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Incels have been linked to multiple acts of mass violence over the past few years
Officers stayed with the animal, which had been reported missing by a local resident
Three officers sprang into action, converged upon the pig and “kept him busy with a few snacks until his owner came down and walked him home.”
After robbing the woman at gunpoint, the man sent her a friend request with the intent to apologize
The 21-year-old climbed into the holy water font during Mass
The federal agent and state officers triggered a tripwire inside a home during an investigation
Officers previously made multiple attempts to safely corral the birds
Police say the man repeatedly tried to break the window protecting the front counter, and the brick bounced back on the third try
Authorities were alerted by passing drivers who had seen the camel in nearby cornfields
Members of the “Genesee County Task Force Blight Agency” were sentenced this week, but officials say they spent years responding to crimes as fake officers
“I want to pull people over and go on bank robberies,” the 19-year-old told police
Amanda Peters, 26, was charged with third-degree assault of an officer
Jeffrey Jones, 29, and four others had been responding since 2015 to 911 calls
When asked why he hadn’t called police, the man said “he didn’t know if the Sheriff’s Office was going to come or not”
Nancy Crampton-Brophy, the writer of mysteries such as “The Wrong Husband,” was arrested on Sept. 5
Police first TASERed the woman after she threatened them with a stick, but it didn’t work
The former officer reportedly called police saying he “wanted to fight” officers
The man took his hands off the wheel to mimic the officer, causing his car to drift into the cop’s lane
The jury deliberated for only about three minutes before they reached a verdict
The gun fell to the feet of the store clerk, who picked it up while the man ran away
Suspect hid in water for half hour before officers finally found him
The suspect will be charged with three counts of attempted murder for each officer at the scene
The man refused to identify himself to officers, instead telling them his name was “F--- You”
Man tells cops they’ll “have to shoot” seconds before being TASERed
Leslie Meza Ruiz is getting free dance lessons for a year, karate lessons and other treats
The man was stopped by authorities for a similar situation in July
An affidavit says at least two people saw the man having sex with a woman’s corpse in a body storage room
The couple got away with it until a real deputy called the detention center two days later
Boynton Beach police arrested the teen Saturday night after he was seen on an Instagram video holding the AR-15 in the air as he danced to rap music
The woman was processed, released to a sober driver and told not to drive for 12 hours, according to police