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Ringleader of fire that killed 5 in Senegalese family, ripping hole in the community, gets 60 years
DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced to 60 years in prison Tuesday for killing five members of an extended Senegalese family in a house fire, a crime which the victims’ friends and relatives say has forever changed their lives and their community, both in the U.S. and in the west African...
Man admits kidnapping Michigan store manager in scheme to steal 123 guns
BENTON HARBOR, Mich. (AP) — A man pleaded guilty Tuesday in a wild scheme to steal 123 handguns by kidnapping the manager of a Michigan sporting goods store and threatening him at gunpoint to reveal how to turn off the alarm. “Darnell Bishop’s brazen crimes, if successful,...
Pål Enger, Norwegian art thief behind famed 1994 heist of Munch's 'The Scream,' dead at 57
HELSINKI (AP) — Pål Enger, a talented Norwegian soccer player turned celebrity art thief who pulled off the sensational 1994 heist of Edvard Munch’s famed “The Scream” painting from the National Gallery in Oslo, has died. He was 57. Tina Wulf, press officer at Vålerenga...
Stolen at birth, an adoptee sues Chile over thousands of similar dictatorship-era crimes
SANTIAGO, Chile (AP) — A Chilean-American raised in the United States filed a criminal complaint against the Chilean government on Monday, alleging that it engaged in a systematic plan to steal thousands of babies from perceived enemies of the state in the 1970s and 1980s. The case...
4 killed after law enforcement pursuit ends in crash; driver suspected of DUI
UPLAND, Calif. (AP) — Four people were killed early Friday after a six-minute pursuit by law enforcement ended in a two-vehicle crash in Southern California, authorities said. San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies began pursuing a driver who was suspected to be intoxicated...
Former Philadelphia labor union president sentenced to 4 years in embezzlement case
READING, Pa. (AP) — The former president of a Philadelphia labor union has been sentenced to four years in prison for his role in what federal prosecutors said was embezzlement of more than $600,000 of union funds. Brian Burrows, 64, of Mount Laurel, New Jersey, former president of...
Detroit paying $300,000 to man wrongly accused of theft, making changes in use of facial technology
DETROIT (AP) — The city of Detroit has agreed to pay $300,000 to a man who was wrongly accused of shoplifting and also change how police use facial recognition technology to solve crimes. The conditions are part of a lawsuit settlement with Robert Williams. His driver's license...
A Nebraska father who fatally shot his 10-year-old son on Thanksgiving pleads no contest
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A Nebraska father who fatally shot his 10-year-old son on Thanksgiving while investigating what he thought was someone stealing his car has pleaded no contest to manslaughter. Will McDonald, 47, of Omaha also pleaded no contest to being a felon in possession of...
Ex-Timberwolves analyst admits stealing hard drive with sensitive data from team executive
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The since-fired Minnesota Timberwolves staffer accused of burglary has admitted to stealing a hard drive with proprietary and sensitive information from a team executive. Somak Sarkar pled guilty to a gross misdemeanor count of unauthorized computer access in...
Assistant found guilty of dismembering former boss with a saw to keep him from discovering theft
NEW YORK (AP) — A personal assistant was convicted Monday of killing and dismembering his former boss after stealing an estimated $400,000 from him, Manhattan's district attorney said. A jury found Tyrese Haspil, 25, guilty in the 2020 death of Fahim Saleh, 33, whose beheaded,...
