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Authorities investigating Sanford shooting that injured 2
Sentinel Staff WriterThe Seminole County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in Sanford that left two people injured, one with a gunshot wound to the leg and another victim who was struck by a car while trying to escape the gunfire. Authorities said the incident...Tags: Vehicles, Police, Seminole County Sheriff's Office, Police Investigations, Assault
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More than 100 arrested when protest over Oakland, Calif., train-station shooting turns violent
Associated Press WriterOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Heavy police presence greeted Bay Area Rapid Transit commuters Thursday, a day after more than 100 people were arrested in violent protests over the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man by a transit police officer. At...Tags: Trials, Racism, Police, Laws, Police Investigations
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Anti-terror officials see Mumbai attacks as model for low-frills terrorism
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The deadly attacks in India may have provided a low-frills but bloody blueprint for other violent groups to follow, U.S. anti-terrorism officials told Congress on Thursday. The FBI's chief intelligence officer told a Senate...Tags: Terrorism, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Raymond W. Kelly, Government, Murder
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Colombian drug baron shot dead in Spanish hospital
Associated Press WriterMADRID, Spain (AP) — A convicted Colombian drug baron with links to two major smuggling cartels was shot dead in a Madrid hospital Thursday, officials said. Leonidas Vargas, who was convicted of drug trafficking, was murdered in a hospital bed...Tags: Drug Trafficking, Punishment, Organized Crime, Police Arrests, Hospitals and Clinics
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Judge orders no delay in Sioux City slaying trial
A judge has denied a request to continue the case of a Sioux City man who is accused of killing his two stepdaughters in an alleged ritual slaying. The prosecution and Lawrence Harris Sr.'s defense attorneys requested the delay to review a psychiatric...Tags: Assault, Murder
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2 ordered to trial in Grand Chute homicide
Two men will stand trial on charges of fatally shooting a Minnesota man celebrating his 23rd birthday in Grand Chute. Twenty-five-year-old Michael Potts and 24-year-old Keith Birr are charged with first-degree intentional homicide in an Oct. 26 shooting...Tags: Trials, Prosecution, Plymouth, Court Preliminary, Murder
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Plover woman sues La Crosse diocese
A Plover woman has filed a civil lawsuit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of La Crosse, claiming it knew a priest had a history of molesting children, yet let him continue to work with youngsters. Forty-six-year-old Brenda Varga claims in her...Tags: Trials, Sexual Assault, Assault
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Store clerk's killer sentenced to life in prison
A Tomahawk teenager convicted of killing a convenience store clerk during a robbery was sentenced to life in prison Thursday but could someday be freed. Lincoln County Circuit Judge Glenn Hartley gave Derek K. Domke, 18, the mandatory life sentence...Tags: Trials, Prisons, Punishment, Juvenile Delinquency, Murder
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Parents of Ashley Truitt question police inquiry
The parents of Ashley Truitt, the Solon teenager convicted of dumping her newborn baby down a trash chute at a south Florida hotel, said they don't believe their daughter killed the infant. Truitt, 19, pleaded no contest on Dec. 18 to aggravated...Tags: Trials, Iowa, Iowa City, Broward County Sheriff's Office, Family
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Police find no evidence to back up barber's claim
Associated Press WriterThe psychiatrist of a now-deceased barber who claimed he killed a teen 50 years ago said Thursday she was inclined to believe his claims, even though law enforcement has been unable to find evidence of the crime. Vernon Seitz's claims have almost been...Tags: Abusive Behavior, Children, Behavioral Conditions, Depression, Police
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