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Alleged Charlie Kirk Shooter Is 'Not Cooperating'

Governor says friends and partner aiding police after campus shooting

(Newser) - The man accused of fatally shooting conservative activist Charlie Kirk is refusing to talk to authorities and has not admitted to the killing, Utah Gov. Spencer Cox said in interviews on Sunday, as cited by outlets including the BBC . The suspect, 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, was arrested about 33 hours...

Police Make Arrests in $60K Theft by Wedding Crasher

Thieves in Glendale made off with the gift box.

(Newser) - Police in Glendale, California, have arrested two men accused of stealing $60,000 worth of gifts from newlyweds, reports NBC News . One man stole the gift box from a wedding reception and the other acted as the getaway driver, say police. Armean Shirehjini, 41, and Andranik Avetisyan, 37, were in...

Friend Who Witnessed Shooting of Michael Brown Is Killed

Dorian Johnson's account led to 'Hands up, don't shoot'

(Newser) - Dorian Johnson, whose account of Michael Brown's death helped ignite the "Hands up, don't shoot" movement, was fatally shot Sunday near the same Ferguson streets that echoed with protest a decade ago. Johnson, 33, a friend who was with Brown during the 2014 police shooting in the...

He Said He Was Stuck in Space, So She Opened Her Wallet
He Said He Was Stuck in Space,
So She Opened Her Wallet
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He Said He Was Stuck in Space, So She Opened Her Wallet

Scammer fools elderly Japanese woman with wild story, nabs nearly $7K

(Newser) - And you thought the AI-generated Brad Pitt scam was unbelievable. In a new case, an elderly Japanese woman was tricked out of thousands of dollars by a scammer claiming to be an astronaut stranded in space. The "romance scam" began in July when the two connected on social...

After 13 Years, Feds End Oversight of Seattle PD

City's police department is 'a different department' than it used to be

(Newser) - A federal judge has ended more than a decade of Justice Department oversight of the Seattle Police Department, marking the conclusion of a long-running consent decree that began after findings of excessive force and racial bias within the department. The 13-year oversight, ordered in 2012 following the fatal shooting...

Texas Man Arrested in 'Ding Dong Ditch' Shooting

Boy, 11, was shot to death after ringing a doorbell in Houston

(Newser) - Houston police have arrested a 42-year-old man after a boy was fatally shot while playing "ding dong ditch," reports NBC News . Leon Gonzalo Jr., 42, has been charged with murder in the Saturday night shooting. Police say 11-year-old Julian Guzman rang a doorbell about midnight as a prank...

Along the Border, a 'Virtual Wall' Is Emerging on Both Sides

Drone tech escalates as police, drug cartels in Mexico face off

(Newser) - Local police along the US-Mexico border are increasingly turning to AI-powered drones to track drug traffickers, seek out migrants trying to cross into the US, assist in emergencies, and compensate for staff shortages and reduced federal funding. While US officials have long used drones along the border, creating what...

Celtics Star's Dad Charged With Attempted Murder

Jaylen Brown's father allegedly stabbed man in clash over 'door ding'

(Newser) - Quenton Marselles Brown, father of Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, is facing attempted murder charges after a violent altercation in a Las Vegas parking lot, according to local police. The trouble began Wednesday when Brown allegedly dinged the door of another man's car, sparking a confrontation that quickly...

Justice Dept. Is Taking a Look at DC's Crime Stats

DOJ is investigating the accuracy of reported crime drops in nation's capital

(Newser) - The Justice Department has launched a criminal investigation into whether the police department in Washington, DC, manipulated crime statistics to make the city appear safer, according to sources familiar with the case. The probe, which is being run by the federal prosecutor's office in DC, puts local officials...

With Baby Missing, Cops Question Mom's Kidnap Story

Rebecca Haro claims she was knocked out, woke up to find 7-month-old Emmanuel missing

(Newser) - A California mother's claim that her baby was kidnapped outside a retail store has gripped a community, but police say her story doesn't add up, leaving investigators and the public with unanswered questions. The 7-month-boy was reported abducted outside a Big 5 store in Yucaipa just before...

Judge Forces Trump Team to Ease Up on DC Police Takeover

Federal judge intervenes as city officials resist expanded oversight

(Newser) - The Trump administration is scaling back its plan to take control of the police department in Washington, DC, after a federal judge pushed both sides to temporarily resolve their differences. Initially, Attorney General Pam Bondi had ordered that the head of the Drug Enforcement Administration, Terry Cole, would effectively...

Pirro Announces Felony Charge After Sandwich Hits Officer

Suspect reportedly yelled 'shame!' before throwing wrapped sandwich and fleeing

(Newser) - A man has been charged with a felony in Washington, DC, after throwing a wrapped Subway sandwich at a federal law enforcement officer on Sunday night, a clash caught on a video that has gone viral. US Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced the charge in her own video posted Wednesday...

DC Mayor Takes a 'Measured' Approach to Trump's Crackdown

Muriel Bowser tries to focus on where she can work with Trump in US capital, instead of fighting him

(Newser) - On Monday, DC Mayor Muriel Bowser balked at President Trump's plan to take over her city's Metropolitan Police Department and call in the National Guard, calling it an unproductive move not reflective of DC's decreasing crime stats. By the next day, there was a "shift" in...

Hundreds Arrested Defying Ban on Pro-Palestinian Group

London has multiple demonstrations this weekend

(Newser) - London police arrested 365 people on Saturday after supporters of the recently banned group Palestine Action gathered in Parliament Square to protest the new law prohibiting public support for the organization. The demonstration drew more than 500 people, some displaying signs backing Palestine Action, which Parliament outlawed last month...

3 Police Officers Injured in Ohio Ambush
Officer Ambushed While
Eating Lunch Dies
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Jul 25, 2025 9:23 AM CDT

Officer Ambushed While Eating Lunch Dies

He was one of 3 officers shot in Ohio attack

(Newser) - One of three police officers in Lorain, Ohio, injured in an ambush on Wednesday has died. Officer Phillip Wagner, 35, was shot multiple times while eating pizza in his parked patrol car, NBC News reports. He died Thursday in a Cleveland hospital. The gunman, 28-year-old Lorain resident Michael Parker, was...

Missing Maine Paddleboarder Was Murdered
Teen Arrested in Murder
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Jul 17, 2025 1:15 PM CDT

Teen Arrested in Murder of Maine Paddleboarder

Sunshine Stewart died from strangulation, blunt force trauma, police say

(Newser) - An arrest has been made two weeks after a murder that shook the Maine community of Union. Maine State Police say a 17-year-old boy was arrested Wednesday night in connection with the killing of Sunshine Stewart, a 48-year-old woman who was reported missing after she went paddleboarding on Crawford Pond...

Lightning Strike at Archery Range Kills 1, Injures 13

Victims ranged in age from 7 to 61

(Newser) - A sudden lightning strike at an outdoor archery range in Jackson Township, New Jersey, left one dead and 13 others injured Wednesday evening, police said. The incident occurred at the Black Knight Bowbenders facility, a 50-acre range near Six Flags Great Adventure, as a thunderstorm warning was in effect...

Ex-Commissioner's Suit Calls NYPD 'Criminal Enterprise'

Suit names Mayor Eric Adams, other top department officials

(Newser) - A little more than a week after four high-ranking former NYPD officials filed lawsuits accusing Mayor Eric Adams and his top deputies of corruption and cronyism comes another complaint, this one filed Wednesday by former interim NYPD commissioner Tom Donlon. Politico reports he's suing the NYPD, Adams, and...

Russian Woman, Daughters Found Living in Cave in India

Nina Kutina, 40, and her girls will be deported

(Newser) - While patrolling the forested hills near Gokarna in southern India, police stumbled upon a makeshift cave dwelling—with a Russian woman and her two young daughters living inside. As the New York Times recounts, while surveying the area last Thursday to see whether any tourists may have "gotten...

A Whole Lot of Americans Get Away With Murder

The murder clearance rate was 58% in 2023

(Newser) - In the United States, nearly half of all murder cases go unsolved. In a piece for the New York Times , German Lopez takes a look at why that's the case. He uses Louisville, Kentucky, as an example: Its police department says it's about 300 officers short, and...

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