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A weekend of violent protests: Breaking down the police killing of Anthony Lamar Smith in St. Louis

by Brian Seay

Protests entered a fourth day Monday in St. Louis after a white former police officer there was found not guilty in the 2011 killing of a black suspect.

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2 Omaha officers charged with assault in mentally ill man’s death

by Brian Seay

Two officers in Nebraska are facing assault charges in connection with a mentally ill man’s death in early June.

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Several false shooting reports as mall melees erupt nationwide

by Brian Seay

At least eight shopping malls nationwide saw skirmishes Monday, with several malls evacuating patrons or closing early amid false gun reports.

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Police apprehend armed robber known as ‘Skull Cracker’ after he ‘escaped’ from prison (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

Michael “Skull Cracker” Wheatley, 55, “escaped” from an open prison Saturday and was apprehended again Wednesday after London police investigated an armed robbery that he may have been connected to. Skull Cracker, who earned his moniker by pistol-whipping victims during his many armed robberies over the years, walked out of Standford Hill open prison, where […]

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Police impersonator opens fire on homeowner (VIDEO)

by Brent McCluskey

A Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, man who was impersonating a police officer opened fire on a homeowner, striking him several times before fleeing in a vehicle Wednesday. A man who was impersonating a police officer knocked on attorney David Zacks’, 57, residence and asked to be let into his home, and when Zacks’ refused, the suspect […]

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New Hampshire fugitive comments on his own ‘most wanted’ photo on Facebook

by Brent McCluskey

A New Hampshire fugitive stopped fleeing long enough to make several comments on his own “most wanted” Facebook photo. Nicholas Emond may be the U.S. Marshals Service’s “Fugitive of the Week,” but this “Armed & Dangerous” convict found his booking photo on the WMUR Facebook page and couldn’t resist setting the record straight. Emond, also […]

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