Crime
Breaking: Double homicide suspect killed in officer-involved shooting | Local News
NEWPORT — The suspect in a Sunday evening double homicide in Scott County, Virginia, was fatally shot in Tennessee on Monday. Officers with the Newport Police Department, Cocke County Sheriff’s Office, and the U.S. Marshals Service spotted the armed male suspect near the 600 block of the Cosby Highway in Newport at about 3 p.m., according …
Jussie Smollett has been moved to a new jail cell: sheriff’s office
Jussie Smollett has been moved to a new jail cell, the Cook County Sheriff’s Office said Tuesday. Smollett, whose brother said he’s been housed in the jail’s psych ward, is still in the same unit but was moved to a different cell on Monday when medical professionals determined another detainee needed it more, the agency …
BREAKING: Large cordon in Piccadilly Gardens following reports of stabbing – latest updates
A large police cordon is in place in Manchester city centre this evening following reports of a stabbing. Officers have taped off an area of Piccadilly Gardens, a short distance from the Metrolink stop. Pictures from the scene show several police officers guarding the scene. The Manchester Evening News understands a man has been stabbed …
Tencent Faces Possible Record Fine for Anti-Money-Laundering Violations
HONG KONG—Chinese technology giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. TCEHY -5.19% is facing a potential record fine for violations of some central bank regulations by its WeChat Pay mobile network, as Beijing toughens its regulations for fintech platforms, according to people familiar with the matter. Financial regulators recently discovered that WeChat Pay had flouted China’s anti-money-laundering rules …
US Supreme Court finds breaking into multiple storage units equals one crime for sentencing enhancement purposes – JURIST
A fractured US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Wooden v. United States that a man who broke into 10 separate storage units committed only one crime for sentencing enhancement purposes under the Armed Career Criminal Act (ACCA). James Wooden broke into a mini-storage facility in 1997 and burglarized 10 different storage units, for which he …
Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court quietly announced Monday that it would not review Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, leaving him a free man and ending a two-decade legal drama that shifted the cultural landscape, destroyed the groundbreaking Black actor’s reputation, and sent him to prison for several years late in life. The high court, …
NJ Man Convicted of Breaking into Home, Murdering 3 over a Facebook Post
NJ Man Convicted of Breaking into Home, Murdering 3 over a Facebook Post | PEOPLE.com Skip to content Top Navigation Close this dialog window Explore PEOPLE.com Close this dialog window Share & More Close this dialog window View image N.J. Man Convicted of Breaking into Home, Murdering 2 Kids and Woman over Facebook Post this …
Fired cop says he did nothing wrong in Breonna Taylor raid
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Former Louisville detective Brett Hankison testified in his own defense Wednesday about his actions during the police raid that left Breonna Taylor dead, saying the gunfire began with a muzzle flash that illuminated a shadowy silhouette, and he thought it was someone firing an automatic rifle at his fellow officers. Hankison is …
Jury foreman: Ahmaud Arbery killers showed ‘so much hatred’
The Black man who served as foreman of the jury that returned hate crime convictions against the men who chased and killed Ahmaud Arbery says he believes the verdicts show no one is above the law ByThe Associated Press March 1, 2022, 7:27 PM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article …
Florida couple rams patrol vehicles before breaking into mayor’s home, police say
HAINES CITY, Fla. – Haines City police say a couple drove straight at an officer, rammed two patrol vehicles and broke into a Florida mayor’s home while trying to evade authorities. Records show Officer William Tucker was patrolling around 2 a.m. Monday when he spotted a blue 2003 Toyota parked at a construction site and …
