Crime
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Jurors in robbery, carjacking case find suspected coke in garb defendant allegedly wore, FBI missed
In the breast pocket of a jacket, jurors found a "white powder or white substance" folded inside a piece of paper. They also found Chinese Yuan bills inside a sweatshirt.
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Spokane arson suspect has a history of setting fires, prosecutors say
Michael Drapeau, a detective for Spokane County, wrote in an affidavit that the suspect "feels fire is powerful, beautiful, and that things that go through fire experience a kind of rebirth."
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Canadian woman accused of attacking teen wearing Trump clothing has been deported
Kaitlyn E. Tracey, a Canadian citizen, allegedly yelled at two people wearing "patriotic colored" sweatpants before she slapped the victim across her face and body, according to an affidavit of probable cause.
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New York City police arrests suspect in assault of Asian American woman
The suspect at the time of his arrest was on lifetime parole for the 2002 murder of his mother.
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Everglades National Park gunman surrenders to authorities, taken into custody Sunday night
The "Active shooter" incident occurred Sunday night at the Florida national park. Suspect arrested, no injuries reported.
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VP's niece Meena Harris deleted tweet in which she assumed the Boulder shooting suspect was white
"I made an assumption based on his being taken into custody alive and the fact that the majority of mass shootings in the U.S. are carried out by white men," Meena Harris tweeted in explaining that she had deleted another tweet.
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Justice Department asks citizens to report hate crimes and incidents to law enforcement
The Justice Department aims to understand the scope of the overall issue, officials said during a background talk with reporters.
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Amidst Boy Scout bankruptcy, full extent of sex abuse scandal comes to light
95,000 people have filed sex abuse claims, at least a dozen Scout leaders have been sent to prison.
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Police search for motive in deadly Wisconsin warehouse shooting
Police discovered the suspect driving early Wednesday and pursued him into Milwaukee, where he reportedly crashed, then killed himself.
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Atlanta shooting suspect said killing of Asian women wasn't racially motivated, blames sex addiction
The suspect blamed the Asian spa parlors for "providing an outlet for his sex addiction," according to authorities.
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FBI says Nashville Christmas Day bomber acted alone, actions were not connected to terrorism
The FBI said the perpetrator sought to kill himself "driven in part by a totality of life stressors – including paranoia, long-held individualized beliefs adopted from several eccentric conspiracy theories, and the loss of stabilizing anchors and deteriorating interpersonal relationships."
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State of New York office contacts police after allegation of misconduct by Cuomo at governor mansion
A report about the alleged incident was made by the New York State Executive Chamber.
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Brother of Epstein confidant Ghislaine Maxwell says sister's jail conditions 'amount to torture'
Ian Maxwell says sister's jail conditions are "grotesque overreaction" to Epstein's suicide.