Rockford man wanted in theft of funeral van with corpse inside
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Norwood Public Schools is mourning the unexpected death of a middle school student who was the victim of a “senseless tragedy” that occurred over the weekend.
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Northeastern University mourns loss of student hit and killed by police SUV at its Seattle campus
The Northeastern University community is mourning the loss of Jaahnavi Kandula, a graduate student who was struck and killed by a Seattle Police Department SUV while walking in a crosswalk at an intersection in Seattle, Washington.
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Beloved officer with ‘passion for this job’ dies while on duty, Georgia police say
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'Laverne & Shirley' actor Cindy Williams dies at 75
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13-year-old Georgia girl dies after police say she was shot by her own brother
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- York Daily Record
New details in Daub family murder-suicide: 'It's horrible, honestly,' says police chief
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Comedian Rickey Smiley Grieves Son Brandon, Dead at 32
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Hiker Who Fell 200 Feet on Calif. Mountain Walked to Safety Holding Her Broken Neck in Place
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Two men killed in Waffle House parking lot when bullets spray car, Louisiana cops say
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Seattle Police Chief: ‘No evidence of impairment’ in officer who hit, killed Northeastern student
Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz on Tuesday identified the officer who was driving a police SUV that struck and killed a Northeastern University student at its Seattle campus last week.
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Chief: Fatal shooting at LA home was 'targeted assault'
A weekend shooting in which three women were killed at a short-term rental home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood was a targeted attack, the city's police chief said Tuesday as investigators continued to search for suspects. Four other people were wounded, two critically, when gunfire erupted around 2:30 a.m. Saturday at the property in the Beverly Crest area, the Los Angeles Police Department said. Chief Michel Moore said detectives believe the shooting was "not in pursuit of a robbery, or some random act, but instead a targeted assault and … a vicious expression of violence and a terrible loss of life.”
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Crowdfunded Forensic DNA Testing Reveals Identity Of 1971 Arizona Jane Doe
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Actress Cindy Williams, star of "Laverne & Shirley" dead at 75
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EXCLUSIVE: Vice President Harris to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols
Vice President Kamala Harris will be attending the funeral service of Tyre Nichols on Wednesday in Memphis, Tennessee, theGrio exclusively […] The post EXCLUSIVE: Vice President Harris to attend the funeral of Tyre Nichols appeared first on TheGrio.
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Kidnap suspect dies of self-inflicted gunshot wound
A suspect in a violent kidnapping died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound Tuesday night, police in Grants Pass, Oregon said. A police spokesman told KTVL-TV Benjamin Obadiah Foster died hours after he was taken into custody. (Feb. 1)
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Selma police officer shot and killed by suspect, officials confirm
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office tells Action News a Selma police officer has died after being shot Tuesday afternoon.
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'A Good Friday moment': Rev. Sharpton and Rev. Turner speak about Tyre Nichols' funeral impact
The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy at Tyre Nichols' funeral Wednesday. He hopes Nichols' death spurs national police reform.
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Cindy Williams, Shirley on 'Laverne & Shirley' dies at 75
Cindy Williams, who played Shirley opposite Penny Marshall's Laverne on the popular sitcom "Laverne & Shirley," has died, her family said Monday.