Tag: Violent crime
Minnesota governor announces changes to policing practices
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday announced statewide changes to policing he says will increase transparency and accountability, ahead of an expected...
FBI agent expected to survive gunshot wound in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. — An FBI special agent has been shot and wounded in Jackson, Mississippi, and is expected to survive the injury, authorities said.
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Indiana court rules prison can take cash from inmate account
BUNKER HILL Ind. — The Indiana Court of Appeals has ruled against an inmate who sued after money was withdrawn from his prison account...
German city holds memorial to victims of knife attack
BERLIN — The German city of Wuerzburg on Sunday held a memorial service for the victims of a brutal knife attack that left three...
Minnesota lawmakers reach deal on policing measures
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Minnesota’s top Democratic and Republican lawmakers reached agreement on the highlights of a public safety bill that includes police accountability...
Former Indiana teacher faces 18 sex crime charges
ELKHART, Ind. — A former northern Indiana teacher has been charged with more than a dozen sex crimes after he groped and made sexual...
Floyd family lawyer calls for federal conviction for Chauvin
MINNEAPOLIS — A lawyer for the family of George Floyd called for a federal conviction for former Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin, saying he...
Juror in Scott Peterson trial didn’t disclose being a victim
LOS ANGELES — A woman who eagerly sought to be a juror in the murder trial of Scott Peterson and who voted to sentence...
German investigators seek motive in fatal knife attack
WUERZBURG, Germany — Investigators were looking Saturday for a motive behind an attack in the German city of Wuerzburg in which a man armed...
Suspect accused of shooting Florida officer arrested
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. — A man accused of shooting a Florida police officer in the head was captured early Saturday on a wooded property...