16, 2021 7:00 am - RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Liberty University has filed a civil lawsuit against its former leader, Jerry Falwell Jr., seeking tens of millions in damages after the two parted ...
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Chauvin skips testifying as trial in Floyd death nears endApr 16, 2021 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Former Officer Derek Chauvin 's trial in George Floyd's death will be in a jury's hands by early next week, after his brief defense wrapped up with Ch...
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Kane County takes aim at child exploitation with hire of veteran prosecutorApr 16, 2021 5:11 am - Prosecuting child exploitation cases is a horrible thing in which to be an expert. But it's one reason veteran prosecutor Robert Dore is coming out of retirement to beco...
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Aurora woman pleads guilty to trying to hire someone to kill her ex-boyfriendApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - An Aurora woman who had a solicitation of murder conviction overturned by an appellate court pleaded guilty Friday to a lesser charge of attempted solicitation of murder...
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Des Plaines man facing child predator charges after online stingApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - A 69-year-old Des Plaines man was charged with several felonies after he solicited an undercover Cook County sheriff's office investigator posing online as a teenage boy...
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Waukegan man who fired gun near school agrees to plea dealApr 16, 2021 1:00 am - A 28-year-old Waukegan man accused of shooting a gun near a school in a fit of road rage accepted a plea deal that comes with a 10-year prison sentence, the Lake County ...
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Meet Chance, the Elgin PD's newest police dog. His assignment: Comfort people.Apr 16, 2021 1:00 am - A new addition to the Elgin Police Department is turning a lot of heads. Everyone wants some time with him, and he's happy to accommodate with a quick visit, and maybe ...