Crime
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‘Fake’ UK police officer nabbed while trying to kidnap schoolgirl
A man who posed as a police officer has been arrested on suspicion of trying to kidnap a young schoolgirl. Sussex Police say a man, who was wearing a yellow hi-visbility jacket, approached a 14-year-…
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13-year-old shoots rival at Bronx playground over Snapchat fight
A 13-year-old boy shot at another young boy his age over a Snapchat fight. The two boys had been fighting by sending messages to each other on SnapChat. Then, on Oct. 6 the suspect sent a message thr…
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Husband of Olympic medalist Agnes Tirop arrested over her murder
The husband of Kenya’s top athlete Agnes Tirop, has been arrested in connection with her murder. 25-year-old Tirop, who represented the country in the 5,000m women’s race during the Tokyo Olympics, …
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Millionaire Robert Durst handed a life sentence for murdering best friend
US real estate heir Robert Durst has been sentenced to life in prison without parole for killing his best friend. Durst, now 78, was the subject of the HBO crime documentary series, The Jinx, in whic…
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Police arrest angry husband after beating prophetess to ‘coma’
A 43-year-old, Kwabena Afriyie, has been arrested by the Anwiankwata District Police Command for beating his divorced wife, Prophetess Hagar Afriyie to coma. The unfortunate incident which happened o…
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Unlucky armed robber arrested while nursing gunshot wound at Kasoa
Police at Swedru in the Central Region have arrested three men for stealing some 12 goats and sheep. The gang of three arrested by the police include one Edward Agyiri who is said to have sustained a…
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[Takoradi pregnancy] Prosecutors scrabble for evidence, as court pushes case till Nov 11
The Takoradi Harbour Circuit Court A has adjourned to Thursday, November 11, the case involving Josephine Panyin Mensah, who made headlines last month for going missing while purportedly pregnant. It…
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Danish man suspected of killing five in bow-and-arrow attack in Norway
A 37-year-old Danish citizen is suspected of killing five people with a bow-and-arrow and other weapons in the Norwegian town of Kongsberg in a rare incident of mass killing in Norway, police said on…
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U.S. Olympic Committee defends handling of Nassar sexual abuse case
The U.S. Olympic and Paralympic Committee has defended its handling of the Larry Nassar case after several top gymnasts who suffered sexual abuse under the former team doctor’s care sent a letter to …
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Angry hairdresser in court for ‘baptizing’ ‘stubborn’ son with hot water while he slept
A 42-year-old hairdresser who poured hot water on his 19-year-old son for being stubborn has appeared before an Accra Circuit Court charged with causing harm. Cynthia Owusu, a mother of three, is sai…