Tag: Violent crime
Warsaw opens murder probe into fate of 2 Poles in Mexico
<p>WARSAW, Poland — Poland’s Foreign Ministry said Thursday that authorities in Mexico are investigating the death of a young Pole and the hospitalization of...
Self-defense or murder? Florida case divides law enforcement
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida homicide detective believes an Army veteran committed murder when he pursued and fatally shot a drunk, unarmed neighbor...
Self-defense or murder? Florida case divides law enforcement
<p>FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — A Florida homicide detective believes an Army veteran committed murder when he pursued and fatally shot a drunk, unarmed neighbor...
3 who killed Chicago cops paroled after decades in prison
CHICAGO — Three men convicted of killing Chicago police officers in separate incidents decades ago were paroled Thursday, drawing the ire of officials who...
Ex-cop appeals murder conviction to Minnesota Supreme Court
MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of third-degree murder in the 2017 fatal shooting of an Australian woman who called 911 to...
Ex-cop appeals murder conviction to Minnesota Supreme Court
<p>MINNEAPOLIS — The former Minneapolis police officer convicted of third-degree murder in the 2017 fatal shooting of an Australian woman who called 911 to...
Omaha gym owner convicted of sex assault on rare provision
OMAHA, Neb. — An Omaha gym owner has been convicted of sexually assaulting a one-time aspiring Olympic powerlifter under a rarely used provision of...
White nationalist gets prison over rape threat, extortion
CONCORD, N.H — A self-proclaimed white nationalist was sentenced Wednesday to nearly three-and-a-half years in federal prison for threatening to rape the wife of...
Greece mulls legal reforms amid high-profile sex abuse case
<p>ATHENS, Greece — The former director of Greece’s National Theatre appeared Wednesday before a public prosecutor to respond to child abuse allegations in a...
Man gets 60 years for killing ex-girlfriend’s new boyfriend
<p>LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A northern Indiana man who pleaded guilty to killing a man who was dating his ex-girlfriend has been sentenced to 60...