Orlando police chief discusses efforts to combat violent crime
Orlando Police Chief Eric Smith talks violent crimes in the area and how they hope to combat it.
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Scottie Dean Morris: Eaton 14-year-old found safe, police say
Scottie Dean Morris of Eaton was last seen on March 16. Late Friday night, police reported Morris had been found safe.
- Army Times
Army pulls ‘Be All You Can Be’ ads after on-screen narrator arrested
Actor Jonathan Majors' arrest for alleged assault, strangulation and harassment derailed the Army's rebrand project.
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Atlanta police searching for gunman accused of shooting man in face inside local business
Atlanta police are searching for the suspect accused of shooting a man in the face at the Troy Supermarket on Saturday.
- WSB Cox articles
Sheriff: Man calls for taxi, rapes metro Atlanta driver at gunpoint, captured hours later
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A man was found living in an attic after items mysteriously went missing and the homeowner smelled cigarette smoke, police say
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Man stabbed in Costco parking lot, suspect arrested
A man is recovering after getting stabbed in the Tukwila Costco parking lot. Tukwila Police say they have arrested a suspect.
- KFSN – Fresno
Crime scene, large police presence at Merced shopping center
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- The Daily Beast
Florida Plastic Surgeon Accused of Killing Lawyer Who Vanished on Bathroom Break
Pinellas County Sheriff, FacebookA Florida plastic surgeon has been charged with murdering a lawyer who vanished from his office during a bathroom break last week—and who worked for a firm representing defendants in a lawsuit filed by the doctor.Tomasz Roman Kosowski, 44, was arrested Saturday in Tarpon Springs after police searched his home. Authorities did not say if the body of the attorney, Steve Cozzi, 41, has been found.“Today, our greatest fears were realized. My husband and best friend w
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A traffic stop in Marion County Thursday morning turned into a low-speed pursuit that landed a convicted felon back behind bars.
- The Hill
Bharara: Idea that Trump hush money probe is unprecedented ‘is just false’
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Videos show Clayton County teacher watching as students fight in her classroom
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58 years after Selma, Alabama resentenced a young man to 30 years for a murder he didn’t commit
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An accused Russian spy boasted that infiltrating the US was easy. He's now in prison after getting caught with files that blew his cover.
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How did a police chase in Mississippi end with an innocent woman shot in her bedroom?
NBC News analyzed surveillance video showing a Mississippi Capitol Police officer appearing to shoot his gun in a predominantly Black Jackson apartment complex.
- The Root
14 Black Serial Killers Who Reigned Terror on America
Amazon Prime’s new show “Swarm” got people shook with Dominique Fishback’s compelling performance as a super-stan, serial killer. As confusing as it was watching her get away with a series of gruesome murders, it made you realize that she might have flown under the radar because no one suspects a Black woman to be capable of such terrible crimes.
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Why is the Trump 'hush-money' grand jury taking so @#$%& long? Wrong question, experts say.
An indictment vote has "loomed" for weeks in Manhattan and seems to be taking forever. Blame the historic lack of secrecy with this secret grand jury.