Tag: Criminal investigations
Dental hygienist on trial in 1984 killing of a Navy recruit
SANFORD, Fla. — A trial is underway for a 61-year-old man facing a first-degree murder charge in the death of a U.S. Navy recruit...
Romania investigates case of bear killed by Austrian prince
BUCHAREST — Romanian police will investigate a possible poaching case involving an Austrian prince who is reported to have “wrongly” killed a massive male...
St. Louis police oversight board undermined, report says
A civilian police oversight board established in St. Louis soon after Michael Brown’s death in nearby Ferguson, Missouri, was shut out from reviewing all...
AP: Trooper charged in child rape hid checkered FBI past
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — An Alabama state trooper arrested last week on charges he raped an 11-year-old girl had been kicked out of the FBI...
Mexico holds drug lord temporarily for investigation
MEXICO CITY — A judge in Mexico ordered drug lord Hector “El Güero” Palma held for 40 more days in non-prison custody pending investigation...
Florida inquiry clears Bloomberg over felons voting case
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida authorities on Wednesday closed a criminal investigation into fund-raising efforts by former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to pay...
Florida Teen charged as adult in rigged homecoming election
PENSACOLA, Fla. — A Florida teen accused of rigging a homecoming queen election with her mother is being charged as an adult, prosecutors said.
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Mother searches for son believed killed by Colombia soldiers
BUCARAMANGA, Colombia — Doris Tejada last heard from her son on New Year’s Eve 2007. Óscar Alexander had left her home in central Colombia...
ATF to help Gary authorities investigate suspicious fires
GARY, Ind. — The federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives will help the Gary police and fire departments investigate a series of...
How companies rip off poor employees — and get away with it
Already battered by long shifts and high infection rates, essential workers struggling through the pandemic face another hazard of hard times: employers who steal...
