Tag: Crime & Public Safety

Gunman on Scooter Charged With Murder, Attempted Murder, for Series of New York City Shootings

July 10, 2023
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NEW YORK—A Brooklyn man accused of killing an 86-year-old and injuring three other men in a series of shootings while riding a scooter in New York City is charged with murder and attempted murder, police said Sunday. In all, six apparently random shootings occurred in Brooklyn and Queens on Saturday, according to police. The motive…

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IN-DEPTH: Patchwork of State Laws Not Stopping Catalytic Converter Thefts, Say Industry Leaders

July 10, 2023
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Scrap metal industry heads say the United States needs a universal solution to the theft of catalytic converters because a patchwork of laws is allowing the black market to continue to exist. Institute of Scrap Recycling Industry (ISRI) Chief Lobbyist Billy Johnson said there needs to be a federal solution to catalytic converter thefts because…

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Police Link Man to Two Women Whose Bodies Were Found in Different Minnesota Storage Units

July 9, 2023
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ST. PAUL, Minn.—The body of a Minnesota woman who had been missing for two years was found in a storage unit, and St. Paul police said Friday that her death has been linked to a man who was charged after another woman’s dismembered body was found in a different storage unit in another Minneapolis suburb….

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Los Angeles Police Arrest Suspect in Apparent Random Shootings at 3 Locations With 1 Person Wounded

July 9, 2023
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LOS ANGELES—Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following what appeared to be a series of random shootings that wounded one victim Saturday morning, a news report said. The suspect allegedly fired randomly at people in East Los Angeles and Boyle Heights, with shootings reported between 6:20 a.m. and 7:20 a.m., KTLA-TV reported. The suspect,…

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Crews Continue to Battle Cargo Ship Blaze That Killed 2 New Jersey Firefighters

July 9, 2023
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NEWARK, N.J.—Fire crews on Saturday continued to battle flames that have smoldered inside a cargo ship docked at the East Coast’s biggest port, days after the blaze claimed the lives of two New Jersey firefighters and injured five others. Newark firefighters Augusto “Augie” Acabou and Wayne “Bear” Brooks Jr. were killed in the Wednesday night…

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1 Man Arrested, 1 Sought in Connection With Kansas Nightclub Shooting

July 9, 2023
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WICHITA, Kan.—A 19-year-old man is in custody in connection with a mass shooting a week ago inside a Kansas nightclub, and police have identified a second man being sought. Wichita police arrested the man Friday as a suspect in the shooting on July 2 at City Nightz in downtown Wichita. Nine people suffered gunshot wounds…

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Man Accused of Crashing Into Police Cars During Chase, Killing 19-Year-Old Officer, Faces Charges

July 9, 2023
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RUTLAND, Vt.—A Vermont burglary suspect who led police on a high-speed chase and crashed his truck into two police cruisers, killing a 19-year-old officer and injuring two others, will be arraigned Monday on charges related to the crash, state police said. Tate Rheaume, 20, is facing charges of grossly negligent operation and attempting to elude,…

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Authorities Identify 6 People Killed in Plane Crash in Southern California

July 9, 2023
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MURRIETA, Calif.—Authorities have identified the six California residents who died Saturday when they were on a small plane that crashed after a flight that started in Las Vegas. A spokesperson for the Federal Aviation Administration, Mina Kaji, told The Press-Enterprise in Riverside, California, that the Cessna C550 business jet took off from Harry Reid International…

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4 Die in Upstate NY House Fire as Crews Respond to Woman’s Desperate Call

July 8, 2023
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NEW SCOTLAND, N.Y.—Four people died, including a 5-year-old girl, when a fire swept through a house west of Albany, New York, just before sunrise Saturday. Fire crews rushed to the home after a desperate call from a woman, who told a 911 dispatcher that she was trapped in a room with a child and unable…

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Gunman on Scooter Shoots Randomly in NYC, Killing 87-Year-Old and Wounding 3 Others: Police

July 8, 2023
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NEW YORK—A scooter-riding gunman killed an 87-year-old man and wounded three others in a string of random shootings that stretched across two New York City boroughs, police said Saturday. A 25-year-old man was taken into custody without incident and his identity was not revealed by police, Assistant Police Chief Joseph Kenny said at a news…

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