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A Missouri man has been executed for a 1998 murder. Was he guilty or innocent?
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — With the end of his life approaching, Missouri death row inmate Marcellus Williams was offered an opportunity to make a final statement to the world. His words were few — neither proclaiming innocence nor admitting guilt in the 1998 murder of Lisha...
How small businesses can recover from break-ins and theft
Break-ins and thefts can happen at any small business, no matter how tight the security. In the retail sector alone, more than half of small businesses said they had been victims of shoplifting in the prior year, according to a 2022 survey by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. And...
2 men are charged with stealing a famous Banksy artwork from a London gallery
LONDON (AP) — Two men have been charged with burglary over the theft of an artwork by street artist Banksy that was taken in a smash-and-grab raid on a London gallery. The Metropolitan Police force said Friday that Larry Fraser, 47, and James Love, 53, are alleged to have taken...
A second suspect is arrested in the theft of a sword and bullhorn from Rick Pitino's office
A second suspect has been arrested for stealing a ceremonial sword and bullhorn from Hall of Fame basketball coach Rick Pitino 's office at St. John’s University, New York City police said. A 17-year-old was arrested Tuesday on burglary and trespassing charges in the Aug. 20 theft,...
Michigan man wins long shot appeal over burglary linked to his DNA on a bottle
DETROIT (AP) — A Michigan prisoner has persuaded a judge to throw out his burglary conviction, overcoming long odds by serving as his own lawyer in an appeal of a case that rested solely on his DNA being found on a soda bottle in a beauty shop. Gregory Tucker, 65, argued that the...
Federal authorities announce additional arrests in multistate pharmacy burglary ring
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Additional arrests have been made in a multistate pharmacy burglary ring that has led to 42 people being indicted in Arkansas, federal authorities announced Thursday. Federal prosecutors said 24 people were arrested in Houston in July, and some appeared in...
5 members of burglary ring accused of targeting rural Iowa and Nebraska pharmacies, authorities say
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five members of an alleged burglary ring are facing federal charges for break-ins that targeted rural pharmacies in western Iowa and western Nebraska in 2022 and 2023, authorities announced Thursday. The Omaha, Nebraska, field division of the Drug Enforcement...
Minnesota state senator pleads not guilty to burglarizing stepmother's home
DETROIT LAKES, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota state senator has pleaded not guilty to burglarizing the home of her estranged stepmother after her father's death. Sen. Nicole Mitchell, a Democrat from the St. Paul suburb of Woodbury, was charged in April. She told police at the time that...
Group charged with stealing dozens of firearms in string of Maryland gun shop burglaries
BALTIMORE (AP) — Four people have been charged with breaking into a series of gun stores across Maryland and stealing several dozen guns, officials announced Tuesday. The group, ages 16 to 20, committed three burglaries and seven attempted burglaries between December 2023 and March...
2nd man charged in 2012 killing of retired Indiana farmer who was shot to death in his home
SULLIVAN, Ind. (AP) — A second man has been charged in the 2012 slaying of a retired farmer found shot to death in his western Indiana home, authorities said Thursday. A judge issued a warrant Tuesday for the arrest of Richard D. Taft, 39, on one count of murder and two counts of...
