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Oklahoma City residents Larry Welch and Jacob Madison have each pleaded guilty to charges of being a felon in possession of a firearm. The charges stem from a shooting incident on April 7, 2025, where they opened fire on unarmed witnesses at an apartment complex. Welch and Madison were later
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The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has made a recent arrest of a 52-year-old Mexican national, Luis Mendoza-Gonzalez, who was charged in April with concealing the body of a missing woman in a storage container on his yard for two months and abusing her corpse. Mendoza-Gonzalez was released from
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A 25-year-old man, Joshua Patrick Baxter, has been charged with two counts of criminal sexual conduct against a 13-year-old runaway teen. The incident occurred on July 10, when a Minnesota State Patrol trooper stopped Baxter's vehicle, a black pickup, after he had pulled over due to a flat
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A US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer was shot in a Manhattan park on Saturday during an apparent robbery gone wrong, with the perpetrator injuring the officer and fleeing the scene. The officer, who was not in uniform, was in stable condition Sunday and expected to survive. New York
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The Honolulu Police Department has announced a significant staffing increase in its West Oahu patrol district, adding 12 new officers to address a 24% spike in calls for service and a surge in violent crime. The new deployment is part of the department's efforts to improve response times
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A 21-year-old reality TV personality has been accused of attacking a Walmart shopper at a self-checkout with a sock filled with rocks, and then stealing her phone and designer handbag. Diamond Tankard, known for her appearance on Bravo TV's "Thicker Than Water," has been arrested and
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As part of the Strengthening Traffic Enforcement, Education, and Responsibility (STEER) Amendment Act, the District of Columbia Department of Motor Vehicles (DC DMV) will adopt a new system to prevent photo enforcement tickets from being issued to stolen vehicles. By July 31, 2025, DC DMV will work with the Metropolitan
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A 42-year-old off-duty US Customs and Border Protection officer was shot in a Manhattan park on Saturday after an apparent robbery gone wrong, leaving him in stable condition. The officer, who was not in uniform, had been sitting with a woman in a park beneath the George Washington Bridge when
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In a stunning display of interest, the South African Police Service (SAPS) received a record-breaking 1,049,998 applications for its Basic Police Development Learning Programme (BPDLP) cycle for 2025/2026. The applications, submitted before the 18 July deadline, showcase the growing appeal of a career in law enforcement among
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Operation Vala Umgodi, a joint law enforcement operation aimed at combating illegal mining activities, has led to the arrest of 16 undocumented foreign nationals in Mpumalanga Province. The suspects were apprehended during a crackdown in Pilgrim's Rest, where they were found without valid documentation to be in the
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Police officers trained to detect drug-impaired drivers use methods not based on science, an editorial in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs claims. The techniques, known as drug recognition expert (DRE) protocols, rely on subjective tactics rather than objective measures. A person's blood levels of THC,
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The Somali Police Force has demonstrated a strong commitment to regional security efforts by participating in a high-level conference on combating irregular migration in Amman, Jordan. The three-day conference, organized by the Jordanian Ministry of Interior, the International Organization for Migration (IOM), and Naif Arab University for Security Sciences, brought
