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Florida woman who claimed she worked for God indicted for ambush murder of deputy

A Florida woman has been arrested in connection with what officials described as an ambush attack that killed one sheriff’s deputy and wounded two others this month. Julie Ann Sulpizio, 48, was indicted on Monday on several charges, including three counts of attempted first-degree premeditated murder of a law enforcement officer, conspiracy to commit premeditated...

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Chicago DNC protests to put Illinois' no-cash-bail law to the ultimate test

Anti-Israel agitators are expected to descend upon the Democratic National Convention this week in Chicago, where authorities anticipate potentially hundreds of arrests, putting the state’s no-cash-bail law to the ultimate test. Last year, Illinois enacted its Pretrial Fairness Act (PFA), eliminating cash bail, which critics say is discriminatory toward low-income offenders because it is more...

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Squatters impact more than just homeowners, community affected by unlawful inhabitants

A squatter living on another person’s property can cost homeowners thousands in maintenance costs, court fees and other unwanted expenses, but the homeowner is not the only one affected by the unlawful resident. Stories of squatters are told in states across the country, from homeowners themselves and from neighbors impacted, sharing how the unlawful residents...

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Ohio man shoots 25-year-old woman outside Taco Bell in suspected murder-suicide, did not know victim: police

A suspected murder-suicide outside a Taco Bell in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, last week has investigators searching for answers after the shooter and victim appeared to be strangers to one another. On Wednesday evening, police found two people shot dead in the drive-thru. Authorities identified the shooter as Jason Williams, 53, and the victim as 25-year-old...

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Tennessee pair charged with child abuse for locking autistic child in storage bin at unsanitary home

Two people in Tennessee were arrested on child abuse charges after investigators learned they locked an autistic child, 7, in a storage trunk, according to officials. Mikki Dee Moody, 36, and Sean David Moody, 39, were charged with aggravated child abuse and neglect and child endangerment after investigators served a search warrant on their home...

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New NYC Council bill would limit pepper spray use in jails except in emergency situations

A new proposal being considered by the New York City Council would limit correction officers’ use of pepper spray to control inmates acting out in the city’s jails. The bill, introduced Thursday, would require correction officers to obtain authorization from their tour commander before using high-powered oleoresin capsicum sprays, otherwise known as pepper spray, on...

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Person accidentally texts Mississippi police officer: 'Bruh, we smoke all the time'

A Gulfport, Mississippi, police officer gave a hilarious response after someone accidentally texted him to get together to “smoke.” The Gulfport Police Department shared the text exchange between a random person and one of the department’s officers who used his sense of humor when someone sent a message to the wrong person. The text conversation...