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Man executed for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executed an inmate Thursday for the 1996 killing of a University of Oklahoma dance student, in a case that went unsolved for years until DNA from the crime scene was matched to a man serving prison time for burglary. Anthony Sanchez, 44, was...
Ohio man suspected of murder shot by Georgia man defending family during home invasion
FAYETTEVILLE, Ga. (AP) — A man accused of killing an elderly woman in Ohio was recovering Friday at a Georgia hospital after he was shot twice during a home invasion, authorities said. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said Michael James Brooks II, 28, of Columbus, Ohio, will...
Suspected burglar who allegedly stabbed an Indianapolis police dog is shot by officers
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Police in Indianapolis shot a burglary suspect who allegedly stabbed a police dog. The dog, named Ringo, underwent surgery for three stab wounds Saturday morning and was in stable condition, WXIN-TV reported. The suspect also was in stable condition. ...
Arik Gilbert, tight end awaiting eligibility ruling at Nebraska, is arrested in suspected burglary
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska tight end Arik Gilbert, who transferred from Georgia and was awaiting a ruling on his eligibility from the NCAA, was arrested on suspicion of burglary early Tuesday after police received a report of a store break-in. Officers dispatched to SJ's Liquor...
2 arrested, including former employee, charged in connection with theft of almost $500K from bank
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Police say the theft of nearly $500,000 from a Rhode Island bank was an inside job. A former bank employee and her boyfriend were arraigned Thursday in connection with the robbery at a Santander Bank branch in Providence in June on charges of breaking and...
Sioux Falls police officer was justified in shooting burglary suspect, attorney general says
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A Sioux Falls police officer was justified in shooting a burglary suspect who pointed a gun at the officer last month, South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley says. The suspect, Sean Henry David Kilbourn, survived. “This was a tense incident...
Police kill a burglary suspect in Lancaster after officers say he pointed a gun at them
LANCASTER, Pa. (AP) — A burglary suspect was shot and killed by police in the city of Lancaster after the officers say he pointed a gun at them while coming out of an unoccupied residence. A police statement said the officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at the...
Police searching apartment of Chicago man charged in man's killing find woman dead in refrigerator
CHICAGO (AP) — Officers searching the apartment of a Chicago man accused of fatally stabbing a man on a restaurant's roof discovered the body of a young woman in his refrigerator earlier this month, authorities said. Brandon Sanders, 33, has not been charged in the death of Iman...
Pennsylvania man arrested in 2007 killing after informant comes forward, authorities say
DERRY, Pa. (AP) — A longtime suspect in the death of a woman whose body was found in her Pennsylvania home 16 years ago has now been charged with homicide and several other counts. Charles Earl Ream, 53, of Latrobe was arrested Wednesday and remains jailed without bail. Court...
'Help me' sign leads to rescue of kidnapped Texas girl in Southern California
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — A 13-year-old girl kidnapped in Texas and sexually assaulted was rescued in Southern California when passersby saw her hold up a “help me” sign in a parked car, police and federal authorities said. The rescue occurred July 9 in Long Beach, south of Los...
