Tag: Violent crime
Mourners remember veteran Indiana officer killed in ambush
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Hundreds of police officers have joined mourners at the funeral for an Indiana officer who was fatally shot during what...
Judge appoints attorney for man in Gary bank guard’s killing
HAMMOND, Ind. — A federal magistrate appointed a public defender for a man during his first court appearance in the June killing of a...
Virginia jury awards $300k to Black woman injured by officer
RICHMOND, Va. — A jury in Virginia has awarded $300,000 in damages to a Black woman who sued a police officer for excessive force...
Victim’s negligence cited as defense in youth abuse case
CONCORD, N.H. — Attorneys for New Hampshire's state-run youth detention center are suggesting that a man who claims he was physically and sexually assaulted...
Missouri woman serving life sentence charged in 2nd murder
TROY, Mo. — A Missouri woman serving a life sentence for killing a disabled man in 2016 was charged Monday with killing her friend...
Man dies after driver strikes cyclists in Arizona race
PHOENIX — A cyclist has died after he was struck by an Arizona driver who plowed his pickup truck into a group of people...
Former player unlikely to participate in Blackhawks review
CHICAGO — An attorney who represents a former Chicago Blackhawks player who alleges he was sexually assaulted by a then-assistant coach in 2010 is...
Man tied to violent prison gang pleads guilty in Jan. 6 riot
A Florida man who was part of a white supremacist prison gang when he served time for attempted murder pleaded guilty Monday to joining...
Court tosses lawsuit over articles on lawyer’s neo-Nazi ties
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — A federal appeals court on Monday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit in which a Baltimore attorney accused the Southern...
Grief counselors in short supply with gun violence rising
PHILADELPHIA — As Brett Roman Williams stood at the Philadelphia Medical Examiner’s office staring at a photo of his older brother’s face, a familiar...
