Hochul signs law requiring NY schools to consider silent panic alarms
Alyssa's Law is named in honor of a Parkland school shooting victim. Gov. Hochul is expected to sign it today.
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Thomas called the city's ban "highly suspect because it broadly prohibits common semiautomatic firearms used for lawful purposes."
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Police Arrest Suspect in Deadly Chicago Shooting after Finding DNA Evidence on Rifle
Robert Crimo III, who is believed to have taken shots at parade-goers from a rooftop in Highland Park, Illinois was arrested by police Monday evening after his DNA was identified.
- Akron Beacon Journal
Apparent long-distance shot across Summit Lake hits woman in head inside her home
A 25-year-old woman was shot in the head through the front window of her Summit Lake home, the Akron Police Department said Tuesday.
- The Daily Beast
Parade Suspect Told Family He’d ‘Kill Everyone’ Years Before Massacre
Photo Illustration by The Daily Beast/Photos by Reuters/WGN News The Illinois man accused of fatally gunning down seven people and wounding dozens more at a Fourth of July parade threatened to “kill everyone” in his immediate family nearly three years ago, according to authorities.Alleged mass shooter Robert “Bobby” Crimo, 21, made the chilling vow in September 2019, Dep. Chief Christopher Covelli, a spokesman for the Lake County Sheriff’s Office, said at a press conference Tuesday afternoon.A r
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Woman attacked by coyote in parking lot of restaurant on North Shore
Police are investigating after a woman said she was attacked by a coyote in the parking lot of a restaurant on the North Shore.
- KABC – Los Angeles
Suspect arrested in alleged sexual battery inside OC storage facility
The man who attacked and sexually assaulted an Orange County woman at a storage facility was arrested over the weekend, authorities said.
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Alabama judge who used mock Asian accent in courtroom suspended and charged
A judge for the Mobile County Circuit Court in Alabama was suspended and charged with inappropriate demeanor and temperament based on multiple allegations, including a racially charged comment to a potential Asian American juror. The Judicial Inquiry Commission, the state agency that investigates complaints against judges, accused Judge James Patterson of violating judicial ethics with his inappropriate remarks and repeated profanity in court. The allegations refer to his remarks about Alabama Republican Gov. Kay Ivey.
- Charlotte Observer
Dads Against Predators members ‘lured’ man to Target before attacking him, NC cops say
The man fired a gun to try stopping the attack, officials said.
- Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Two people robbing a fireworks stand are shot by armed employee, Texas police say
Police said the incident is still under investigation.
- The Daily Beast
Cops Nab ‘Person of Interest’ in July 4 Massacre at Highland Park Parade
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- Chicago Tribune
Alleged shooter in Highland Park July 4th parade attack charged with 7 counts of murder in ‘premeditated and calculated attack’
Prosecutors on Tuesday filed charges against the man suspected of firing upon crowds gathered for a Fourth of July parade in Highland Park on Monday morning, killing at least seven people and injuring more than 30. Robert “Bobby” E. Crimo III, 21, is charged with seven counts first-degree murder in what Lake County State’s Attorney Eric Rinehart called a “premeditated and calculated attack.” ...
- Kansas City Star
Two kids inside bounce house shot in ‘unprovoked’ attack at cookout, Indiana cops say
The suspects were said to have opened fire into the crowd of the Fourth of July cookout “with absolutely no regard for human life whatsoever.”
- Consequence of Sound
22-Year-Old Rapper Identified as “Person of Interest” in July 4th Highland Park Parade Shooting
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Tearful WWII vet says on his 100th birthday that current state of America is 'not what they died for'
A U.S. veteran who saw action in World War II lamented the current state of the country while celebrating his 100th birthday. Carl Spurlin Dekel, who spent his special day on June 29 with friends and family, broke down in tears as he told Fox13 in an interview shared the day after that his fellow soldiers did not die in the war for what America has now purportedly become.
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An unruly female passenger has been kicked off a plane for refusing to sit next to a baby.
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Drug-smuggling "drone submarines" seized for first time in Spain
Police released video of the seized drones and said each one could carry up to 200 kilograms of product.
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Portland man charged with hate crimes for punching 5-year-old and her father because they’re ‘Japanese’
A man has been charged with bias crimes in Portland, Oregon, after allegedly attacking a man and his 5-year-old daughter because he thought they were Japanese. The victims, who came from California, were riding bikes along the Eastbank Esplanade on Saturday at around 3:45 p.m. when Dylan J. Kesterson, 34, approached them and “made comments about his perception that they were of Japanese descent,” Portland police said. After making the remark, Kesterson allegedly began hitting the 36-year-old man in the head.
- BBC
Twelve religious group members arrested over Australian girl's death
The 12 members of a religious group denied the girl medical treatment for six days, police say.
- Reuters
Exclusive-Suspect confesses to killing Malta journalist, says hit was "just business"
Speaking from jail in his first comment on the case, George Degiorgio said if he had known more about Daphne Caruana Galizia - the journalist he and two others are accused of killing in 2017 - then he would have asked for more money to carry out the hit. His admission came after several attempts by Degiorgio's lawyers since 2021 to secure a pardon in return for testimony about Degiorgio's role in Caruana Galizia's murder and other alleged crimes involving prominent figures on the island. On June 22, Malta's Appeal Court rejected remaining legal challenges by Degiorgio to the murder charges against him and his brother Alfred, who is co-accused.
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Ocala courthouse: Final two people sentenced in bear torture case
Troy Travis Starling and Dustin Reddish were present in court with their lawyers on Tuesday and pleaded guilty to torturing black bears.