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2 juveniles charged with setting fire that shut Parkway

The Associated PressJanuary 27, 2022 GMT

BRICK, N.J. (AP) — Two juveniles are facing charges that they deliberately set a fire that shut down a section of the Garden State Parkway in Brick overnight earlier this month.

State police say the two were charged Tuesday with arson, burglary, criminal mischief, interference with transportation and defiant trespass.

Rockford to pay $50K to settle police excessive force suit

January 26, 2022 GMT

ROCKFORD, Ill. (AP) — Rockford city officials have agreed to pay $50,000 to settle a man's lawsuit accusing a city police officer of excessive force during a 2017 burglary arrest.

Antonio Lamont Williams' federal lawsuit alleges that a Rockford officer beat him outside his mother's home after a nearby tavern was burglarized, the Rockford Register Star reported.

Alabama church vandalism leads to arrests of 2 juveniles

January 26, 2022 GMT

HILLSBORO, Ala. (AP) — Two juveniles are facing charges for allegedly vandalizing an Alabama church that resulted in thousands of dollars in damages.

Lawrence County Sheriff Max Sanders said two boys, ages 13 and 15, were identified as suspects using tips and video evidence in the break-in at New Antioch Church of Christ in Hillsboro sometime early Friday.

2 suspects arrested in vandalism of Tucson elementary school

January 26, 2022 GMT

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Two suspects have been arrested in connection with the vandalism of a Tucson elementary school, according to police.

They said the two men are facing charges of burglary, arson and felony criminal damage.

Missed penalty, injury and burglary on same day for Benzema

By TALES AZZONIJanuary 24, 2022 GMT

MADRID (AP) — A missed penalty kick. An injury. A burglary.

It wasn’t the type of day Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema had hoped for.

Benzema had a tough day on the field Sunday then came back home to realize his house had been burglarized while he was away.

Police: Burglar steals puppies and cash from Va. pet salon

January 22, 2022 GMT

HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Someone stole six newborn huskies in addition to cash during a burglary at an eastern Virginia pet grooming business, police said.

Hampton police were called to Critter Cleaners on Friday morning.

Lindelof to miss Man United game after break-in at his home

January 21, 2022 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Defender Victor Lindelof will miss Manchester United's Premier League game against West Ham on Saturday in order to support his family following a break-in at their house.

Second case dropped against man who exposed Iowa hog deaths

January 20, 2022 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A year after dropping charges against an activist who exposed what many viewed as the inhumane killing of hundreds of pigs at two Iowa pork plants, prosecutors have dropped a second case against him.

Police shoot, kill man with hammer at California museum

January 15, 2022 GMT

FRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Police shot and killed a 34-year-old man who broke into a museum Thursday in California’s San Joaquin Valley and charged at the officers with a hammer, authorities said.

Edgar Morfin Mendoza was pronounced dead at the scene after two officers opened fire at the Meux Home Museum in downtown Fresno, authorities said.

Woodbury County deputy kills man accused of tire iron attack

January 13, 2022 GMT

SERGEANT BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — A Woodbury County sheriff's deputy shot and killed a man Wednesday night who had attacked him with a tire iron, authorities said.

Deputies were called to a mobile home park in Sergeant Bluff about 6 p.m.

Vegas police: Man dead, 2 officers hurt in warrant shootout

January 10, 2022 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas say a man is dead and two SWAT officers were recovering from gunshot wounds after a pre-dawn shootout during the service of a search warrant in a murder investigation.

Iowa man sentenced to life for killing during drug robbery

January 7, 2022 GMT

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa City man was sentenced Friday to life in prison for a fatal shooting that he continued to insist he did not commit.

Reginald Little, 46, was convicted in November of first-degree murder in the April 20, 2020, death of 21-year-old Kejuan Winters during a robbery.

North Carolina man arrested in 35-year-old kidnapping case

January 7, 2022 GMT

WAKE FOREST, N.C. (AP) — A North Carolina man has been arrested on charges stemming from the kidnapping of a 4-year-old South Carolina girl in 1986, police said.

The town of Wake Forest said in a news release that police assisted the Lexington County, South Carolina, Sheriff's Office on Thursday morning in arresting Thomas Eric McDowell, 61, at his home.

Inmate has died at the Arizona state prison in Florence

January 6, 2022 GMT

FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An inmate at the Arizona prison in Florence has died and it appears to be a suicide, authorities said Thursday.

State corrections officials said 27-year-old Christopher Pavloff died Wednesday from an apparent act of self-harm by hanging.

Police: Baltimore city truck used in ATM theft attempt

January 6, 2022 GMT

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (AP) — A Baltimore city public works employee used a city truck in an attempt to steal an ATM in Baltimore County last week, officials announced Wednesday.

County police said officers responding to a report of a burglary in Owings Mills around 3:30 a.m.

Police fatally shoot man who stabbed officer, killed K-9

January 6, 2022 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle police officer fatally shot a burglary suspect who stabbed and killed a police dog and stabbed another officer in the face, the Seattle Police Department said.

The Seattle Times reports that the department’s K-9 team responded to a report of a man with a machete and knife breaking into a residence shortly after 2 p.m.

Police: Cop shoots, kills man who stabbed police dog

January 6, 2022 GMT

SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle police say an officer shot and killed a man suspected of burglary after the man stabbed a police dog.

The Seattle Police Department said on their online blotter that a South Seattle resident called 911 at about 2:45 p.m.

Louisiana judge resigns after outcry over racist language

December 31, 2021 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge who repeatedly used a racial slur in a video recorded at her home and posted to social media resigned in a letter her attorney sent to the Louisiana Supreme Court on Friday.

Man City’s João Cancelo assaulted, injured by ‘four cowards’

December 31, 2021 GMT

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — Manchester City player João Cancelo was left with cuts and bruising around his right eye after being attacked by four people during a burglary at his home on Thursday night.

Man held in Vegas Chinatown waiter shooting case denied bail

December 28, 2021 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Las Vegas judge who let a convicted felon out of jail last month in a separate case ordered him held without bail on Tuesday while he faces new charges in the shooting of a waiter at a restaurant in the city’s Chinatown district.

Prosecutors have charged 60-plus people in Kenosha protests

December 28, 2021 GMT

KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Prosecutors have now charged more than 60 people in connection with offenses committed during protests against police brutality and racism in Kenosha last year.

Suspected carjacker charged in killing of good Samaritan

December 28, 2021 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Prosecutors on Monday filed a murder charge against a man suspected of killing a good Samaritan who tried to detain him after an attempted carjacking and burglary near Los Angeles last week.

Report: $1 million in Hermes bags stolen from Florida store

December 27, 2021 GMT

PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — More than a dozen one-of-a-kind Hermes handbags with an estimated value of about $1 million were stolen in a smash-and-grab burglary from a boutique store in South Florida, the store owner said.

Man found shot to death in Southampton home

December 25, 2021 GMT

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y. (AP) — A man was found shot to death in a home in the posh community of Southampton on Long Island Saturday morning after a report of a burglary, authorities said.

The man died in the home on Roses Grove Road, Southampton County police said in a release.

Nonprofit raises $54K after toys for needy kids stolen

December 24, 2021 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — A nonprofit organization has raised more than $50,000 after thousands of dollars worth of gifts for needy children were stolen from its Atlanta warehouse.

A fundraiser by the Empty Stocking Fund following the burglary was up to $54,000, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday.

Florida man charged with punching girl in traffic dispute

Associated PressDecember 22, 2021 GMT

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida man has been charged with punching a teenage girl in the face after she cut him off in traffic, according to court records released Tuesday.

Stephen Irvin Saunders, 47, was charged with felony burglary of conveyance with assault or battery for reaching in the 16-year-old girl's car and punching her in the jaw during the road rage incident last week in Tampa, authorities said.

Vegas police seek help in Chinatown restaurant shooting case

December 21, 2021 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Police in Las Vegas pleaded Tuesday for public help to identify a gunman who shot a waiter multiple times at a restaurant in the city’s Chinatown district during what was characterized as a botched after-hours burglary.

Woman charged with stealing from neighbor’s Christmas tree

December 21, 2021 GMT

ATHENS, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman who allegedly broke into a neighbor's home and stole items from under the Christmas tree was charged with burglary, news outlets reported.

A homeowner told investigators that the woman was spotted kneeling between two hedges near the home's back porch.

Man in fight over barking dogs found guilty of murder

December 16, 2021 GMT

RICHLAND, Wash. (AP) — A man has been convicted of fatally stabbing his neighbor at a southeast Washington motel in a fight over barking dogs.

Earnace Beasley Jr. denied stabbing William Bepler, 38, during the May 9, 2020, confrontation.

Man sentenced after hidden shotgun injures Wichita officers

December 16, 2021 GMT

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A man who hid a modified shotgun in a chair has been sentenced to two years and eight months in prison after the gun went off and injured two Wichita police officers.

James Hathorn pleaded guilty in September to to residential burglary, theft, possession of a firearm by a felon and possession of a sawed-off shotgun.

Louisiana judge who used racist slur takes leave of absence

December 16, 2021 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — A Louisiana judge is taking an unpaid leave of absence after she repeatedly used a racial slur in a video recorded at her home and posted to social media, and Gov. John Bel Edwards on Thursday called for her resignation.

5 men arrested for posing as police officers at motel

December 16, 2021 GMT

GASTONIA, N.C. (AP) — Five men have been arrested and accused of posing as police officers looking for someone at a North Carolina motel, police said.

Gastonia police officers responded to a report at 1:10 a.m.

Calls for judge to resign over video with racist language

December 14, 2021 GMT

LAFAYETTE, La. (AP) — Racist language heard in a video recorded at the home of a Louisiana judge has led to calls for her resignation.

The video shows a television set displaying security footage of what appears to be a foiled burglary at the judge's home.

Man gets 32 years to life for killing woman during burglary

December 14, 2021 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A man convicted in the shooting death of a woman during a burglary in her metro Las Vegas home has been sentenced to 32 years to life in prison.

State District Court Judge Tierra Jones on Monday said 60-year-old Sheri Aoyagi was killed in 2018 because she and her husband had returned home during the burglary and the perpetrators didn't want to leave any witnesses.

Police, prosecutors bugged California courtroom

December 14, 2021 GMT

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Police and prosecutors bugged a holding area of a Southern California courtroom to secretly record two people who were accused of murder in a move defense lawyers say violated their rights.

Plea renewed for tips on retired Indiana farmer’s 2012 death

December 12, 2021 GMT

SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — Police investigators have renewed their plea for information about the unsolved 2012 killing of a retired farmer found shot to death in his western Indiana home.

Eight-five-year-old Lowell Badger was found fatally shot on Dec.

Police: Over 20 weapons stolen from Virginia gun store

December 11, 2021 GMT

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) — Federal agents have gotten involved in seeking the culprits who police say stole more than 20 firearms from a Tidewater Virginia gun shop this week.

The U.S. Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is working with Virginia Beach police to locate the weapons, which included handguns and rifles.

DNA match solves case of California waitress killed in 1996

DAISY NGUYENDecember 10, 2021 GMT

MARTINEZ, Calif. (AP) — A DNA match has helped cold case investigators solve the killing of a San Francisco Bay Area waitress whose body was found in a restaurant's basement bathroom 25 years ago, authorities said Thursday.

Police: Boyfriend confesses to killing pregnant Miami woman

December 9, 2021 GMT

MIAMI (AP) — The 32-year-old boyfriend of a pregnant South Florida woman confessed to abducting and killing the mother of two after a surveillance camera recorded him dragging her away, police said Thursday.

Man charged in death of Jacqueline Avant, music icon’s wife

December 6, 2021 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors filed charges Monday against a 29-year-old man in the fatal shooting of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, the wife of legendary music executive Clarence Avant, last week at their Beverly Hills home.

Man arrested in death of Jacqueline Avant, music icon’s wife

December 2, 2021 GMT

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in the death of philanthropist Jacqueline Avant, who was fatally shot this week at the Beverly Hills home she shared with her husband, legendary music executive Clarence Avant, police said Thursday.

Slithering ‘snake burglar’ steals thousands from CA salon

December 2, 2021 GMT

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — Police were looking for a man dubbed the “snake burglar" who wriggled his way through a Southern California business and fled with several thousands dollars.

Surveillance video showed the man slithering on his belly at the Rustic Roots salon in Riverside at around 5 a.m.

Florida man charged with killing 21-year-old woman in 1983

December 1, 2021 GMT

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A man who had long been considered a person of interest in the killing of a 21-year-old South Florida woman has been arrested after 38 years, officials said.

Ralph Williams, 59, was arrested Monday in Jacksonville and charged with the death of Carla Lowe, whose beaten body was found Nov.

Police kill suspect, charge alleged lookout with his murder

November 30, 2021 GMT

CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Police in South Florida killed a man they suspected of burglarizing vehicles, and then charged an alleged lookout with murder in his death.

Coral Gables police responding to a vehicle burglary report early Sunday found a car with a smashed window and set up a perimeter to look for suspects when they spotted a man sitting in a U-Haul pickup truck.

2 stolen bulldogs, 1 still missing on Long Island

November 28, 2021 GMT

HUNTINGTON, N.Y. (AP) — There’s been joy and anxiety for the owners of two French bulldogs on Long Island over the holiday weekend.

One of the pooches was stolen during a Thanksgiving Day burglary in Huntington, and her owners offered a $5,000 reward.

Police identify man fatally shot outside St. Louis home

November 27, 2021 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police identified on Saturday the 43-year-old man who was fatally shot outside St. Louis home a week ago.

Officers found Patrick Evans of St. Louis with a puncture wound when they responded to a call for a burglary about 11 p.m.

Killer of 4 Nevadans pleads guilty to final Carson charges

November 24, 2021 GMT

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — A Salvadoran immigrant who admitted killing four northern Nevadans in 2019 has entered guilty pleas to all remaining related charges in Carson City, the final piece of a plea deal that will spare him from the death penalty and send him to prison for life with no chance for parole.

Former middle school principal found dead in Minnesota jail

November 24, 2021 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A former middle school principal serving a prison sentence was found dead in a Minnesota jail on Saturday, according to the Crow Wing County Sheriff's Office.

Christopher Jerome Endicott, 53, had previously been sentenced to prison for identity theft, stalking and burglary, the St.

NW Indiana man charged in taxidermy thefts from DNR office

November 22, 2021 GMT

MOROCCO, Ind. (AP) — A northwest Indiana man allegedly broke into a state office at a fish and wildlife area twice in 2018 and stole taxidermy animals, ammunition and other items, authorities said.

Newton stays positive after loss on ‘resurrection day’

By STEVE REEDNovember 22, 2021 GMT

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton, Nov. 21 will always be his personal “resurrection day.”

It was on this day 13 years ago that Newton was arrested while at the University of Florida.