Articles filed under Crime
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EXPLAINER: What's behind the conflict in eastern Ukraine?Apr 15, 2021 7:00 am - MOSCOW (AP) - Tensions are rising over the conflict in eastern Ukraine, with growing violations of a cease-fire and a massive Russian military buildup near its border wi...
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EXPLAINER: Here's why Derek Chauvin won't testify at trialApr 15, 2021 7:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - The former Minneapolis police officer charged with murder in George Floyd's death said Thursday that he won't testify in his own defense, invoking his...
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Germany sees drop in crime during 1st year of pandemicApr 15, 2021 7:00 am - BERLIN (AP) - Germany saw a drop in reported crime last year, partly due to pandemic restrictions that kept people indoors, although there was a rise in child abuse, dom...
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Wright's family wants stiffer charge for Minnesota ex-copApr 15, 2021 7:00 am - BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. (AP) - Daunte Wright's family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for more serious charges against the white former police o...
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Daunte Wright family calls for stiffer charge against ex-copApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - BROOKLYN CENTER, Minn. - Daunte Wright's family members joined with community leaders Thursday in calling for more serious charges against a white police officer in Wrig...
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Defense rests without Chauvin testimony at murder trialApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - MINNEAPOLIS - Former Officer Derek Chauvin chose not to take the stand as testimony at his murder trial ended Thursday, passing up the chance to explain to the jury and ...
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Des Plaines man charged with sexually abusing 12-year-old girl at motelApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - A 20-year-old Des Plaines man who prosecutors say sexually assaulted a 12-year-old girl at a Prospect Heights motel was ordered held on $200,000 bail Thursday on predato...
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Naperville police investigating shots fired near apartment complexApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - An investigation is under way after shots were fired early Thursday near an apartment complex on the west side of Naperville, according to a Naper Notify alert. Officers...
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Bill would make injuring or killing a police dog while driving under influence a felonyApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - State lawmakers advanced a bill Thursday to make it a felony offense if a person kills or injures a police animal while driving under the influence of alco...
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Illinois Supreme Court makes ruling on innocence certificatesApr 15, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - A majority of the Illinois Supreme Court decided Thursday that the state law governing certificates of innocence requires exonerated individuals to prove t...