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Man gets prison for failed theft of Magna Carta in England
LONDON (AP) — A U.K. judge has sentenced a man to four years for attempting to steal one of the original copies of the the Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral in England. Mark Royden, from Canterbury, Kent, was convicted Friday of using a hammer to try to smash the security case holding the document at...
Pair charged with stealing military funds to take vacations
BOSTON (AP) — A Massachusetts man and a Maryland woman have been charged with stealing military funds to take personal vacations under the guise of work, federal prosecutors said Friday. Thomas Bouchard, 57, of Uxbridge, Massachusetts, and Chantelle Boyd, 50, of Woodsboro, Maryland, were arrested Monday,...
Sheriff: Deputy shot, wounded while attempting arrest
LAUREL, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi sheriff's deputy was shot and wounded while trying to approach a man suspected of stealing a car, authorities said. Jones County Sheriff’s deputy Miguel Grimaldo was working as a Sandersville police officer Thursday when he was shot in the face and arm, news...
Indian police kill top crime suspect in deaths of 8 officers
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — The top suspect in the ambush killings of eight police officers last week and dozens of other crimes was fatally shot in police custody Friday while allegedly trying to flee, officials said. Vikas Dubey snatched a revolver from officers after their vehicle overturned on a highway...
Police: Pop Smoke's social media led killers to LA home
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities believe rising rapper Pop Smoke was shot and killed during a Los Angeles home-invasion robbery in February after his social media posts led five suspects to the house he was renting, police said after detectives arrested the group Thursday morning. Los Angeles police had...
California death row inmate has sentenced reduced to life
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A California death row inmate had his sentence reduced to life with a chance of parole after San Francisco's district attorney called capital punishment “undeniably cruel." Clifford Bolden, 65, was the last San Francisco person on death row at San Quentin State Prison. On...
Police: Transgender person assaulted, robbed in Wilsonville
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Wilsonville police say three teenagers assaulted a transgender 20-year-old and stole their phone. Police said the victim told officers that while walking along the river Tuesday near Boones Ferry Park, they crossed paths with three male teens, one of whom called the individual a...
Former dispatch center director pleads guilty for theft
GREEN RIVER, Wyo. (AP) — The former director of a Wyoming emergency dispatch center has pleaded guilty to embezzling funds. Robin Etienne pleaded guilty Monday to felony theft, wrongful appropriation of public property and unlawful use of a credit card between September 2016 and March 2018, the Rock...
Sheriff: Detective claimed $15,000 for unworked shifts
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida detective was arrested Thursday on accusations he claimed more than $15,000 in pay for shifts he didn't work, authorities said. Detective Luis Silberberg was taken into custody at the Broward Sheriff's Office headquarters and charged with grand theft, official...
Missouri man charged in death of woman in Olathe burglary
OLATHE, Kan. (AP) — Authorities charged a 42-year-old Missouri man Thursday in the death of a woman whose body was found by police responding to a burglary call in Olathe. The Johnson County District Attorney's Office said in a Twitter post that Clyde J. Barnes Jr., of Kansas City, Missouri, has been...
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