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Chicago police issue community alert after numerous businesses targeted in burglaries
Chicago police have issued a community alert after over two dozen plumbing and electrical businesses have been targeted in recent burglaries. NBC Chicago’s Vi Nguyen reports.
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American sought after ‘So I raped you' Facebook message detained in France on 2021 warrant
An American accused of sexually assaulting a Pennsylvania college student in 2013 and later sending her a Facebook message that said, “So I raped you,” has been detained in France after a three-year search.
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3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say
Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors.
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Man pleads guilty in theft of bronze Jackie Robinson statue from Kansas park
A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty in the theft of a bronze Jackie Robinson statue that was cut off at the ankles and found days later smoldering in a trash can in a city park in Kansas.
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Former Chicago mayor's deposition to be part of wrongful death case
Attorneys for the city of Chicago squared off in a Daley Center courtroom Friday over a deposition former Mayor Lori Lightfoot gave in a wrongful death case brought as a result of a 2020 traffic collision that took the life of 10-year-old Da’Karia Spicer. NBC Chicago’s Charlie Wojciechowski reports.
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New Hampshire man charged with flipping port-a-potty with mother and child inside
A man knocked over a portable toilet that had a young mother and her 4-year-old daughter inside Wednesday, covering them in filth, according to police in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Appeals court upholds Steve Bannon's contempt of Congress conviction
A federal appeals court has upheld the criminal conviction of Donald Trump’s longtime ally Steve Bannon for defying a subpoena from the House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol.
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California man gave random homeless woman $20 to watch granddaughter while he got drunk, sheriff says
Jason Warren, 54, was “highly intoxicated” and the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Department praised this “guardian angel” who cared for the girl while he got drunk.
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Parents of Harmony Montgomery's half-brother read his emotional victim impact statement: ‘I need my big sister'
During the sentencing hearing for the murder of 5-year-old Harmony Montgomery, Blair and Johnathon Miller spoke about the impact Harmony’s murder has had on their adopted son, Harmony’s younger half-brother Jamison.
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Adam Montgomery gets 45 years to life in prison for murder of his daughter, Harmony
Adam Montgomery was sentenced to 45 years to life in prison for the murder of his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony. Montgomery was also sentenced for second-degree assault, witness tampering, falsifying physical evidence and abuse of a corpse.
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‘You're just plain evil': Harmony Montgomery's mother gives victim impact statement during sentencing
Crystal Sorey, mother of 5-year-old murder victim Harmony Montgomery, gave an impassioned victim impact statement during the sentencing hearing of Harmony’s father and convicted murderer, Adam Montgomery.
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4 flight attendants arrested, accused of taking millions in drug money to Dominican Republic
Four flight attendants abused “their privileges as airline employees” and smuggled “millions of dollars of drug money” out of New York City to the Dominican Republic, federal authorities said Wednesday.
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Southwest Side residents speak out for more attention, resources from police toward local homicide cases
Family members of homicide victims on Chicago’s Southwest Side neighborhood demonstrated outside the 2nd District Chicago police station Wednesday, demanding more action on unsolved homicide cases.
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Little Village residents speak out for updates, more attention on local homicide cases
Residents in Chicago’s Little Village neighborhood are speaking out, demanding updates and more attention toward local homicide cases from police, NBC Chicago’s Regina Waldroup reports.
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Michigan woman sentenced for 2003 murder of newborn twins found in Chicago area trash bin
A Michigan woman was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday in the 2003 murder of her newborn twin sons, who were left for dead in a trash bin in southwest suburban Stickney Township.
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Video shows group tackling man who stole $30K worth of Pokémon cards from Florida store
A man in behind bars after trying to steal $30,000 worth of Pokémon cards from a store in Miami-Dade.
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Man confesses to killing hospitalized wife because he couldn't afford to care for her, police say
Court records say a Kansas City-area man who’s charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn’t take care of her or afford her medical bills. Ronnie Wiggs made his first appearance Monday on a second-degree murder charge and was referred to the public defender’s office. A hearing was set for Thursday to review his $250,000 bond. His wife...
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Man attempts to shoot pastor during church service
A Pennsylvania church service was interrupted by a man with a gun who attempted to shoot the pastor giving his sermon.
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Wisconsin police killed student outside school after reports of someone with a weapon, official says
Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul says police shot and killed a student outside a middle school after receiving a report of someone with a weapon.