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Robber armed with pellet gun gets $5… and 2.5 years
by Jennifer CruzNot knowing the gun held to his head was fake, the pizza delivery guy complied with the suspect’s demands to give up the cash and handed him a whopping $5.
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Gun running investigation yields 19 arrests
by Jennifer CruzThree suspects purchased guns in South Carolina for resale in New York, while another 16 are accused of a bank fraud scheme used to fund the purchases.
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Man arrested for tossing live alligator through drive-thru window (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe man’s parents called it a “stupid prank,” but it’s unclear if anyone in the restaurant was amused.
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FBI: Violent crimes up slightly in 2015
by Jennifer CruzAfter several years of steadily declining, violent crimes for the first six months of 2015 rose by 1.7 percent, while property crimes continue to decrease.
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Suspect running from cops picks wrong house for hideout
by Jennifer Cruz“I guess, he thought I was going to shoot, because he screamed,” Dildine said, referring to the moment he displayed his handgun.
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Construction workers honored for helping Boston PD nab suspect (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzAfter the suspect pushed down the officer trying to subdue him, the two construction workers stepped in and wrestled him to the ground.
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Annual FBI report shows slight decrease in violent, property crimes for 2014
by Jennifer CruzWhile the U.S. saw over 1 million violent crimes in 2014, less than half of those resulted in arrests and even fewer arrests resulted from property crimes.
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Woman steals veterans’ headstones to build fire pit (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzNeighbors said the woman has a history of mental illness and drug abuse and that she intentionally burned down her own home last year and now lives in a plywood shed.
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FBI: Preliminary data shows drop in 2014 crime rates
by Jennifer CruzCrime data from the first half if 2014 gathered from over 11,000 law enforcement agencies indicates a continuing trend of decreasing overall crime rates.
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Facebook post leads authorities to stolen guns (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzThe victim told authorities that he never thought to check the Facebook pages of his friends for his stolen firearms which were stolen over a year ago because, well... they were his friends.
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Former ‘Officer of the Year,’ union president charged with stealing money from police union (VIDEO)
by Jennifer CruzA well-respected former member of the law enforcement community was arrested Thursday and charged with first-degree larceny for allegedly stealing nearly $50,000 from the Cheshire Police Union.
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